Walt Bellamy vs. Adrian Griffin Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Adrian Griffin and Walt Bellamy, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season

Who had the better rookie season? Who had best stats in their 10th season? Who won a championship first? These questions and many others, are answered here.

Walt Bellamy played 14 years in the NBA, 5 more than Adrian Griffin, who played 9. Walt Bellamy had the first of his seasons in 1961-62, while Adrian Griffin had his rookie season in 1999-00. With that starting point, here you can take a look at each of their seasons side by side and compare how their careers evolved in achivements, awards and championships won, the stats they recorded both in the Regular Season and the Playoffs and how their teams performed in the postseason.

Their Careers

Player
Total Seasons Playoffs Played NBA Years
Walt Bellamy 14 7 1961-62 to 1974-75
Adrian Griffin 9 5 1999-00 to 2007-08

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Walt Bellamy Adrian Griffin
Season 1961-621999-00
Team Chicago PackersBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards Achievement Rookie of the Year-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Walt Bellamy 79 42.3 31.6 - - 19.0 2.7 - - - 3.6 12.3 23.7 .519 - - - 6.9 10.8 .644
Adrian Griffin 72 26.8 6.7 1.8 3.4 5.2 2.5 1.6 0.2 1.3 3.1 2.4 5.7 .424 0.2 0.8 .281 1.7 2.2 .753
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Walt Bellamy ------- --- ----------
Adrian Griffin ------- --- ----------

Season 2

Walt Bellamy Adrian Griffin
Season 1962-632000-01
Team Chicago ZephyrsBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Walt Bellamy 80 41.3 27.9 - - 16.4 2.9 - - - 3.5 10.5 19.9 .527 - - - 6.9 10.3 .674
Adrian Griffin 44 8.6 2.1 0.6 1.4 2.0 0.6 0.4 0.1 0.4 1.0 0.8 2.2 .340 0.2 0.6 .346 0.4 0.5 .750
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Walt Bellamy ------- --- ----------
Adrian Griffin ------- --- ----------

Season 3

Walt Bellamy Adrian Griffin
Season 1963-642001-02
Team Baltimore BulletsDallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayMavericks Lost West Conf Semis
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Walt Bellamy 80 42.4 27.0 - - 17.0 1.6 - - - 3.8 10.1 19.8 .513 - - - 6.7 10.3 .651
Adrian Griffin 58 23.8 7.2 1.2 2.8 3.9 1.8 1.3 0.2 0.7 2.4 3.1 6.2 .499 0.3 0.9 .296 0.7 0.8 .837
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Walt Bellamy ------- --- ----------
Adrian Griffin 4 14.3 5.0 0.5 1.8 2.3 1.0 0.5 0.3 0.8 1.5 2.5 4.3 .588 0.0 0.5 .000 0.0 0.5 .000

Season 4

Walt Bellamy Adrian Griffin
Season 1964-652002-03
Team Baltimore BulletsDallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Bullets Lost West Div FinalsMavericks Lost West Conf Finals
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Walt Bellamy 80 41.3 24.8 - - 14.6 2.4 - - - 3.3 9.2 18.0 .509 - - - 6.4 9.4 .685
Adrian Griffin 74 18.6 4.4 1.2 2.4 3.6 1.4 1.0 0.1 0.6 2.1 2.0 4.6 .433 0.1 0.3 .250 0.4 0.4 .844
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Walt Bellamy 10 42.7 20.9 - - 15.1 3.4 - - - 3.8 7.4 15.8 .468 - - - 6.1 9.2 .663
Adrian Griffin 15 8.7 2.5 1.1 1.8 2.9 0.5 0.3 0.0 0.6 1.6 1.1 2.7 .415 0.1 0.2 .333 0.1 0.1 1.000

Season 5

Walt Bellamy Adrian Griffin
Season 1965-662003-04
Team Baltimore Bullets, New York KnicksHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Walt Bellamy 80 41.9 22.8 - - 15.7 2.9 - - - 3.7 8.7 17.2 .506 - - - 5.4 8.6 .624
Adrian Griffin 19 7.0 0.6 0.1 0.9 1.0 0.5 0.4 0.1 0.2 0.9 0.3 0.9 .278 0.1 0.1 .500 0.0 0.2 .000
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Walt Bellamy ------- --- ----------
Adrian Griffin ------- --- ----------

Season 6

Walt Bellamy Adrian Griffin
Season 1966-672004-05
Team New York KnicksChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Knicks Lost East Div SemisBulls Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Walt Bellamy 79 38.1 19.0 - - 13.5 2.6 - - - 3.5 7.2 13.7 .521 - - - 4.7 7.3 .636
Adrian Griffin 69 9.7 2.2 0.8 1.4 2.1 0.8 0.6 0.1 0.4 1.1 0.8 2.3 .360 0.0 0.1 .222 0.5 0.6 .750
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Walt Bellamy 4 39.3 18.3 - - 16.5 3.0 - - - 3.8 7.0 13.5 .519 - - - 4.3 7.3 .586
Adrian Griffin 5 17.4 6.8 1.0 3.0 4.0 1.8 1.0 0.0 0.6 2.8 3.0 5.8 .517 0.0 0.0 - 0.8 1.0 .800

