Truck Robinson vs. Bill Walton Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Bill Walton and Truck Robinson, 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.

Truck Robinson played 11 years in the NBA, 1 more than Bill Walton, who played 10. Truck Robinson had the first of his seasons in 1974-75, 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
Truck Robinson	11	8	1974-75 to 1984-85
Bill Walton	10	4	1974-75 to 1986-87

Comparison Season by Season
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Rookie Season
	Truck Robinson	Bill Walton
Season	1974-75	1974-75
Team	Washington Bullets	Portland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Bullets Lost NBA Finals	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		%
Truck Robinson	76	13.1	5.8	1.2	2.7	4.0	0.5	0.5	0.4	-	1.7	2.5	5.2	.486	-	-	-	0.8	1.5	.522
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		%
Truck Robinson	17	7.6	2.1	0.6	1.7	2.4	0.4	0.4	0.6	-	1.2	0.8	2.5	.333	-	-	-	0.4	0.8	.500
Bill Walton	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 2
	Truck Robinson	Bill Walton
Season	1975-76	1975-76
Team	Washington Bullets	Portland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Bullets 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		%
Truck Robinson	82	25.1	11.2	1.7	5.1	6.8	1.4	0.5	1.3	-	2.9	4.3	9.5	.454	-	-	-	2.6	3.8	.672
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		%
Truck Robinson	7	19.6	7.0	1.1	3.6	4.7	0.7	0.7	1.1	-	3.9	2.3	5.3	.432	-	-	-	2.4	3.0	.810
Bill Walton	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 3
	Truck Robinson	Bill Walton
Season	1976-77	1976-77
Team	Washington Bullets, Atlanta Hawks	Portland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards	-	Finals MVP
	-	All-NBA Second Team
	-	All-Defensive First Team
	-	Rebounds Leader
	-	Blocks Leader
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Did Not Play	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		%
Truck Robinson	77	36.1	19.0	3.3	7.5	10.8	1.8	0.9	0.5	-	3.3	7.5	15.6	.478	-	-	-	4.1	5.6	.730
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		%
Truck Robinson	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
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
	Truck Robinson	Bill Walton
Season	1977-78	1977-78
Team	New Orleans Jazz	Portland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards	-	Season MVP
	All-NBA First Team	All-NBA First Team
	-	All-Defensive First Team
	Rebounds Leader	-
	All-Star Game	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Did Not Play	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		%
Truck Robinson	82	44.4	22.7	3.6	12.1	15.7	2.1	0.9	1.0	3.7	3.2	9.1	20.5	.444	-	-	-	4.5	7.0	.640
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		%
Truck Robinson	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
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
	Truck Robinson	Bill Walton
Season	1978-79	1979-80
Team	New Orleans Jazz, Phoenix Suns	San Diego Clippers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Suns Lost West Conf Finals	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		%
Truck Robinson	69	36.8	21.1	2.8	8.8	11.6	1.6	0.7	1.1	3.4	3.0	8.2	16.7	.491	-	-	-	4.7	6.7	.701
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		%
Truck Robinson	15	26.1	10.5	2.5	5.5	8.1	0.7	0.4	0.8	2.1	3.5	3.7	9.3	.403	-	-	-	3.0	4.6	.652
Bill Walton	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

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


Season 6
	Truck Robinson	Bill Walton
Season	1979-80	1982-83
Team	Phoenix Suns	San Diego Clippers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Suns Lost West 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		%
Truck Robinson	82	33.0	17.3	2.6	6.8	9.4	1.7	0.7	0.7	3.1	3.2	6.6	13.0	.512	0.0	0.0	-	4.0	5.9	.667
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		%
Truck Robinson	3	21.3	5.7	1.7	5.0	6.7	1.3	1.0	0.7	2.7	2.0	2.0	5.3	.375	0.0	0.0	-	1.7	2.3	.714
Bill Walton	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 7
	Truck Robinson	Bill Walton
Season	1980-81	1983-84
Team	Phoenix Suns	San Diego Clippers
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Suns Lost West 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		%
Truck Robinson	82	37.7	18.8	2.6	7.0	9.6	2.5	0.8	0.5	3.0	2.7	7.9	15.6	.505	0.0	0.0	-	3.0	4.8	.629
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		%
Truck Robinson	7	33.3	10.6	3.3	7.4	10.7	1.9	0.7	0.3	1.9	2.1	3.9	11.0	.351	0.0	0.0	-	2.9	4.9	.588
Bill Walton	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 8
	Truck Robinson	Bill Walton
Season	1981-82	1984-85
Team	Phoenix Suns	Los Angeles Clippers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Suns Lost West 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		%
Truck Robinson	74	37.1	19.1	2.7	7.0	9.7	2.4	0.6	0.4	2.7	2.9	7.8	15.2	.513	0.0	0.0	1.000	3.4	5.0	.687
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		%
Truck Robinson	7	30.4	13.3	2.0	5.6	7.6	2.7	0.7	0.1	1.4	2.4	6.4	11.4	.563	0.0	0.0	-	0.4	1.4	.300
Bill Walton	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 9
	Truck Robinson	Bill Walton
Season	1982-83	1985-86
Team	New York Knicks	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards	-	Sixth Man of the Year
Playoffs	Knicks Lost East Conf Semis	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		%
Truck Robinson	81	30.0	9.5	2.5	5.7	8.1	1.8	0.7	0.3	2.3	3.0	4.0	8.7	.462	0.0	0.0	-	1.5	2.5	.587
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		%
Truck Robinson	6	34.2	15.7	3.5	7.5	11.0	2.2	1.7	0.3	2.3	4.2	6.5	12.2	.534	0.0	0.0	-	2.7	4.7	.571
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
	Truck Robinson	Bill Walton
Season	1983-84	1986-87
Team	New York Knicks	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Knicks 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		%
Truck Robinson	65	32.8	10.8	2.6	5.8	8.4	1.4	0.7	0.4	2.5	3.3	4.4	8.9	.489	0.0	0.0	-	2.0	3.2	.646
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		%
Truck Robinson	12	30.2	7.1	2.6	5.5	8.1	0.6	0.6	0.8	2.3	3.4	3.2	6.2	.514	0.0	0.0	-	0.8	1.3	.600
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


Season 11
	Truck Robinson	Bill Walton
Season	1984-85	-
Team	New York Knicks	-
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		%
Truck Robinson	2	17.5	2.0	3.0	1.5	4.5	1.5	1.0	1.5	2.5	1.5	1.0	2.5	.400	0.0	0.0	-	0.0	1.0	.000
Bill Walton	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Truck Robinson	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Bill Walton	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Truck Robinson vs. Bill Walton Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Bill Walton and Truck Robinson, 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

Season 11