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Bill Walton
William Theodore Walton III (Bill)
Position: Center-Forward
Height: 6-11 Weight: 210 lbs.
Born: November 5, 1952 in La Mesa, California
High School: Helix in La Mesa, California
College: University of California, Los Angeles
Inducted into Hall of Fame as Player in 1993
Drafted by the Portland Trail Blazers in the 1st round (1st pick, 1st overall) of the 1974 NBA draft.
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| Game Logs | 1986-87 | Finder |
| Splits | 1986-87 |
| Season | Age | Tm | Lg | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | 3P% | FT | FTA | FT% | ORB | DRB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974-75 | 22 | POR | NBA | 35 | 1153 | 177 | 345 | .513 | 94 | 137 | .686 | 92 | 349 | 441 | 167 | 29 | 94 | 115 | 448 | |||||
| 1975-76 | 23 | POR | NBA | 51 | 1687 | 345 | 732 | .471 | 133 | 228 | .583 | 132 | 549 | 681 | 220 | 49 | 82 | 144 | 823 | |||||
| 1976-77 | 24 | POR | NBA | 65 | 2264 | 491 | 930 | .528 | 228 | 327 | .697 | 211 | 723 | 934 | 245 | 66 | 211 | 174 | 1210 | |||||
| 1977-78 | 25 | POR | NBA | 58 | 1929 | 460 | 882 | .522 | 177 | 246 | .720 | 118 | 648 | 766 | 291 | 60 | 146 | 206 | 145 | 1097 | ||||
| 1979-80 | 27 | SDC | NBA | 14 | 337 | 81 | 161 | .503 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 54 | .593 | 28 | 98 | 126 | 34 | 8 | 38 | 37 | 37 | 194 | ||
| 1982-83 | 30 | SDC | NBA | 33 | 32 | 1099 | 200 | 379 | .528 | 0 | 0 | 65 | 117 | .556 | 75 | 248 | 323 | 120 | 34 | 119 | 105 | 113 | 465 | |
| 1983-84 | 31 | SDC | NBA | 55 | 46 | 1476 | 288 | 518 | .556 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 92 | 154 | .597 | 132 | 345 | 477 | 183 | 45 | 88 | 177 | 153 | 668 |
| 1984-85 | 32 | LAC | NBA | 67 | 37 | 1647 | 269 | 516 | .521 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 138 | 203 | .680 | 168 | 432 | 600 | 156 | 50 | 140 | 174 | 184 | 676 |
| 1985-86 | 33 | BOS | NBA | 80 | 2 | 1546 | 231 | 411 | .562 | 0 | 0 | 144 | 202 | .713 | 136 | 408 | 544 | 165 | 38 | 106 | 151 | 210 | 606 | |
| 1986-87 | 34 | BOS | NBA | 10 | 0 | 112 | 10 | 26 | .385 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 15 | .533 | 11 | 20 | 31 | 9 | 1 | 10 | 15 | 23 | 28 | |
| Career | NBA | 468 | 117 | 13250 | 2552 | 4900 | .521 | 0 | 4 | .000 | 1111 | 1683 | .660 | 1103 | 3820 | 4923 | 1590 | 380 | 1034 | 865 | 1298 | 6215 |
| Season | Age | Tm | Lg | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | 3P% | FT | FTA | FT% | ORB | DRB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974-75 | 22 | POR | NBA | 35 | 32.9 | 5.1 | 9.9 | .513 | 2.7 | 3.9 | .686 | 2.6 | 10.0 | 12.6 | 4.8 | 0.8 | 2.7 | 3.3 | 12.8 | |||||
| 1975-76 | 23 | POR | NBA | 51 | 33.1 | 6.8 | 14.4 | .471 | 2.6 | 4.5 | .583 | 2.6 | 10.8 | 13.4 | 4.3 | 1.0 | 1.6 | 2.8 | 16.1 | |||||
| 1976-77 | 24 | POR | NBA | 65 | 34.8 | 7.6 | 14.3 | .528 | 3.5 | 5.0 | .697 | 3.2 | 11.1 | 14.4 | 3.8 | 1.0 | 3.2 | 2.7 | 18.6 | |||||
| 1977-78 | 25 | POR | NBA | 58 | 33.3 | 7.9 | 15.2 | .522 | 3.1 | 4.2 | .720 | 2.0 | 11.2 | 13.2 | 5.0 | 1.0 | 2.5 | 3.6 | 2.5 | 18.9 | ||||
