Austin Rivers vs. Bill Walton Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bill Walton and Austin Rivers that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Who scored more points in his career? Who averaged more points in playoffs? Who won more championships? Who led the season more times? Who won more MVP awards? These questions and many more, are answered here. It includes NBA Championships, seasons, playoffs, awards, statistical data for points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks and percentages.

Head-To-Head Career Comparison

Austin Rivers

vs.

Bill Walton

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Austin Rivers: 2012-13 to 2022-23
Bill Walton: 1974-75 to 1986-87

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Austin Rivers 0 Bill Walton 2

NBA Seasons Austin Rivers 11 Bill Walton 10

Playoffs Played Austin Rivers 8 Bill Walton 4

All-Star Games Austin Rivers 0 Bill Walton 2

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Austin Rivers 0 Bill Walton 1

Finals MVP Austin Rivers 0 Bill Walton 1

All-NBA First Team Austin Rivers 0 Bill Walton 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Austin Rivers 0 Bill Walton 2

All-Defensive 1st Team Austin Rivers 0 Bill Walton 2

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Austin Rivers 0 Bill Walton 2

Rebounds Leader Austin Rivers 0 Bill Walton 1

Blocks Leader Austin Rivers 0 Bill Walton 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Austin Rivers 8.5 Bill Walton 13.3

Rebounds Per Game Austin Rivers 2.0 Bill Walton 10.5

Assists Per Game Austin Rivers 2.1 Bill Walton 3.4

Steals Per Game Austin Rivers 0.7 Bill Walton 0.8

Blocks Per Game Austin Rivers 0.2 Bill Walton 2.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Austin Rivers 5,996 Bill Walton 6,215

Total Rebounds Austin Rivers 1,442 Bill Walton 4,923

Total Assists Austin Rivers 1,513 Bill Walton 1,590

Total Steals Austin Rivers 494 Bill Walton 380

Total Blocks Austin Rivers 112 Bill Walton 1,034

Total Games Austin Rivers 707 Bill Walton 468

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Austin Rivers .419 Bill Walton .521

3-Point Percentage Austin Rivers .349 Bill Walton .000 *

Free Throw Percentage Austin Rivers .653 Bill Walton .660

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Austin Rivers 15.1 (2018) Bill Walton 18.9 (1978)

Rebounds Per Game Austin Rivers 2.6 (2020) Bill Walton 14.4 (1977)

Assists Per Game Austin Rivers 4.0 (2018) Bill Walton 5.0 (1978)

Steals Per Game Austin Rivers 1.2 (2018) Bill Walton 1.0 (1978)

Blocks Per Game Austin Rivers 0.3 (2019) Bill Walton 3.6 (1983)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Austin Rivers 7.1 Bill Walton 10.8

Rebounds Per Game Austin Rivers 1.9 Bill Walton 9.1

Assists Per Game Austin Rivers 1.4 Bill Walton 3.0

Steals Per Game Austin Rivers 0.6 Bill Walton 0.7

Blocks Per Game Austin Rivers 0.2 Bill Walton 1.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Austin Rivers 457 Bill Walton 528

Total Rebounds Austin Rivers 124 Bill Walton 444

Total Assists Austin Rivers 88 Bill Walton 145

Total Steals Austin Rivers 36 Bill Walton 32

Total Blocks Austin Rivers 11 Bill Walton 83

Total Games Austin Rivers 64 Bill Walton 49

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Austin Rivers .412 Bill Walton .525

3-Point Percentage Austin Rivers .357 Bill Walton .000 *

Free Throw Percentage Austin Rivers .727 Bill Walton .673

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Austin Rivers 10.3 (2016) Bill Walton 18.2 (1977)

Rebounds Per Game Austin Rivers 2.7 (2017) Bill Walton 15.2 (1977)

Assists Per Game Austin Rivers 2.7 (2016) Bill Walton 5.5 (1977)

Steals Per Game Austin Rivers 1.4 (2022) Bill Walton 1.5 (1978)

Blocks Per Game Austin Rivers 0.3 (2017) Bill Walton 3.4 (1977)

Notes: * Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80. Some years in this player's career don't have stats.