George Karl vs. Bill Walton Comparison

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

George Karl

vs.

Bill Walton

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
George Karl: 1976-77 to 1977-78
Bill Walton: 1974-75 to 1986-87

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships George Karl 0 Bill Walton 2

NBA Seasons George Karl 2 Bill Walton 10

Playoffs Played George Karl 1 Bill Walton 4

All-Star Games George Karl 0 Bill Walton 2

Honors and Awards

Season MVP George Karl 0 Bill Walton 1

Finals MVP George Karl 0 Bill Walton 1

All-NBA First Team George Karl 0 Bill Walton 1

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

All-Defensive 1st Team George Karl 0 Bill Walton 2

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

Rebounds Leader George Karl 0 Bill Walton 1

Blocks Leader George Karl 0 Bill Walton 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game George Karl 2.6 Bill Walton 13.3

Rebounds Per Game George Karl 0.7 Bill Walton 10.5

Assists Per Game George Karl 1.5 Bill Walton 3.4

Steals Per Game George Karl 0.3 Bill Walton 0.8

Blocks Per Game George Karl 0.0 Bill Walton 2.2

Totals Stats

Total Points George Karl 85 Bill Walton 6,215

Total Rebounds George Karl 22 Bill Walton 4,923

Total Assists George Karl 51 Bill Walton 1,590

Total Steals George Karl 11 Bill Walton 380

Total Blocks George Karl 0 Bill Walton 1,034

Total Games George Karl 33 Bill Walton 468

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage George Karl .342 Bill Walton .521

3-Point Percentage George Karl - n/a ** Bill Walton .000 *

Free Throw Percentage George Karl .705 Bill Walton .660

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game George Karl 2.7 (1977) Bill Walton 18.9 (1978)

Rebounds Per Game George Karl 1.3 (1978) Bill Walton 14.4 (1977)

Assists Per Game George Karl 1.6 (1977) Bill Walton 5.0 (1978)

Steals Per Game George Karl 0.3 (1977) Bill Walton 1.0 (1978)

Blocks Per Game George Karl 0.0 (1978) Bill Walton 3.6 (1983)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game George Karl 0.0 Bill Walton 10.8

Rebounds Per Game George Karl 0.0 Bill Walton 9.1

Assists Per Game George Karl 0.0 Bill Walton 3.0

Steals Per Game George Karl 0.0 Bill Walton 0.7

Blocks Per Game George Karl 0.0 Bill Walton 1.7

Totals Stats

Total Points George Karl 0 Bill Walton 528

Total Rebounds George Karl 0 Bill Walton 444

Total Assists George Karl 0 Bill Walton 145

Total Steals George Karl 0 Bill Walton 32

Total Blocks George Karl 0 Bill Walton 83

Total Games George Karl 1 Bill Walton 49

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage George Karl - Bill Walton .525

3-Point Percentage George Karl - n/a ** Bill Walton .000 *

Free Throw Percentage George Karl - Bill Walton .673

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game George Karl 0.0 (1977) Bill Walton 18.2 (1977)

Rebounds Per Game George Karl 0.0 (1977) Bill Walton 15.2 (1977)

Assists Per Game George Karl 0.0 (1977) Bill Walton 5.5 (1977)

Steals Per Game George Karl 0.0 (1977) Bill Walton 1.5 (1978)

Blocks Per Game George Karl 0.0 (1977) 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. ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.