Walt Bellamy vs. Max Strus Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Max Strus 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, 9 more than Max Strus, who played 5. Walt Bellamy had the first of his seasons in 1961-62, while Max Strus had his rookie season in 2019-20. 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 |
Max Strus |
5 |
4 |
2019-20 to 2023-24 |
Comparison Season by Season |
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|
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Rookie Season |
|
Walt Bellamy |
Max Strus |
Season |
1961-62 | 2019-20 |
Team |
Chicago Packers | Chicago Bulls |
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 |
Max Strus |
2 |
3.0 |
2.5 |
0.5 |
0.0 |
0.5 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.5 |
1.0 |
1.5 |
.667 |
0.0 |
0.5 |
.000 |
0.5 |
0.5 |
1.000 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Walt Bellamy |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Max Strus |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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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 |
Max Strus |
39 |
13.0 |
6.1 |
0.1 |
0.9 |
1.1 |
0.6 |
0.3 |
0.1 |
0.2 |
1.1 |
2.2 |
4.8 |
.455 |
1.3 |
3.8 |
.338 |
0.4 |
0.6 |
.667 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Walt Bellamy |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Max Strus |
2 |
3.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.5 |
.000 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
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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 |
Max Strus |
68 |
23.3 |
10.6 |
0.4 |
2.6 |
3.0 |
1.4 |
0.4 |
0.2 |
0.8 |
1.7 |
3.7 |
8.3 |
.441 |
2.7 |
6.5 |
.410 |
0.6 |
0.8 |
.792 |
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Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Walt Bellamy |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Max Strus |
18 |
29.1 |
10.9 |
0.8 |
3.2 |
4.1 |
2.1 |
0.8 |
0.4 |
1.1 |
3.1 |
3.8 |
10.1 |
.374 |
2.6 |
7.9 |
.331 |
0.7 |
1.0 |
.722 |
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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 |
Max Strus |
80 |
28.4 |
11.5 |
0.6 |
2.6 |
3.2 |
2.1 |
0.5 |
0.2 |
0.9 |
2.1 |
4.1 |
9.9 |
.410 |
2.5 |
7.0 |
.350 |
1.0 |
1.1 |
.876 |
|
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 |
Max Strus |
23 |
28.2 |
9.3 |
0.6 |
3.0 |
3.6 |
1.4 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
2.0 |
3.3 |
8.2 |
.402 |
1.9 |
5.9 |
.319 |
0.9 |
1.1 |
.800 |
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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 |
Max Strus |
70 |
32.0 |
12.2 |
0.9 |
3.9 |
4.8 |
4.0 |
0.9 |
0.4 |
1.6 |
2.4 |
4.3 |
10.4 |
.418 |
2.4 |
6.8 |
.351 |
1.1 |
1.4 |
.794 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Walt Bellamy |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Max Strus |
12 |
36.2 |
9.5 |
0.7 |
4.7 |
5.3 |
2.9 |
0.8 |
0.0 |
1.3 |
3.4 |
3.5 |
8.6 |
.408 |
2.1 |
6.0 |
.347 |
0.4 |
0.4 |
1.000 |
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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 |
Max Strus |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
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 |
Max Strus |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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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 |
Max Strus |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
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 |
Max Strus |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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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 |
Max Strus |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Walt Bellamy |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Max Strus |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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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 |
Max Strus |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
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 |
Max Strus |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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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 |
Max Strus |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
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 |
Max Strus |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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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 |
Max Strus |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
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 |
Max Strus |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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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 |
Max Strus |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
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 |
Max Strus |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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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 |
Max Strus |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Walt Bellamy |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Max Strus |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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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 |
Max Strus |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Walt Bellamy |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Max Strus |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |