Fred VanVleet vs. Bill Walton Comparison

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

Fred VanVleet

vs.

Bill Walton

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Fred VanVleet: 2016-17 to 2023-24
Bill Walton: 1974-75 to 1986-87

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Fred VanVleet 1 Bill Walton 2

NBA Seasons Fred VanVleet 8 Bill Walton 10

Playoffs Played Fred VanVleet 5 Bill Walton 4

All-Star Games Fred VanVleet 1 Bill Walton 2

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Fred VanVleet 0 Bill Walton 1

Finals MVP Fred VanVleet 0 Bill Walton 1

All-NBA First Team Fred VanVleet 0 Bill Walton 1

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

All-Defensive 1st Team Fred VanVleet 0 Bill Walton 2

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

Rebounds Leader Fred VanVleet 0 Bill Walton 1

Blocks Leader Fred VanVleet 0 Bill Walton 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Fred VanVleet 15.0 Bill Walton 13.3

Rebounds Per Game Fred VanVleet 3.4 Bill Walton 10.5

Assists Per Game Fred VanVleet 5.7 Bill Walton 3.4

Steals Per Game Fred VanVleet 1.4 Bill Walton 0.8

Blocks Per Game Fred VanVleet 0.5 Bill Walton 2.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Fred VanVleet 7,360 Bill Walton 6,215

Total Rebounds Fred VanVleet 1,663 Bill Walton 4,923

Total Assists Fred VanVleet 2,788 Bill Walton 1,590

Total Steals Fred VanVleet 663 Bill Walton 380

Total Blocks Fred VanVleet 228 Bill Walton 1,034

Total Games Fred VanVleet 490 Bill Walton 468

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Fred VanVleet .404 Bill Walton .521

3-Point Percentage Fred VanVleet .375 Bill Walton .000 *

Free Throw Percentage Fred VanVleet .868 Bill Walton .660

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Fred VanVleet 20.3 (2022) Bill Walton 18.9 (1978)

Rebounds Per Game Fred VanVleet 4.4 (2022) Bill Walton 14.4 (1977)

Assists Per Game Fred VanVleet 8.1 (2024) Bill Walton 5.0 (1978)

Steals Per Game Fred VanVleet 1.9 (2020) Bill Walton 1.0 (1978)

Blocks Per Game Fred VanVleet 0.8 (2024) Bill Walton 3.6 (1983)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Fred VanVleet 10.0 Bill Walton 10.8

Rebounds Per Game Fred VanVleet 2.1 Bill Walton 9.1

Assists Per Game Fred VanVleet 3.5 Bill Walton 3.0

Steals Per Game Fred VanVleet 0.8 Bill Walton 0.7

Blocks Per Game Fred VanVleet 0.3 Bill Walton 1.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Fred VanVleet 518 Bill Walton 528

Total Rebounds Fred VanVleet 111 Bill Walton 444

Total Assists Fred VanVleet 180 Bill Walton 145

Total Steals Fred VanVleet 44 Bill Walton 32

Total Blocks Fred VanVleet 17 Bill Walton 83

Total Games Fred VanVleet 52 Bill Walton 49

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Fred VanVleet .391 Bill Walton .525

3-Point Percentage Fred VanVleet .372 Bill Walton .000 *

Free Throw Percentage Fred VanVleet .814 Bill Walton .673

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Fred VanVleet 19.6 (2020) Bill Walton 18.2 (1977)

Rebounds Per Game Fred VanVleet 4.4 (2020) Bill Walton 15.2 (1977)

Assists Per Game Fred VanVleet 6.9 (2020) Bill Walton 5.5 (1977)

Steals Per Game Fred VanVleet 1.8 (2022) Bill Walton 1.5 (1978)

Blocks Per Game Fred VanVleet 1.0 (2022) 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.