Walt Bellamy vs. Earl Shannon Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Earl Shannon and Walt Bellamy that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Who scored more points in his career? Who averaged more points in playoffs? Who won more championships? Who led the season more times? Who won more MVP awards? These questions and many more, are answered here. It includes NBA Championships, seasons, playoffs, awards, statistical data for points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks and percentages.

Head-To-Head Career Comparison

Walt Bellamy

vs.

Earl Shannon

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Walt Bellamy: 1961-62 to 1974-75
Earl Shannon: 1946-47 to 1948-49

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Walt Bellamy 0 Earl Shannon 0

NBA Seasons Walt Bellamy 14 Earl Shannon 3

Playoffs Played Walt Bellamy 7 Earl Shannon 0

All-Star Games Walt Bellamy 4 Earl Shannon 0

Honors and Awards

Rookie of The Year Walt Bellamy 1 Earl Shannon 0 *

* Notes: Rookie of The Year is awarded since 1952-53.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Walt Bellamy 20.1 Earl Shannon 8.6

Rebounds Per Game Walt Bellamy 13.7 Earl Shannon - n/a **

Assists Per Game Walt Bellamy 2.4 Earl Shannon 1.3

Steals Per Game Walt Bellamy 0.7 * Earl Shannon - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Walt Bellamy 0.6 * Earl Shannon - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Walt Bellamy 20,941 Earl Shannon 1,156

Total Rebounds Walt Bellamy 14,241 Earl Shannon - n/a **

Total Assists Walt Bellamy 2,544 Earl Shannon 177

Total Steals Walt Bellamy 52 * Earl Shannon - n/a **

Total Blocks Walt Bellamy 48 * Earl Shannon - n/a **

Total Games Walt Bellamy 1,043 Earl Shannon 134

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Walt Bellamy .516 Earl Shannon .305

3-Point Percentage Walt Bellamy - n/a ** Earl Shannon - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Walt Bellamy .632 Earl Shannon .598

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Walt Bellamy 31.6 (1962) Earl Shannon 12.1 (1947)

Rebounds Per Game Walt Bellamy 19.0 (1962) Earl Shannon - n/a **

Assists Per Game Walt Bellamy 3.2 (1972) Earl Shannon 1.5 (1947)

Steals Per Game Walt Bellamy 0.7 (1974) * Earl Shannon - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Walt Bellamy 0.6 (1974) * Earl Shannon - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Walt Bellamy 18.5 Earl Shannon -

Rebounds Per Game Walt Bellamy 14.8 Earl Shannon - n/a **

Assists Per Game Walt Bellamy 3.0 Earl Shannon -

Steals Per Game Walt Bellamy - * Earl Shannon - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Walt Bellamy - * Earl Shannon - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Walt Bellamy 850 Earl Shannon -

Total Rebounds Walt Bellamy 680 Earl Shannon - n/a **

Total Assists Walt Bellamy 136 Earl Shannon -

Total Steals Walt Bellamy 0 * Earl Shannon - n/a **

Total Blocks Walt Bellamy 0 * Earl Shannon - n/a **

Total Games Walt Bellamy 46 Earl Shannon 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Walt Bellamy .471 Earl Shannon -

3-Point Percentage Walt Bellamy - n/a ** Earl Shannon - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Walt Bellamy .642 Earl Shannon -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Walt Bellamy 20.9 (1965) Earl Shannon -

Rebounds Per Game Walt Bellamy 16.5 (1967) Earl Shannon - n/a **

Assists Per Game Walt Bellamy 3.9 (1970) Earl Shannon -

Steals Per Game Walt Bellamy - * Earl Shannon - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Walt Bellamy - * Earl Shannon - n/a **

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51, this player has no data for the stat.