Walt Bellamy vs. Jeremy Lin Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jeremy Lin 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.

Jeremy Lin

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Walt Bellamy: 1961-62 to 1974-75
Jeremy Lin: 2010-11 to 2018-19

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Walt Bellamy 0 Jeremy Lin 1

NBA Seasons Walt Bellamy 14 Jeremy Lin 9

Playoffs Played Walt Bellamy 7 Jeremy Lin 4

All-Star Games Walt Bellamy 4 Jeremy Lin 0

Honors and Awards

Rookie of The Year Walt Bellamy 1 Jeremy Lin 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Walt Bellamy 20.1 Jeremy Lin 11.6

Rebounds Per Game Walt Bellamy 13.7 Jeremy Lin 2.8

Assists Per Game Walt Bellamy 2.4 Jeremy Lin 4.3

Steals Per Game Walt Bellamy 0.7 * Jeremy Lin 1.1

Blocks Per Game Walt Bellamy 0.6 * Jeremy Lin 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Walt Bellamy 20,941 Jeremy Lin 5,567

Total Rebounds Walt Bellamy 14,241 Jeremy Lin 1,338

Total Assists Walt Bellamy 2,544 Jeremy Lin 2,042

Total Steals Walt Bellamy 52 * Jeremy Lin 519

Total Blocks Walt Bellamy 48 * Jeremy Lin 175

Total Games Walt Bellamy 1,043 Jeremy Lin 480

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Walt Bellamy .516 Jeremy Lin .433

3-Point Percentage Walt Bellamy - n/a ** Jeremy Lin .342

Free Throw Percentage Walt Bellamy .632 Jeremy Lin .809

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Walt Bellamy 31.6 (1962) Jeremy Lin 18.0 (2018)

Rebounds Per Game Walt Bellamy 19.0 (1962) Jeremy Lin 3.8 (2017)

Assists Per Game Walt Bellamy 3.2 (1972) Jeremy Lin 6.2 (2012)

Steals Per Game Walt Bellamy 0.7 (1974) * Jeremy Lin 1.6 (2013)

Blocks Per Game Walt Bellamy 0.6 (1974) * Jeremy Lin 0.5 (2016)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Walt Bellamy 18.5 Jeremy Lin 7.2

Rebounds Per Game Walt Bellamy 14.8 Jeremy Lin 2.0

Assists Per Game Walt Bellamy 3.0 Jeremy Lin 2.2

Steals Per Game Walt Bellamy - * Jeremy Lin 0.4

Blocks Per Game Walt Bellamy - * Jeremy Lin 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Walt Bellamy 850 Jeremy Lin 180

Total Rebounds Walt Bellamy 680 Jeremy Lin 49

Total Assists Walt Bellamy 136 Jeremy Lin 56

Total Steals Walt Bellamy 0 * Jeremy Lin 11

Total Blocks Walt Bellamy 0 * Jeremy Lin 2

Total Games Walt Bellamy 46 Jeremy Lin 25

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Walt Bellamy .471 Jeremy Lin .376

3-Point Percentage Walt Bellamy - n/a ** Jeremy Lin .216

Free Throw Percentage Walt Bellamy .642 Jeremy Lin .836

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Walt Bellamy 20.9 (1965) Jeremy Lin 12.4 (2016)

Rebounds Per Game Walt Bellamy 16.5 (1967) Jeremy Lin 3.7 (2014)

Assists Per Game Walt Bellamy 3.9 (1970) Jeremy Lin 4.3 (2014)

Steals Per Game Walt Bellamy - * Jeremy Lin 0.7 (2016)

Blocks Per Game Walt Bellamy - * Jeremy Lin 0.3 (2013)

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