Jermaine O'Neal vs. Chet Walker Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Chet Walker and Jermaine O'Neal, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season

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.

Jermaine O'Neal played 18 years in the NBA, 5 more than Chet Walker, who played 13. Jermaine O'Neal had the first of his seasons in 1996-97, while Chet Walker had his rookie season in 1962-63. 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
Jermaine O'Neal 18 14 1996-97 to 2013-14
Chet Walker 13 13 1962-63 to 1974-75

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Jermaine O'Neal Chet Walker
Season 1996-971962-63
Team Portland Trail BlazersSyracuse Nationals
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs Trail Blazers Lost West Conf 1st RdNationals Lost East Div Semis
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jermaine O'Neal 45 10.2 4.1 0.9 1.9 2.8 0.2 0.0 0.6 0.6 1.0 1.5 3.4 .451 0.0 0.0 .000 1.0 1.7 .603
Chet Walker 78 25.5 12.3 - - 7.2 1.1 - - - 2.8 4.5 9.6 .469 - - - 3.2 4.6 .699
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jermaine O'Neal 2 2.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 .000 0.0 0.5 .000 0.0 1.0 .000
Chet Walker 5 26.0 15.2 - - 9.4 1.8 - - - 1.6 5.4 10.6 .509 - - - 4.4 6.0 .733

Season 2

Jermaine O'Neal Chet Walker
Season 1997-981963-64
Team Portland Trail BlazersPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Trail Blazers Lost West Conf 1st Rd76ers Lost East Div Semis
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jermaine O'Neal 60 13.5 4.5 1.3 2.0 3.4 0.3 0.3 1.0 0.9 1.7 1.9 3.9 .485 0.0 0.0 .000 0.8 1.5 .506
Chet Walker 76 36.5 17.3 - - 10.3 1.6 - - - 3.1 6.5 14.7 .440 - - - 4.3 6.1 .711
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jermaine O'Neal 1 3.0 0.0 1.0 0.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 2.0 0.0 1.0 0.0 3.0 .000 0.0 1.0 .000 0.0 0.0 -
Chet Walker 5 38.0 18.8 - - 10.4 2.6 - - - 3.0 6.0 15.4 .390 - - - 6.8 9.2 .739

Season 3

Jermaine O'Neal Chet Walker
Season 1998-991964-65
Team Portland Trail BlazersPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Trail Blazers Lost West Conf Finals76ers Lost East Div Finals
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jermaine O'Neal 36 8.6 2.5 1.2 1.5 2.7 0.4 0.1 0.4 0.4 1.1 1.0 2.3 .434 0.0 0.0 .000 0.5 1.0 .514
Chet Walker 79 27.7 13.2 - - 6.7 1.7 - - - 2.5 4.8 11.8 .403 - - - 3.6 4.9 .742
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jermaine O'Neal 9 6.0 1.6 0.9 1.0 1.9 0.1 0.0 0.3 0.2 1.2 0.4 1.1 .400 0.0 0.0 - 0.7 1.3 .500
Chet Walker 11 42.6 20.3 - - 7.2 1.6 - - - 3.5 7.5 15.7 .480 - - - 5.2 6.8 .760

Season 4

Jermaine O'Neal Chet Walker
Season 1999-001965-66
Team Portland Trail BlazersPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Trail Blazers Lost West Conf Finals76ers Lost East Div Finals
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jermaine O'Neal 70 12.3 3.9 1.4 1.9 3.3 0.3 0.2 0.8 0.7 1.8 1.5 3.2 .486 0.0 0.0 .000 0.8 1.4 .582
Chet Walker 80 32.5 15.3 - - 8.0 2.5 - - - 3.0 5.5 12.3 .451 - - - 4.2 5.9 .716
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jermaine O'Neal 8 4.9 1.5 0.3 0.6 0.9 0.1 0.0 0.4 0.0 1.1 0.4 1.4 .273 0.0 0.0 - 0.8 1.1 .667
Chet Walker 5 36.2 14.6 - - 7.4 3.0 - - - 3.6 4.8 12.8 .375 - - - 5.0 6.2 .806

Season 5

Jermaine O'Neal Chet Walker
Season 2000-011966-67
Team Indiana PacersPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Pacers Lost East Conf 1st RdNBA Champion NBA Champion
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jermaine O'Neal 81 32.6 12.9 3.1 6.7 9.8 1.2 0.6 2.8 2.0 3.5 5.0 10.7 .465 0.0 0.1 .000 2.9 4.8 .601
Chet Walker 81 33.2 19.3 - - 8.1 2.3 - - - 2.9 6.9 14.2 .488 - - - 5.5 7.2 .766
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jermaine O'Neal 4 39.3 9.8 3.0 9.5 12.5 1.8 0.0 2.5 1.8 3.3 4.3 9.8 .436 0.0 0.3 .000 1.3 2.5 .500
Chet Walker 15 36.7 21.7 - - 7.6 2.1 - - - 2.9 7.7 16.4 .467 - - - 6.4 7.9 .807