| 1979-80 | 27 | SDC | NBA | 14 | 24.1 | 5.8 | 11.5 | .503 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.3 | 3.9 | .593 | 2.0 | 7.0 | 9.0 | 2.4 | 0.6 | 2.7 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 13.9 | ||
| 1982-83 | 30 | SDC | NBA | 33 | 32 | 33.3 | 6.1 | 11.5 | .528 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 3.5 | .556 | 2.3 | 7.5 | 9.8 | 3.6 | 1.0 | 3.6 | 3.2 | 3.4 | 14.1 | |
| 1983-84 | 31 | SDC | NBA | 55 | 46 | 26.8 | 5.2 | 9.4 | .556 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 1.7 | 2.8 | .597 | 2.4 | 6.3 | 8.7 | 3.3 | 0.8 | 1.6 | 3.2 | 2.8 | 12.1 |
| 1984-85 | 32 | LAC | NBA | 67 | 37 | 24.6 | 4.0 | 7.7 | .521 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 2.1 | 3.0 | .680 | 2.5 | 6.4 | 9.0 | 2.3 | 0.7 | 2.1 | 2.6 | 2.7 | 10.1 |
| 1985-86 | 33 | BOS | NBA | 80 | 2 | 19.3 | 2.9 | 5.1 | .562 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.8 | 2.5 | .713 | 1.7 | 5.1 | 6.8 | 2.1 | 0.5 | 1.3 | 1.9 | 2.6 | 7.6 | |
| 1986-87 | 34 | BOS | NBA | 10 | 0 | 11.2 | 1.0 | 2.6 | .385 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 1.5 | .533 | 1.1 | 2.0 | 3.1 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 2.3 | 2.8 | |
| Career | NBA | 468 | 117 | 28.3 | 5.5 | 10.5 | .521 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 2.4 | 3.6 | .660 | 2.4 | 8.2 | 10.5 | 3.4 | 0.8 | 2.2 | 2.7 | 2.8 | 13.3 |
| Season | Age | Tm | Lg | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | 3P% | FT | FTA | FT% | ORB | DRB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974-75 | 22 | POR | NBA | 35 | 1153 | 5.5 | 10.8 | .513 | 2.9 | 4.3 | .686 | 2.9 | 10.9 | 13.8 | 5.2 | 0.9 | 2.9 | 3.6 | 14.0 | |||||
| 1975-76 | 23 | POR | NBA | 51 | 1687 | 7.4 | 15.6 | .471 | 2.8 | 4.9 | .583 | 2.8 | 11.7 | 14.5 | 4.7 | 1.0 | 1.7 | 3.1 | 17.6 | |||||
| 1976-77 | 24 | POR | NBA | 65 | 2264 | 7.8 | 14.8 | .528 | 3.6 | 5.2 | .697 | 3.4 | 11.5 | 14.9 | 3.9 | 1.0 | 3.4 | 2.8 | 19.2 | |||||
| 1977-78 | 25 | POR | NBA | 58 | 1929 | 8.6 | 16.5 | .522 | 3.3 | 4.6 | .720 | 2.2 | 12.1 | 14.3 | 5.4 | 1.1 | 2.7 | 3.8 | 2.7 | 20.5 | ||||
| 1979-80 | 27 | SDC | NBA | 14 | 337 | 8.7 | 17.2 | .503 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.4 | 5.8 | .593 | 3.0 | 10.5 | 13.5 | 3.6 | 0.9 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 20.7 | ||
| 1982-83 | 30 | SDC | NBA | 33 | 32 | 1099 | 6.6 | 12.4 | .528 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.1 | 3.8 | .556 | 2.5 | 8.1 | 10.6 | 3.9 | 1.1 | 3.9 | 3.4 | 3.7 | 15.2 | |
| 1983-84 | 31 | SDC | NBA | 55 | 46 | 1476 | 7.0 | 12.6 | .556 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 2.2 | 3.8 | .597 | 3.2 | 8.4 | 11.6 | 4.5 | 1.1 | 2.1 | 4.3 | 3.7 | 16.3 |
| 1984-85 | 32 | LAC | NBA | 67 | 37 | 1647 | 5.9 | 11.3 | .521 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 3.0 | 4.4 | .680 | 3.7 | 9.4 | 13.1 | 3.4 | 1.1 | 3.1 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 14.8 |
| 1985-86 | 33 | BOS | NBA | 80 | 2 | 1546 | 5.4 | 9.6 | .562 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.4 | 4.7 | .713 | 3.2 | 9.5 | 12.7 | 3.8 | 0.9 | 2.5 | 3.5 | 4.9 | 14.1 | |
