Larry Steele vs. Bill Walton Comparison

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

Larry Steele

vs.

Bill Walton

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Larry Steele: 1971-72 to 1979-80
Bill Walton: 1974-75 to 1986-87

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Larry Steele 1 Bill Walton 2

NBA Seasons Larry Steele 9 Bill Walton 10

Playoffs Played Larry Steele 3 Bill Walton 4

All-Star Games Larry Steele 0 Bill Walton 2

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Larry Steele 0 Bill Walton 1

Finals MVP Larry Steele 0 Bill Walton 1

All-NBA First Team Larry Steele 0 Bill Walton 1

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

All-Defensive 1st Team Larry Steele 0 Bill Walton 2

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

Rebounds Leader Larry Steele 0 Bill Walton 1

Steals Leader Larry Steele 1 * Bill Walton 0

Blocks Leader Larry Steele 0 * Bill Walton 1

* Notes: Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Steele 8.2 Bill Walton 13.3

Rebounds Per Game Larry Steele 2.9 Bill Walton 10.5

Assists Per Game Larry Steele 2.8 Bill Walton 3.4

Steals Per Game Larry Steele 1.8 * Bill Walton 0.8

Blocks Per Game Larry Steele 0.2 * Bill Walton 2.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Steele 5,009 Bill Walton 6,215

Total Rebounds Larry Steele 1,781 Bill Walton 4,923

Total Assists Larry Steele 1,719 Bill Walton 1,590

Total Steals Larry Steele 846 * Bill Walton 380

Total Blocks Larry Steele 96 * Bill Walton 1,034

Total Games Larry Steele 610 Bill Walton 468

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Steele .483 Bill Walton .521

3-Point Percentage Larry Steele .000 * Bill Walton .000 *

Free Throw Percentage Larry Steele .796 Bill Walton .660

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Steele 10.3 (1977) Bill Walton 18.9 (1978)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Steele 3.9 (1972) Bill Walton 14.4 (1977)

Assists Per Game Larry Steele 4.2 (1980) Bill Walton 5.0 (1978)

Steals Per Game Larry Steele 2.7 (1974) * Bill Walton 1.0 (1978)

Blocks Per Game Larry Steele 0.4 (1974) * Bill Walton 3.6 (1983)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Steele 6.9 Bill Walton 10.8

Rebounds Per Game Larry Steele 2.4 Bill Walton 9.1

Assists Per Game Larry Steele 1.4 Bill Walton 3.0

Steals Per Game Larry Steele 1.0 * Bill Walton 0.7

Blocks Per Game Larry Steele 0.1 * Bill Walton 1.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Steele 185 Bill Walton 528

Total Rebounds Larry Steele 64 Bill Walton 444

Total Assists Larry Steele 39 Bill Walton 145

Total Steals Larry Steele 26 * Bill Walton 32

Total Blocks Larry Steele 2 * Bill Walton 83

Total Games Larry Steele 27 Bill Walton 49

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Steele .424 Bill Walton .525

3-Point Percentage Larry Steele - * Bill Walton .000 *

Free Throw Percentage Larry Steele .823 Bill Walton .673

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Steele 13.3 (1979) Bill Walton 18.2 (1977)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Steele 4.3 (1978) Bill Walton 15.2 (1977)

Assists Per Game Larry Steele 2.3 (1979) Bill Walton 5.5 (1977)

Steals Per Game Larry Steele 3.3 (1979) * Bill Walton 1.5 (1978)

Blocks Per Game Larry Steele 0.3 (1978) * Bill Walton 3.4 (1977)

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80. Some years in this player's career don't have stats.