Bill Walton vs. Mark Williams Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Mark 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.

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season

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, 7 more than Mark Williams, who played 3. Bill Walton had the first of his seasons in 1974-75, while Mark Williams had his rookie season in 2022-23. 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 achievements, 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
Mark Williams 3 0 2022-23 to 2024-25

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Bill Walton Mark Williams
Season 1974-752022-23
Team Portland Trail BlazersCharlotte Hornets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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Rookie Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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
difference:+8+13.6+3.8+0.4+5.1+5.5+4.4+0.1+1.7-1.1+1.4+4.1+.124+1.1+1.6+.005
Mark Williams 43 19.3 9.0 2.2 4.9 7.1 0.4 0.7 1.0 0.9 2.2 3.7 5.8 .637 0.0 0.0 - 1.6 2.3 .691
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Bill Walton nor Mark Williams played in the postseason in their season 1

Season 2

Bill Walton Mark Williams
Season 1975-762023-24
Team Portland Trail BlazersCharlotte Hornets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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2nd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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
difference:+32+6.4+3.4+1.4+5.1+3.7+3.1+0.2+0.5-0.2+1.6+6.5+.178+0.2+1.1+.136
Mark Williams 19 26.7 12.7 4.0 5.7 9.7 1.2 0.8 1.1 0.9 2.6 5.2 7.9 .649 0.0 0.0 - 2.4 3.4 .719
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Bill Walton nor Mark Williams played in the postseason in their season 2

Season 3

Bill Walton Mark Williams
Season 1976-772024-25
Team Portland Trail BlazersCharlotte Hornets
Honors & Awards Achievement Finals MVP-
Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Defensive First Team-
Achievement Rebounds Leader-
Achievement Blocks Leader-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionDid Not Play
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3rd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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
difference:+21+8.2+3.3+0.2+3.9+4.2+1.3+0.3+2.0-0.3+1.5+4.1+.076+0.5+1.3+.107
Mark Williams 44 26.6 15.3 3.0 7.2 10.2 2.5 0.7 1.2 1.6 2.4 6.1 10.2 .604 0.0 0.1 .000 3.0 3.7 .804
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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
Mark Williams DNP------ --- ----------

Additional Years

* Bill Walton played 7 seasons more than Mark Williams in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 4 to 10, from 1978 to 1987—Bill Walton played in 3 Playoffs and won one NBA Championship.

In those 7 extra years over Mark Williams, Bill Walton got these achievements:

Honors & AwardsAchievement 1 Season MVP
Achievement 1 All-NBA First Team
Achievement 1 All-Defensive First Team
Achievement 1 Sixth Man of the Year
Achievement 1 All-Star Game