Walt Bellamy vs. Luc Longley Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Luc Longley 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 Luc Longley, who played 10. Walt Bellamy had the first of his seasons in 1961-62, while Luc Longley had his rookie season in 1991-92. 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
Luc Longley 10 7 1991-92 to 2000-01

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Walt Bellamy Luc Longley
Season 1961-621991-92
Team Chicago PackersMinnesota Timberwolves
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
Luc Longley 66 15.0 4.3 1.0 2.9 3.9 0.8 0.5 1.0 1.3 2.4 1.7 3.8 .458 0.0 0.0 - 0.8 1.2 .663
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Walt Bellamy ------- --- ----------
Luc Longley ------- --- ----------

Season 2

Walt Bellamy Luc Longley
Season 1962-631992-93
Team Chicago ZephyrsMinnesota Timberwolves
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
Luc Longley 55 19.0 5.8 1.3 3.1 4.4 0.9 0.9 1.4 1.6 3.1 2.4 5.3 .455 0.0 0.0 - 1.0 1.3 .716
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Walt Bellamy ------- --- ----------
Luc Longley ------- --- ----------

Season 3

Walt Bellamy Luc Longley
Season 1963-641993-94
Team Baltimore BulletsMinnesota Timberwolves, Chicago Bulls
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
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 80 42.4 27.0 - - 17.0 1.6 - - - 3.8 10.1 19.8 .513 - - - 6.7 10.3 .651
Luc Longley 76 19.8 6.9 1.7 4.0 5.7 1.4 0.6 1.0 1.6 2.8 2.9 6.1 .471 0.0 0.0 .000 1.2 1.6 .720
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Walt Bellamy ------- --- ----------
Luc Longley 10 17.0 6.3 1.3 3.2 4.5 1.8 0.6 0.8 2.1 3.8 2.5 5.0 .500 0.0 0.0 - 1.3 1.8 .722

Season 4

Walt Bellamy Luc Longley
Season 1964-651994-95
Team Baltimore BulletsChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Bullets Lost West Div FinalsBulls 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 80 41.3 24.8 - - 14.6 2.4 - - - 3.3 9.2 18.0 .509 - - - 6.4 9.4 .685
Luc Longley 55 18.2 6.5 1.5 3.3 4.8 1.3 0.4 0.8 1.6 3.2 2.5 5.5 .447 0.0 0.0 .000 1.6 1.9 .822
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
Luc Longley 10 20.4 5.6 0.6 2.6 3.2 1.1 0.7 0.5 1.0 4.1 2.4 5.0 .480 0.0 0.0 - 0.8 1.0 .800

Season 5

Walt Bellamy Luc Longley
Season 1965-661995-96
Team Baltimore Bullets, New York KnicksChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayNBA Champion NBA Champion
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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
Luc Longley 62 26.5 9.1 1.7 3.5 5.1 1.9 0.4 1.4 1.8 3.6 3.9 8.1 .482 0.0 0.0 - 1.3 1.7 .777
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Walt Bellamy ------- --- ----------
Luc Longley 18 24.4 8.3 1.9 2.7 4.6 1.6 0.4 1.4 2.1 4.6 3.4 7.2 .469 0.0 0.0 - 1.6 2.1 .757

Season 6

Walt Bellamy Luc Longley
Season 1966-671996-97
Team New York KnicksChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Knicks Lost East Div SemisNBA Champion NBA Champion
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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
Luc Longley 59 24.9 9.1 2.1 3.6 5.6 2.4 0.4 1.1 1.9 3.2 3.7 8.2 .456 0.0 0.0 .000 1.6 2.0 .792
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
Luc Longley 19 22.8 6.5 2.1 2.4 4.4 1.8 0.4 0.8 1.5 3.4 3.0 5.5 .548 0.0 0.0 - 0.5 1.4 .385

Season 7

Walt Bellamy Luc Longley
Season 1967-681997-98
Team New York KnicksChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Knicks Lost East Div SemisNBA Champion NBA Champion
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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
Luc Longley 58 29.4 11.4 1.9 3.9 5.9 2.8 0.6 1.1 2.2 3.6 4.8 10.5 .455 0.0 0.0 - 1.9 2.6 .736
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
Luc Longley 18 25.4 7.9 1.9 3.1 5.0 1.9 0.7 0.8 2.0 4.1 3.0 6.7 .450 0.0 0.0 - 1.9 2.2 .872

Season 8

Walt Bellamy Luc Longley
Season 1968-691998-99
Team New York Knicks, Detroit PistonsPhoenix Suns
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlaySuns Lost West 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
Luc Longley 39 23.9 8.7 1.5 4.2 5.7 1.2 0.6 0.5 1.4 3.1 3.6 7.4 .483 0.0 0.0 - 1.5 1.9 .776
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Walt Bellamy ------- --- ----------
Luc Longley 3 17.0 1.3 0.7 2.3 3.0 0.3 1.0 0.0 0.7 0.7 0.7 4.0 .167 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -

Season 9

Walt Bellamy Luc Longley
Season 1969-701999-00
Team Detroit Pistons, Atlanta HawksPhoenix Suns
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Hawks Lost West Div FinalsSuns 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 79 25.7 11.6 - - 8.9 1.8 - - - 3.3 4.4 8.5 .523 - - - 2.7 4.7 .576
Luc Longley 72 19.7 6.3 1.4 3.1 4.5 1.1 0.3 0.6 1.9 3.1 2.6 5.5 .466 0.0 0.0 - 1.1 1.3 .825
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
Luc Longley 9 18.1 4.2 1.3 2.0 3.3 0.9 0.4 0.4 1.1 4.0 2.0 5.7 .353 0.0 0.0 - 0.2 0.3 .667

Season 10

Walt Bellamy Luc Longley
Season 1970-712000-01
Team Atlanta HawksNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Hawks Lost East Conf 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 35.5 14.7 - - 12.9 2.8 - - - 3.3 5.3 10.7 .493 - - - 4.1 6.8 .604
Luc Longley 25 12.0 2.0 1.0 1.6 2.6 0.3 0.1 0.4 0.9 2.0 0.7 2.2 .333 0.0 0.0 - 0.5 0.7 .765
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
Luc Longley ------- --- ----------

Season 11

Walt Bellamy Luc Longley
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
Luc Longley ------- --- ----------
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
Luc Longley ------- --- ----------

Season 12

Walt Bellamy Luc Longley
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
Luc Longley ------- --- ----------
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
Luc Longley ------- --- ----------

Season 13

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

Season 14

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