Kostas Papanikolaou vs. Bill Walton Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bill Walton and Kostas Papanikolaou that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Who scored more points in his career? Who averaged more points in playoffs? Who won more championships? Who led the season more times? Who won more MVP awards? These questions and many more, are answered here. It includes NBA Championships, seasons, playoffs, awards, statistical data for points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks and percentages.

Head-To-Head Career Comparison

Kostas Papanikolaou

vs.

Bill Walton

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kostas Papanikolaou: 2014-15 to 2015-16
Bill Walton: 1974-75 to 1986-87

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kostas Papanikolaou 0 Bill Walton 2

NBA Seasons Kostas Papanikolaou 2 Bill Walton 10

Playoffs Played Kostas Papanikolaou 1 Bill Walton 4

All-Star Games Kostas Papanikolaou 0 Bill Walton 2

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kostas Papanikolaou 0 Bill Walton 1

Finals MVP Kostas Papanikolaou 0 Bill Walton 1

All-NBA First Team Kostas Papanikolaou 0 Bill Walton 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kostas Papanikolaou 0 Bill Walton 2

All-Defensive 1st Team Kostas Papanikolaou 0 Bill Walton 2

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kostas Papanikolaou 0 Bill Walton 2

Rebounds Leader Kostas Papanikolaou 0 Bill Walton 1

Blocks Leader Kostas Papanikolaou 0 Bill Walton 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kostas Papanikolaou 3.6 Bill Walton 13.3

Rebounds Per Game Kostas Papanikolaou 2.3 Bill Walton 10.5

Assists Per Game Kostas Papanikolaou 1.5 Bill Walton 3.4

Steals Per Game Kostas Papanikolaou 0.6 Bill Walton 0.8

Blocks Per Game Kostas Papanikolaou 0.3 Bill Walton 2.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Kostas Papanikolaou 249 Bill Walton 6,215

Total Rebounds Kostas Papanikolaou 158 Bill Walton 4,923

Total Assists Kostas Papanikolaou 101 Bill Walton 1,590

Total Steals Kostas Papanikolaou 42 Bill Walton 380

Total Blocks Kostas Papanikolaou 18 Bill Walton 1,034

Total Games Kostas Papanikolaou 69 Bill Walton 468

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kostas Papanikolaou .354 Bill Walton .521

3-Point Percentage Kostas Papanikolaou .297 Bill Walton .000 *

Free Throw Percentage Kostas Papanikolaou .688 Bill Walton .660

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kostas Papanikolaou 4.2 (2015) Bill Walton 18.9 (1978)

Rebounds Per Game Kostas Papanikolaou 2.7 (2015) Bill Walton 14.4 (1977)

Assists Per Game Kostas Papanikolaou 2.0 (2015) Bill Walton 5.0 (1978)

Steals Per Game Kostas Papanikolaou 0.7 (2015) Bill Walton 1.0 (1978)

Blocks Per Game Kostas Papanikolaou 0.3 (2015) Bill Walton 3.6 (1983)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kostas Papanikolaou 0.4 Bill Walton 10.8

Rebounds Per Game Kostas Papanikolaou 0.3 Bill Walton 9.1

Assists Per Game Kostas Papanikolaou 0.0 Bill Walton 3.0

Steals Per Game Kostas Papanikolaou 0.0 Bill Walton 0.7

Blocks Per Game Kostas Papanikolaou 0.0 Bill Walton 1.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Kostas Papanikolaou 3 Bill Walton 528

Total Rebounds Kostas Papanikolaou 2 Bill Walton 444

Total Assists Kostas Papanikolaou 0 Bill Walton 145

Total Steals Kostas Papanikolaou 0 Bill Walton 32

Total Blocks Kostas Papanikolaou 0 Bill Walton 83

Total Games Kostas Papanikolaou 8 Bill Walton 49

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kostas Papanikolaou .250 Bill Walton .525

3-Point Percentage Kostas Papanikolaou .000 Bill Walton .000 *

Free Throw Percentage Kostas Papanikolaou .500 Bill Walton .673

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kostas Papanikolaou 0.4 (2015) Bill Walton 18.2 (1977)

Rebounds Per Game Kostas Papanikolaou 0.3 (2015) Bill Walton 15.2 (1977)

Assists Per Game Kostas Papanikolaou 0.0 (2015) Bill Walton 5.5 (1977)

Steals Per Game Kostas Papanikolaou 0.0 (2015) Bill Walton 1.5 (1978)

Blocks Per Game Kostas Papanikolaou 0.0 (2015) Bill Walton 3.4 (1977)

Notes: * Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80. Some years in this player's career don't have stats.