Walt Frazier vs. Ben McDonald Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Ben McDonald and Walt Frazier 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

Walt Frazier

vs.

Ben McDonald

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Walt Frazier: 1967-68 to 1979-80
Ben McDonald: 1985-86 to 1988-89

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Walt Frazier 2 Ben McDonald 0

NBA Seasons Walt Frazier 13 Ben McDonald 4

Playoffs Played Walt Frazier 8 Ben McDonald 2

All-Star Games Walt Frazier 7 Ben McDonald 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Walt Frazier 4 Ben McDonald 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Walt Frazier 6 Ben McDonald 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Walt Frazier 7 * Ben McDonald 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Walt Frazier 7 Ben McDonald 0

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Walt Frazier 18.9 Ben McDonald 6.0

Rebounds Per Game Walt Frazier 5.9 Ben McDonald 3.2

Assists Per Game Walt Frazier 6.1 Ben McDonald 1.3

Steals Per Game Walt Frazier 1.9 * Ben McDonald 0.4

Blocks Per Game Walt Frazier 0.2 * Ben McDonald 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Walt Frazier 15,581 Ben McDonald 1,061

Total Rebounds Walt Frazier 4,830 Ben McDonald 568

Total Assists Walt Frazier 5,040 Ben McDonald 236

Total Steals Walt Frazier 681 * Ben McDonald 77

Total Blocks Walt Frazier 63 * Ben McDonald 17

Total Games Walt Frazier 825 Ben McDonald 176

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Walt Frazier .490 Ben McDonald .468

3-Point Percentage Walt Frazier .000 * Ben McDonald .227

Free Throw Percentage Walt Frazier .786 Ben McDonald .727

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Walt Frazier 23.2 (1972) Ben McDonald 7.6 (1988)

Rebounds Per Game Walt Frazier 7.3 (1973) Ben McDonald 4.1 (1988)

Assists Per Game Walt Frazier 8.2 (1970) Ben McDonald 1.7 (1988)

Steals Per Game Walt Frazier 2.4 (1975) * Ben McDonald 0.5 (1988)

Blocks Per Game Walt Frazier 0.3 (1980) * Ben McDonald 0.1 (1987)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Walt Frazier 20.7 Ben McDonald 0.8

Rebounds Per Game Walt Frazier 7.2 Ben McDonald 1.4

Assists Per Game Walt Frazier 6.4 Ben McDonald 1.0

Steals Per Game Walt Frazier 2.1 * Ben McDonald 0.5

Blocks Per Game Walt Frazier 0.3 * Ben McDonald 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Walt Frazier 1,927 Ben McDonald 8

Total Rebounds Walt Frazier 666 Ben McDonald 14

Total Assists Walt Frazier 599 Ben McDonald 10

Total Steals Walt Frazier 32 * Ben McDonald 5

Total Blocks Walt Frazier 4 * Ben McDonald 1

Total Games Walt Frazier 93 Ben McDonald 10

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Walt Frazier .511 Ben McDonald .143

3-Point Percentage Walt Frazier - * Ben McDonald .000

Free Throw Percentage Walt Frazier .751 Ben McDonald .500

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Walt Frazier 24.3 (1972) Ben McDonald 1.2 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game Walt Frazier 7.9 (1974) Ben McDonald 1.6 (1989)

Assists Per Game Walt Frazier 9.1 (1969) Ben McDonald 1.8 (1987)

Steals Per Game Walt Frazier 3.7 (1975) * Ben McDonald 0.6 (1989)

Blocks Per Game Walt Frazier 0.3 (1974) * Ben McDonald 0.2 (1989)

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.