| 1986-87 | 34 | BOS | NBA | 10 | 0 | 112 | 3.2 | 8.4 | .385 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.6 | 4.8 | .533 | 3.5 | 6.4 | 10.0 | 2.9 | 0.3 | 3.2 | 4.8 | 7.4 | 9.0 | |
| Career | NBA | 468 | 117 | 13250 | 6.9 | 13.3 | .521 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 3.0 | 4.6 | .660 | 3.0 | 10.4 | 13.4 | 4.3 | 1.0 | 2.8 | 3.8 | 3.5 | 16.9 |
| Season | Age | Tm | Lg | G | MP | PER | TS% | eFG% | ORB% | DRB% | TRB% | AST% | STL% | BLK% | TOV% | Usg% | ORtg | DRtg | OWS | DWS | WS | LS | WSAA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974-75 | 22 | POR | NBA | 35 | 1153 | 20.0 | .553 | .513 | 8.8 | 30.4 | 20.0 | 20.5 | 1.2 | 4.3 | 91 | ||||||||
| 1975-76 | 23 | POR | NBA | 51 | 1687 | 19.5 | .494 | .471 | 8.2 | 32.4 | 20.6 | 19.7 | 1.3 | 2.5 | 92 | ||||||||
| 1976-77 | 24 | POR | NBA | 65 | 2264 | 22.9 | .563 | .528 | 9.8 | 32.3 | 21.2 | 15.4 | 1.3 | 5.0 | 91 | ||||||||
| 1977-78 | 25 | POR | NBA | 58 | 1929 | 24.8 | .554 | .522 | 6.5 | 34.2 | 20.7 | 22.8 | 1.4 | 4.1 | 17.2 | 24.5 | 105 | 89 | 11.3 | 15.2 | 27 | 3 | 12.0 |
| 1979-80 | 27 | SDC | NBA | 14 | 337 | 22.2 | .525 | .503 | 8.7 | 32.5 | 20.2 | 15.5 | 1.1 | 6.1 | 16.7 | 26.3 | 101 | 101 | 0.8 | 1.8 | 3 | 2 | 0.5 |
| 1982-83 | 30 | SDC | NBA | 33 | 1099 | 18.0 | .540 | .528 | 7.2 | 27.9 | 16.7 | 14.9 | 1.4 | 6.3 | 19.6 | 18.9 | 101 | 103 | 1.6 | 3.3 | 5 | 8 | -1.5 |
| 1983-84 | 31 | SDC | NBA | 55 | 1476 | 17.9 | .570 | .556 | 10.2 | 26.4 | 18.3 | 17.1 | 1.4 | 3.3 | 23.2 | 20.6 | 102 | 107 | 1.8 | 4.4 | 6 | 13 | -3.5 |
| 1984-85 | 32 | LAC | NBA | 67 | 1647 | 17.8 | .558 | .521 | 11.7 | 28.1 | 20.2 | 13.0 | 1.4 | 4.6 | 22.3 | 19.3 | 102 | 103 | 1.7 | 8.3 | 10 | 11 | -0.5 |
| 1985-86 | 33 | BOS | NBA | 80 | 1546 | 17.0 | .606 | .562 | 10.4 | 27.3 | 19.4 | 13.6 | 1.2 | 3.8 | 23.2 | 17.3 | 108 | 97 | 4.9 | 10.9 | 16 | 2 | 7.0 |
| 1986-87 | 34 | BOS | NBA | 10 | 112 | 5.6 | .429 | .385 | 12.1 | 18.5 | 15.6 | 9.7 | 0.4 | 5.0 | 31.5 | 18.1 | 79 | 104 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | -0.5 |
| Career | NBA | 468 | 13250 | 20.0 | .551 | .521 | 9.1 | 30.2 | 19.8 | 17.1 | 1.3 | 4.2 | 20.6 | 20.6 | 103 | 96 | 22.0 | 44.4 | 67 | 40 | 13.5 |
| Totals | Shooting | Per Game | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Season | Age | Tm | Lg | G | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| 1976-77 | 24 | POR | NBA | 19 | 755 | 153 | 302 | 39 | 57 | 56 | 288 | 104 | 20 | 64 | 80 | 345 | .507 | .684 | 39.7 | 18.2 | 15.2 | 5.5 | ||||
| 1977-78 | 25 | POR | NBA | 2 | 49 | 11 | 18 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 22 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 27 | .611 | .714 | 24.5 | 13.5 | 11.0 | 2.0 | |||
| 1985-86 | 33 | BOS | NBA | 16 | 291 | 54 | 93 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 23 | 25 | 103 | 27 | 6 | 12 | 22 | 45 | 127 | .581 | .000 | .826 | 18.2 | 7.9 | 6.4 | 1.7 |
| 1986-87 | 34 | BOS | NBA | 12 | 102 | 12 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 14 | 9 | 31 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 23 | 29 | .480 | .357 | 8.5 | 2.4 | 2.6 | 0.8 | |
| Career | NBA | 49 | 1197 | 230 | 438 | 0 | 1 | 68 | 101 | 95 | 444 | 145 | 32 | 83 | 36 | 149 | 528 | .525 | .000 | .673 | 24.4 | 10.8 | 9.1 | 3.0 | ||
