Walt Bellamy vs. Tom Boerwinkle Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Tom Boerwinkle 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 Tom Boerwinkle, who played 10. Walt Bellamy had the first of his seasons in 1961-62, while Tom Boerwinkle had his rookie season in 1968-69. 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
Tom Boerwinkle 10 7 1968-69 to 1977-78

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Walt Bellamy Tom Boerwinkle
Season 1961-621968-69
Team Chicago PackersChicago Bulls
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
Tom Boerwinkle 80 29.6 9.8 - - 11.1 2.2 - - - 4.0 4.0 10.4 .383 - - - 1.8 2.8 .653
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Walt Bellamy ------- --- ----------
Tom Boerwinkle ------- --- ----------

Season 2
Walt Bellamy Tom Boerwinkle
Season 1962-631969-70
Team Chicago ZephyrsChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayBulls Lost West Div 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 27.9 - - 16.4 2.9 - - - 3.5 10.5 19.9 .527 - - - 6.9 10.3 .674
Tom Boerwinkle 81 28.8 10.4 - - 12.5 2.8 - - - 3.1 4.3 9.6 .449 - - - 1.9 2.8 .664
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Walt Bellamy ------- --- ----------
Tom Boerwinkle 5 35.4 17.6 - - 14.4 3.2 - - - 3.8 8.0 15.8 .506 - - - 1.6 2.6 .615

Season 3
Walt Bellamy Tom Boerwinkle
Season 1963-641970-71
Team Baltimore BulletsChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayBulls 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
Tom Boerwinkle 82 28.9 10.8 - - 13.8 4.8 - - - 3.4 4.4 9.0 .485 - - - 2.0 2.8 .724
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Walt Bellamy ------- --- ----------
Tom Boerwinkle 7 24.1 6.1 - - 9.6 4.4 - - - 2.4 2.7 5.9 .463 - - - 0.7 1.0 .714

Season 4
Walt Bellamy Tom Boerwinkle
Season 1964-651971-72
Team Baltimore BulletsChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Bullets Lost West Div FinalsBulls 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 41.3 24.8 - - 14.6 2.4 - - - 3.3 9.2 18.0 .509 - - - 6.4 9.4 .685
Tom Boerwinkle 80 25.3 7.0 - - 11.2 3.5 - - - 3.2 2.7 6.3 .438 - - - 1.5 2.3 .656
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
Tom Boerwinkle 1 8.0 0.0 - - 6.0 3.0 - - - 0.0 0.0 3.0 .000 - - - 0.0 0.0 -

Season 5
Walt Bellamy Tom Boerwinkle
Season 1965-661972-73
Team Baltimore Bullets, New York KnicksChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayBulls 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 41.9 22.8 - - 15.7 2.9 - - - 3.7 8.7 17.2 .506 - - - 5.4 8.6 .624
Tom Boerwinkle 8 22.0 3.8 - - 6.8 5.0 - - - 2.8 1.1 3.0 .375 - - - 1.5 2.5 .600
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Walt Bellamy ------- --- ----------
Tom Boerwinkle 4 7.5 2.3 - - 2.3 2.8 - - - 1.8 1.0 1.5 .667 - - - 0.3 0.3 1.000

Season 6
Walt Bellamy Tom Boerwinkle
Season 1966-671973-74
Team New York KnicksChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Knicks Lost East Div SemisBulls 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 79 38.1 19.0 - - 13.5 2.6 - - - 3.5 7.2 13.7 .521 - - - 4.7 7.3 .636
Tom Boerwinkle 46 13.1 3.4 1.2 3.5 4.6 2.0 0.3 0.4 - 1.7 1.3 2.6 .487 - - - 0.9 1.3 .700
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
Tom Boerwinkle 2 3.5 1.0 0.0 0.5 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 - 1.0 0.0 0.5 .000 - - - 1.0 1.0 1.000

Season 7
Walt Bellamy Tom Boerwinkle
Season 1967-681974-75
Team New York KnicksChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Knicks Lost East Div SemisBulls 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 82 32.9 16.7 - - 11.7 2.0 - - - 3.2 6.2 11.5 .541 - - - 4.3 6.5 .662
Tom Boerwinkle 80 14.7 4.2 1.3 3.4 4.8 3.4 0.3 0.6 - 2.0 1.7 3.4 .487 - - - 0.9 1.2 .768
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
Tom Boerwinkle 13 29.0 8.2 4.3 8.4 12.7 4.2 0.3 0.8 - 3.7 3.3 7.5 .439 - - - 1.5 1.9 .800

Season 8
Walt Bellamy Tom Boerwinkle
Season 1968-691975-76
Team New York Knicks, Detroit PistonsChicago Bulls
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 88 35.9 17.4 - - 12.5 2.0 - - - 3.6 6.4 12.5 .510 - - - 4.6 7.0 .649
Tom Boerwinkle 74 27.6 8.8 3.6 7.1 10.7 3.8 0.6 0.7 - 3.6 3.6 7.2 .500 - - - 1.6 2.4 .667
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Walt Bellamy ------- --- ----------
Tom Boerwinkle ------- --- ----------

Season 9
Walt Bellamy Tom Boerwinkle
Season 1969-701976-77
Team Detroit Pistons, Atlanta HawksChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Hawks Lost West Div FinalsBulls 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 79 25.7 11.6 - - 8.9 1.8 - - - 3.3 4.4 8.5 .523 - - - 2.7 4.7 .576
Tom Boerwinkle 82 13.0 3.7 1.2 2.6 3.8 2.3 0.2 0.2 - 1.8 1.6 3.3 .491 - - - 0.4 0.8 .540
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
Tom Boerwinkle 3 5.7 0.7 0.7 2.7 3.3 2.3 0.0 0.3 - 0.3 0.3 1.7 .200 - - - 0.0 0.0 -

Season 10
Walt Bellamy Tom Boerwinkle
Season 1970-711977-78
Team Atlanta HawksChicago Bulls
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
Tom Boerwinkle 22 10.3 2.5 0.6 2.0 2.7 2.0 0.1 0.2 1.2 1.6 1.0 2.3 .460 - - - 0.5 0.6 .769
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
Tom Boerwinkle ------- --- ----------

Season 11
Walt Bellamy Tom Boerwinkle
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
Tom Boerwinkle ------- --- ----------
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
Tom Boerwinkle ------- --- ----------

Season 12
Walt Bellamy Tom Boerwinkle
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
Tom Boerwinkle ------- --- ----------
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
Tom Boerwinkle ------- --- ----------

Season 13
Walt Bellamy Tom Boerwinkle
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
Tom Boerwinkle ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Walt Bellamy ------- --- ----------
Tom Boerwinkle ------- --- ----------

Season 14
Walt Bellamy Tom Boerwinkle
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
Tom Boerwinkle ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Walt Bellamy ------- --- ----------
Tom Boerwinkle ------- --- ----------
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