Gar Heard vs. Bill Walton Comparison

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

Gar Heard

vs.

Bill Walton

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Gar Heard: 1970-71 to 1980-81
Bill Walton: 1974-75 to 1986-87

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Gar Heard 0 Bill Walton 2

NBA Seasons Gar Heard 11 Bill Walton 10

Playoffs Played Gar Heard 7 Bill Walton 4

All-Star Games Gar Heard 0 Bill Walton 2

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Gar Heard 0 Bill Walton 1

Finals MVP Gar Heard 0 Bill Walton 1

All-NBA First Team Gar Heard 0 Bill Walton 1

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

All-Defensive 1st Team Gar Heard 0 Bill Walton 2

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

Rebounds Leader Gar Heard 0 Bill Walton 1

Blocks Leader Gar Heard 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 Gar Heard 8.7 Bill Walton 13.3

Rebounds Per Game Gar Heard 7.5 Bill Walton 10.5

Assists Per Game Gar Heard 1.6 Bill Walton 3.4

Steals Per Game Gar Heard 1.3 * Bill Walton 0.8

Blocks Per Game Gar Heard 1.3 * Bill Walton 2.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Gar Heard 6,828 Bill Walton 6,215

Total Rebounds Gar Heard 5,876 Bill Walton 4,923

Total Assists Gar Heard 1,220 Bill Walton 1,590

Total Steals Gar Heard 784 * Bill Walton 380

Total Blocks Gar Heard 780 * Bill Walton 1,034

Total Games Gar Heard 787 Bill Walton 468

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gar Heard .414 Bill Walton .521

3-Point Percentage Gar Heard .000 * Bill Walton .000 *

Free Throw Percentage Gar Heard .654 Bill Walton .660

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gar Heard 15.3 (1974) Bill Walton 18.9 (1978)

Rebounds Per Game Gar Heard 11.7 (1974) Bill Walton 14.4 (1977)

Assists Per Game Gar Heard 2.8 (1975) Bill Walton 5.0 (1978)

Steals Per Game Gar Heard 1.7 (1974) * Bill Walton 1.0 (1978)

Blocks Per Game Gar Heard 2.8 (1974) * Bill Walton 3.6 (1983)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gar Heard 10.2 Bill Walton 10.8

Rebounds Per Game Gar Heard 9.1 Bill Walton 9.1

Assists Per Game Gar Heard 1.6 Bill Walton 3.0

Steals Per Game Gar Heard 1.4 * Bill Walton 0.7

Blocks Per Game Gar Heard 1.7 * Bill Walton 1.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Gar Heard 602 Bill Walton 528

Total Rebounds Gar Heard 537 Bill Walton 444

Total Assists Gar Heard 96 Bill Walton 145

Total Steals Gar Heard 80 * Bill Walton 32

Total Blocks Gar Heard 98 * Bill Walton 83

Total Games Gar Heard 59 Bill Walton 49

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gar Heard .419 Bill Walton .525

3-Point Percentage Gar Heard - * Bill Walton .000 *

Free Throw Percentage Gar Heard .651 Bill Walton .673

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gar Heard 16.8 (1974) Bill Walton 18.2 (1977)

Rebounds Per Game Gar Heard 14.7 (1974) Bill Walton 15.2 (1977)

Assists Per Game Gar Heard 2.6 (1975) Bill Walton 5.5 (1977)

Steals Per Game Gar Heard 2.1 (1976) * Bill Walton 1.5 (1978)

Blocks Per Game Gar Heard 2.0 (1978) * 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.