Gale Bishop vs. Bill Walton Comparison

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

Gale Bishop

vs.

Bill Walton

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Gale Bishop: 1948-49 to 1948-49
Bill Walton: 1974-75 to 1986-87

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Gale Bishop 0 Bill Walton 2

NBA Seasons Gale Bishop 1 Bill Walton 10

Playoffs Played Gale Bishop 1 Bill Walton 4

All-Star Games Gale Bishop 0 Bill Walton 2

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Gale Bishop 0 * Bill Walton 1

Finals MVP Gale Bishop 0 * Bill Walton 1

All-NBA First Team Gale Bishop 0 Bill Walton 1

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

All-Defensive 1st Team Gale Bishop 0 * Bill Walton 2

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

Rebounds Leader Gale Bishop 0 * Bill Walton 1

Blocks Leader Gale Bishop 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 Gale Bishop 8.3 Bill Walton 13.3

Rebounds Per Game Gale Bishop - n/a ** Bill Walton 10.5

Assists Per Game Gale Bishop 1.6 Bill Walton 3.4

Steals Per Game Gale Bishop - n/a ** Bill Walton 0.8

Blocks Per Game Gale Bishop - n/a ** Bill Walton 2.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Gale Bishop 467 Bill Walton 6,215

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

Total Assists Gale Bishop 92 Bill Walton 1,590

Total Steals Gale Bishop - n/a ** Bill Walton 380

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

Total Games Gale Bishop 56 Bill Walton 468

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gale Bishop .325 Bill Walton .521

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

Free Throw Percentage Gale Bishop .651 Bill Walton .660

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gale Bishop 8.3 (1949) Bill Walton 18.9 (1978)

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

Assists Per Game Gale Bishop 1.6 (1949) Bill Walton 5.0 (1978)

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

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

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gale Bishop 9.0 Bill Walton 10.8

Rebounds Per Game Gale Bishop - n/a ** Bill Walton 9.1

Assists Per Game Gale Bishop 1.0 Bill Walton 3.0

Steals Per Game Gale Bishop - n/a ** Bill Walton 0.7

Blocks Per Game Gale Bishop - n/a ** Bill Walton 1.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Gale Bishop 18 Bill Walton 528

Total Rebounds Gale Bishop - n/a ** Bill Walton 444

Total Assists Gale Bishop 2 Bill Walton 145

Total Steals Gale Bishop - n/a ** Bill Walton 32

Total Blocks Gale Bishop - n/a ** Bill Walton 83

Total Games Gale Bishop 2 Bill Walton 49

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gale Bishop .269 Bill Walton .525

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

Free Throw Percentage Gale Bishop .500 Bill Walton .673

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gale Bishop 9.0 (1949) Bill Walton 18.2 (1977)

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

Assists Per Game Gale Bishop 1.0 (1949) Bill Walton 5.5 (1977)

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

Blocks Per Game Gale Bishop - 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.