Sidney Green vs. Bill Walton Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Bill Walton and Sidney Green, 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 / Games against each other

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.

Sidney Green and Bill Walton both played 10 years in the NBA. Sidney Green had the first of his seasons in 1983-84, 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
Sidney Green	10	8	1983-84 to 1992-93
Bill Walton	10	4	1974-75 to 1986-87

Comparison Season by Season
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Rookie Season
	Sidney Green	Bill Walton
Season	1983-84	1974-75
Team	Chicago Bulls	Portland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	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		%
Sidney Green	49	13.6	5.2	1.2	2.4	3.6	0.5	0.4	0.3	1.2	2.6	2.0	4.7	.439	0.0	0.0	-	1.1	1.6	.714
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		%
Sidney Green	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Bill Walton	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 2
	Sidney Green	Bill Walton
Season	1984-85	1975-76
Team	Chicago Bulls	Portland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Bulls Lost East Conf 1st Rd	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		%
Sidney Green	48	15.4	6.1	1.5	3.6	5.1	0.6	0.2	0.3	1.4	2.1	2.3	5.2	.432	0.0	0.1	.000	1.6	2.0	.806
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		%
Sidney Green	3	18.0	10.3	3.3	1.7	5.0	0.7	0.0	0.3	0.3	2.7	4.0	8.0	.500	0.0	0.0	-	2.3	3.7	.636
Bill Walton	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 3
	Sidney Green	Bill Walton
Season	1985-86	1976-77
Team	Chicago Bulls	Portland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards	-	Finals MVP
	-	All-NBA Second Team
	-	All-Defensive First Team
	-	Rebounds Leader
	-	Blocks Leader
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Bulls Lost East Conf 1st Rd	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		%
Sidney Green	80	28.8	13.5	2.6	5.6	8.2	1.7	0.9	0.5	2.8	3.7	5.1	10.9	.465	0.0	0.1	.000	3.3	4.2	.782
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		%
Sidney Green	3	17.7	6.0	2.3	1.7	4.0	0.0	0.3	0.3	1.0	3.0	2.0	6.7	.300	0.0	0.0	-	2.0	4.0	.500
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
	Sidney Green	Bill Walton
Season	1986-87	1977-78
Team	Detroit Pistons	Portland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards	-	Season MVP
	-	All-NBA First Team
	-	All-Defensive First Team
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Pistons Lost East Conf Finals	Trail 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		%
Sidney Green	80	22.4	7.9	2.5	5.7	8.2	0.8	0.5	0.6	1.6	2.5	3.2	6.8	.472	0.0	0.0	.000	1.5	2.2	.672
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		%
Sidney Green	9	4.7	1.9	0.3	0.7	1.0	0.1	0.1	0.2	0.3	0.2	0.7	1.1	.600	0.0	0.0	-	0.6	0.7	.833
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
	Sidney Green	Bill Walton
Season	1987-88	1979-80
Team	New York Knicks	San Diego Clippers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Knicks Lost East Conf 1st Rd	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		%
Sidney Green	82	25.0	7.8	2.7	5.1	7.8	1.1	0.8	0.4	1.8	3.9	3.1	7.1	.441	0.0	0.0	.000	1.5	2.3	.663
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		%
Sidney Green	4	23.3	4.0	2.0	6.3	8.3	1.8	0.0	0.3	2.3	3.5	2.0	4.3	.471	0.0	0.0	-	0.0	0.0	-
Bill Walton	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

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


Season 6
	Sidney Green	Bill Walton
Season	1988-89	1982-83
Team	New York Knicks	San Diego Clippers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Knicks Lost East Conf Semis	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		%
Sidney Green	82	15.6	6.3	1.9	2.9	4.8	0.9	0.6	0.2	1.5	2.1	2.4	5.1	.460	0.0	0.0	.000	1.6	2.1	.759
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		%
Sidney Green	9	14.2	4.0	1.6	2.4	4.0	0.6	0.2	0.1	0.8	2.6	1.4	3.3	.433	0.0	0.0	-	1.1	1.6	.714
Bill Walton	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 7
	Sidney Green	Bill Walton
Season	1989-90	1983-84
Team	Orlando Magic	San Diego Clippers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	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		%
Sidney Green	73	25.5	10.4	2.3	5.8	8.1	1.4	0.7	0.4	1.6	3.2	4.3	9.1	.468	0.0	0.0	.333	1.9	2.9	.651
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		%
Sidney Green	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Bill Walton	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 8
	Sidney Green	Bill Walton
Season	1990-91	1984-85
Team	San Antonio Spurs	Los Angeles Clippers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Spurs Lost West Conf 1st Rd	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		%
Sidney Green	66	16.7	6.7	1.5	3.3	4.7	0.8	0.5	0.2	1.3	2.6	2.7	5.8	.461	0.0	0.0	.000	1.3	1.6	.848
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		%
Sidney Green	3	3.7	2.7	0.3	1.0	1.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.3	1.0	1.0	2.0	.500	0.0	0.0	-	0.7	0.7	1.000
Bill Walton	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 9
	Sidney Green	Bill Walton
Season	1991-92	1985-86
Team	San Antonio Spurs	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards	-	Sixth Man of the Year
Playoffs	Spurs Lost West Conf 1st Rd	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		%
Sidney Green	80	14.1	4.6	1.2	3.1	4.3	0.5	0.4	0.1	0.8	1.9	1.8	4.3	.427	0.0	0.0	-	0.9	1.1	.820
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		%
Sidney Green	3	15.7	3.0	1.7	2.0	3.7	0.7	0.0	0.0	0.7	2.0	1.0	3.3	.300	0.0	0.0	-	1.0	1.3	.750
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
	Sidney Green	Bill Walton
Season	1992-93	1986-87
Team	San Antonio Spurs, Charlotte Hornets	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Hornets Lost East Conf Semis	Celtics 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		%
Sidney Green	39	8.4	2.4	0.8	2.2	3.0	0.6	0.2	0.1	0.5	0.9	0.9	2.3	.382	0.0	0.1	.000	0.6	0.8	.806
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		%
Sidney Green	9	8.7	1.7	0.9	2.3	3.2	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.2	1.7	0.8	2.0	.389	0.0	0.0	-	0.1	0.3	.333
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

Sidney Green vs. Bill Walton Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Bill Walton and Sidney Green, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

Their Careers

Comparison Season by Season

Rookie Season

Season 2

Season 3

Season 4

Season 5

Season 6

Season 7

Season 8

Season 9

Season 10