| Season | Age | Tm | Lg | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | 3P% | FT | FTA | FT% | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS |
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| 1976-77 | 24 | POR | NBA | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1977-78 | 25 | POR | NBA | 1 | 31 | 6 | 14 | .429 | 3 | 3 | 1.000 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 15 | ||||||
| Career | NBA | 1 | 31 | 6 | 14 | .429 | 3 | 3 | 1.000 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 15 |
| Totals | Shooting | Per Game | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Season | Age | College | G | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| 1971-72 | 19 | ucla | 30 | 238 | 372 | 157 | 223 | 466 | 633 | .640 | .704 | 21.1 | 15.5 | ||||||||||||
| 1972-73 | 20 | ucla | 30 | 277 | 426 | 58 | 102 | 506 | 168 | 612 | .650 | .569 | 20.4 | 16.9 | 5.6 | ||||||||||
| 1973-74 | 21 | ucla | 27 | 232 | 349 | 58 | 100 | 398 | 148 | 522 | .665 | .580 | 19.3 | 14.7 | 5.5 | ||||||||||
| Career | 87 | 747 | 1147 | 273 | 425 | 1370 | 316 | 1767 | .651 | .642 | 20.3 | 15.7 | 3.6 | ||||||||||||
Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors
Glossary|
All-Star Games 1977 NBA1978 NBA |
Awards 1976-77 NBA Finals MVP1977-78 NBA MVP 1985-86 NBA Sixth Man of the Year |
Honors 1976-77 NBA All-Defensive (1st)1976-77 NBA All-NBA (2nd) 1977-78 NBA All-Defensive (1st) 1977-78 NBA All-NBA (1st) |
MVP Voting 1976-77 NBA 0.117 (2) 1977-78 NBA 0.403 (1) |
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Field Goal Pct 1976-77 NBA .528 (8)Career NBA .521 (39) Career .521 (39) |
Defensive Rebounds 1976-77 NBA 723 (5)1977-78 NBA 648 (9) |
Total Rebounds 1976-77 NBA 934 (5) |
Blocks 1976-77 NBA 211 (3)1977-78 NBA 146 (10) Career NBA 1034 (69) Career 1034 (72) |
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Rebounds Per Game 1976-77 NBA 14.4 (1) |
Blocks Per Game 1976-77 NBA 3.2 (1)1977-78 NBA 2.5 (4) 1982-83 NBA 3.6 (2) 1984-85 NBA 2.1 (8) Career NBA 2.2 (18) Career 2.2 (19) |
Player Efficiency Rating 1976-77 NBA 22.9 (3) |
Defensive Rebound Pct 1976-77 NBA 32.3 (1)1977-78 NBA 34.2 (1) Career NBA 30.2 (1) Career 30.2 (2) |
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Total Rebound Pct 1976-77 NBA 21.2 (3) |
Block Pct 1976-77 NBA 5.0 (3)1977-78 NBA 4.1 (6) 1982-83 NBA 6.3 (3) 1984-85 NBA 4.6 (7) Career NBA 4.2 (30) Career 4.2 (30) |
Defensive Rating 1975-76 NBA 92.2 (6)1976-77 NBA 91.2 (2) 1977-78 NBA 89.5 (1) 1984-85 NBA 103.0 (9) 1985-86 NBA 97.5 (1) Career NBA 96.3 (8) Career 96.3 (8) |
Defensive Win Shares 1977-78 NBA 15.2 (3) |
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Win Shares Above Average 1977-78 NBA 12.0 (7) |
Hall of Fame Probability Career 0.949 (53) |
| Season | Team | Lg | Salary |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984-85 | Los Angeles Clippers | NBA | $1,350,000 |
| 1985-86 | Boston Celtics | NBA | $425,000 |
| 1986-87 | Boston Celtics | NBA | *$425,000 |
| 1987-88 | Boston Celtics | NBA | $425,000 |
| Career | (may be incomplete) | $2,625,000 |