Vern Mikkelsen vs. Bill Walton Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bill Walton and Vern Mikkelsen 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

Vern Mikkelsen

vs.

Bill Walton

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Vern Mikkelsen: 1949-50 to 1958-59
Bill Walton: 1974-75 to 1986-87

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Vern Mikkelsen 4 Bill Walton 2

NBA Seasons Vern Mikkelsen 10 Bill Walton 10

Playoffs Played Vern Mikkelsen 9 Bill Walton 4

All-Star Games Vern Mikkelsen 6 Bill Walton 2

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Vern Mikkelsen 0 * Bill Walton 1

Finals MVP Vern Mikkelsen 0 * Bill Walton 1

All-NBA First Team Vern Mikkelsen 0 Bill Walton 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Vern Mikkelsen 4 Bill Walton 2

All-Defensive 1st Team Vern Mikkelsen 0 * Bill Walton 2

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Vern Mikkelsen 0 Bill Walton 2

Rebounds Leader Vern Mikkelsen 0 * Bill Walton 1

Blocks Leader Vern Mikkelsen 0 * Bill Walton 1

* Notes: Season MVP is awarded since 1955-56. Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Vern Mikkelsen 14.4 Bill Walton 13.3

Rebounds Per Game Vern Mikkelsen 9.4 * Bill Walton 10.5

Assists Per Game Vern Mikkelsen 2.2 Bill Walton 3.4

Steals Per Game Vern Mikkelsen - n/a ** Bill Walton 0.8

Blocks Per Game Vern Mikkelsen - n/a ** Bill Walton 2.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Vern Mikkelsen 10,063 Bill Walton 6,215

Total Rebounds Vern Mikkelsen 5,940 * Bill Walton 4,923

Total Assists Vern Mikkelsen 1,515 Bill Walton 1,590

Total Steals Vern Mikkelsen - n/a ** Bill Walton 380

Total Blocks Vern Mikkelsen - n/a ** Bill Walton 1,034

Total Games Vern Mikkelsen 699 Bill Walton 468

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Vern Mikkelsen .403 Bill Walton .521

3-Point Percentage Vern Mikkelsen - n/a ** Bill Walton .000 *

Free Throw Percentage Vern Mikkelsen .766 Bill Walton .660

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Vern Mikkelsen 18.7 (1955) Bill Walton 18.9 (1978)

Rebounds Per Game Vern Mikkelsen 11.2 (1958) * Bill Walton 14.4 (1977)

Assists Per Game Vern Mikkelsen 2.8 (1951) Bill Walton 5.0 (1978)

Steals Per Game Vern Mikkelsen - n/a ** Bill Walton 1.0 (1978)

Blocks Per Game Vern Mikkelsen - n/a ** Bill Walton 3.6 (1983)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Vern Mikkelsen 13.4 Bill Walton 10.8

Rebounds Per Game Vern Mikkelsen 8.0 * Bill Walton 9.1

Assists Per Game Vern Mikkelsen 1.8 Bill Walton 3.0

Steals Per Game Vern Mikkelsen - n/a ** Bill Walton 0.7

Blocks Per Game Vern Mikkelsen - n/a ** Bill Walton 1.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Vern Mikkelsen 1,141 Bill Walton 528

Total Rebounds Vern Mikkelsen 585 * Bill Walton 444

Total Assists Vern Mikkelsen 152 Bill Walton 145

Total Steals Vern Mikkelsen - n/a ** Bill Walton 32

Total Blocks Vern Mikkelsen - n/a ** Bill Walton 83

Total Games Vern Mikkelsen 85 Bill Walton 49

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Vern Mikkelsen .396 Bill Walton .525

3-Point Percentage Vern Mikkelsen - n/a ** Bill Walton .000 *

Free Throw Percentage Vern Mikkelsen .783 Bill Walton .673

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Vern Mikkelsen 17.6 (1957) Bill Walton 18.2 (1977)

Rebounds Per Game Vern Mikkelsen 11.1 (1955) * Bill Walton 15.2 (1977)

Assists Per Game Vern Mikkelsen 3.4 (1957) Bill Walton 5.5 (1977)

Steals Per Game Vern Mikkelsen - n/a ** Bill Walton 1.5 (1978)

Blocks Per Game Vern Mikkelsen - n/a ** Bill Walton 3.4 (1977)

Notes: * Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. 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. ** 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.