Bill Garnett vs. Bill Walton Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bill Walton and Bill Garnett 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

Bill Garnett

vs.

Bill Walton

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bill Garnett: 1982-83 to 1985-86
Bill Walton: 1974-75 to 1986-87

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bill Garnett 0 Bill Walton 2

NBA Seasons Bill Garnett 4 Bill Walton 10

Playoffs Played Bill Garnett 1 Bill Walton 4

All-Star Games Bill Garnett 0 Bill Walton 2

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Bill Garnett 0 Bill Walton 1

Finals MVP Bill Garnett 0 Bill Walton 1

All-NBA First Team Bill Garnett 0 Bill Walton 1

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

All-Defensive 1st Team Bill Garnett 0 Bill Walton 2

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

Rebounds Leader Bill Garnett 0 Bill Walton 1

Blocks Leader Bill Garnett 0 Bill Walton 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bill Garnett 5.5 Bill Walton 13.3

Rebounds Per Game Bill Garnett 4.3 Bill Walton 10.5

Assists Per Game Bill Garnett 1.3 Bill Walton 3.4

Steals Per Game Bill Garnett 0.5 Bill Walton 0.8

Blocks Per Game Bill Garnett 0.6 Bill Walton 2.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Bill Garnett 1,638 Bill Walton 6,215

Total Rebounds Bill Garnett 1,298 Bill Walton 4,923

Total Assists Bill Garnett 393 Bill Walton 1,590

Total Steals Bill Garnett 159 Bill Walton 380

Total Blocks Bill Garnett 173 Bill Walton 1,034

Total Games Bill Garnett 300 Bill Walton 468

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bill Garnett .490 Bill Walton .521

3-Point Percentage Bill Garnett .000 Bill Walton .000 *

Free Throw Percentage Bill Garnett .720 Bill Walton .660

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bill Garnett 6.4 (1985) Bill Walton 18.9 (1978)

Rebounds Per Game Bill Garnett 5.4 (1983) Bill Walton 14.4 (1977)

Assists Per Game Bill Garnett 1.6 (1984) Bill Walton 5.0 (1978)

Steals Per Game Bill Garnett 0.6 (1983) Bill Walton 1.0 (1978)

Blocks Per Game Bill Garnett 0.9 (1983) Bill Walton 3.6 (1983)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bill Garnett 4.8 Bill Walton 10.8

Rebounds Per Game Bill Garnett 2.8 Bill Walton 9.1

Assists Per Game Bill Garnett 0.5 Bill Walton 3.0

Steals Per Game Bill Garnett 0.0 Bill Walton 0.7

Blocks Per Game Bill Garnett 0.3 Bill Walton 1.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Bill Garnett 38 Bill Walton 528

Total Rebounds Bill Garnett 22 Bill Walton 444

Total Assists Bill Garnett 4 Bill Walton 145

Total Steals Bill Garnett 0 Bill Walton 32

Total Blocks Bill Garnett 2 Bill Walton 83

Total Games Bill Garnett 8 Bill Walton 49

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bill Garnett .500 Bill Walton .525

3-Point Percentage Bill Garnett 1.000 Bill Walton .000 *

Free Throw Percentage Bill Garnett .875 Bill Walton .673

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bill Garnett 4.8 (1984) Bill Walton 18.2 (1977)

Rebounds Per Game Bill Garnett 2.8 (1984) Bill Walton 15.2 (1977)

Assists Per Game Bill Garnett 0.5 (1984) Bill Walton 5.5 (1977)

Steals Per Game Bill Garnett 0.0 (1984) Bill Walton 1.5 (1978)

Blocks Per Game Bill Garnett 0.3 (1984) 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.