Bill Cartwright vs. Bill Walton Comparison

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

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2025-26
Bill Cartwright: 1979-80 to 1994-95
Bill Walton: 1974-75 to 1986-87

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bill Cartwright 3 Bill Walton 2

NBA Seasons Bill Cartwright 15 Bill Walton 10

Playoffs Played Bill Cartwright 10 Bill Walton 4

All-Star Games Bill Cartwright 1 Bill Walton 2

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Bill Cartwright 0 Bill Walton 1

Finals MVP Bill Cartwright 0 Bill Walton 1

All-NBA First Team Bill Cartwright 0 Bill Walton 1

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

All-Defensive 1st Team Bill Cartwright 0 Bill Walton 2

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

Rebounds Leader Bill Cartwright 0 Bill Walton 1

Blocks Leader Bill Cartwright 0 Bill Walton 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bill Cartwright 13.2 Bill Walton 13.3

Rebounds Per Game Bill Cartwright 6.3 Bill Walton 10.5

Assists Per Game Bill Cartwright 1.4 Bill Walton 3.4

Steals Per Game Bill Cartwright 0.5 Bill Walton 0.8

Blocks Per Game Bill Cartwright 0.7 Bill Walton 2.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Bill Cartwright 12,713 Bill Walton 6,215

Total Rebounds Bill Cartwright 6,106 Bill Walton 4,923

Total Assists Bill Cartwright 1,390 Bill Walton 1,590

Total Steals Bill Cartwright 460 Bill Walton 380

Total Blocks Bill Cartwright 668 Bill Walton 1,034

Total Games Bill Cartwright 963 Bill Walton 468

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bill Cartwright .525 Bill Walton .521

3-Point Percentage Bill Cartwright .000 Bill Walton .000 *

Free Throw Percentage Bill Cartwright .771 Bill Walton .660

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bill Cartwright 21.7 (1980) Bill Walton 18.9 (1978)

Rebounds Per Game Bill Cartwright 8.9 (1980) Bill Walton 14.4 (1977)

Assists Per Game Bill Cartwright 2.5 (1986) Bill Walton 5.0 (1978)

Steals Per Game Bill Cartwright 0.7 (1987) Bill Walton 1.0 (1978)

Blocks Per Game Bill Cartwright 1.5 (1983) Bill Walton 3.6 (1983)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bill Cartwright 8.9 Bill Walton 10.8

Rebounds Per Game Bill Cartwright 5.4 Bill Walton 9.1

Assists Per Game Bill Cartwright 1.3 Bill Walton 3.0

Steals Per Game Bill Cartwright 0.4 Bill Walton 0.7

Blocks Per Game Bill Cartwright 0.5 Bill Walton 1.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Bill Cartwright 1,100 Bill Walton 528

Total Rebounds Bill Cartwright 668 Bill Walton 444

Total Assists Bill Cartwright 162 Bill Walton 145

Total Steals Bill Cartwright 54 Bill Walton 32

Total Blocks Bill Cartwright 57 Bill Walton 83

Total Games Bill Cartwright 124 Bill Walton 49

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bill Cartwright .482 Bill Walton .525

3-Point Percentage Bill Cartwright - Bill Walton .000 *

Free Throw Percentage Bill Cartwright .725 Bill Walton .673

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bill Cartwright 17.4 (1984) Bill Walton 18.2 (1977)

Rebounds Per Game Bill Cartwright 8.3 (1984) Bill Walton 15.2 (1977)

Assists Per Game Bill Cartwright 1.9 (1991) Bill Walton 5.5 (1977)

Steals Per Game Bill Cartwright 0.6 (1993) Bill Walton 1.5 (1978)

Blocks Per Game Bill Cartwright 1.2 (1984) 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.