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Bill Walton

William Theodore Walton III (Bill) ▪ Twitter: @BillWalton

Position: Center-Forward ▪ Shoots: Right
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
Draft: Portland Trail Blazers, 1st round (1st pick, 1st overall), 1974 NBA Draft
NBA Debut: October 18, 1974
Hall of Fame: Inducted as Player in 1993 (Full List)
Relatives: Father of Luke Walton

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Fine Details ▪ Last updated May 23, 2013 11:17 AM
All-Time Rank: #65. Rajon Rondo… #66. Lenny Wilkens… #67. Dave Bing… #68. BILL WALTON… #69. Bob Lanier… #70. Pau Gasol… #71. Tracy McGrady… 

Totals

Season Age Tm Lg Pos 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 C 35 1153 177 345 .513 94 137 .686 92 349 441 167 29 94 115 448
1975-76 23 POR NBA C 51 1687 345 732 .471 133 228 .583 132 549 681 220 49 82 144 823
1976-77 24 POR NBA C 65 2264 491 930 .528 228 327 .697 211 723 934 245 66 211 174 1210
1977-78 25 POR NBA C 58 1929 460 882 .522 177 246 .720 118 648 766 291 60 146 206 145 1097
1979-80 27 SDC NBA C 14 337 81 161 .503 0 0 32 54 .593 28 98 126 34 8 38 37 37 194
1982-83 30 SDC NBA C 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 C 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 C 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 C 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 C 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

Per Game

Season Age Tm Lg Pos 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 C 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 C 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 C 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 C 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 C 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 C 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 C 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 C 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 C 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 C 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

Per 36 Minutes

Season Age Tm Lg Pos 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 C 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 C 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 C 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 C 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 C 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 C 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 C 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 C 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 C 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 C 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

Advanced

Season Age Tm Lg Pos G MP PER TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% STL% BLK% TOV% USG% ORtg DRtg OWS DWS WS WS/48
1974-75 22 POR NBA C 35 1153 20.0 .553 .513 8.8 30.4 20.0 20.5 1.2 4.3 91 1.5 2.2 3.6 .151
1975-76 23 POR NBA C 51 1687 19.5 .494 .471 8.2 32.4 20.6 19.7 1.3 2.5 92 0.7 3.1 3.8 .109
1976-77 24 POR NBA C 65 2264 22.9 .563 .528 9.8 32.3 21.2 15.4 1.3 5.0 91 5.4 4.8 10.2 .215
1977-78 25 POR NBA C 58 1929 24.8 .554 .522 6.5 34.2 20.7 22.8 1.4 4.1 17.2 24.5 105 89 3.6 4.8 8.4 .209
1979-80 27 SDC NBA C 14 337 22.2 .525 .503 8.7 32.5 20.2 15.5 1.1 6.1 16.7 26.3 101 101 0.2 0.5 0.8 .108
1982-83 30 SDC NBA C 33 1099 18.0 .540 .528 7.2 27.9 16.7 14.9 1.4 6.3 19.6 18.9 101 103 0.6 1.3 2.0 .086
1983-84 31 SDC NBA C 55 1476 17.9 .570 .556 10.2 26.4 18.3 17.1 1.4 3.3 23.2 20.6 102 107 0.7 1.6 2.3 .074
1984-85 32 LAC NBA C 67 1647 17.8 .558 .521 11.7 28.1 20.2 13.0 1.4 4.6 22.3 19.3 102 103 0.6 2.7 3.3 .097
1985-86 33 BOS NBA C 80 1546 17.0 .606 .562 10.4 27.3 19.4 13.6 1.2 3.8 23.2 17.3 108 97 1.6 3.4 5.0 .157
1986-87 34 BOS NBA C 10 112 5.6 .429 .385 12.1 18.5 15.6 9.7 0.4 5.0 31.5 18.1 79 104 -0.3 0.2 -0.1 -0.047
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 14.7 24.6 39.3 .142

Playoffs Totals

Season Age Tm Lg Pos G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1976-77 24 POR NBA C 19 755 153 302 .507 39 57 .684 56 232 288 104 20 64 80 345
1977-78 25 POR NBA C 2 49 11 18 .611 5 7 .714 5 17 22 4 3 3 6 1 27
1985-86 33 BOS NBA C 16 0 291 54 93 .581 0 1 .000 19 23 .826 25 78 103 27 6 12 22 45 127
1986-87 34 BOS NBA C 12 0 102 12 25 .480 0 0 5 14 .357 9 22 31 10 3 4 8 23 29
Career NBA 49 0 1197 230 438 .525 0 1 .000 68 101 .673 95 349 444 145 32 83 36 149 528

