Walt Bellamy vs. Fred Hetzel Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Fred Hetzel 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.

Fred Hetzel

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Walt Bellamy: 1961-62 to 1974-75
Fred Hetzel: 1965-66 to 1970-71

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Walt Bellamy 0 Fred Hetzel 0

NBA Seasons Walt Bellamy 14 Fred Hetzel 6

Playoffs Played Walt Bellamy 7 Fred Hetzel 4

All-Star Games Walt Bellamy 4 Fred Hetzel 0

Honors and Awards

Rookie of The Year Walt Bellamy 1 Fred Hetzel 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Walt Bellamy 20.1 Fred Hetzel 11.2

Rebounds Per Game Walt Bellamy 13.7 Fred Hetzel 5.9

Assists Per Game Walt Bellamy 2.4 Fred Hetzel 1.1

Steals Per Game Walt Bellamy 0.7 * Fred Hetzel - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Walt Bellamy 0.6 * Fred Hetzel - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Walt Bellamy 20,941 Fred Hetzel 4,658

Total Rebounds Walt Bellamy 14,241 Fred Hetzel 2,444

Total Assists Walt Bellamy 2,544 Fred Hetzel 462

Total Steals Walt Bellamy 52 * Fred Hetzel - n/a **

Total Blocks Walt Bellamy 48 * Fred Hetzel - n/a **

Total Games Walt Bellamy 1,043 Fred Hetzel 416

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Walt Bellamy .516 Fred Hetzel .421

3-Point Percentage Walt Bellamy - n/a ** Fred Hetzel - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Walt Bellamy .632 Fred Hetzel .817

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Walt Bellamy 31.6 (1962) Fred Hetzel 19.0 (1968)

Rebounds Per Game Walt Bellamy 19.0 (1962) Fred Hetzel 8.3 (1967)

Assists Per Game Walt Bellamy 3.2 (1972) Fred Hetzel 1.7 (1968)

Steals Per Game Walt Bellamy 0.7 (1974) * Fred Hetzel - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Walt Bellamy 0.6 (1974) * Fred Hetzel - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Walt Bellamy 18.5 Fred Hetzel 10.3

Rebounds Per Game Walt Bellamy 14.8 Fred Hetzel 5.3

Assists Per Game Walt Bellamy 3.0 Fred Hetzel 1.3

Steals Per Game Walt Bellamy - * Fred Hetzel - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Walt Bellamy - * Fred Hetzel - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Walt Bellamy 850 Fred Hetzel 359

Total Rebounds Walt Bellamy 680 Fred Hetzel 184

Total Assists Walt Bellamy 136 Fred Hetzel 44

Total Steals Walt Bellamy 0 * Fred Hetzel - n/a **

Total Blocks Walt Bellamy 0 * Fred Hetzel - n/a **

Total Games Walt Bellamy 46 Fred Hetzel 35

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Walt Bellamy .471 Fred Hetzel .427

3-Point Percentage Walt Bellamy - n/a ** Fred Hetzel - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Walt Bellamy .642 Fred Hetzel .814

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Walt Bellamy 20.9 (1965) Fred Hetzel 18.8 (1968)

Rebounds Per Game Walt Bellamy 16.5 (1967) Fred Hetzel 7.2 (1967)

Assists Per Game Walt Bellamy 3.9 (1970) Fred Hetzel 1.8 (1967)

Steals Per Game Walt Bellamy - * Fred Hetzel - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Walt Bellamy - * Fred Hetzel - 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.