Season 6

Jermaine O'Neal Chet Walker
Season 2001-021967-68
Team Indiana PacersPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Third Team-
Achievement Most Improved Player-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Pacers Lost East Conf 1st Rd76ers Lost East Div Finals
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jermaine O'Neal 72 37.6 19.0 2.6 7.9 10.5 1.6 0.6 2.3 2.4 3.7 7.5 15.7 .479 0.0 0.2 .071 3.9 5.7 .688
Chet Walker 82 32.0 17.9 - - 7.4 1.9 - - - 3.1 6.6 14.3 .460 - - - 4.7 6.5 .726
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jermaine O'Neal 5 38.0 17.2 1.2 6.4 7.6 1.0 0.8 1.6 2.8 4.8 6.8 15.2 .447 0.0 0.2 .000 3.6 4.8 .750
Chet Walker 13 37.3 19.1 - - 7.4 1.8 - - - 3.4 6.6 16.2 .410 - - - 5.8 8.6 .679

Season 7

Jermaine O'Neal Chet Walker
Season 2002-031968-69
Team Indiana PacersPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Third Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Pacers Lost East Conf 1st Rd76ers Lost East Div Semis
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jermaine O'Neal 77 37.2 20.8 2.6 7.7 10.3 2.0 0.9 2.3 2.3 3.6 7.9 16.4 .484 0.1 0.3 .333 4.8 6.6 .731
Chet Walker 82 33.6 18.0 - - 7.8 1.8 - - - 3.0 6.8 14.0 .484 - - - 4.5 5.6 .804
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jermaine O'Neal 6 45.5 22.8 4.0 13.5 17.5 0.7 0.5 3.0 3.0 3.7 7.2 15.3 .467 0.0 0.5 .000 8.5 10.8 .785
Chet Walker 4 27.3 13.5 - - 5.8 2.0 - - - 1.3 5.8 10.8 .535 - - - 2.0 3.0 .667

Season 8

Jermaine O'Neal Chet Walker
Season 2003-041969-70
Team Indiana PacersChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Star GameAchievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Pacers Lost East Conf FinalsBulls Lost West Div Semis
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jermaine O'Neal 78 35.7 20.1 2.5 7.5 10.0 2.1 0.8 2.6 2.3 3.2 7.8 17.9 .434 0.0 0.2 .111 4.5 5.9 .757
Chet Walker 78 34.9 21.5 - - 7.7 2.5 - - - 2.6 7.6 16.0 .477 - - - 6.2 7.3 .850
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jermaine O'Neal 16 37.6 19.2 1.8 7.3 9.1 1.2 0.5 2.3 1.8 3.3 7.2 17.0 .423 0.0 0.3 .000 4.8 6.9 .700
Chet Walker 5 35.6 19.4 - - 8.4 2.2 - - - 2.8 7.0 16.6 .422 - - - 5.4 6.6 .818

Season 9

Jermaine O'Neal Chet Walker
Season 2004-051970-71
Team Indiana PacersChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star GameAchievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Pacers Lost East Conf SemisBulls Lost West Conf Semis
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jermaine O'Neal 44 34.8 24.3 1.9 6.9 8.8 1.9 0.6 2.0 3.0 3.9 8.8 19.4 .452 0.0 0.1 .167 6.7 8.9 .754
Chet Walker 81 36.1 22.0 - - 7.3 2.2 - - - 2.3 8.0 17.3 .465 - - - 5.9 6.9 .859
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jermaine O'Neal 13 36.8 16.0 1.6 6.4 8.0 2.2 0.5 2.6 2.8 3.7 5.9 16.2 .365 0.0 0.2 .000 4.2 5.5 .750
Chet Walker 7 33.4 15.0 - - 7.1 3.1 - - - 2.9 6.3 14.3 .440 - - - 2.4 3.4 .708

Season 10

Jermaine O'Neal Chet Walker
Season 2005-061971-72
Team Indiana PacersChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Pacers Lost East Conf 1st RdBulls Lost West Conf Semis
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jermaine O'Neal 51 35.3 20.1 2.0 7.3 9.3 2.6 0.5 2.3 3.0 3.5 7.5 15.8 .472 0.1 0.2 .300 5.1 7.2 .709
Chet Walker 78 33.2 22.0 - - 6.1 2.3 - - - 2.2 7.9 15.7 .505 - - - 6.2 7.3 .847
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jermaine O'Neal 6 36.0 21.0 1.5 6.0 7.5 1.7 0.5 2.3 4.3 4.7 7.3 14.0 .524 0.0 0.3 .000 6.3 8.8 .717
Chet Walker 4 24.3 11.3 - - 3.5 1.0 - - - 1.8 4.0 9.5 .421 - - - 3.3 4.0 .813

