Tom Patterson vs. Bill Walton Comparison

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

vs.

Bill Walton

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Tom Patterson: 1972-73 to 1973-74
Bill Walton: 1974-75 to 1986-87

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Tom Patterson 0 Bill Walton 2

NBA Seasons Tom Patterson 2 Bill Walton 10

Playoffs Played Tom Patterson 1 Bill Walton 4

All-Star Games Tom Patterson 0 Bill Walton 2

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Tom Patterson 0 Bill Walton 1

Finals MVP Tom Patterson 0 Bill Walton 1

All-NBA First Team Tom Patterson 0 Bill Walton 1

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

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

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

Rebounds Leader Tom Patterson 0 Bill Walton 1

Blocks Leader Tom Patterson 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 Patterson 2.2 Bill Walton 13.3

Rebounds Per Game Tom Patterson 1.0 Bill Walton 10.5

Assists Per Game Tom Patterson 0.2 Bill Walton 3.4

Steals Per Game Tom Patterson 0.0 * Bill Walton 0.8

Blocks Per Game Tom Patterson 0.0 * Bill Walton 2.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Tom Patterson 56 Bill Walton 6,215

Total Rebounds Tom Patterson 24 Bill Walton 4,923

Total Assists Tom Patterson 5 Bill Walton 1,590

Total Steals Tom Patterson 0 * Bill Walton 380

Total Blocks Tom Patterson 0 * Bill Walton 1,034

Total Games Tom Patterson 25 Bill Walton 468

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tom Patterson .420 Bill Walton .521

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

Free Throw Percentage Tom Patterson .778 Bill Walton .660

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tom Patterson 2.4 (1973) Bill Walton 18.9 (1978)

Rebounds Per Game Tom Patterson 1.0 (1974) Bill Walton 14.4 (1977)

Assists Per Game Tom Patterson 1.0 (1974) Bill Walton 5.0 (1978)

Steals Per Game Tom Patterson 0.0 (1974) * Bill Walton 1.0 (1978)

Blocks Per Game Tom Patterson 0.0 (1974) * Bill Walton 3.6 (1983)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tom Patterson 0.0 Bill Walton 10.8

Rebounds Per Game Tom Patterson 0.0 Bill Walton 9.1

Assists Per Game Tom Patterson 0.0 Bill Walton 3.0

Steals Per Game Tom Patterson - * Bill Walton 0.7

Blocks Per Game Tom Patterson - * Bill Walton 1.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Tom Patterson 0 Bill Walton 528

Total Rebounds Tom Patterson 0 Bill Walton 444

Total Assists Tom Patterson 0 Bill Walton 145

Total Steals Tom Patterson 0 * Bill Walton 32

Total Blocks Tom Patterson 0 * Bill Walton 83

Total Games Tom Patterson 1 Bill Walton 49

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tom Patterson - Bill Walton .525

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

Free Throw Percentage Tom Patterson - Bill Walton .673

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tom Patterson 0.0 (1973) Bill Walton 18.2 (1977)

Rebounds Per Game Tom Patterson 0.0 (1973) Bill Walton 15.2 (1977)

Assists Per Game Tom Patterson 0.0 (1973) Bill Walton 5.5 (1977)

Steals Per Game Tom Patterson - * Bill Walton 1.5 (1978)

Blocks Per Game Tom Patterson - * 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.