Playoffs Per Game

Season Age Tm Lg Pos G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1976-77 24 POR NBA C 19 39.7 8.1 15.9 .507 2.1 3.0 .684 2.9 12.2 15.2 5.5 1.1 3.4 4.2 18.2
1977-78 25 POR NBA C 2 24.5 5.5 9.0 .611 2.5 3.5 .714 2.5 8.5 11.0 2.0 1.5 1.5 3.0 0.5 13.5
1985-86 33 BOS NBA C 16 0 18.2 3.4 5.8 .581 0.0 0.1 .000 1.2 1.4 .826 1.6 4.9 6.4 1.7 0.4 0.8 1.4 2.8 7.9
1986-87 34 BOS NBA C 12 0 8.5 1.0 2.1 .480 0.0 0.0 0.4 1.2 .357 0.8 1.8 2.6 0.8 0.3 0.3 0.7 1.9 2.4
Career NBA 49 0 24.4 4.7 8.9 .525 0.0 0.0 .000 1.4 2.1 .673 1.9 7.1 9.1 3.0 0.7 1.7 1.2 3.0 10.8

Playoffs Per 36 Minutes

Season Age Tm Lg Pos G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1976-77 24 POR NBA C 19 755 7.3 14.4 .507 1.9 2.7 .684 2.7 11.1 13.7 5.0 1.0 3.1 3.8 16.5
1977-78 25 POR NBA C 2 49 8.1 13.2 .611 3.7 5.1 .714 3.7 12.5 16.2 2.9 2.2 2.2 4.4 0.7 19.8
1985-86 33 BOS NBA C 16 0 291 6.7 11.5 .581 0.0 0.1 .000 2.4 2.8 .826 3.1 9.6 12.7 3.3 0.7 1.5 2.7 5.6 15.7
1986-87 34 BOS NBA C 12 0 102 4.2 8.8 .480 0.0 0.0 1.8 4.9 .357 3.2 7.8 10.9 3.5 1.1 1.4 2.8 8.1 10.2
Career NBA 49 0 1197 6.9 13.2 .525 0.0 0.1 .000 2.0 3.0 .673 2.9 10.5 13.4 4.4 1.0 2.5 2.9 4.5 15.9

Playoffs Advanced

Season Age Tm Lg Pos G MP PER TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% STL% BLK% TOV% USG% ORtg DRtg OWS DWS WS WS/48
1976-77 24 POR NBA C 19 755 19.7 .527 .507 8.1 31.8 20.3 19.4 1.2 4.7 90 0.8 1.8 2.5 .162
1977-78 25 POR NBA C 2 49 28.6 .640 .611 11.8 36.7 24.8 13.6 3.0 3.5 22.2 23.8 107 88 0.1 0.1 0.2 .231
1985-86 33 BOS NBA C 16 291 17.3 .616 .581 10.4 27.7 19.7 12.9 1.0 2.3 17.6 18.1 115 101 0.4 0.6 1.1 .175
1986-87 34 BOS NBA C 12 102 9.2 .465 .480 11.0 24.8 18.2 12.9 1.5 2.3 20.4 16.6 94 111 -0.1 0.1 0.0 .009
Career NBA 49 1197 18.6 .547 .525 9.1 30.4 20.2 17.0 1.2 3.9 18.8 18.4 109 94 1.2 2.7 3.9 .155

All-Star Games

Season Age Tm Lg Pos G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1976-77 24 POR NBA C
1977-78 25 POR NBA C 1 1 31:00 6 14 .429 3 3 1.000 2 10 2 3 2 4 3 15
Career NBA 1 1 31 6 14 .429 3 3 1.000 2 10 2 3 2 4 3 15

Similarity Scores

Explanation ▪ Players with careers of similar quality and shape (thru 2012-13)
Thru 10 Years Win Shares (Best to Worst)
Player Sim 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Bill Walton 10.2 8.4 5.0 3.8 3.6 3.3 2.3 2.0 0.8 -0.1
Tom Boerwinkle 85.8 9.0 7.4 6.3 4.4 3.8 2.6 2.3 1.7 0.5 0.2
Mark West 82.8 8.2 6.5 5.5 3.9 3.4 3.1 1.9 1.1 0.9 -0.1
Chuck Share 81.1 8.6 8.1 6.7 4.7 4.2 4.0 3.3 1.3
Danny Schayes 80.3 8.8 6.8 5.6 4.6 4.5 3.9 2.8 2.0 1.7 1.2
Marcus Camby 79.2 10.3 6.9 5.9 5.8 5.5 3.7 3.5 2.1 1.5 0.9
Ray Felix 78.7 8.6 7.2 5.8 5.5 5.5 2.3 2.0 1.8 0.8
Elmore Smith 78.0 8.7 6.8 5.9 4.7 3.9 2.9 1.5 0.3
Rich Kelley 77.4 8.6 6.4 4.8 4.3 4.3 4.3 2.5 2.4 2.4 1.7
Shawn Bradley 75.5 7.4 6.3 5.1 4.2 3.5 3.0 3.0 2.9 2.3 -1.1
Stan Miasek 75.5 10.3 5.8 5.5 4.1 3.5 2.1
Career Win Shares (Best to Worst)
Player Sim 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18
Bill Walton 10.2 8.4 5.0 3.8 3.6 3.3 2.3 2.0 0.8 -0.1
Tom Boerwinkle 85.8 9.0 7.4 6.3 4.4 3.8 2.6 2.3 1.7 0.5 0.2
Chuck Share 81.1 8.6 8.1 6.7 4.7 4.2 4.0 3.3 1.3
Ray Felix 78.7 8.6 7.2 5.8 5.5 5.5 2.3 2.0 1.8 0.8
Elmore Smith 78.0 8.7 6.8 5.9 4.7 3.9 2.9 1.5 0.3
Mark West 76.7 8.2 6.5 5.5 3.9 3.4 3.1 2.4 1.9 1.8 1.6 1.1 0.9 0.8 0.7 0.2 0.0 -0.1
Rich Kelley 76.6 8.6 6.4 4.8 4.3 4.3 4.3 2.5 2.4 2.4 1.7 0.7
Stan Miasek 75.5 10.3 5.8 5.5 4.1 3.5 2.1
Joe Barry Carroll 75.2 7.0 5.7 5.5 4.7 4.6 3.4 2.3 1.6 0.7 0.0
Wayne Embry 73.7 6.7 6.3 5.6 4.5 3.4 3.4 2.0 1.9 1.5 1.2 1.1
Danny Schayes 73.2 8.8 6.8 5.6 4.6 4.5 3.9 2.8 2.0 2.0 1.7 1.4 1.4 1.2 0.9 0.6 0.4 0.0 0.0

