Walt Bellamy vs. Maurice Cheeks Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Maurice Cheeks 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.

Maurice Cheeks

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Walt Bellamy: 1961-62 to 1974-75
Maurice Cheeks: 1978-79 to 1992-93

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Walt Bellamy 0 Maurice Cheeks 1

NBA Seasons Walt Bellamy 14 Maurice Cheeks 15

Playoffs Played Walt Bellamy 7 Maurice Cheeks 13

All-Star Games Walt Bellamy 4 Maurice Cheeks 4

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Walt Bellamy 0 * Maurice Cheeks 4

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Walt Bellamy 0 Maurice Cheeks 5

Rookie of The Year Walt Bellamy 1 Maurice Cheeks 0

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Walt Bellamy 20.1 Maurice Cheeks 11.1

Rebounds Per Game Walt Bellamy 13.7 Maurice Cheeks 2.8

Assists Per Game Walt Bellamy 2.4 Maurice Cheeks 6.7

Steals Per Game Walt Bellamy 0.7 * Maurice Cheeks 2.1

Blocks Per Game Walt Bellamy 0.6 * Maurice Cheeks 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Walt Bellamy 20,941 Maurice Cheeks 12,195

Total Rebounds Walt Bellamy 14,241 Maurice Cheeks 3,088

Total Assists Walt Bellamy 2,544 Maurice Cheeks 7,392

Total Steals Walt Bellamy 52 * Maurice Cheeks 2,310

Total Blocks Walt Bellamy 48 * Maurice Cheeks 294

Total Games Walt Bellamy 1,043 Maurice Cheeks 1,101

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Walt Bellamy .516 Maurice Cheeks .523

3-Point Percentage Walt Bellamy - n/a ** Maurice Cheeks .255 *

Free Throw Percentage Walt Bellamy .632 Maurice Cheeks .793

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Walt Bellamy 31.6 (1962) Maurice Cheeks 15.6 (1987)

Rebounds Per Game Walt Bellamy 19.0 (1962) Maurice Cheeks 3.5 (1980)

Assists Per Game Walt Bellamy 3.2 (1972) Maurice Cheeks 9.2 (1986)

Steals Per Game Walt Bellamy 0.7 (1974) * Maurice Cheeks 2.6 (1987)

Blocks Per Game Walt Bellamy 0.6 (1974) * Maurice Cheeks 0.5 (1981)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Walt Bellamy 18.5 Maurice Cheeks 14.4

Rebounds Per Game Walt Bellamy 14.8 Maurice Cheeks 3.4

Assists Per Game Walt Bellamy 3.0 Maurice Cheeks 6.9

Steals Per Game Walt Bellamy - * Maurice Cheeks 2.2

Blocks Per Game Walt Bellamy - * Maurice Cheeks 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Walt Bellamy 850 Maurice Cheeks 1,910

Total Rebounds Walt Bellamy 680 Maurice Cheeks 453

Total Assists Walt Bellamy 136 Maurice Cheeks 922

Total Steals Walt Bellamy 0 * Maurice Cheeks 295

Total Blocks Walt Bellamy 0 * Maurice Cheeks 45

Total Games Walt Bellamy 46 Maurice Cheeks 133

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Walt Bellamy .471 Maurice Cheeks .512

3-Point Percentage Walt Bellamy - n/a ** Maurice Cheeks .098 *

Free Throw Percentage Walt Bellamy .642 Maurice Cheeks .777

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Walt Bellamy 20.9 (1965) Maurice Cheeks 20.8 (1986)

Rebounds Per Game Walt Bellamy 16.5 (1967) Maurice Cheeks 4.7 (1986)

Assists Per Game Walt Bellamy 3.9 (1970) Maurice Cheeks 13.0 (1989)

Steals Per Game Walt Bellamy - * Maurice Cheeks 4.1 (1979)

Blocks Per Game Walt Bellamy - * Maurice Cheeks 0.8 (1987)

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. 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.