Kon Knueppel vs. Bill Walton Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Bill Walton and Kon Knueppel, 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.
Kon Knueppel played 1 year in the NBA, 9 less than Bill Walton, who played 10. Kon Knueppel had his first NBA Season in 2025-26, 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 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 |
| Kon Knueppel | 1 | 0 | 2025-26 |
| Bill Walton | 10 | 4 | 1974-75 to 1986-87 |
Comparison Season by Season |
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Rookie Season |
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| Kon Knueppel | Bill Walton | |
| Season | 2025-26 | 1974-75 |
| Team | Charlotte Hornets | Portland Trail Blazers |
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| Playoffs | Did Not Play | Did Not Play |
Rookie Season Stats Comparison | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| G | Min | Pts | ORb | DRb | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | ||||
| Kon Knueppel | 17 | 33.6 | 19.4 | 1.1 | 4.7 | 5.8 | 2.9 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 6.8 | 13.8 | .491 | 3.7 | 8.5 | .438 | 2.1 | 2.4 | .900 |
| difference: | +18 | +0.7 | +6.6 | +1.5 | +5.3 | +6.8 | +1.9 | +2.5 | -0.9 | +1.7 | +3.9 | +.022 | +0.6 | +1.5 | +.214 | |||||
| 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 |
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| * Neiher Kon Knueppel nor Bill Walton played in the postseason in their season 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Additional Years |
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* Bill Walton played 9 seasons more than Kon Knueppel in the NBA. In that period—his seasons 2 to 10, from 1976 to 1987—Bill Walton played in 4 Playoffs and won two NBA Championships. In those 9 extra years over Kon Knueppel, Bill Walton got these achievements: | |
| Honors & Awards |  1 Finals MVP 1 Season MVP 1 All-NBA First Team 1 All-NBA Second Team 2 All-Defensive First Team 1 Sixth Man of the Year 1 Rebounds Leader 1 Blocks Leader 2 All-Star Game |