Season 11

Jermaine O'Neal Chet Walker
Season 2006-071972-73
Team Indiana PacersChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star GameAchievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayBulls Lost West Conf Semis
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jermaine O'Neal 69 35.6 19.4 2.2 7.4 9.6 2.4 0.7 2.6 2.9 3.4 7.2 16.5 .436 0.0 0.1 .000 5.0 6.5 .767
Chet Walker 79 31.1 19.9 - - 5.0 2.3 - - - 2.1 7.6 15.8 .478 - - - 4.8 5.7 .832
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jermaine O'Neal ------- --- ----------
Chet Walker 7 32.7 16.7 - - 8.9 2.0 - - - 2.1 6.0 17.3 .347 - - - 4.7 5.3 .892

Season 12

Jermaine O'Neal Chet Walker
Season 2007-081973-74
Team Indiana PacersChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayBulls Lost West Conf Finals
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jermaine O'Neal 42 28.7 13.6 2.0 4.8 6.7 2.2 0.5 2.1 2.5 3.1 5.4 12.2 .439 0.0 0.1 .000 2.9 3.9 .742
Chet Walker 82 32.5 19.3 1.6 3.4 5.0 2.4 0.8 0.0 - 2.5 7.0 14.4 .486 - - - 5.4 6.1 .875
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jermaine O'Neal ------- --- ----------
Chet Walker 11 36.6 20.9 2.4 3.2 5.5 1.6 0.9 0.1 - 2.4 7.4 14.5 .509 - - - 6.2 7.2 .861

Season 13

Jermaine O'Neal Chet Walker
Season 2008-091974-75
Team Toronto Raptors, Miami HeatChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Heat Lost East Conf 1st RdBulls Lost West Conf Finals
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jermaine O'Neal 68 29.8 13.3 1.9 4.5 6.4 1.8 0.4 2.0 2.1 3.1 5.4 11.3 .474 0.0 0.0 .000 2.6 3.3 .788
Chet Walker 76 32.3 19.2 1.5 4.2 5.7 2.2 0.6 0.1 - 2.4 6.9 14.2 .487 - - - 5.4 6.3 .860
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jermaine O'Neal 6 27.0 13.3 1.2 3.3 4.5 1.5 0.5 1.5 1.7 3.0 4.7 8.5 .549 0.0 0.0 - 4.0 5.3 .750
Chet Walker 13 33.2 17.5 0.8 3.8 4.6 1.8 1.0 0.1 - 2.5 6.2 12.6 .494 - - - 5.1 5.8 .880

Season 14

Jermaine O'Neal Chet Walker
Season 2009-10-
Team Miami Heat-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Heat Lost East Conf 1st Rd-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jermaine O'Neal 70 28.4 13.6 1.8 5.2 6.9 1.3 0.4 1.4 1.8 3.0 5.6 10.6 .529 0.0 0.0 .000 2.3 3.2 .720
Chet Walker ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jermaine O'Neal 5 23.4 4.2 2.0 3.6 5.6 1.0 0.8 2.0 1.4 2.6 1.8 8.8 .205 0.0 0.0 - 0.6 1.4 .429
Chet Walker ------- --- ----------

Season 15

Jermaine O'Neal Chet Walker
Season 2010-11-
Team Boston Celtics-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Celtics Lost East Conf Semis-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jermaine O'Neal 24 18.0 5.4 1.0 2.6 3.7 0.5 0.1 1.3 1.1 2.7 2.1 4.5 .459 0.0 0.0 .000 1.2 1.8 .674
Chet Walker ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jermaine O'Neal 9 21.9 5.8 1.7 2.6 4.2 0.9 0.2 1.8 0.9 3.8 2.3 4.8 .488 0.0 0.0 - 1.1 1.2 .909
Chet Walker ------- --- ----------

Season 16

Jermaine O'Neal Chet Walker
Season 2011-12-
Team Boston Celtics-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not Play-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jermaine O'Neal 25 22.8 5.0 1.5 3.9 5.4 0.4 0.3 1.7 0.8 3.2 2.1 4.8 .433 0.0 0.0 - 0.8 1.2 .677
Chet Walker ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jermaine O'Neal ------- --- ----------
Chet Walker ------- --- ----------

Season 17

Jermaine O'Neal Chet Walker
Season 2012-13-
Team Phoenix Suns-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not Play-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jermaine O'Neal 55 18.7 8.3 1.5 3.8 5.3 0.8 0.3 1.4 1.3 2.3 3.3 6.7 .482 0.0 0.0 - 1.7 2.1 .835
Chet Walker ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jermaine O'Neal ------- --- ----------
Chet Walker ------- --- ----------

Season 18

Jermaine O'Neal Chet Walker
Season 2013-14-
Team Golden State Warriors-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Warriors Lost West Conf 1st Rd-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jermaine O'Neal 44 20.1 7.9 1.9 3.6 5.5 0.6 0.3 0.9 1.2 2.3 2.8 5.6 .504 0.0 0.0 - 2.3 3.0 .750
Chet Walker ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jermaine O'Neal 7 12.0 6.0 1.7 1.7 3.4 0.1 0.1 0.4 0.6 1.7 2.6 4.6 .563 0.0 0.0 - 0.9 1.1 .750
Chet Walker ------- --- ----------