Walt Bellamy vs. Dewayne Dedmon Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Dewayne Dedmon 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, 4 more than Dewayne Dedmon, who played 10. Walt Bellamy had the first of his seasons in 1961-62, while Dewayne Dedmon had his rookie season in 2013-14. 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
Dewayne Dedmon 10 4 2013-14 to 2022-23

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Walt Bellamy Dewayne Dedmon
Season 1961-622013-14
Team Chicago PackersGolden State Warriors, Philadelphia 76ers, Orlando Magic
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
Dewayne Dedmon 31 12.6 3.1 1.2 2.9 4.1 0.2 0.2 0.7 0.6 2.1 1.2 2.7 .458 0.0 0.0 - 0.7 1.0 .656
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Walt Bellamy ------- --- ----------
Dewayne Dedmon ------- --- ----------

Season 2

Walt Bellamy Dewayne Dedmon
Season 1962-632014-15
Team Chicago ZephyrsOrlando Magic
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
Dewayne Dedmon 59 14.3 3.7 2.0 3.0 5.0 0.2 0.3 0.8 0.9 2.4 1.5 2.7 .562 0.0 0.0 .000 0.6 1.1 .531
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Walt Bellamy ------- --- ----------
Dewayne Dedmon ------- --- ----------

Season 3

Walt Bellamy Dewayne Dedmon
Season 1963-642015-16
Team Baltimore BulletsOrlando Magic
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 42.4 27.0 - - 17.0 1.6 - - - 3.8 10.1 19.8 .513 - - - 6.7 10.3 .651
Dewayne Dedmon 58 12.2 4.4 1.2 2.8 3.9 0.2 0.4 0.8 0.6 1.9 1.7 3.1 .559 0.0 0.0 - 1.0 1.3 .750
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Walt Bellamy ------- --- ----------
Dewayne Dedmon ------- --- ----------

Season 4

Walt Bellamy Dewayne Dedmon
Season 1964-652016-17
Team Baltimore BulletsSan Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Bullets Lost West Div FinalsSpurs 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
Dewayne Dedmon 76 17.5 5.1 1.7 4.8 6.5 0.6 0.5 0.8 0.8 2.4 2.1 3.4 .622 0.0 0.0 - 0.9 1.2 .699
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
Dewayne Dedmon 12 8.1 3.8 1.8 2.2 3.9 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.7 1.3 1.2 1.9 .609 0.0 0.0 - 1.4 2.7 .531

Season 5

Walt Bellamy Dewayne Dedmon
Season 1965-662017-18
Team Baltimore Bullets, New York KnicksAtlanta Hawks
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
Dewayne Dedmon 62 24.9 10.0 1.6 6.3 7.9 1.5 0.6 0.8 1.4 2.6 4.0 7.7 .524 0.8 2.3 .355 1.1 1.4 .779
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Walt Bellamy ------- --- ----------
Dewayne Dedmon ------- --- ----------

Season 6

Walt Bellamy Dewayne Dedmon
Season 1966-672018-19
Team New York KnicksAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Knicks Lost East Div SemisDid 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 38.1 19.0 - - 13.5 2.6 - - - 3.5 7.2 13.7 .521 - - - 4.7 7.3 .636
Dewayne Dedmon 64 25.1 10.8 1.6 5.9 7.5 1.4 1.1 1.1 1.3 3.3 4.0 8.2 .492 1.3 3.4 .382 1.4 1.8 .814
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
Dewayne Dedmon ------- --- ----------

Season 7

Walt Bellamy Dewayne Dedmon
Season 1967-682019-20
Team New York KnicksSacramento Kings, Atlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Knicks Lost East Div SemisDid 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 82 32.9 16.7 - - 11.7 2.0 - - - 3.2 6.2 11.5 .541 - - - 4.3 6.5 .662
Dewayne Dedmon 44 17.6 5.8 1.4 4.3 5.7 0.5 0.6 0.9 1.3 3.0 2.3 5.8 .400 0.5 2.4 .206 0.7 0.8 .833
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
Dewayne Dedmon ------- --- ----------

Season 8

Walt Bellamy Dewayne Dedmon
Season 1968-692020-21
Team New York Knicks, Detroit PistonsMiami Heat
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayHeat 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 88 35.9 17.4 - - 12.5 2.0 - - - 3.6 6.4 12.5 .510 - - - 4.6 7.0 .649
Dewayne Dedmon 16 13.1 7.1 1.8 3.6 5.4 0.8 0.6 0.4 0.8 2.3 2.9 4.1 .708 0.1 0.3 .200 1.3 1.7 .741
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Walt Bellamy ------- --- ----------
Dewayne Dedmon 4 14.3 6.3 2.0 2.5 4.5 0.8 0.0 0.5 1.5 2.5 2.5 4.5 .556 0.3 0.8 .333 1.0 1.3 .800

Season 9

Walt Bellamy Dewayne Dedmon
Season 1969-702021-22
Team Detroit Pistons, Atlanta HawksMiami Heat
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Hawks Lost West Div FinalsHeat Lost East 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 79 25.7 11.6 - - 8.9 1.8 - - - 3.3 4.4 8.5 .523 - - - 2.7 4.7 .576
Dewayne Dedmon 67 15.9 6.3 1.6 4.2 5.8 0.7 0.4 0.6 1.0 2.6 2.4 4.3 .566 0.3 0.7 .404 1.1 1.5 .750
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
Dewayne Dedmon 14 9.9 3.8 1.1 1.9 3.0 0.4 0.1 0.2 0.5 2.6 1.5 3.2 .467 0.1 0.7 .100 0.7 0.9 .833

Season 10

Walt Bellamy Dewayne Dedmon
Season 1970-712022-23
Team Atlanta HawksMiami Heat, Philadelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Hawks Lost East Conf Semis76ers 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
Dewayne Dedmon 38 11.2 5.2 0.9 2.6 3.5 0.7 0.2 0.5 0.7 2.0 2.0 4.0 .510 0.3 1.0 .308 0.9 1.3 .673
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
Dewayne Dedmon 1 5.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 1.0 0.0 1.0 .000 0.0 1.0 .000 0.0 0.0 -

Season 11

Walt Bellamy Dewayne Dedmon
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
Dewayne Dedmon ------- --- ----------
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
Dewayne Dedmon ------- --- ----------

Season 12

Walt Bellamy Dewayne Dedmon
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
Dewayne Dedmon ------- --- ----------
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
Dewayne Dedmon ------- --- ----------

Season 13

Walt Bellamy Dewayne Dedmon
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
Dewayne Dedmon ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Walt Bellamy ------- --- ----------
Dewayne Dedmon ------- --- ----------

Season 14

Walt Bellamy Dewayne Dedmon
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
Dewayne Dedmon ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Walt Bellamy ------- --- ----------
Dewayne Dedmon ------- --- ----------