Eddie Johnson vs. Bill Walton Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Bill Walton and Eddie Johnson, 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.

Eddie Johnson and Bill Walton both played 10 years in the NBA. Eddie Johnson had the first of his seasons in 1977-78, while Bill Walton had his rookie season in 1974-75. 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
Eddie Johnson 10 6 1977-78 to 1986-87
Bill Walton 10 4 1974-75 to 1986-87

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Eddie Johnson Bill Walton
Season 1977-781974-75
Team Atlanta HawksPortland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Hawks Lost East Conf 1st RdDid 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 %
Eddie Johnson 79 23.7 10.5 0.6 1.3 1.9 3.0 1.3 0.1 2.1 2.9 4.2 8.7 .484 - - - 2.1 2.5 .816
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Eddie Johnson 2 32.0 15.5 1.0 2.0 3.0 3.0 4.0 0.5 2.5 5.0 6.0 9.5 .632 - - - 3.5 4.0 .875
Bill Walton ------- --- ----------

Season 2

Eddie Johnson Bill Walton
Season 1978-791975-76
Team Atlanta HawksPortland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Defensive Second Team-
Playoffs Hawks Lost East Conf SemisDid 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 %
Eddie Johnson 78 30.9 16.0 0.8 1.3 2.2 4.6 1.6 0.1 2.7 3.1 6.4 12.6 .510 - - - 3.1 3.7 .832
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Eddie Johnson 9 29.1 16.4 0.9 1.7 2.6 5.0 0.4 0.2 2.1 2.4 7.2 14.2 .508 - - - 2.0 2.8 .720
Bill Walton ------- --- ----------

Season 3

Eddie Johnson Bill Walton
Season 1979-801976-77
Team Atlanta HawksPortland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards -Achievement Finals MVP
-Achievement All-NBA Second Team
-Achievement All-Defensive First Team
Achievement All-Defensive Second Team-
-Achievement Rebounds Leader
-Achievement Blocks Leader
Achievement All-Star GameAchievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Hawks Lost East Conf SemisNBA 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 %
Eddie Johnson 79 33.2 18.5 1.2 1.3 2.5 4.7 1.5 0.3 2.4 2.7 7.5 15.3 .487 0.1 0.2 .385 3.5 4.3 .828
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Eddie Johnson 5 37.6 19.4 0.6 3.0 3.6 4.2 1.6 0.4 2.2 2.4 7.6 14.8 .514 0.0 0.0 - 4.2 5.6 .750
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

Season 4

Eddie Johnson Bill Walton
Season 1980-811977-78
Team Atlanta HawksPortland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards -Achievement Season MVP
-Achievement All-NBA First Team
-Achievement All-Defensive First Team
Achievement All-Star GameAchievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayTrail Blazers 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 %
Eddie Johnson 75 35.9 19.1 0.8 1.6 2.4 5.4 1.7 0.1 2.6 2.5 7.6 15.1 .504 0.1 0.3 .300 3.7 4.7 .784
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Eddie Johnson ------- --- ----------
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

Note: Bill Walton didn't play in 1978-79.

Season 5

Eddie Johnson Bill Walton
Season 1981-821979-80
Team Atlanta HawksSan Diego Clippers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Hawks Lost East Conf 1st RdDid 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 %
Eddie Johnson 68 34.0 17.8 0.9 1.9 2.8 5.3 1.5 0.2 2.7 2.8 6.7 14.9 .450 0.1 0.4 .233 4.3 5.7 .764
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Eddie Johnson 2 33.5 11.0 0.0 3.0 3.0 4.5 0.0 0.5 3.5 4.0 4.5 13.0 .346 0.0 0.0 - 2.0 2.0 1.000
Bill Walton ------- --- ----------

Note: Bill Walton didn't play in 1980-81 and 1981-82.

Season 6

Eddie Johnson Bill Walton
Season 1982-831982-83
Team Atlanta HawksSan Diego Clippers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid 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 %
Eddie Johnson 61 29.7 16.0 0.4 1.6 2.0 5.2 1.0 0.1 2.6 2.3 6.4 14.1 .453 0.2 0.7 .341 3.0 3.9 .785
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Eddie Johnson ------- --- ----------
Bill Walton ------- --- ----------

Season 7

Eddie Johnson Bill Walton
Season 1983-841983-84
Team Atlanta HawksSan Diego Clippers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Hawks Lost East Conf 1st RdDid 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 %
Eddie Johnson 67 28.3 13.2 0.5 1.7 2.2 5.6 0.9 0.1 2.6 2.3 5.3 11.9 .442 0.2 0.6 .372 2.4 3.2 .770
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Eddie Johnson 5 24.6 10.8 0.4 1.4 1.8 4.8 1.2 0.0 1.4 2.2 3.8 10.8 .352 0.2 1.2 .167 3.0 4.4 .682
Bill Walton ------- --- ----------

Season 8

Eddie Johnson Bill Walton
Season 1984-851984-85
Team Atlanta HawksLos Angeles Clippers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid 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 %
Eddie Johnson 73 32.4 16.3 0.5 2.1 2.6 7.8 0.6 0.1 3.3 2.5 6.2 13.0 .479 0.3 1.0 .306 3.6 4.5 .798
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Eddie Johnson ------- --- ----------
Bill Walton ------- --- ----------

Season 9

Eddie Johnson Bill Walton
Season 1985-861985-86
Team Atlanta Hawks, Cleveland CavaliersBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards -Achievement Sixth Man of the Year
Playoffs Did Not PlayNBA 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 %
Eddie Johnson 71 20.8 10.0 0.4 1.3 1.7 4.7 0.3 0.0 2.1 1.8 4.0 8.7 .457 0.4 1.2 .341 1.6 2.2 .723
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Eddie Johnson ------- --- ----------
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

Season 10

Eddie Johnson Bill Walton
Season 1986-871986-87
Team Seattle SupersonicsBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Supersonics Lost West Conf FinalsCeltics 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 %
Eddie Johnson 24 21.2 9.0 0.5 1.5 1.9 4.8 0.5 0.0 1.7 1.5 3.5 7.8 .457 0.2 0.6 .333 1.8 2.3 .764
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Eddie Johnson 14 12.9 6.4 0.4 0.6 1.0 3.2 0.4 0.0 0.6 1.1 2.2 4.1 .534 0.1 0.4 .400 1.9 2.1 .867
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