Bill Walton vs. Gus Williams Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Gus Williams and Bill Walton, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.
Who had the better rookie season? Who had best stats in their 10th season? Who won a championship first? These questions and many others, are answered here.
Bill Walton played 10 years in the NBA, 1 less than Gus Williams, who played 11. Bill Walton had the first of his seasons in 1974-75, while Gus Williams had his rookie season in 1975-76. With that starting point, here you can take a look at each of their seasons side by side and compare how their careers evolved in achivements, awards and championships won, the stats they recorded both in the Regular Season and the Playoffs and how their teams performed in the postseason.
Their Careers |
Player |
Total Seasons |
Playoffs Played |
NBA Years |
Bill Walton |
10 |
4 |
1974-75 to 1986-87 |
Gus Williams |
11 |
10 |
1975-76 to 1986-87 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Bill Walton |
35 |
32.9 |
12.8 |
2.6 |
10.0 |
12.6 |
4.8 |
0.8 |
2.7 |
- |
3.3 |
5.1 |
9.9 |
.513 |
- |
- |
- |
2.7 |
3.9 |
.686 |
Gus Williams |
77 |
22.4 |
11.7 |
0.8 |
1.3 |
2.1 |
3.1 |
1.8 |
0.3 |
- |
1.9 |
4.7 |
11.1 |
.428 |
- |
- |
- |
2.2 |
3.0 |
.742 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Bill Walton |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Gus Williams |
11 |
16.2 |
6.7 |
0.5 |
0.8 |
1.3 |
2.4 |
1.0 |
0.0 |
- |
2.0 |
2.7 |
7.7 |
.353 |
- |
- |
- |
1.3 |
1.9 |
.667 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Bill Walton |
51 |
33.1 |
16.1 |
2.6 |
10.8 |
13.4 |
4.3 |
1.0 |
1.6 |
- |
2.8 |
6.8 |
14.4 |
.471 |
- |
- |
- |
2.6 |
4.5 |
.583 |
Gus Williams |
82 |
23.5 |
9.3 |
0.9 |
2.0 |
2.8 |
3.6 |
1.5 |
0.2 |
- |
2.7 |
4.0 |
8.5 |
.464 |
- |
- |
- |
1.4 |
1.8 |
.747 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Bill Walton |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Gus Williams |
10 |
18.4 |
8.8 |
0.9 |
0.6 |
1.5 |
2.5 |
0.8 |
0.1 |
- |
3.0 |
3.5 |
7.0 |
.500 |
- |
- |
- |
1.8 |
2.1 |
.857 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Bill Walton |
65 |
34.8 |
18.6 |
3.2 |
11.1 |
14.4 |
3.8 |
1.0 |
3.2 |
- |
2.7 |
7.6 |
14.3 |
.528 |
- |
- |
- |
3.5 |
5.0 |
.697 |
Gus Williams |
79 |
32.6 |
18.1 |
1.1 |
2.2 |
3.2 |
3.7 |
2.3 |
0.5 |
2.4 |
2.5 |
7.6 |
16.9 |
.451 |
- |
- |
- |
2.9 |
3.5 |
.817 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Bill Walton |
19 |
39.7 |
18.2 |
2.9 |
12.2 |
15.2 |
5.5 |
1.1 |
3.4 |
- |
4.2 |
8.1 |
15.9 |
.507 |
- |
- |
- |
2.1 |
3.0 |
.684 |
Gus Williams |
22 |
31.9 |
18.3 |
1.4 |
2.5 |
3.9 |
4.0 |
2.0 |
0.5 |
2.5 |
3.2 |
7.4 |
15.5 |
.477 |
- |
- |
- |
3.5 |
4.8 |
.726 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Bill Walton |
58 |
33.3 |
18.9 |
2.0 |
11.2 |
13.2 |
5.0 |
1.0 |
2.5 |
3.6 |
2.5 |
7.9 |
15.2 |
.522 |
- |
- |
- |
3.1 |
4.2 |
.720 |
Gus Williams |
76 |
29.8 |
19.2 |
1.5 |
1.8 |
3.2 |
4.0 |
2.1 |
0.4 |
2.5 |
2.1 |
8.0 |
16.1 |
.495 |
- |
- |
- |
3.2 |
4.2 |
.775 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Bill Walton |
2 |
24.5 |
13.5 |
2.5 |
8.5 |
11.0 |
2.0 |
1.5 |
1.5 |
3.0 |
0.5 |
5.5 |
9.0 |
.611 |
- |
- |
- |
2.5 |
3.5 |
.714 |
Gus Williams |
17 |
36.4 |
26.6 |
2.1 |
2.0 |
4.1 |
3.7 |
2.0 |
0.6 |
2.5 |
2.5 |
10.7 |
22.5 |
.476 |
- |
- |
- |
5.3 |
7.5 |
.709 |
Note: Bill Walton didn't play in 1978-79.
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Bill Walton |
14 |
24.1 |
13.9 |
2.0 |
7.0 |
9.0 |
2.4 |
0.6 |
2.7 |
2.6 |
2.6 |
5.8 |
11.5 |
.503 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
2.3 |
3.9 |
.593 |
Gus Williams |
82 |
36.2 |
22.1 |
1.5 |
1.8 |
3.4 |
4.8 |
2.4 |
0.5 |
2.2 |
2.0 |
9.0 |
18.7 |
.482 |
0.1 |
0.4 |
.194 |
4.0 |
5.1 |
.788 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Bill Walton |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Gus Williams |
15 |
37.6 |
23.7 |
2.0 |
2.0 |
4.0 |
5.6 |
2.3 |
0.5 |
3.1 |
2.5 |
9.7 |
18.9 |
.514 |
0.1 |
0.3 |
.200 |
4.1 |
5.7 |
.721 |
Note: Bill Walton didn't play in 1980-81 and 1981-82.
