Rick Adelman vs. Bill Walton Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bill Walton and Rick Adelman 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

Rick Adelman

vs.

Bill Walton

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rick Adelman: 1968-69 to 1974-75
Bill Walton: 1974-75 to 1986-87

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rick Adelman 0 Bill Walton 2

NBA Seasons Rick Adelman 7 Bill Walton 10

Playoffs Played Rick Adelman 3 Bill Walton 4

All-Star Games Rick Adelman 0 Bill Walton 2

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Rick Adelman 0 Bill Walton 1

Finals MVP Rick Adelman 0 Bill Walton 1

All-NBA First Team Rick Adelman 0 Bill Walton 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Rick Adelman 0 Bill Walton 2

All-Defensive 1st Team Rick Adelman 0 Bill Walton 2

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Rick Adelman 0 Bill Walton 2

Rebounds Leader Rick Adelman 0 Bill Walton 1

Blocks Leader Rick Adelman 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 Rick Adelman 7.7 Bill Walton 13.3

Rebounds Per Game Rick Adelman 2.4 Bill Walton 10.5

Assists Per Game Rick Adelman 3.5 Bill Walton 3.4

Steals Per Game Rick Adelman 0.9 * Bill Walton 0.8

Blocks Per Game Rick Adelman 0.1 * Bill Walton 2.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Adelman 3,579 Bill Walton 6,215

Total Rebounds Rick Adelman 1,129 Bill Walton 4,923

Total Assists Rick Adelman 1,606 Bill Walton 1,590

Total Steals Rick Adelman 106 * Bill Walton 380

Total Blocks Rick Adelman 9 * Bill Walton 1,034

Total Games Rick Adelman 462 Bill Walton 468

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Adelman .415 Bill Walton .521

3-Point Percentage Rick Adelman - n/a ** Bill Walton .000 *

Free Throw Percentage Rick Adelman .713 Bill Walton .660

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Adelman 12.6 (1971) Bill Walton 18.9 (1978)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Adelman 3.5 (1971) Bill Walton 14.4 (1977)

Assists Per Game Rick Adelman 5.2 (1972) Bill Walton 5.0 (1978)

Steals Per Game Rick Adelman 1.2 (1975) * Bill Walton 1.0 (1978)

Blocks Per Game Rick Adelman 0.1 (1975) * Bill Walton 3.6 (1983)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Adelman 5.8 Bill Walton 10.8

Rebounds Per Game Rick Adelman 1.3 Bill Walton 9.1

Assists Per Game Rick Adelman 1.9 Bill Walton 3.0

Steals Per Game Rick Adelman 0.5 * Bill Walton 0.7

Blocks Per Game Rick Adelman 0.0 * Bill Walton 1.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Adelman 121 Bill Walton 528

Total Rebounds Rick Adelman 27 Bill Walton 444

Total Assists Rick Adelman 39 Bill Walton 145

Total Steals Rick Adelman 8 * Bill Walton 32

Total Blocks Rick Adelman 0 * Bill Walton 83

Total Games Rick Adelman 21 Bill Walton 49

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Adelman .448 Bill Walton .525

3-Point Percentage Rick Adelman - n/a ** Bill Walton .000 *

Free Throw Percentage Rick Adelman .625 Bill Walton .673

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Adelman 11.7 (1969) Bill Walton 18.2 (1977)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Adelman 2.5 (1969) Bill Walton 15.2 (1977)

Assists Per Game Rick Adelman 4.8 (1969) Bill Walton 5.5 (1977)

Steals Per Game Rick Adelman 0.8 (1974) * Bill Walton 1.5 (1978)

Blocks Per Game Rick Adelman 0.0 (1975) * 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.