Walt Bellamy vs. Jim Garvin Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jim Garvin 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.

Jim Garvin

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Walt Bellamy: 1961-62 to 1974-75
Jim Garvin: 1973-74 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Walt Bellamy 0 Jim Garvin 0

NBA Seasons Walt Bellamy 14 Jim Garvin 1

Playoffs Played Walt Bellamy 7 Jim Garvin 0

All-Star Games Walt Bellamy 4 Jim Garvin 0

Honors and Awards

Rookie of The Year Walt Bellamy 1 Jim Garvin 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Walt Bellamy 20.1 Jim Garvin 0.3

Rebounds Per Game Walt Bellamy 13.7 Jim Garvin 0.8

Assists Per Game Walt Bellamy 2.4 Jim Garvin 0.0

Steals Per Game Walt Bellamy 0.7 * Jim Garvin 0.0

Blocks Per Game Walt Bellamy 0.6 * Jim Garvin 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Walt Bellamy 20,941 Jim Garvin 2

Total Rebounds Walt Bellamy 14,241 Jim Garvin 5

Total Assists Walt Bellamy 2,544 Jim Garvin 0

Total Steals Walt Bellamy 52 * Jim Garvin 0

Total Blocks Walt Bellamy 48 * Jim Garvin 0

Total Games Walt Bellamy 1,043 Jim Garvin 6

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Walt Bellamy .516 Jim Garvin .250

3-Point Percentage Walt Bellamy - n/a ** Jim Garvin - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Walt Bellamy .632 Jim Garvin -

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Walt Bellamy 31.6 (1962) Jim Garvin 0.3 (1974)

Rebounds Per Game Walt Bellamy 19.0 (1962) Jim Garvin 0.8 (1974)

Assists Per Game Walt Bellamy 3.2 (1972) Jim Garvin 0.0 (1974)

Steals Per Game Walt Bellamy 0.7 (1974) * Jim Garvin 0.0 (1974)

Blocks Per Game Walt Bellamy 0.6 (1974) * Jim Garvin 0.0 (1974)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Walt Bellamy 18.5 Jim Garvin -

Rebounds Per Game Walt Bellamy 14.8 Jim Garvin -

Assists Per Game Walt Bellamy 3.0 Jim Garvin -

Steals Per Game Walt Bellamy - * Jim Garvin -

Blocks Per Game Walt Bellamy - * Jim Garvin -

Totals Stats

Total Points Walt Bellamy 850 Jim Garvin -

Total Rebounds Walt Bellamy 680 Jim Garvin -

Total Assists Walt Bellamy 136 Jim Garvin -

Total Steals Walt Bellamy 0 * Jim Garvin -

Total Blocks Walt Bellamy 0 * Jim Garvin -

Total Games Walt Bellamy 46 Jim Garvin 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Walt Bellamy .471 Jim Garvin -

3-Point Percentage Walt Bellamy - n/a ** Jim Garvin - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Walt Bellamy .642 Jim Garvin -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Walt Bellamy 20.9 (1965) Jim Garvin -

Rebounds Per Game Walt Bellamy 16.5 (1967) Jim Garvin -

Assists Per Game Walt Bellamy 3.9 (1970) Jim Garvin -

Steals Per Game Walt Bellamy - * Jim Garvin -

Blocks Per Game Walt Bellamy - * Jim Garvin -

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.