Dick McGuire vs. Bill Walton Comparison

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

Dick McGuire

vs.

Bill Walton

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Dick McGuire: 1949-50 to 1959-60
Bill Walton: 1974-75 to 1986-87

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Dick McGuire 0 Bill Walton 2

NBA Seasons Dick McGuire 11 Bill Walton 10

Playoffs Played Dick McGuire 9 Bill Walton 4

All-Star Games Dick McGuire 7 Bill Walton 2

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Dick McGuire 0 * Bill Walton 1

Finals MVP Dick McGuire 0 * Bill Walton 1

All-NBA First Team Dick McGuire 0 Bill Walton 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Dick McGuire 1 Bill Walton 2

All-Defensive 1st Team Dick McGuire 0 * Bill Walton 2

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

Rebounds Leader Dick McGuire 0 * Bill Walton 1

Assists Leader Dick McGuire 1 Bill Walton 0

Blocks Leader Dick McGuire 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 Dick McGuire 8.0 Bill Walton 13.3

Rebounds Per Game Dick McGuire 4.2 * Bill Walton 10.5

Assists Per Game Dick McGuire 5.7 Bill Walton 3.4

Steals Per Game Dick McGuire - n/a ** Bill Walton 0.8

Blocks Per Game Dick McGuire - n/a ** Bill Walton 2.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Dick McGuire 5,921 Bill Walton 6,215

Total Rebounds Dick McGuire 2,784 * Bill Walton 4,923

Total Assists Dick McGuire 4,205 Bill Walton 1,590

Total Steals Dick McGuire - n/a ** Bill Walton 380

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

Total Games Dick McGuire 738 Bill Walton 468

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dick McGuire .389 Bill Walton .521

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

Free Throw Percentage Dick McGuire .644 Bill Walton .660

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dick McGuire 9.2 (1952) Bill Walton 18.9 (1978)

Rebounds Per Game Dick McGuire 5.2 (1951) * Bill Walton 14.4 (1977)

Assists Per Game Dick McGuire 7.6 (1955) Bill Walton 5.0 (1978)

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

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

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dick McGuire 8.3 Bill Walton 10.8

Rebounds Per Game Dick McGuire 4.9 * Bill Walton 9.1

Assists Per Game Dick McGuire 5.6 Bill Walton 3.0

Steals Per Game Dick McGuire - n/a ** Bill Walton 0.7

Blocks Per Game Dick McGuire - n/a ** Bill Walton 1.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Dick McGuire 521 Bill Walton 528

Total Rebounds Dick McGuire 284 * Bill Walton 444

Total Assists Dick McGuire 350 Bill Walton 145

Total Steals Dick McGuire - n/a ** Bill Walton 32

Total Blocks Dick McGuire - n/a ** Bill Walton 83

Total Games Dick McGuire 63 Bill Walton 49

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dick McGuire .410 Bill Walton .525

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

Free Throw Percentage Dick McGuire .593 Bill Walton .673

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dick McGuire 15.7 (1959) Bill Walton 18.2 (1977)

Rebounds Per Game Dick McGuire 5.9 (1951) * Bill Walton 15.2 (1977)

Assists Per Game Dick McGuire 6.4 (1952) Bill Walton 5.5 (1977)

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

Blocks Per Game Dick McGuire - 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.