Bill Walton vs. Hot Rod Williams Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Hot Rod Williams and Bill Walton, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.
Who had the better rookie season? Who had best stats in their 10th season? Who won a championship first? These questions and many others, are answered here.
Bill Walton played 10 years in the NBA, 3 less than Hot Rod Williams, who played 13. Bill Walton had the first of his seasons in 1974-75, while Hot Rod Williams had his rookie season in 1986-87. With that starting point, here you can take a look at each of their seasons side by side and compare how their careers evolved in achivements, awards and championships won, the stats they recorded both in the Regular Season and the Playoffs and how their teams performed in the postseason.
Their Careers |
Player |
Total Seasons |
Playoffs Played |
NBA Years |
Bill Walton |
10 |
4 |
1974-75 to 1986-87 |
Hot Rod Williams |
13 |
9 |
1986-87 to 1998-99 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Bill Walton |
35 |
32.9 |
12.8 |
2.6 |
10.0 |
12.6 |
4.8 |
0.8 |
2.7 |
- |
3.3 |
5.1 |
9.9 |
.513 |
- |
- |
- |
2.7 |
3.9 |
.686 |
Hot Rod Williams |
80 |
33.9 |
14.6 |
2.8 |
5.1 |
7.9 |
1.9 |
0.7 |
2.1 |
1.7 |
2.5 |
5.4 |
11.2 |
.485 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
.000 |
3.7 |
5.0 |
.745 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Bill Walton |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Hot Rod Williams |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Bill Walton |
51 |
33.1 |
16.1 |
2.6 |
10.8 |
13.4 |
4.3 |
1.0 |
1.6 |
- |
2.8 |
6.8 |
14.4 |
.471 |
- |
- |
- |
2.6 |
4.5 |
.583 |
Hot Rod Williams |
77 |
27.4 |
10.9 |
2.1 |
4.5 |
6.6 |
1.3 |
0.8 |
1.9 |
1.4 |
2.6 |
4.1 |
8.6 |
.477 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
.000 |
2.7 |
3.6 |
.756 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Bill Walton |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Hot Rod Williams |
5 |
26.6 |
9.2 |
2.6 |
3.2 |
5.8 |
0.8 |
0.6 |
1.4 |
0.8 |
2.6 |
4.0 |
8.0 |
.500 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
1.2 |
2.6 |
.462 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Bill Walton |
65 |
34.8 |
18.6 |
3.2 |
11.1 |
14.4 |
3.8 |
1.0 |
3.2 |
- |
2.7 |
7.6 |
14.3 |
.528 |
- |
- |
- |
3.5 |
5.0 |
.697 |
Hot Rod Williams |
82 |
25.9 |
11.6 |
2.1 |
3.7 |
5.8 |
1.3 |
0.9 |
1.6 |
1.2 |
2.3 |
4.3 |
8.5 |
.509 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
.250 |
2.9 |
3.8 |
.748 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Bill Walton |
19 |
39.7 |
18.2 |
2.9 |
12.2 |
15.2 |
5.5 |
1.1 |
3.4 |
- |
4.2 |
8.1 |
15.9 |
.507 |
- |
- |
- |
2.1 |
3.0 |
.684 |
Hot Rod Williams |
5 |
32.2 |
11.0 |
1.4 |
5.4 |
6.8 |
2.0 |
0.4 |
1.4 |
2.2 |
2.4 |
4.2 |
9.0 |
.467 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
2.6 |
3.6 |
.722 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Bill Walton |
58 |
33.3 |
18.9 |
2.0 |
11.2 |
13.2 |
5.0 |
1.0 |
2.5 |
3.6 |
2.5 |
7.9 |
15.2 |
.522 |
- |
- |
- |
3.1 |
4.2 |
.720 |
Hot Rod Williams |
82 |
33.9 |
16.8 |
2.7 |
5.4 |
8.1 |
2.0 |
1.0 |
2.0 |
1.7 |
2.6 |
6.4 |
13.0 |
.493 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
4.0 |
5.4 |
.739 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Bill Walton |
2 |
24.5 |
13.5 |
2.5 |
8.5 |
11.0 |
2.0 |
1.5 |
1.5 |
3.0 |
0.5 |
5.5 |
9.0 |
.611 |
- |
- |
- |
2.5 |
3.5 |
.714 |
Hot Rod Williams |
5 |
34.8 |
19.0 |
2.8 |
6.4 |
9.2 |
2.2 |
0.4 |
1.0 |
1.4 |
4.6 |
7.8 |
14.0 |
.557 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
3.4 |
4.4 |
.773 |
Note: Bill Walton didn't play in 1978-79.
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Bill Walton |
14 |
24.1 |
13.9 |
2.0 |
7.0 |
9.0 |
2.4 |
0.6 |
2.7 |
2.6 |
2.6 |
5.8 |
11.5 |
.503 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
2.3 |
3.9 |
.593 |
Hot Rod Williams |
43 |
30.1 |
11.7 |
2.6 |
4.2 |
6.7 |
2.3 |
0.8 |
1.6 |
1.5 |
2.9 |
4.6 |
10.0 |
.463 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
.000 |
2.5 |
3.8 |
.652 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Bill Walton |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Hot Rod Williams |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Note: Bill Walton didn't play in 1980-81 and 1981-82.
