Joe Fulks vs. Bill Walton Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bill Walton and Joe Fulks 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

Joe Fulks

vs.

Bill Walton

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Joe Fulks: 1946-47 to 1953-54
Bill Walton: 1974-75 to 1986-87

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Joe Fulks 1 Bill Walton 2

NBA Seasons Joe Fulks 8 Bill Walton 10

Playoffs Played Joe Fulks 6 Bill Walton 4

All-Star Games Joe Fulks 2 Bill Walton 2

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Joe Fulks 0 * Bill Walton 1

Finals MVP Joe Fulks 0 * Bill Walton 1

All-NBA First Team Joe Fulks 3 Bill Walton 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Joe Fulks 4 Bill Walton 2

All-Defensive 1st Team Joe Fulks 0 * Bill Walton 2

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Joe Fulks 0 Bill Walton 2

Scoring Leader Joe Fulks 1 Bill Walton 0

Rebounds Leader Joe Fulks 0 * Bill Walton 1

Blocks Leader Joe Fulks 0 * Bill Walton 1

* Notes: Season MVP is awarded since 1955-56. Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Joe Fulks 16.4 Bill Walton 13.3

Rebounds Per Game Joe Fulks 5.3 * Bill Walton 10.5

Assists Per Game Joe Fulks 1.2 Bill Walton 3.4

Steals Per Game Joe Fulks - n/a ** Bill Walton 0.8

Blocks Per Game Joe Fulks - n/a ** Bill Walton 2.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Joe Fulks 8,003 Bill Walton 6,215

Total Rebounds Joe Fulks 1,379 * Bill Walton 4,923

Total Assists Joe Fulks 587 Bill Walton 1,590

Total Steals Joe Fulks - n/a ** Bill Walton 380

Total Blocks Joe Fulks - n/a ** Bill Walton 1,034

Total Games Joe Fulks 489 Bill Walton 468

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Joe Fulks .302 Bill Walton .521

3-Point Percentage Joe Fulks - n/a ** Bill Walton .000 *

Free Throw Percentage Joe Fulks .766 Bill Walton .660

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Joe Fulks 26.0 (1949) Bill Walton 18.9 (1978)

Rebounds Per Game Joe Fulks 7.9 (1951) * Bill Walton 14.4 (1977)

Assists Per Game Joe Fulks 2.0 (1952) Bill Walton 5.0 (1978)

Steals Per Game Joe Fulks - n/a ** Bill Walton 1.0 (1978)

Blocks Per Game Joe Fulks - n/a ** Bill Walton 3.6 (1983)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Joe Fulks 19.0 Bill Walton 10.8

Rebounds Per Game Joe Fulks 5.6 * Bill Walton 9.1

Assists Per Game Joe Fulks 0.4 Bill Walton 3.0

Steals Per Game Joe Fulks - n/a ** Bill Walton 0.7

Blocks Per Game Joe Fulks - n/a ** Bill Walton 1.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Joe Fulks 588 Bill Walton 528

Total Rebounds Joe Fulks 28 * Bill Walton 444

Total Assists Joe Fulks 11 Bill Walton 145

Total Steals Joe Fulks - n/a ** Bill Walton 32

Total Blocks Joe Fulks - n/a ** Bill Walton 83

Total Games Joe Fulks 31 Bill Walton 49

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Joe Fulks .258 Bill Walton .525

3-Point Percentage Joe Fulks - n/a ** Bill Walton .000 *

Free Throw Percentage Joe Fulks .782 Bill Walton .673

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Joe Fulks 26.0 (1951) Bill Walton 18.2 (1977)

Rebounds Per Game Joe Fulks 8.0 (1951) * Bill Walton 15.2 (1977)

Assists Per Game Joe Fulks 1.0 (1950) Bill Walton 5.5 (1977)

Steals Per Game Joe Fulks - n/a ** Bill Walton 1.5 (1978)

Blocks Per Game Joe Fulks - n/a ** Bill Walton 3.4 (1977)

Notes: * Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. 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. ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.