David Rivers vs. Bill Walton Comparison

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

David Rivers

vs.

Bill Walton

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
David Rivers: 1988-89 to 1991-92
Bill Walton: 1974-75 to 1986-87

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships David Rivers 0 Bill Walton 2

NBA Seasons David Rivers 3 Bill Walton 10

Playoffs Played David Rivers 1 Bill Walton 4

All-Star Games David Rivers 0 Bill Walton 2

Honors and Awards

Season MVP David Rivers 0 Bill Walton 1

Finals MVP David Rivers 0 Bill Walton 1

All-NBA First Team David Rivers 0 Bill Walton 1

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

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

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

Rebounds Leader David Rivers 0 Bill Walton 1

Blocks Leader David Rivers 0 Bill Walton 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game David Rivers 3.4 Bill Walton 13.3

Rebounds Per Game David Rivers 1.3 Bill Walton 10.5

Assists Per Game David Rivers 2.5 Bill Walton 3.4

Steals Per Game David Rivers 0.5 Bill Walton 0.8

Blocks Per Game David Rivers 0.1 Bill Walton 2.2

Totals Stats

Total Points David Rivers 383 Bill Walton 6,215

Total Rebounds David Rivers 147 Bill Walton 4,923

Total Assists David Rivers 282 Bill Walton 1,590

Total Steals David Rivers 61 Bill Walton 380

Total Blocks David Rivers 10 Bill Walton 1,034

Total Games David Rivers 114 Bill Walton 468

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage David Rivers .398 Bill Walton .521

3-Point Percentage David Rivers .083 Bill Walton .000 *

Free Throw Percentage David Rivers .794 Bill Walton .660

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game David Rivers 4.2 (1990) Bill Walton 18.9 (1978)

Rebounds Per Game David Rivers 1.6 (1990) Bill Walton 14.4 (1977)

Assists Per Game David Rivers 3.0 (1990) Bill Walton 5.0 (1978)

Steals Per Game David Rivers 0.6 (1990) Bill Walton 1.0 (1978)

Blocks Per Game David Rivers 0.2 (1989) Bill Walton 3.6 (1983)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game David Rivers 2.5 Bill Walton 10.8

Rebounds Per Game David Rivers 0.7 Bill Walton 9.1

Assists Per Game David Rivers 1.0 Bill Walton 3.0

Steals Per Game David Rivers 0.0 Bill Walton 0.7

Blocks Per Game David Rivers 0.0 Bill Walton 1.7

Totals Stats

Total Points David Rivers 15 Bill Walton 528

Total Rebounds David Rivers 4 Bill Walton 444

Total Assists David Rivers 6 Bill Walton 145

Total Steals David Rivers 0 Bill Walton 32

Total Blocks David Rivers 0 Bill Walton 83

Total Games David Rivers 6 Bill Walton 49

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage David Rivers .333 Bill Walton .525

3-Point Percentage David Rivers .000 Bill Walton .000 *

Free Throw Percentage David Rivers .875 Bill Walton .673

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game David Rivers 2.5 (1989) Bill Walton 18.2 (1977)

Rebounds Per Game David Rivers 0.7 (1989) Bill Walton 15.2 (1977)

Assists Per Game David Rivers 1.0 (1989) Bill Walton 5.5 (1977)

Steals Per Game David Rivers 0.0 (1989) Bill Walton 1.5 (1978)

Blocks Per Game David Rivers 0.0 (1989) 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.