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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| Totals | Shooting | Per Game | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Total | 80 | 2 | 1546 | 231 | 411 | 0 | 0 | 144 | 202 | 139 | 544 | 165 | 38 | 105 | 151 | 210 | 606 | .562 | .713 | 19.3 | 7.6 | 6.8 | 2.1 | ||
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Place | Home | 40 | 1 | 749 | 99 | 194 | 0 | 0 | 62 | 83 | 74 | 258 | 76 | 19 | 51 | 67 | 97 | 260 | .510 | .747 | 18.7 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 1.9 | |
| Road | 40 | 1 | 797 | 132 | 217 | 0 | 0 | 82 | 119 | 65 | 286 | 89 | 19 | 54 | 84 | 113 | 346 | .608 | .689 | 19.9 | 8.7 | 7.2 | 2.2 | ||
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| All-Star | Pre | 45 | 0 | 830 | 125 | 235 | 0 | 0 | 65 | 95 | 83 | 279 | 80 | 23 | 58 | 88 | 119 | 315 | .532 | .684 | 18.4 | 7.0 | 6.2 | 1.8 | |
| Post | 35 | 2 | 716 | 106 | 176 | 0 | 0 | 79 | 107 | 56 | 265 | 85 | 15 | 47 | 63 | 91 | 291 | .602 | .738 | 20.5 | 8.3 | 7.6 | 2.4 | ||
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Result | Win | 66 | 2 | 1298 | 195 | 344 | 0 | 0 | 117 | 164 | 119 | 468 | 144 | 32 | 93 | 115 | 174 | 507 | .567 | .713 | 19.7 | 7.7 | 7.1 | 2.2 | |
| Loss | 14 | 0 | 248 | 36 | 67 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 38 | 20 | 76 | 21 | 6 | 12 | 36 | 36 | 99 | .537 | .711 | 17.7 | 7.1 | 5.4 | 1.5 | ||
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Month | October | 3 | 0 | 52 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 14 | .556 | .500 | 17.3 | 4.7 | 5.0 | 0.7 | |
| November | 14 | 0 | 262 | 45 | 76 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 30 | 24 | 79 | 26 | 8 | 15 | 25 | 39 | 113 | .592 | .767 | 18.7 | 8.1 | 5.6 | 1.9 | ||
| December | 13 | 0 | 214 | 29 | 62 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 21 | 20 | 79 | 21 | 5 | 14 | 29 | 25 | 72 | .468 | .667 | 16.5 | 5.5 | 6.1 | 1.6 | ||
| January | 12 | 0 | 231 | 35 | 66 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 26 | 27 | 79 | 23 | 4 | 24 | 17 | 34 | 87 | .530 | .654 | 19.3 | 7.3 | 6.6 | 1.9 | ||
| February | 13 | 0 | 300 | 48 | 81 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 41 | 26 | 113 | 30 | 11 | 19 | 20 | 38 | 125 | .593 | .707 | 23.1 | 9.6 | 8.7 | 2.3 | ||
| March | 17 | 1 | 338 | 46 | 78 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 50 | 25 | 128 | 42 | 3 | 20 | 26 | 39 | 127 | .590 | .700 | 19.9 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 2.5 | ||
| April | 8 | 1 | 149 | 23 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 26 | 13 | 51 | 21 | 4 | 13 | 21 | 22 | 68 | .590 | .846 | 18.6 | 8.5 | 6.4 | 2.6 | ||
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Day | Sunday | 10 | 0 | 189 | 19 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 24 | 13 | 54 | 22 | 6 | 14 | 15 | 26 | 56 | .380 | .750 | 18.9 | 5.6 | 5.4 | 2.2 | |
| Monday | 4 | 0 | 82 | 12 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 16 | 12 | 40 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 36 | .545 | .750 | 20.5 | 9.0 | 10.0 | 2.3 | ||
| Tuesday | 13 | 1 | 258 | 43 | 72 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 33 | 16 | 100 | 34 | 7 | 14 | 25 | 29 | 109 | .597 | .697 | 19.8 | 8.4 | 7.7 | 2.6 | ||
| Wednesday | 18 | 0 | 336 | 52 | 89 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 31 | 34 | 130 | 35 | 8 | 23 | 35 | 39 | 125 | .584 | .677 | 18.7 | 6.9 | 7.2 | 1.9 | ||