Note: Gus Williams didn't play in 1980-81.
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Bill Walton |
33 |
33.3 |
14.1 |
2.3 |
7.5 |
9.8 |
3.6 |
1.0 |
3.6 |
3.2 |
3.4 |
6.1 |
11.5 |
.528 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
2.0 |
3.5 |
.556 |
Gus Williams |
80 |
36.0 |
23.4 |
1.2 |
1.9 |
3.1 |
6.9 |
2.2 |
0.5 |
2.5 |
2.0 |
9.7 |
19.9 |
.486 |
0.1 |
0.5 |
.225 |
4.0 |
5.5 |
.734 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Bill Walton |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Gus Williams |
8 |
39.4 |
26.3 |
1.5 |
1.8 |
3.3 |
8.1 |
1.6 |
0.6 |
2.3 |
1.6 |
10.3 |
23.3 |
.441 |
0.3 |
0.8 |
.333 |
5.5 |
7.0 |
.786 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Bill Walton |
55 |
26.8 |
12.1 |
2.4 |
6.3 |
8.7 |
3.3 |
0.8 |
1.6 |
3.2 |
2.8 |
5.2 |
9.4 |
.556 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
.000 |
1.7 |
2.8 |
.597 |
Gus Williams |
80 |
34.5 |
20.0 |
0.9 |
1.7 |
2.6 |
8.0 |
2.3 |
0.3 |
2.9 |
1.5 |
8.3 |
17.3 |
.477 |
0.0 |
0.5 |
.047 |
3.5 |
4.6 |
.751 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Bill Walton |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Gus Williams |
2 |
40.5 |
32.5 |
2.0 |
1.5 |
3.5 |
4.0 |
2.5 |
0.0 |
3.0 |
2.5 |
13.0 |
23.5 |
.553 |
0.0 |
1.0 |
.000 |
6.5 |
7.5 |
.867 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Bill Walton |
67 |
24.6 |
10.1 |
2.5 |
6.4 |
9.0 |
2.3 |
0.7 |
2.1 |
2.6 |
2.7 |
4.0 |
7.7 |
.521 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
.000 |
2.1 |
3.0 |
.680 |
Gus Williams |
80 |
35.2 |
18.7 |
0.8 |
1.7 |
2.6 |
8.4 |
2.4 |
0.3 |
2.9 |
1.9 |
7.5 |
16.3 |
.458 |
0.1 |
0.3 |
.160 |
3.7 |
5.0 |
.750 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Bill Walton |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Gus Williams |
5 |
43.0 |
23.4 |
0.4 |
2.0 |
2.4 |
11.4 |
1.6 |
0.6 |
2.8 |
1.4 |
10.0 |
19.6 |
.510 |
0.4 |
1.2 |
.333 |
3.0 |
4.2 |
.714 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Bill Walton |
80 |
19.3 |
7.6 |
1.7 |
5.1 |
6.8 |
2.1 |
0.5 |
1.3 |
1.9 |
2.6 |
2.9 |
5.1 |
.562 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
1.8 |
2.5 |
.713 |
Gus Williams |
79 |
37.5 |
20.0 |
0.9 |
1.6 |
2.5 |
7.7 |
2.3 |
0.4 |
2.7 |
2.0 |
8.1 |
18.8 |
.430 |
0.6 |
2.2 |
.290 |
3.2 |
4.4 |
.725 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Bill Walton |
16 |
18.2 |
7.9 |
1.6 |
4.9 |
6.4 |
1.7 |
0.4 |
0.8 |
1.4 |
2.8 |
3.4 |
5.8 |
.581 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.000 |
1.2 |
1.4 |
.826 |
Gus Williams |
4 |
39.8 |
18.0 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
2.0 |
5.0 |
1.3 |
0.3 |
3.3 |
1.3 |
7.5 |
17.8 |
.423 |
0.8 |
2.5 |
.300 |
2.3 |
3.0 |
.750 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Bill Walton |
10 |
11.2 |
2.8 |
1.1 |
2.0 |
3.1 |
0.9 |
0.1 |
1.0 |
1.5 |
2.3 |
1.0 |
2.6 |
.385 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
0.8 |
1.5 |
.533 |
Gus Williams |
77 |
29.7 |
13.5 |
0.7 |
1.5 |
2.2 |
5.9 |
1.2 |
0.2 |
2.1 |
1.5 |
5.6 |
13.2 |
.428 |
0.4 |
1.5 |
.259 |
1.8 |
2.4 |
.734 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Bill Walton |
12 |
8.5 |
2.4 |
0.8 |
1.8 |
2.6 |
0.8 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
0.7 |
1.9 |
1.0 |
2.1 |
.480 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
0.4 |
1.2 |
.357 |
Gus Williams |
5 |
39.8 |
18.2 |
0.8 |
1.2 |
2.0 |
6.6 |
2.2 |
0.0 |
1.4 |
2.2 |
7.6 |
15.8 |
.481 |
0.2 |
2.0 |
.100 |
2.8 |
3.6 |
.778 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Bill Walton |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Gus Williams |
33 |
14.6 |
4.2 |
0.2 |
1.0 |
1.2 |
4.2 |
0.5 |
0.2 |
1.6 |
1.6 |
1.6 |
4.4 |
.363 |
0.2 |
0.5 |
.278 |
0.8 |
1.2 |
.675 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Bill Walton |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Gus Williams |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |