Phil Jackson vs. Bill Walton Comparison

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

Phil Jackson

vs.

Bill Walton

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Phil Jackson: 1967-68 to 1979-80
Bill Walton: 1974-75 to 1986-87

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Phil Jackson 2 Bill Walton 2

NBA Seasons Phil Jackson 12 Bill Walton 10

Playoffs Played Phil Jackson 8 Bill Walton 4

All-Star Games Phil Jackson 0 Bill Walton 2

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Phil Jackson 0 Bill Walton 1

Finals MVP Phil Jackson 0 * Bill Walton 1

All-NBA First Team Phil Jackson 0 Bill Walton 1

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

All-Defensive 1st Team Phil Jackson 0 * Bill Walton 2

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

Rebounds Leader Phil Jackson 0 Bill Walton 1

Blocks Leader Phil Jackson 0 * Bill Walton 1

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Phil Jackson 6.7 Bill Walton 13.3

Rebounds Per Game Phil Jackson 4.3 Bill Walton 10.5

Assists Per Game Phil Jackson 1.1 Bill Walton 3.4

Steals Per Game Phil Jackson 0.6 * Bill Walton 0.8

Blocks Per Game Phil Jackson 0.4 * Bill Walton 2.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Phil Jackson 5,428 Bill Walton 6,215

Total Rebounds Phil Jackson 3,454 Bill Walton 4,923

Total Assists Phil Jackson 898 Bill Walton 1,590

Total Steals Phil Jackson 281 * Bill Walton 380

Total Blocks Phil Jackson 199 * Bill Walton 1,034

Total Games Phil Jackson 807 Bill Walton 468

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Phil Jackson .453 Bill Walton .521

3-Point Percentage Phil Jackson .000 * Bill Walton .000 *

Free Throw Percentage Phil Jackson .736 Bill Walton .660

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Phil Jackson 11.1 (1974) Bill Walton 18.9 (1978)

Rebounds Per Game Phil Jackson 7.7 (1975) Bill Walton 14.4 (1977)

Assists Per Game Phil Jackson 1.7 (1975) Bill Walton 5.0 (1978)

Steals Per Game Phil Jackson 1.1 (1975) * Bill Walton 1.0 (1978)

Blocks Per Game Phil Jackson 0.8 (1974) * Bill Walton 3.6 (1983)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Phil Jackson 7.7 Bill Walton 10.8

Rebounds Per Game Phil Jackson 4.2 Bill Walton 9.1

Assists Per Game Phil Jackson 0.9 Bill Walton 3.0

Steals Per Game Phil Jackson 0.8 * Bill Walton 0.7

Blocks Per Game Phil Jackson 0.3 * Bill Walton 1.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Phil Jackson 515 Bill Walton 528

Total Rebounds Phil Jackson 284 Bill Walton 444

Total Assists Phil Jackson 63 Bill Walton 145

Total Steals Phil Jackson 18 * Bill Walton 32

Total Blocks Phil Jackson 8 * Bill Walton 83

Total Games Phil Jackson 67 Bill Walton 49

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Phil Jackson .458 Bill Walton .525

3-Point Percentage Phil Jackson - * Bill Walton .000 *

Free Throw Percentage Phil Jackson .782 Bill Walton .673

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Phil Jackson 11.3 (1974) Bill Walton 18.2 (1977)

Rebounds Per Game Phil Jackson 8.3 (1975) Bill Walton 15.2 (1977)

Assists Per Game Phil Jackson 1.4 (1973) Bill Walton 5.5 (1977)

Steals Per Game Phil Jackson 1.3 (1975) * Bill Walton 1.5 (1978)

Blocks Per Game Phil Jackson 1.0 (1975) * 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.