Willie Anderson vs. Bill Walton Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Bill Walton and Willie Anderson, 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.
Willie Anderson played 9 years in the NBA, 1 less than Bill Walton, who played 10. Willie Anderson had the first of his seasons in 1988-89, 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 |
Willie Anderson |
9 |
7 |
1988-89 to 1996-97 |
Bill Walton |
10 |
4 |
1974-75 to 1986-87 |
Comparison Season by Season |
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Rookie Season |
|
Willie Anderson |
Bill Walton |
Season |
1988-89 | 1974-75 |
Team |
San Antonio Spurs | Portland Trail Blazers |
Honors & Awards |
All-Rookie First Team | - |
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 |
% |
Willie Anderson |
81 |
33.8 |
18.6 |
1.9 |
3.3 |
5.1 |
4.6 |
1.9 |
0.8 |
3.2 |
3.6 |
7.9 |
15.9 |
.498 |
0.0 |
0.3 |
.190 |
2.8 |
3.6 |
.775 |
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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Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Willie Anderson |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Bill Walton |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Willie Anderson |
82 |
34.0 |
15.7 |
1.4 |
3.1 |
4.5 |
4.4 |
1.4 |
0.7 |
2.4 |
3.1 |
6.5 |
13.2 |
.492 |
0.1 |
0.3 |
.269 |
2.6 |
3.5 |
.748 |
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 |
% |
Willie Anderson |
10 |
37.5 |
20.5 |
1.6 |
3.8 |
5.4 |
5.2 |
0.9 |
0.4 |
2.6 |
4.0 |
8.7 |
16.8 |
.518 |
0.2 |
0.5 |
.400 |
2.9 |
3.6 |
.806 |
Bill Walton |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Willie Anderson |
75 |
34.6 |
14.4 |
0.9 |
3.8 |
4.7 |
4.8 |
1.1 |
0.6 |
2.2 |
3.0 |
6.0 |
13.2 |
.457 |
0.1 |
0.5 |
.200 |
2.3 |
2.8 |
.798 |
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 |
% |
Willie Anderson |
4 |
39.8 |
19.0 |
0.5 |
4.3 |
4.8 |
4.8 |
1.5 |
0.5 |
3.3 |
4.0 |
8.3 |
17.0 |
.485 |
0.5 |
2.5 |
.200 |
2.0 |
3.3 |
.615 |
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 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Willie Anderson |
57 |
33.1 |
13.1 |
1.1 |
4.2 |
5.3 |
5.3 |
0.9 |
0.9 |
2.5 |
2.6 |
5.5 |
12.0 |
.455 |
0.2 |
1.0 |
.232 |
1.9 |
2.4 |
.775 |
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 |
% |
Willie Anderson |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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.
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Willie Anderson |
38 |
14.7 |
4.8 |
0.2 |
1.3 |
1.5 |
2.1 |
0.4 |
0.2 |
1.2 |
1.4 |
2.1 |
4.9 |
.430 |
0.0 |
0.2 |
.125 |
0.6 |
0.7 |
.786 |
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 |
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Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Willie Anderson |
10 |
21.9 |
9.5 |
0.4 |
1.9 |
2.3 |
2.8 |
0.9 |
0.2 |
1.2 |
2.3 |
3.7 |
8.2 |
.451 |
0.6 |
1.1 |
.545 |
1.5 |
1.7 |
.882 |
Bill Walton |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Note: Bill Walton didn't play in 1980-81 and 1981-82.
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Willie Anderson |
80 |
31.1 |
11.9 |
0.9 |
2.2 |
3.0 |
4.3 |
0.9 |
0.6 |
1.9 |
2.3 |
4.9 |
10.5 |
.471 |
0.3 |
0.9 |
.324 |
1.8 |
2.1 |
.848 |
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 |
% |
Willie Anderson |
4 |
26.5 |
8.3 |
0.8 |
1.3 |
2.0 |
3.0 |
1.3 |
0.5 |
1.0 |
1.8 |
3.5 |
9.3 |
.378 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
1.000 |
1.0 |
1.8 |
.571 |
Bill Walton |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Willie Anderson |
38 |
14.6 |
4.9 |
0.4 |
1.1 |
1.4 |
1.4 |
0.7 |
0.3 |
1.0 |
1.9 |
2.0 |
4.3 |
.469 |
0.1 |
0.5 |
.158 |
0.8 |
1.1 |
.732 |
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 |
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Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Willie Anderson |
11 |
8.8 |
1.8 |
0.5 |
0.6 |
1.1 |
0.9 |
0.5 |
0.0 |
0.7 |
1.1 |
0.8 |
1.8 |
.450 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.000 |
0.2 |
0.3 |
.667 |
Bill Walton |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Willie Anderson |
76 |
27.1 |
9.8 |
0.6 |
2.6 |
3.2 |
2.6 |
1.0 |
0.8 |
1.9 |
3.0 |
3.8 |
8.7 |
.436 |
0.4 |
1.6 |
.283 |
1.7 |
2.1 |
.810 |
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 |
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Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Willie Anderson |
4 |
16.0 |
5.3 |
0.5 |
1.8 |
2.3 |
0.3 |
1.0 |
0.0 |
1.5 |
2.5 |
1.8 |
5.5 |
.318 |
0.3 |
1.5 |
.167 |
1.5 |
1.8 |
.857 |
Bill Walton |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Willie Anderson |
28 |
10.8 |
3.0 |
0.5 |
1.0 |
1.5 |
1.2 |
0.5 |
0.1 |
0.7 |
1.3 |
1.0 |
2.3 |
.453 |
0.3 |
0.7 |
.421 |
0.6 |
0.7 |
.850 |
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 |
% |
Willie Anderson |
9 |
13.2 |
3.7 |
0.2 |
1.7 |
1.9 |
0.6 |
0.4 |
0.2 |
1.3 |
2.2 |
1.2 |
3.3 |
.367 |
0.2 |
0.9 |
.250 |
1.0 |
1.1 |
.900 |
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 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Willie Anderson |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
% |
Willie Anderson |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |