Walt Bellamy vs. Kelly Tripucka Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Kelly Tripucka 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.

Kelly Tripucka

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Walt Bellamy: 1961-62 to 1974-75
Kelly Tripucka: 1981-82 to 1990-91

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Walt Bellamy 0 Kelly Tripucka 0

NBA Seasons Walt Bellamy 14 Kelly Tripucka 10

Playoffs Played Walt Bellamy 7 Kelly Tripucka 5

All-Star Games Walt Bellamy 4 Kelly Tripucka 2

Honors and Awards

Rookie of The Year Walt Bellamy 1 Kelly Tripucka 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Walt Bellamy 20.1 Kelly Tripucka 17.2

Rebounds Per Game Walt Bellamy 13.7 Kelly Tripucka 3.8

Assists Per Game Walt Bellamy 2.4 Kelly Tripucka 3.0

Steals Per Game Walt Bellamy 0.7 * Kelly Tripucka 1.0

Blocks Per Game Walt Bellamy 0.6 * Kelly Tripucka 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Walt Bellamy 20,941 Kelly Tripucka 12,142

Total Rebounds Walt Bellamy 14,241 Kelly Tripucka 2,703

Total Assists Walt Bellamy 2,544 Kelly Tripucka 2,090

Total Steals Walt Bellamy 52 * Kelly Tripucka 678

Total Blocks Walt Bellamy 48 * Kelly Tripucka 137

Total Games Walt Bellamy 1,043 Kelly Tripucka 707

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Walt Bellamy .516 Kelly Tripucka .473

3-Point Percentage Walt Bellamy - n/a ** Kelly Tripucka .361

Free Throw Percentage Walt Bellamy .632 Kelly Tripucka .849

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Walt Bellamy 31.6 (1962) Kelly Tripucka 26.5 (1983)

Rebounds Per Game Walt Bellamy 19.0 (1962) Kelly Tripucka 5.4 (1982)

Assists Per Game Walt Bellamy 3.2 (1972) Kelly Tripucka 4.1 (1983)

Steals Per Game Walt Bellamy 0.7 (1974) * Kelly Tripucka 1.2 (1989)

Blocks Per Game Walt Bellamy 0.6 (1974) * Kelly Tripucka 0.3 (1983)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Walt Bellamy 18.5 Kelly Tripucka 15.6

Rebounds Per Game Walt Bellamy 14.8 Kelly Tripucka 3.7

Assists Per Game Walt Bellamy 3.0 Kelly Tripucka 2.3

Steals Per Game Walt Bellamy - * Kelly Tripucka 0.9

Blocks Per Game Walt Bellamy - * Kelly Tripucka 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Walt Bellamy 850 Kelly Tripucka 391

Total Rebounds Walt Bellamy 680 Kelly Tripucka 93

Total Assists Walt Bellamy 136 Kelly Tripucka 57

Total Steals Walt Bellamy 0 * Kelly Tripucka 22

Total Blocks Walt Bellamy 0 * Kelly Tripucka 5

Total Games Walt Bellamy 46 Kelly Tripucka 25

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Walt Bellamy .471 Kelly Tripucka .462

3-Point Percentage Walt Bellamy - n/a ** Kelly Tripucka .000

Free Throw Percentage Walt Bellamy .642 Kelly Tripucka .856

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Walt Bellamy 20.9 (1965) Kelly Tripucka 27.4 (1984)

Rebounds Per Game Walt Bellamy 16.5 (1967) Kelly Tripucka 5.8 (1986)

Assists Per Game Walt Bellamy 3.9 (1970) Kelly Tripucka 3.2 (1985)

Steals Per Game Walt Bellamy - * Kelly Tripucka 2.2 (1984)

Blocks Per Game Walt Bellamy - * Kelly Tripucka 0.5 (1986)

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.