Bill Downey vs. Bill Walton Comparison

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

Bill Downey

vs.

Bill Walton

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bill Downey: 1947-48 to 1947-48
Bill Walton: 1974-75 to 1986-87

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bill Downey 0 Bill Walton 2

NBA Seasons Bill Downey 1 Bill Walton 10

Playoffs Played Bill Downey 0 Bill Walton 4

All-Star Games Bill Downey 0 Bill Walton 2

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Bill Downey 0 * Bill Walton 1

Finals MVP Bill Downey 0 * Bill Walton 1

All-NBA First Team Bill Downey 0 Bill Walton 1

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

All-Defensive 1st Team Bill Downey 0 * Bill Walton 2

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

Rebounds Leader Bill Downey 0 * Bill Walton 1

Blocks Leader Bill Downey 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 Bill Downey 0.0 Bill Walton 13.3

Rebounds Per Game Bill Downey - n/a ** Bill Walton 10.5

Assists Per Game Bill Downey 0.0 Bill Walton 3.4

Steals Per Game Bill Downey - n/a ** Bill Walton 0.8

Blocks Per Game Bill Downey - n/a ** Bill Walton 2.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Bill Downey 0 Bill Walton 6,215

Total Rebounds Bill Downey - n/a ** Bill Walton 4,923

Total Assists Bill Downey 0 Bill Walton 1,590

Total Steals Bill Downey - n/a ** Bill Walton 380

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

Total Games Bill Downey 3 Bill Walton 468

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bill Downey .000 Bill Walton .521

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

Free Throw Percentage Bill Downey - Bill Walton .660

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bill Downey 0.0 (1948) Bill Walton 18.9 (1978)

Rebounds Per Game Bill Downey - n/a ** Bill Walton 14.4 (1977)

Assists Per Game Bill Downey 0.0 (1948) Bill Walton 5.0 (1978)

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

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

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bill Downey - Bill Walton 10.8

Rebounds Per Game Bill Downey - n/a ** Bill Walton 9.1

Assists Per Game Bill Downey - Bill Walton 3.0

Steals Per Game Bill Downey - n/a ** Bill Walton 0.7

Blocks Per Game Bill Downey - n/a ** Bill Walton 1.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Bill Downey - Bill Walton 528

Total Rebounds Bill Downey - n/a ** Bill Walton 444

Total Assists Bill Downey - Bill Walton 145

Total Steals Bill Downey - n/a ** Bill Walton 32

Total Blocks Bill Downey - n/a ** Bill Walton 83

Total Games Bill Downey 0 Bill Walton 49

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bill Downey - Bill Walton .525

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

Free Throw Percentage Bill Downey - Bill Walton .673

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bill Downey - Bill Walton 18.2 (1977)

Rebounds Per Game Bill Downey - n/a ** Bill Walton 15.2 (1977)

Assists Per Game Bill Downey - Bill Walton 5.5 (1977)

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

Blocks Per Game Bill Downey - n/a ** 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. ** 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. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51, this player has no data for the stat.