| Thursday | 4 | 0 | 85 | 14 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 17 | 4 | 25 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 39 | .667 | .647 | 21.3 | 9.8 | 6.3 | 1.0 | ||
| Friday | 20 | 1 | 391 | 61 | 104 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 51 | 41 | 131 | 37 | 10 | 28 | 41 | 62 | 161 | .587 | .765 | 19.6 | 8.1 | 6.6 | 1.9 | ||
| Saturday | 11 | 0 | 205 | 30 | 53 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 30 | 19 | 64 | 24 | 5 | 16 | 20 | 31 | 80 | .566 | .667 | 18.6 | 7.3 | 5.8 | 2.2 | ||
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Role | Starter | 2 | 2 | 54 | 16 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 24 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 42 | .762 | .909 | 27.0 | 21.0 | 12.0 | 4.5 | |
| Reserve | 78 | 0 | 1492 | 215 | 390 | 0 | 0 | 134 | 191 | 131 | 520 | 156 | 37 | 102 | 148 | 202 | 564 | .551 | .702 | 19.1 | 7.2 | 6.7 | 2.0 | ||
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Minutes | 20-29 | 37 | 2 | 882 | 152 | 238 | 0 | 0 | 93 | 128 | 81 | 313 | 87 | 22 | 60 | 68 | 115 | 397 | .639 | .727 | 23.8 | 10.7 | 8.5 | 2.4 | |
| 10-19 | 40 | 0 | 642 | 78 | 168 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 71 | 58 | 228 | 77 | 15 | 44 | 79 | 90 | 204 | .464 | .676 | 16.1 | 5.1 | 5.7 | 1.9 | ||
| 0-9 | 3 | 0 | 22 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5 | .200 | 1.000 | 7.3 | 1.7 | 1.0 | 0.3 | ||
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Rest | 0 Days | 25 | 0 | 507 | 79 | 129 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 57 | 42 | 182 | 52 | 7 | 32 | 46 | 69 | 200 | .612 | .737 | 20.3 | 8.0 | 7.3 | 2.1 | |
| 1 Day | 34 | 2 | 684 | 112 | 195 | 0 | 0 | 74 | 101 | 62 | 247 | 79 | 19 | 51 | 59 | 87 | 298 | .574 | .733 | 20.1 | 8.8 | 7.3 | 2.3 | ||
| 2 Days | 8 | 0 | 128 | 14 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 18 | 16 | 38 | 21 | 2 | 8 | 16 | 16 | 40 | .483 | .667 | 16.0 | 5.0 | 4.8 | 2.6 | ||
| 3+ Days | 12 | 0 | 208 | 24 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 26 | 18 | 72 | 13 | 9 | 14 | 23 | 33 | 64 | .444 | .615 | 17.3 | 5.3 | 6.0 | 1.1 | ||
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Conference | Eastern | 57 | 2 | 1104 | 170 | 291 | 0 | 0 | 109 | 149 | 94 | 375 | 116 | 26 | 72 | 111 | 156 | 449 | .584 | .732 | 19.4 | 7.9 | 6.6 | 2.0 | |
| Western | 23 | 0 | 442 | 61 | 120 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 53 | 45 | 169 | 49 | 12 | 33 | 40 | 54 | 157 | .508 | .660 | 19.2 | 6.8 | 7.3 | 2.1 | ||
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Division | Atlantic | 24 | 1 | 449 | 73 | 128 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 53 | 46 | 172 | 47 | 12 | 31 | 55 | 72 | 187 | .570 | .774 | 18.7 | 7.8 | 7.2 | 2.0 | |
| Central | 33 | 1 | 655 | 97 | 163 | 0 | 0 | 68 | 96 | 48 | 203 | 69 | 14 | 41 | 56 | 84 | 262 | .595 | .708 | 19.8 | 7.9 | 6.2 | 2.1 | ||
| Midwest | 11 | 0 | 202 | 24 | 53 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 20 | 25 | 87 | 22 | 4 | 15 | 17 | 20 | 61 | .453 | .650 | 18.4 | 5.5 | 7.9 | 2.0 | ||
| Pacific | 12 | 0 | 240 | 37 | 67 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 33 | 20 | 82 | 27 | 8 | 18 | 23 | 34 | 96 | .552 | .667 | 20.0 | 8.0 | 6.8 | 2.3 | ||
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Opponent | Atlanta | 6 | 0 | 129 | 20 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 19 | 13 | 41 | 10 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 14 | 55 | .690 | .789 | 21.5 | 9.2 | 6.8 | 1.7 | |