College

Light text indicates college freshman or JV participant
Totals Shooting Per Game
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
1970-71 18 UCLA 20 155 266 52 82 321 362 .583 .634 18.1 16.1
1971-72 19 UCLA 30 238 372 157 223 466 633 .640 .704 21.1 15.5
1972-73 20 UCLA 30 277 426 58 102 506 612 .650 .569 20.4 16.9
1973-74 21 UCLA 27 232 349 58 100 398 522 .665 .580 19.3 14.7
Career 87 747 1147 273 425 1370 1767 .651 .642 20.3 15.7

Appearances on Leaderboards, Awards, and Honors

All-Star Games
1977 NBA
1978 NBA
Awards
1971-72 NCAA AP Player of the Year
1971-72 NCAA Final Four Most Outstanding Player
1971-72 NCAA Naismith Men's College Player of the Year Award
1972-73 NCAA AP Player of the Year
1972-73 NCAA Final Four Most Outstanding Player
1972-73 NCAA Naismith Men's College Player of the Year Award
1973-74 NCAA Naismith Men's College Player of the Year Award
1976-77 NBA Finals MVP
1977-78 NBA MVP
1985-86 NBA Sixth Man of the Year
Honors
1971-72 NCAA AP All-America (1st)
1972-73 NCAA AP All-America (1st)
1973-74 NCAA AP All-America (1st)
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 Award Shares
1975-76 NBA 0.001 (24)
1976-77 NBA 0.117 (2)
1977-78 NBA 0.403 (1)
Career 0.522 (51)
Championships
(Minimum 1 playoff game)
1977 Portland Trail Blazers (NBA)
1986 Boston Celtics (NBA)
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 (78)
Career 1034 (81)
Field Goal Pct
1976-77 NBA .528 (8)
Career NBA .521 (47)
Career .521 (50)
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 (16)
Career 2.2 (17)
Player Efficiency Rating
1976-77 NBA 22.9 (3)
1977-78 NBA 24.8 (2)
Effective Field Goal Pct
1976-77 NBA .528 (8)
Career NBA .521 (82)
Career .521 (86)
Offensive Rebound Pct
1984-85 NBA 11.7 (9)
Defensive Rebound Pct
1975-76 NBA 32.4 (1)
 1976-77 NBA 32.3 (1)
 1977-78 NBA 34.2 (1)
 1984-85 NBA 28.1 (1)
 1985-86 NBA 27.3 (2)
Total Rebound Pct
1975-76 NBA 20.6 (1)
 1976-77 NBA 21.2 (3)
1977-78 NBA 20.7 (2)
1984-85 NBA 20.2 (1)
 1985-86 NBA 19.4 (4)
Block Pct
1975-76 NBA 2.5 (10)
1976-77 NBA 5.0 (2)
1977-78 NBA 4.1 (5)
1984-85 NBA 4.6 (6)
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 (10)
1985-86 NBA 97.5 (1)
Defensive Win Shares
1976-77 NBA 4.8 (6)
1977-78 NBA 4.8 (4)
Win Shares Per 48 Minutes
1976-77 NBA .215 (3)
1977-78 NBA .209 (2)
Hall of Fame Probability
Career 0.162 (153)
NBA Elo Player Rating
73rd (overall) as of May 23, 2013, 5:12AM
    

Transactions

May 28, 1974: Drafted by the Portland Trail Blazers in the 1st round (1st pick) of the 1974 NBA Draft.

May 13, 1979: Signed as a veteran free agent with the San Diego Clippers; the Portland Trail Blazers received Kevin Kunnert, Randy Smith, Kermit Washington and a 1980 1st round draft pick (Mike Gminski) as compensation.

September 6, 1985: Traded by the Los Angeles Clippers to the Boston Celtics for Cedric Maxwell and a 1986 1st round draft pick (Arvydas Sabonis).

Salaries

Season Team Lg Salary
1985-86 Boston Celtics NBA $425,000
1987-88 Boston Celtics NBA $425,000
Career (may be incomplete) $850,000

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