Season 7

Walt Bellamy Adrian Griffin
Season 1967-682005-06
Team New York KnicksDallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Knicks Lost East Div SemisMavericks Lost NBA Finals
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Walt Bellamy 82 32.9 16.7 - - 11.7 2.0 - - - 3.2 6.2 11.5 .541 - - - 4.3 6.5 .662
Adrian Griffin 52 23.9 4.6 1.4 2.9 4.4 1.7 1.0 0.2 0.8 2.2 1.9 3.9 .480 0.0 0.0 .000 0.8 1.0 .774
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Walt Bellamy 6 46.2 20.0 - - 16.0 3.5 - - - 3.7 7.5 17.8 .421 - - - 5.0 8.0 .625
Adrian Griffin 20 17.5 3.6 1.4 2.2 3.6 1.2 0.8 0.1 0.6 2.1 1.6 3.0 .542 0.0 0.0 - 0.4 0.4 .875

Season 8

Walt Bellamy Adrian Griffin
Season 1968-692006-07
Team New York Knicks, Detroit PistonsChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayBulls Lost East Conf Semis
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Walt Bellamy 88 35.9 17.4 - - 12.5 2.0 - - - 3.6 6.4 12.5 .510 - - - 4.6 7.0 .649
Adrian Griffin 54 10.8 2.5 0.7 1.3 2.0 1.1 0.6 0.1 0.7 1.4 1.1 2.4 .473 0.0 0.1 .000 0.3 0.4 .789
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Walt Bellamy ------- --- ----------
Adrian Griffin 4 2.3 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.0 1.5 .000 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -

Season 9

Walt Bellamy Adrian Griffin
Season 1969-702007-08
Team Detroit Pistons, Atlanta HawksChicago Bulls, Seattle Supersonics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Hawks Lost West Div FinalsDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Walt Bellamy 79 25.7 11.6 - - 8.9 1.8 - - - 3.3 4.4 8.5 .523 - - - 2.7 4.7 .576
Adrian Griffin 35 8.8 1.9 0.8 0.9 1.7 0.8 0.5 0.1 0.6 0.8 0.9 2.2 .395 0.0 0.0 - 0.1 0.3 .556
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Walt Bellamy 9 40.9 16.8 - - 15.6 3.9 - - - 3.6 6.6 14.0 .468 - - - 3.7 5.1 .717
Adrian Griffin ------- --- ----------

Season 10

Walt Bellamy Adrian Griffin
Season 1970-71-
Team Atlanta Hawks-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Hawks Lost East Conf Semis-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Walt Bellamy 82 35.5 14.7 - - 12.9 2.8 - - - 3.3 5.3 10.7 .493 - - - 4.1 6.8 .604
Adrian Griffin ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Walt Bellamy 5 43.2 20.8 - - 14.4 2.0 - - - 3.2 8.2 13.8 .594 - - - 4.4 5.8 .759
Adrian Griffin ------- --- ----------

Season 11

Walt Bellamy Adrian Griffin
Season 1971-72-
Team Atlanta Hawks-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Hawks Lost East Conf Semis-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Walt Bellamy 82 38.9 18.6 - - 12.8 3.2 - - - 3.1 7.2 13.3 .545 - - - 4.1 7.1 .585
Adrian Griffin ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Walt Bellamy 6 41.2 18.5 - - 13.7 1.8 - - - 3.3 7.0 14.3 .488 - - - 4.5 7.2 .628
Adrian Griffin ------- --- ----------

Season 12

Walt Bellamy Adrian Griffin
Season 1972-73-
Team Atlanta Hawks-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Hawks Lost East Conf Semis-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Walt Bellamy 74 37.9 16.1 - - 13.0 2.4 - - - 3.3 6.1 12.2 .505 - - - 3.8 7.1 .538
Adrian Griffin ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Walt Bellamy 6 41.2 13.7 - - 12.2 2.2 - - - 2.8 5.7 14.3 .395 - - - 2.3 5.2 .452
Adrian Griffin ------- --- ----------

Season 13

Walt Bellamy Adrian Griffin
Season 1973-74-
Team Atlanta Hawks-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not Play-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Walt Bellamy 77 31.7 13.1 3.4 6.2 9.6 2.5 0.7 0.6 - 3.0 5.1 10.4 .486 - - - 3.0 5.0 .608
Adrian Griffin ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Walt Bellamy ------- --- ----------
Adrian Griffin ------- --- ----------

Season 14

Walt Bellamy Adrian Griffin
Season 1974-75-
Team New Orleans Jazz-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not Play-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Walt Bellamy 1 14.0 6.0 0.0 5.0 5.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 - 2.0 2.0 2.0 1.000 - - - 2.0 2.0 1.000
Adrian Griffin ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Walt Bellamy ------- --- ----------
Adrian Griffin ------- --- ----------