| Chicago | 6 | 0 | 105 | 13 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 17 | 7 | 35 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 34 | .542 | .471 | 17.5 | 5.7 | 5.8 | 1.2 | ||
| Cleveland | 5 | 0 | 103 | 13 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 15 | 11 | 41 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 33 | .565 | .467 | 20.6 | 6.6 | 8.2 | 1.8 | ||
| Dallas | 2 | 0 | 41 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 13 | .600 | .500 | 20.5 | 6.5 | 7.5 | 2.0 | ||
| Denver | 1 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | .250 | 15.0 | 2.0 | 10.0 | 2.0 | |||
| Detroit | 5 | 0 | 93 | 10 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 15 | 4 | 24 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 33 | .385 | .867 | 18.6 | 6.6 | 4.8 | 2.2 | ||
| Golden State | 2 | 0 | 31 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 1.000 | .500 | 15.5 | 4.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | ||
| Houston | 2 | 0 | 43 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 23 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 11 | .571 | .600 | 21.5 | 5.5 | 11.5 | 5.0 | ||
| Indiana | 6 | 0 | 120 | 21 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 29 | 15 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 15 | 51 | .677 | .900 | 20.0 | 8.5 | 4.8 | 2.5 | ||
| LA Clippers | 2 | 0 | 34 | 6 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 16 | .375 | .800 | 17.0 | 8.0 | 9.0 | 2.0 | ||
| LA Lakers | 2 | 0 | 42 | 10 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 21 | .625 | .333 | 21.0 | 10.5 | 7.5 | 1.5 | ||
| Milwaukee | 5 | 1 | 105 | 20 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 20 | 5 | 33 | 17 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 19 | 56 | .667 | .800 | 21.0 | 11.2 | 6.6 | 3.4 | ||
| New Jersey | 6 | 0 | 118 | 13 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 37 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 22 | 22 | 34 | .464 | .800 | 19.7 | 5.7 | 6.2 | 2.3 | ||
| New York | 6 | 0 | 110 | 20 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 12 | 5 | 55 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 15 | 48 | .769 | .667 | 18.3 | 8.0 | 9.2 | 1.3 | ||
| Philadelphia | 6 | 0 | 97 | 14 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 15 | 10 | 27 | 13 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 15 | 39 | .483 | .733 | 16.2 | 6.5 | 4.5 | 2.2 | ||
| Phoenix | 2 | 0 | 42 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 12 | 2 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 22 | .700 | .667 | 21.0 | 11.0 | 6.5 | 1.0 | ||
| Portland | 2 | 0 | 40 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 8 | .500 | 20.0 | 4.0 | 6.0 | 1.0 | |||
| Sacramento | 2 | 0 | 35 | 6 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 14 | .462 | .667 | 17.5 | 7.0 | 6.5 | 0.0 | ||
| San Antonio | 2 | 0 | 37 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 15 | .600 | .750 | 18.5 | 7.5 | 7.0 | 1.5 | ||
| Seattle | 2 | 0 | 51 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 21 | .500 | .778 | 25.5 | 10.5 | 6.5 | 2.5 | ||
| Utah | 2 | 0 | 31 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 | .111 | .667 | 15.5 | 3.0 | 6.0 | 1.5 | ||
| Washington | 6 | 1 | 124 | 26 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 16 | 22 | 53 | 12 | 1 | 12 | 11 | 20 | 66 | .578 | .875 | 20.7 | 11.0 | 8.8 | 2.0 | ||