Rich Rinaldi vs. Bill Walton Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bill Walton and Rich Rinaldi 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

Rich Rinaldi

vs.

Bill Walton

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rich Rinaldi: 1971-72 to 1973-74
Bill Walton: 1974-75 to 1986-87

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rich Rinaldi 0 Bill Walton 2

NBA Seasons Rich Rinaldi 3 Bill Walton 10

Playoffs Played Rich Rinaldi 1 Bill Walton 4

All-Star Games Rich Rinaldi 0 Bill Walton 2

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Rich Rinaldi 0 Bill Walton 1

Finals MVP Rich Rinaldi 0 Bill Walton 1

All-NBA First Team Rich Rinaldi 0 Bill Walton 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Rich Rinaldi 0 Bill Walton 2

All-Defensive 1st Team Rich Rinaldi 0 Bill Walton 2

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Rich Rinaldi 0 Bill Walton 2

Rebounds Leader Rich Rinaldi 0 Bill Walton 1

Blocks Leader Rich Rinaldi 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 Rich Rinaldi 5.0 Bill Walton 13.3

Rebounds Per Game Rich Rinaldi 1.2 Bill Walton 10.5

Assists Per Game Rich Rinaldi 0.9 Bill Walton 3.4

Steals Per Game Rich Rinaldi 0.4 * Bill Walton 0.8

Blocks Per Game Rich Rinaldi 0.1 * Bill Walton 2.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Rich Rinaldi 393 Bill Walton 6,215

Total Rebounds Rich Rinaldi 93 Bill Walton 4,923

Total Assists Rich Rinaldi 73 Bill Walton 1,590

Total Steals Rich Rinaldi 3 * Bill Walton 380

Total Blocks Rich Rinaldi 1 * Bill Walton 1,034

Total Games Rich Rinaldi 79 Bill Walton 468

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rich Rinaldi .393 Bill Walton .521

3-Point Percentage Rich Rinaldi - n/a ** Bill Walton .000 *

Free Throw Percentage Rich Rinaldi .724 Bill Walton .660

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rich Rinaldi 8.5 (1973) Bill Walton 18.9 (1978)

Rebounds Per Game Rich Rinaldi 2.1 (1973) Bill Walton 14.4 (1977)

Assists Per Game Rich Rinaldi 1.5 (1973) Bill Walton 5.0 (1978)

Steals Per Game Rich Rinaldi 0.4 (1974) * Bill Walton 1.0 (1978)

Blocks Per Game Rich Rinaldi 0.1 (1974) * Bill Walton 3.6 (1983)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rich Rinaldi 0.7 Bill Walton 10.8

Rebounds Per Game Rich Rinaldi 0.0 Bill Walton 9.1

Assists Per Game Rich Rinaldi 0.3 Bill Walton 3.0

Steals Per Game Rich Rinaldi - * Bill Walton 0.7

Blocks Per Game Rich Rinaldi - * Bill Walton 1.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Rich Rinaldi 2 Bill Walton 528

Total Rebounds Rich Rinaldi 0 Bill Walton 444

Total Assists Rich Rinaldi 1 Bill Walton 145

Total Steals Rich Rinaldi 0 * Bill Walton 32

Total Blocks Rich Rinaldi 0 * Bill Walton 83

Total Games Rich Rinaldi 3 Bill Walton 49

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rich Rinaldi .500 Bill Walton .525

3-Point Percentage Rich Rinaldi - n/a ** Bill Walton .000 *

Free Throw Percentage Rich Rinaldi - Bill Walton .673

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rich Rinaldi 0.7 (1972) Bill Walton 18.2 (1977)

Rebounds Per Game Rich Rinaldi 0.0 (1972) Bill Walton 15.2 (1977)

Assists Per Game Rich Rinaldi 0.3 (1972) Bill Walton 5.5 (1977)

Steals Per Game Rich Rinaldi - * Bill Walton 1.5 (1978)

Blocks Per Game Rich Rinaldi - * 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. ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.