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Bill Walton |
33 |
33.3 |
14.1 |
2.3 |
7.5 |
9.8 |
3.6 |
1.0 |
3.6 |
3.2 |
3.4 |
6.1 |
11.5 |
.528 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
2.0 |
3.5 |
.556 |
Hot Rod Williams |
80 |
30.4 |
11.9 |
2.9 |
4.7 |
7.6 |
2.5 |
0.8 |
2.3 |
1.0 |
2.4 |
4.3 |
8.5 |
.503 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.000 |
3.4 |
4.5 |
.752 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Bill Walton |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Hot Rod Williams |
17 |
33.4 |
15.0 |
2.9 |
4.7 |
7.6 |
2.5 |
1.4 |
1.0 |
1.8 |
3.4 |
4.9 |
9.1 |
.545 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
5.1 |
6.4 |
.798 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Bill Walton |
55 |
26.8 |
12.1 |
2.4 |
6.3 |
8.7 |
3.3 |
0.8 |
1.6 |
3.2 |
2.8 |
5.2 |
9.4 |
.556 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
.000 |
1.7 |
2.8 |
.597 |
Hot Rod Williams |
67 |
30.7 |
11.0 |
1.9 |
4.3 |
6.2 |
2.3 |
0.7 |
1.6 |
1.7 |
2.6 |
3.9 |
8.4 |
.470 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
3.2 |
4.4 |
.716 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Bill Walton |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Hot Rod Williams |
9 |
26.3 |
9.0 |
1.3 |
3.2 |
4.6 |
1.9 |
0.6 |
1.6 |
1.2 |
2.9 |
3.3 |
8.3 |
.400 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
2.3 |
3.1 |
.750 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Bill Walton |
67 |
24.6 |
10.1 |
2.5 |
6.4 |
9.0 |
2.3 |
0.7 |
2.1 |
2.6 |
2.7 |
4.0 |
7.7 |
.521 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
.000 |
2.1 |
3.0 |
.680 |
Hot Rod Williams |
76 |
35.0 |
13.7 |
2.7 |
4.8 |
7.6 |
2.5 |
1.0 |
1.7 |
1.8 |
2.9 |
5.2 |
10.9 |
.478 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
3.3 |
4.6 |
.728 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Bill Walton |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Hot Rod Williams |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Bill Walton |
80 |
19.3 |
7.6 |
1.7 |
5.1 |
6.8 |
2.1 |
0.5 |
1.3 |
1.9 |
2.6 |
2.9 |
5.1 |
.562 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
1.8 |
2.5 |
.713 |
Hot Rod Williams |
74 |
35.7 |
12.6 |
2.3 |
4.5 |
6.9 |
2.6 |
1.1 |
1.4 |
2.0 |
2.9 |
4.9 |
10.9 |
.452 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.200 |
2.6 |
3.9 |
.685 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Bill Walton |
16 |
18.2 |
7.9 |
1.6 |
4.9 |
6.4 |
1.7 |
0.4 |
0.8 |
1.4 |
2.8 |
3.4 |
5.8 |
.581 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.000 |
1.2 |
1.4 |
.826 |
Hot Rod Williams |
4 |
36.0 |
6.8 |
0.8 |
5.5 |
6.3 |
2.8 |
2.3 |
0.8 |
2.5 |
2.8 |
3.0 |
10.5 |
.286 |
0.0 |
0.3 |
.000 |
0.8 |
2.0 |
.375 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Bill Walton |
10 |
11.2 |
2.8 |
1.1 |
2.0 |
3.1 |
0.9 |
0.1 |
1.0 |
1.5 |
2.3 |
1.0 |
2.6 |
.385 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
0.8 |
1.5 |
.533 |
Hot Rod Williams |
62 |
26.6 |
7.3 |
2.1 |
3.9 |
6.0 |
1.0 |
0.7 |
1.5 |
1.0 |
2.7 |
2.9 |
6.4 |
.453 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
.000 |
1.5 |
2.1 |
.731 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Bill Walton |
12 |
8.5 |
2.4 |
0.8 |
1.8 |
2.6 |
0.8 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
0.7 |
1.9 |
1.0 |
2.1 |
.480 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
0.4 |
1.2 |
.357 |
Hot Rod Williams |
4 |
28.8 |
9.0 |
2.8 |
3.8 |
6.5 |
0.3 |
0.0 |
1.8 |
1.5 |
4.3 |
3.5 |
8.0 |
.438 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
2.0 |
3.0 |
.667 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Bill Walton |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Hot Rod Williams |
68 |
31.4 |
8.0 |
2.6 |
5.6 |
8.3 |
1.5 |
1.0 |
1.3 |
1.0 |
2.6 |
3.0 |
6.1 |
.490 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
.000 |
2.0 |
2.9 |
.672 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Bill Walton |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Hot Rod Williams |
5 |
20.6 |
4.0 |
2.0 |
2.6 |
4.6 |
0.6 |
0.4 |
1.6 |
1.0 |
2.4 |
1.6 |
3.0 |
.533 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
0.8 |
2.0 |
.400 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Bill Walton |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Hot Rod Williams |
71 |
18.8 |
3.6 |
1.5 |
2.9 |
4.4 |
0.7 |
0.5 |
0.8 |
0.4 |
1.9 |
1.3 |
2.8 |
.470 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
0.9 |
1.3 |
.699 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Bill Walton |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Hot Rod Williams |
3 |
11.0 |
2.0 |
0.7 |
0.7 |
1.3 |
0.3 |
0.0 |
0.7 |
0.0 |
2.7 |
0.7 |
2.3 |
.286 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
0.7 |
1.0 |
.667 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Bill Walton |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Hot Rod Williams |
25 |
16.1 |
1.2 |
1.4 |
1.9 |
3.3 |
0.6 |
0.5 |
0.7 |
0.5 |
2.0 |
0.4 |
1.3 |
.333 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
0.3 |
0.4 |
.700 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Bill Walton |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Hot Rod Williams |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |