Sam Lacey vs. Bill Walton Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bill Walton and Sam Lacey 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

Sam Lacey

vs.

Bill Walton

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Sam Lacey: 1970-71 to 1982-83
Bill Walton: 1974-75 to 1986-87

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Sam Lacey 0 Bill Walton 2

NBA Seasons Sam Lacey 13 Bill Walton 10

Playoffs Played Sam Lacey 4 Bill Walton 4

All-Star Games Sam Lacey 1 Bill Walton 2

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Sam Lacey 0 Bill Walton 1

Finals MVP Sam Lacey 0 Bill Walton 1

All-NBA First Team Sam Lacey 0 Bill Walton 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Sam Lacey 0 Bill Walton 2

All-Defensive 1st Team Sam Lacey 0 Bill Walton 2

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Sam Lacey 0 Bill Walton 2

Rebounds Leader Sam Lacey 0 Bill Walton 1

Blocks Leader Sam Lacey 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 Sam Lacey 10.3 Bill Walton 13.3

Rebounds Per Game Sam Lacey 9.7 Bill Walton 10.5

Assists Per Game Sam Lacey 3.7 Bill Walton 3.4

Steals Per Game Sam Lacey 1.3 * Bill Walton 0.8

Blocks Per Game Sam Lacey 1.5 * Bill Walton 2.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Sam Lacey 10,303 Bill Walton 6,215

Total Rebounds Sam Lacey 9,687 Bill Walton 4,923

Total Assists Sam Lacey 3,754 Bill Walton 1,590

Total Steals Sam Lacey 999 * Bill Walton 380

Total Blocks Sam Lacey 1,160 * Bill Walton 1,034

Total Games Sam Lacey 1,002 Bill Walton 468

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Sam Lacey .441 Bill Walton .521

3-Point Percentage Sam Lacey .188 * Bill Walton .000 *

Free Throw Percentage Sam Lacey .738 Bill Walton .660

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Sam Lacey 14.2 (1974) Bill Walton 18.9 (1978)

Rebounds Per Game Sam Lacey 14.2 (1975) Bill Walton 14.4 (1977)

Assists Per Game Sam Lacey 5.7 (1980) Bill Walton 5.0 (1978)

Steals Per Game Sam Lacey 1.7 (1975) * Bill Walton 1.0 (1978)

Blocks Per Game Sam Lacey 2.3 (1974) * Bill Walton 3.6 (1983)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Sam Lacey 9.4 Bill Walton 10.8

Rebounds Per Game Sam Lacey 9.9 Bill Walton 9.1

Assists Per Game Sam Lacey 5.0 Bill Walton 3.0

Steals Per Game Sam Lacey 1.9 * Bill Walton 0.7

Blocks Per Game Sam Lacey 1.5 * Bill Walton 1.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Sam Lacey 274 Bill Walton 528

Total Rebounds Sam Lacey 287 Bill Walton 444

Total Assists Sam Lacey 144 Bill Walton 145

Total Steals Sam Lacey 56 * Bill Walton 32

Total Blocks Sam Lacey 44 * Bill Walton 83

Total Games Sam Lacey 29 Bill Walton 49

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Sam Lacey .401 Bill Walton .525

3-Point Percentage Sam Lacey .250 * Bill Walton .000 *

Free Throw Percentage Sam Lacey .776 Bill Walton .673

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Sam Lacey 10.0 (1981) Bill Walton 18.2 (1977)

Rebounds Per Game Sam Lacey 15.7 (1975) Bill Walton 15.2 (1977)

Assists Per Game Sam Lacey 5.3 (1981) Bill Walton 5.5 (1977)

Steals Per Game Sam Lacey 2.3 (1980) * Bill Walton 1.5 (1978)

Blocks Per Game Sam Lacey 2.0 (1979) * 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.