Walt Bellamy vs. Norm Van Lier Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Norm Van Lier 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.
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 Norm Van Lier, who played 10. Walt Bellamy had the first of his seasons in 1961-62, while Norm Van Lier had his rookie season in 1969-70. 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 |
Norm Van Lier |
10 |
5 |
1969-70 to 1978-79 |
Comparison Season by Season |
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|
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Rookie Season |
|
Walt Bellamy |
Norm Van Lier |
Season |
1961-62 | 1969-70 |
Team |
Chicago Packers | Cincinnati Royals |
Honors & Awards |
Rookie of the Year | - |
All-Star Game | - |
Playoffs |
Did Not Play | 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 |
79 |
42.3 |
31.6 |
- |
- |
19.0 |
2.7 |
- |
- |
- |
3.6 |
12.3 |
23.7 |
.519 |
- |
- |
- |
6.9 |
10.8 |
.644 |
Norm Van Lier |
81 |
35.7 |
9.5 |
- |
- |
5.0 |
6.2 |
- |
- |
- |
4.1 |
3.7 |
9.2 |
.403 |
- |
- |
- |
2.0 |
2.8 |
.741 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Walt Bellamy |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Norm Van Lier |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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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 |
Norm Van Lier |
79 |
30.6 |
11.5 |
- |
- |
4.5 |
6.9 |
- |
- |
- |
3.0 |
4.2 |
9.6 |
.439 |
- |
- |
- |
3.0 |
3.8 |
.790 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Walt Bellamy |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Norm Van Lier |
4 |
36.0 |
14.0 |
- |
- |
6.3 |
8.3 |
- |
- |
- |
3.8 |
5.5 |
13.3 |
.415 |
- |
- |
- |
3.0 |
3.5 |
.857 |
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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 |
Norm Van Lier |
80 |
36.0 |
13.9 |
- |
- |
5.5 |
7.1 |
- |
- |
- |
3.4 |
5.9 |
13.3 |
.445 |
- |
- |
- |
2.1 |
2.6 |
.787 |
|
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 |
Norm Van Lier |
7 |
36.9 |
14.4 |
- |
- |
5.3 |
5.1 |
- |
- |
- |
4.6 |
6.4 |
18.4 |
.349 |
- |
- |
- |
1.6 |
2.1 |
.733 |
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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 |
Norm Van Lier |
80 |
35.8 |
14.3 |
1.4 |
3.3 |
4.7 |
6.9 |
2.0 |
0.1 |
- |
3.5 |
5.3 |
13.1 |
.406 |
- |
- |
- |
3.6 |
4.6 |
.778 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Walt Bellamy |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Norm Van Lier |
11 |
42.4 |
14.6 |
1.0 |
3.3 |
4.3 |
6.8 |
1.5 |
0.3 |
- |
3.7 |
5.5 |
13.1 |
.424 |
- |
- |
- |
3.5 |
4.3 |
.830 |
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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 |
Norm Van Lier |
70 |
37.0 |
15.0 |
1.2 |
3.5 |
4.7 |
5.8 |
2.0 |
0.2 |
- |
3.5 |
5.8 |
13.9 |
.420 |
- |
- |
- |
3.4 |
4.3 |
.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 |
Norm Van Lier |
13 |
42.1 |
15.1 |
1.4 |
3.8 |
5.2 |
4.7 |
1.5 |
0.4 |
- |
4.0 |
5.2 |
12.6 |
.409 |
- |
- |
- |
4.8 |
6.4 |
.747 |
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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 |
Norm Van Lier |
76 |
39.8 |
12.6 |
1.8 |
3.6 |
5.4 |
6.6 |
2.0 |
0.3 |
- |
3.9 |
4.8 |
13.0 |
.366 |
- |
- |
- |
3.1 |
4.2 |
.737 |
|
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 |
Norm Van Lier |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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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 |
Norm Van Lier |
82 |
37.8 |
10.2 |
1.3 |
3.2 |
4.5 |
7.8 |
1.6 |
0.2 |
- |
3.3 |
3.7 |
8.9 |
.412 |
- |
- |
- |
2.9 |
3.7 |
.778 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Walt Bellamy |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Norm Van Lier |
3 |
44.7 |
5.3 |
1.7 |
3.3 |
5.0 |
9.7 |
3.3 |
0.3 |
- |
4.7 |
1.0 |
6.3 |
.158 |
- |
- |
- |
3.3 |
4.0 |
.833 |
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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 |
Norm Van Lier |
78 |
32.4 |
7.3 |
1.1 |
2.5 |
3.6 |
6.8 |
1.8 |
0.1 |
2.6 |
3.6 |
2.6 |
6.1 |
.419 |
- |
- |
- |
2.2 |
2.9 |
.751 |
|
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 |
Norm Van Lier |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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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 |
Norm Van Lier |
38 |
14.6 |
2.8 |
0.2 |
0.8 |
1.1 |
4.2 |
1.1 |
0.1 |
1.3 |
2.8 |
0.8 |
2.0 |
.390 |
- |
- |
- |
1.2 |
1.4 |
.904 |
|
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 |
Norm Van Lier |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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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 |
Norm Van Lier |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
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 |
Norm Van Lier |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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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 |
Norm Van Lier |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
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 |
Norm Van Lier |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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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 |
Norm Van Lier |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Walt Bellamy |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Norm Van Lier |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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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 |
Norm Van Lier |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Walt Bellamy |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Norm Van Lier |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |