Porter Meriwether vs. Bill Walton Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bill Walton and Porter Meriwether 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

Porter Meriwether

vs.

Bill Walton

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Porter Meriwether: 1962-63 to 1962-63
Bill Walton: 1974-75 to 1986-87

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Porter Meriwether 0 Bill Walton 2

NBA Seasons Porter Meriwether 1 Bill Walton 10

Playoffs Played Porter Meriwether 0 Bill Walton 4

All-Star Games Porter Meriwether 0 Bill Walton 2

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Porter Meriwether 0 Bill Walton 1

Finals MVP Porter Meriwether 0 * Bill Walton 1

All-NBA First Team Porter Meriwether 0 Bill Walton 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Porter Meriwether 0 Bill Walton 2

All-Defensive 1st Team Porter Meriwether 0 * Bill Walton 2

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Porter Meriwether 0 Bill Walton 2

Rebounds Leader Porter Meriwether 0 Bill Walton 1

Blocks Leader Porter Meriwether 0 * Bill Walton 1

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Porter Meriwether 3.8 Bill Walton 13.3

Rebounds Per Game Porter Meriwether 0.9 Bill Walton 10.5

Assists Per Game Porter Meriwether 1.4 Bill Walton 3.4

Steals Per Game Porter Meriwether - n/a ** Bill Walton 0.8

Blocks Per Game Porter Meriwether - n/a ** Bill Walton 2.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Porter Meriwether 119 Bill Walton 6,215

Total Rebounds Porter Meriwether 29 Bill Walton 4,923

Total Assists Porter Meriwether 43 Bill Walton 1,590

Total Steals Porter Meriwether - n/a ** Bill Walton 380

Total Blocks Porter Meriwether - n/a ** Bill Walton 1,034

Total Games Porter Meriwether 31 Bill Walton 468

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Porter Meriwether .393 Bill Walton .521

3-Point Percentage Porter Meriwether - n/a ** Bill Walton .000 *

Free Throw Percentage Porter Meriwether .697 Bill Walton .660

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Porter Meriwether 3.8 (1963) Bill Walton 18.9 (1978)

Rebounds Per Game Porter Meriwether 0.9 (1963) Bill Walton 14.4 (1977)

Assists Per Game Porter Meriwether 1.4 (1963) Bill Walton 5.0 (1978)

Steals Per Game Porter Meriwether - n/a ** Bill Walton 1.0 (1978)

Blocks Per Game Porter Meriwether - n/a ** Bill Walton 3.6 (1983)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Porter Meriwether - Bill Walton 10.8

Rebounds Per Game Porter Meriwether - Bill Walton 9.1

Assists Per Game Porter Meriwether - Bill Walton 3.0

Steals Per Game Porter Meriwether - n/a ** Bill Walton 0.7

Blocks Per Game Porter Meriwether - n/a ** Bill Walton 1.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Porter Meriwether - Bill Walton 528

Total Rebounds Porter Meriwether - Bill Walton 444

Total Assists Porter Meriwether - Bill Walton 145

Total Steals Porter Meriwether - n/a ** Bill Walton 32

Total Blocks Porter Meriwether - n/a ** Bill Walton 83

Total Games Porter Meriwether 0 Bill Walton 49

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Porter Meriwether - Bill Walton .525

3-Point Percentage Porter Meriwether - n/a ** Bill Walton .000 *

Free Throw Percentage Porter Meriwether - Bill Walton .673

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Porter Meriwether - Bill Walton 18.2 (1977)

Rebounds Per Game Porter Meriwether - Bill Walton 15.2 (1977)

Assists Per Game Porter Meriwether - Bill Walton 5.5 (1977)

Steals Per Game Porter Meriwether - n/a ** Bill Walton 1.5 (1978)

Blocks Per Game Porter Meriwether - 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.