Bob Lanier vs. Bill Walton Comparison

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

Bob Lanier

vs.

Bill Walton

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bob Lanier: 1970-71 to 1983-84
Bill Walton: 1974-75 to 1986-87

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bob Lanier 0 Bill Walton 2

NBA Seasons Bob Lanier 14 Bill Walton 10

Playoffs Played Bob Lanier 9 Bill Walton 4

All-Star Games Bob Lanier 8 Bill Walton 2

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Bob Lanier 0 Bill Walton 1

Finals MVP Bob Lanier 0 Bill Walton 1

All-NBA First Team Bob Lanier 0 Bill Walton 1

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

All-Defensive 1st Team Bob Lanier 0 Bill Walton 2

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

Rebounds Leader Bob Lanier 0 Bill Walton 1

Blocks Leader Bob Lanier 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 Bob Lanier 20.1 Bill Walton 13.3

Rebounds Per Game Bob Lanier 10.1 Bill Walton 10.5

Assists Per Game Bob Lanier 3.1 Bill Walton 3.4

Steals Per Game Bob Lanier 1.1 * Bill Walton 0.8

Blocks Per Game Bob Lanier 1.5 * Bill Walton 2.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Bob Lanier 19,248 Bill Walton 6,215

Total Rebounds Bob Lanier 9,698 Bill Walton 4,923

Total Assists Bob Lanier 3,007 Bill Walton 1,590

Total Steals Bob Lanier 777 * Bill Walton 380

Total Blocks Bob Lanier 1,100 * Bill Walton 1,034

Total Games Bob Lanier 959 Bill Walton 468

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bob Lanier .514 Bill Walton .521

3-Point Percentage Bob Lanier .154 * Bill Walton .000 *

Free Throw Percentage Bob Lanier .767 Bill Walton .660

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bob Lanier 25.7 (1972) Bill Walton 18.9 (1978)

Rebounds Per Game Bob Lanier 14.9 (1973) Bill Walton 14.4 (1977)

Assists Per Game Bob Lanier 4.6 (1975) Bill Walton 5.0 (1978)

Steals Per Game Bob Lanier 1.4 (1974) * Bill Walton 1.0 (1978)

Blocks Per Game Bob Lanier 3.0 (1974) * Bill Walton 3.6 (1983)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bob Lanier 18.6 Bill Walton 10.8

Rebounds Per Game Bob Lanier 9.6 Bill Walton 9.1

Assists Per Game Bob Lanier 3.5 Bill Walton 3.0

Steals Per Game Bob Lanier 0.9 * Bill Walton 0.7

Blocks Per Game Bob Lanier 1.5 * Bill Walton 1.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Bob Lanier 1,244 Bill Walton 528

Total Rebounds Bob Lanier 645 Bill Walton 444

Total Assists Bob Lanier 235 Bill Walton 145

Total Steals Bob Lanier 62 * Bill Walton 32

Total Blocks Bob Lanier 99 * Bill Walton 83

Total Games Bob Lanier 67 Bill Walton 49

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bob Lanier .532 Bill Walton .525

3-Point Percentage Bob Lanier .000 * Bill Walton .000 *

Free Throw Percentage Bob Lanier .768 Bill Walton .673

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bob Lanier 28.0 (1977) Bill Walton 18.2 (1977)

Rebounds Per Game Bob Lanier 16.7 (1977) Bill Walton 15.2 (1977)

Assists Per Game Bob Lanier 6.3 (1975) Bill Walton 5.5 (1977)

Steals Per Game Bob Lanier 1.7 (1981) * Bill Walton 1.5 (1978)

Blocks Per Game Bob Lanier 4.0 (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.