Walt Bellamy vs. Norm Nixon Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Norm Nixon 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.

Norm Nixon

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Walt Bellamy: 1961-62 to 1974-75
Norm Nixon: 1977-78 to 1988-89

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Walt Bellamy 0 Norm Nixon 2

NBA Seasons Walt Bellamy 14 Norm Nixon 10

Playoffs Played Walt Bellamy 7 Norm Nixon 6

All-Star Games Walt Bellamy 4 Norm Nixon 2

Honors and Awards

Rookie of The Year Walt Bellamy 1 Norm Nixon 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Walt Bellamy 20.1 Norm Nixon 15.7

Rebounds Per Game Walt Bellamy 13.7 Norm Nixon 2.6

Assists Per Game Walt Bellamy 2.4 Norm Nixon 8.3

Steals Per Game Walt Bellamy 0.7 * Norm Nixon 1.5

Blocks Per Game Walt Bellamy 0.6 * Norm Nixon 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Walt Bellamy 20,941 Norm Nixon 12,065

Total Rebounds Walt Bellamy 14,241 Norm Nixon 1,991

Total Assists Walt Bellamy 2,544 Norm Nixon 6,386

Total Steals Walt Bellamy 52 * Norm Nixon 1,187

Total Blocks Walt Bellamy 48 * Norm Nixon 71

Total Games Walt Bellamy 1,043 Norm Nixon 768

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Walt Bellamy .516 Norm Nixon .483

3-Point Percentage Walt Bellamy - n/a ** Norm Nixon .294 *

Free Throw Percentage Walt Bellamy .632 Norm Nixon .772

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Walt Bellamy 31.6 (1962) Norm Nixon 17.6 (1980)

Rebounds Per Game Walt Bellamy 19.0 (1962) Norm Nixon 3.0 (1978)

Assists Per Game Walt Bellamy 3.2 (1972) Norm Nixon 11.1 (1984)

Steals Per Game Walt Bellamy 0.7 (1974) * Norm Nixon 2.5 (1979)

Blocks Per Game Walt Bellamy 0.6 (1974) * Norm Nixon 0.2 (1979)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Walt Bellamy 18.5 Norm Nixon 17.7

Rebounds Per Game Walt Bellamy 14.8 Norm Nixon 3.4

Assists Per Game Walt Bellamy 3.0 Norm Nixon 8.0

Steals Per Game Walt Bellamy - * Norm Nixon 1.5

Blocks Per Game Walt Bellamy - * Norm Nixon 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Walt Bellamy 850 Norm Nixon 1,027

Total Rebounds Walt Bellamy 680 Norm Nixon 195

Total Assists Walt Bellamy 136 Norm Nixon 465

Total Steals Walt Bellamy 0 * Norm Nixon 89

Total Blocks Walt Bellamy 0 * Norm Nixon 8

Total Games Walt Bellamy 46 Norm Nixon 58

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Walt Bellamy .471 Norm Nixon .478

3-Point Percentage Walt Bellamy - n/a ** Norm Nixon .333 *

Free Throw Percentage Walt Bellamy .642 Norm Nixon .763

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Walt Bellamy 20.9 (1965) Norm Nixon 20.4 (1982)

Rebounds Per Game Walt Bellamy 16.5 (1967) Norm Nixon 3.7 (1981)

Assists Per Game Walt Bellamy 3.9 (1970) Norm Nixon 11.8 (1979)

Steals Per Game Walt Bellamy - * Norm Nixon 2.0 (1980)

Blocks Per Game Walt Bellamy - * Norm Nixon 0.3 (1981)

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.