Rookie of the Year awards
1
All-Star selections
4
Career points
20,941
Career rebounds
14,241
Olympic gold medals
1
Category profile
- Dominance
- 78
- Peak
- 92
- Longevity
- 84
- Honours
- 78
- Statistics
- 90
Career timeline · Form index per season
Editorial season form index (0–100), not raw goals or points. Raw season-by-season statistics are shown only where fully verified.
| Season | Form index per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 70 | |
| 1962 | 97 | |
| 1963 | 92 | |
| 1964 | 87 | |
| 1965 | 83 | |
| 1966 | 78 | |
| 1967 | 73 | |
| 1968 | 68 | |
| 1969 | 64 | |
| 1970 | 59 | |
| 1971 | 54 | |
| 1972 | 49 | |
| 1973 | 45 | |
| 1974 | 40 | |
| 1975 | 35 |
Data sources
- Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame
- NBA official records
- Basketball-Reference
Last verified: 2026-09-14
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Walt Bellamy ranks #121 in Basketball
Walt Bellamy ranks #121 in Basketball and #974 of 5087 across all sports. The verified GOAT Score is 83.8/100.
The verified career covers 1961–1975 and 15 documented seasons. Peak is 92/100, with Peak the strongest category at 92/100 (20% weight). Key metrics: Rookie of the Year awards 1, All-Star selections 4, Career points 20941, Career rebounds 14241.
Nearest context: ahead James Harden (83.8); behind Russell Westbrook (83.7). Rankings update whenever verified records change.
Walt Bellamy GOAT Score explained
- Dominance78/100 · weight 25%
- Dominance: 78/100, based on the verified career record.
- Peak92/100 · weight 20%
- Peak: 92/100, based on the verified career record.
- Longevity84/100 · weight 20%
- Longevity: 84/100, based on the verified career record.
- Honours78/100 · weight 20%
- Honours: 78/100, based on the verified career record.
- Statistics90/100 · weight 15%
- Statistics: 90/100, based on the verified career record.
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Walt Bellamy — frequently asked
- Is Walt Bellamy the GOAT?
- According to GOAT Rank's current data model, Walt Bellamy ranks #121 in Basketball with a GOAT Score of 83.8/100, behind LeBron James (95.6).
- What is Walt Bellamy's GOAT Score?
- 83.8/100, calculated from the verified career record: Dominance 78 (25%), Peak 92 (20%), Longevity 84 (20%), Honours 78 (20%), Statistics 90 (15%).
- Where does Walt Bellamy rank all time?
- #974 of 5087 eligible athletes across all sports and #121 in Basketball.
- Walt Bellamy vs James Harden: who ranks higher?
- Walt Bellamy ranks higher at 83.8 versus James Harden at 83.8, a margin of 0.0 points.