Chet Holmgren vs. Wally Walker Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Wally Walker and Chet Holmgren, 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.

Chet Holmgren played 1 years in the NBA, 7 less than Wally Walker, who played 8. Chet Holmgren had his first NBA Season in 2023-24, while Wally Walker had his rookie season in 1976-77. 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
Chet Holmgren 1 1 2023-24
Wally Walker 8 5 1976-77 to 1983-84

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Chet Holmgren Wally Walker
Season 2023-241976-77
Team Oklahoma City ThunderPortland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Thunder TBDNBA Champion NBA Champion
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Chet Holmgren 82 29.4 16.5 1.6 6.3 7.9 2.4 0.6 2.3 1.6 2.4 6.2 11.6 .530 1.6 4.3 .370 2.7 3.4 .793
Wally Walker 66 9.5 5.2 0.7 1.0 1.6 0.8 0.2 0.0 - 1.4 2.1 4.6 .449 - - - 1.0 1.5 .670
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Chet Holmgren 7 33.1 14.9 1.7 6.3 8.0 2.7 0.6 2.9 2.1 2.6 5.6 12.0 .464 1.4 5.1 .278 2.3 3.3 .696
Wally Walker 10 8.3 4.3 0.2 0.5 0.7 0.8 0.3 0.0 - 2.0 2.0 3.6 .556 - - - 0.3 0.7 .429

Season 2
Chet Holmgren Wally Walker
Season -1977-78
Team -Portland Trail Blazers, Seattle Supersonics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Supersonics Lost NBA Finals
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Chet Holmgren ------- --- ----------
Wally Walker 77 14.3 6.3 1.1 1.7 2.8 1.0 0.3 0.1 1.0 1.8 2.6 6.0 .443 - - - 1.0 1.6 .625
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Chet Holmgren ------- --- ----------
Wally Walker 20 13.1 4.7 1.0 0.9 1.9 0.6 0.4 0.2 0.9 2.6 1.8 4.3 .424 - - - 1.1 1.3 .808

Season 3
Chet Holmgren Wally Walker
Season -1978-79
Team -Seattle Supersonics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -NBA Champion NBA Champion
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Chet Holmgren ------- --- ----------
Wally Walker 60 16.2 6.6 1.1 1.9 3.0 1.2 0.2 0.4 1.1 2.1 2.8 5.7 .490 - - - 1.0 1.6 .604
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Chet Holmgren ------- --- ----------
Wally Walker 13 6.5 1.1 0.5 0.8 1.3 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.3 1.5 0.5 1.2 .375 - - - 0.2 0.3 .500

Season 4
Chet Holmgren Wally Walker
Season -1979-80
Team -Seattle Supersonics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Supersonics Lost West Conf Finals
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Chet Holmgren ------- --- ----------
Wally Walker 70 12.1 4.7 0.9 1.5 2.4 0.8 0.3 0.1 0.7 1.5 2.0 3.9 .507 0.0 0.0 - 0.7 0.9 .750
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Chet Holmgren ------- --- ----------
Wally Walker 13 12.1 4.2 1.2 1.1 2.2 0.5 0.1 0.2 0.4 1.5 1.4 2.7 .514 0.0 0.0 - 1.4 1.8 .750

Season 5
Chet Holmgren Wally Walker
Season -1980-81
Team -Seattle Supersonics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Did Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Chet Holmgren ------- --- ----------
Wally Walker 82 21.9 8.4 1.3 2.6 3.8 1.5 0.6 0.2 1.4 2.0 3.5 7.6 .463 0.0 0.0 .000 1.3 2.1 .645
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Chet Holmgren ------- --- ----------
Wally Walker ------- --- ----------

Season 6
Chet Holmgren Wally Walker
Season -1981-82
Team -Seattle Supersonics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Supersonics Lost West Conf Semis
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Chet Holmgren ------- --- ----------
Wally Walker 70 28.1 9.9 1.5 2.8 4.4 3.1 0.5 0.4 1.6 3.1 4.3 9.0 .480 0.0 0.0 .000 1.3 1.9 .672
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Chet Holmgren ------- --- ----------
Wally Walker 8 19.6 4.9 1.5 2.5 4.0 1.9 0.5 0.5 0.9 3.3 2.4 5.6 .422 0.0 0.0 - 0.1 0.5 .250

Season 7
Chet Holmgren Wally Walker
Season -1982-83
Team -Houston Rockets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Did Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Chet Holmgren ------- --- ----------
Wally Walker 82 27.5 9.7 1.7 2.9 4.5 2.4 0.5 0.3 1.8 2.5 4.4 9.8 .449 0.0 0.0 .250 0.9 1.4 .621
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Chet Holmgren ------- --- ----------
Wally Walker ------- --- ----------

Season 8
Chet Holmgren Wally Walker
Season -1983-84
Team -Houston Rockets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Did Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Chet Holmgren ------- --- ----------
Wally Walker 58 10.6 4.2 0.4 1.1 1.6 0.9 0.3 0.1 0.6 1.1 2.0 4.2 .490 0.0 0.1 .333 0.1 0.3 .333
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Chet Holmgren ------- --- ----------
Wally Walker ------- --- ----------
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