Tom Riker vs. Bill Walton Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bill Walton and Tom Riker 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

Tom Riker

vs.

Bill Walton

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Tom Riker: 1972-73 to 1974-75
Bill Walton: 1974-75 to 1986-87

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Tom Riker 1 Bill Walton 2

NBA Seasons Tom Riker 3 Bill Walton 10

Playoffs Played Tom Riker 1 Bill Walton 4

All-Star Games Tom Riker 0 Bill Walton 2

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Tom Riker 0 Bill Walton 1

Finals MVP Tom Riker 0 Bill Walton 1

All-NBA First Team Tom Riker 0 Bill Walton 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Tom Riker 0 Bill Walton 2

All-Defensive 1st Team Tom Riker 0 Bill Walton 2

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Tom Riker 0 Bill Walton 2

Rebounds Leader Tom Riker 0 Bill Walton 1

Blocks Leader Tom Riker 0 * Bill Walton 1

* Notes: Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tom Riker 2.7 Bill Walton 13.3

Rebounds Per Game Tom Riker 1.7 Bill Walton 10.5

Assists Per Game Tom Riker 0.3 Bill Walton 3.4

Steals Per Game Tom Riker 0.2 * Bill Walton 0.8

Blocks Per Game Tom Riker 0.1 * Bill Walton 2.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Tom Riker 225 Bill Walton 6,215

Total Rebounds Tom Riker 138 Bill Walton 4,923

Total Assists Tom Riker 24 Bill Walton 1,590

Total Steals Tom Riker 15 * Bill Walton 380

Total Blocks Tom Riker 5 * Bill Walton 1,034

Total Games Tom Riker 82 Bill Walton 468

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tom Riker .380 Bill Walton .521

3-Point Percentage Tom Riker - n/a ** Bill Walton .000 *

Free Throw Percentage Tom Riker .593 Bill Walton .660

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tom Riker 3.0 (1975) Bill Walton 18.9 (1978)

Rebounds Per Game Tom Riker 2.1 (1975) Bill Walton 14.4 (1977)

Assists Per Game Tom Riker 0.4 (1975) Bill Walton 5.0 (1978)

Steals Per Game Tom Riker 0.3 (1975) * Bill Walton 1.0 (1978)

Blocks Per Game Tom Riker 0.1 (1975) * Bill Walton 3.6 (1983)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tom Riker 2.0 Bill Walton 10.8

Rebounds Per Game Tom Riker 2.0 Bill Walton 9.1

Assists Per Game Tom Riker 1.0 Bill Walton 3.0

Steals Per Game Tom Riker 0.0 * Bill Walton 0.7

Blocks Per Game Tom Riker 0.0 * Bill Walton 1.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Tom Riker 2 Bill Walton 528

Total Rebounds Tom Riker 2 Bill Walton 444

Total Assists Tom Riker 1 Bill Walton 145

Total Steals Tom Riker 0 * Bill Walton 32

Total Blocks Tom Riker 0 * Bill Walton 83

Total Games Tom Riker 1 Bill Walton 49

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tom Riker .500 Bill Walton .525

3-Point Percentage Tom Riker - n/a ** Bill Walton .000 *

Free Throw Percentage Tom Riker - Bill Walton .673

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tom Riker 2.0 (1975) Bill Walton 18.2 (1977)

Rebounds Per Game Tom Riker 2.0 (1975) Bill Walton 15.2 (1977)

Assists Per Game Tom Riker 1.0 (1975) Bill Walton 5.5 (1977)

Steals Per Game Tom Riker 0.0 (1975) * Bill Walton 1.5 (1978)

Blocks Per Game Tom Riker 0.0 (1975) * Bill Walton 3.4 (1977)

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.