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Bill Walton
Bill Walton stats, teams and career impact
#107 all-timeCareer averages · 13.3 PPG · 10.5 RPG · 3.4 APGPeak-weighted regular-season model · playoffs, awards, and championships excluded
- Position
- Center
- Final NBA team
- Boston Celtics
- Height / weight
- 6 ft 11 in (211 cm) · 210 lb (95 kg)
- Born
- November 5, 1952
- Died
- May 27, 2024 (71 yrs old)
- College
- UCLA
- NBA seasons
- 10 seasons · 1974–75 to 1986–87
Career summaryBill Walton was a center who played 10 NBA seasons, from 1974–75 through 1986–87.
- Career PPG
- 13.3
- Career RPG
- 10.5
- Career APG
- 3.4
- #2 in 1977–78
- #107 all-time
Best-Season Impact Rank
Career Impact Rank
Peak-weighted regular-season model · playoffs, awards, and championships excluded
Career overview
Why Bill Walton ranks #107 all time
Bill Walton ranks #107 all time. 4 top-ten finishes give him a sustained run near the top of the league. His full-career value ranks #211, so this placement is driven more by dominance than longevity.
4 top-ten finishes
468 games · Career Value Rank #211
NBA honors2× All-Star · MVP · 2× All-NBA · 2× All-Defense · Sixth ManContext only; honors are not model inputs.
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Full player detailsTeam history, career shooting and sources
Full team history
- Teams
- Portland Trail Blazers, San Diego Clippers, Los Angeles Clippers, and Boston Celtics
Career shooting
NBA regular season- Field goal
- 52.1%FG%
- Three-point
- 0.0%3P%
- Free throw
- 66.0%FT%
468 career games · 13,250 minutes
Sources and updateConventional stats and measurements: Basketball Reference, accessed Sep 13, 2026. hussEyquation ranking data through 2025–26. Life dates: Wikidata; conflicting dates checked against Basketball Reference, accessed Sep 17, 2026.
Traditional box score
Bill Walton stats by season
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| 1986–87 | 2.8 | 3.1 | 0.9 | -8.53 | BOS | 10 | 0 | 11.2 | 38.5% | — | 53.3% | — | -15.0 |
| 1985–86 | 7.6 | 6.8 | 2.1 | +2.62 | BOS | 80 | 2 | 19.3 | 56.2% | — | 71.3% | #27 | 150.6 |
| 1984–85 | 10.1 | 9.0 | 2.3 | +2.25 | LAC | 67 | 37 | 24.6 | 52.1% | 0.0% | 68.0% | #30 | 147.2 |
| 1983–84 | 12.1 | 8.7 | 3.3 | +2.18 | SDC | 55 | 46 | 26.8 | 55.6% | 0.0% | 59.7% | #25 | 130.0 |
| 1982–83 | 14.1 | 9.8 | 3.6 | +3.50 | SDC | 33 | 32 | 33.3 | 52.8% | — | 55.6% | #14 | 129.7 |
| 1979–80 | 13.9 | 9.0 | 2.4 | +2.67 | SDC | 14 | 0 | 24.1 | 50.3% | — | 59.3% | — | 33.2 |
| 1977–78 | 18.9 | 13.2 | 5.0 | +7.81 | POR | 58 | 0 | 33.3 | 52.2% | — | 72.0% | #2 | 410.8 |
| 1976–77 | 18.6 | 14.4 | 3.8 | +6.45 | POR | 65 | 0 | 34.8 | 52.8% | — | 69.7% | #3 | 430.4 |
| 1975–76 | 16.1 | 13.4 | 4.3 | +3.91 | POR | 51 | 0 | 33.1 | 47.1% | — | 58.3% | #6 | 223.6 |
| 1974–75 | 12.8 | 12.6 | 4.8 | +5.32 | POR | 35 | 0 | 32.9 | 51.3% | — | 68.6% | #3 | 184.1 |
| Career | 13.3 | 10.5 | 3.4 | — | BOS/LAC/POR/SDC | 468 | — | 28.3 | 52.1% | 0.0% | 66.0% | — | — |
Source: Basketball Reference regular-season totals, accessed Sep 13, 2026.
Film evidence
Bill Walton highlights
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Career retrospective
Remembering Bill Walton
The official remembrance pairs archival footage with context for Walton's passing, positioning and defense during a brilliant but injury-shortened peak.
What these measures mean
- Era-centered box impact
- Estimated points per 100 possessions above that season's league average.
- Impact Rate Rank
- The player's place among qualified players in one season.
- Value contribution / Season Value
- Completed seasons use a fixed-baseline contribution to Career Value. The live season instead uses Season Value, combining that season's impact with workload.
- Career Impact Rank
- An all-time rank weighted toward the player's best three, five, and ten seasons.
15.1 composite · lower is better
5.6 average league finish
1,824 total value
Career standing
How Bill Walton ranks all time
These are league placements, not raw scores. Each season is judged against that season's qualified player pool.
Best in the league
Elite finishes
Upper-tier finishes
Tie-breaker across top-ten seasons
Career Composite Score15.1
Best 3, Best 5, and Best 10 average league finishes receive 50%, 30%, and 20% window weights. Missing seasons receive a replacement finish just below the player's typical qualified field. Lower is better.
- Best 3 effective weight
- 74%
- Missing-season finish
- —
- Qualified seasons
- 8
- All-time rank
- #107
Strongest seasons
Every season
Bill Walton advanced stats by season
Era-centered box impact supports comparisons through time. Impact Rate and its rank compare players only within that season.
More advanced statsAge, minutes, impact, rank, value and data coverage
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| 1986–87Historical Defense Estimate | BOS | 34 | 10 | 112 | -8.53 | — | — | -15.0 | — | Limited |
| 1985–86Historical Defense Estimate | BOS | 33 | 80 | 1,546 | +2.62 | 89.8 | #27 | 150.6 | 80th | Broad |
| 1984–85Historical Defense Estimate | LAC | 32 | 67 | 1,647 | +2.25 | 88.5 | #30 | 147.2 | 80th | Broad |
| 1983–84Historical Defense Estimate | SDC | 31 | 55 | 1,476 | +2.18 | 90.3 | #25 | 130.0 | 75th | Broad |
| 1982–83Historical Defense Estimate | SDC | 30 | 33 | 1,099 | +3.50 | 94.9 | #14 | 129.7 | 75th | Broad |
| 1979–80Historical Defense Estimate | SDC | 27 | 14 | 337 | +2.67 | — | — | 33.2 | — | Limited |
| 1977–78Historical Defense Estimate | POR | 25 | 58 | 1,929 | +7.81 | 99.6 | #2 | 410.8 | 98th | Broad |
| 1976–77Historical Defense Estimate | POR | 24 | 65 | 2,264 | +6.45 | 99.2 | #3 | 430.4 | 99th | Broad |
| 1975–76Historical Defense Estimate | POR | 23 | 51 | 1,687 | +3.91 | 97.3 | #6 | 223.6 | 87th | Broad |
| 1974–75Historical Defense Estimate | POR | 22 | 35 | 1,153 | +5.32 | 98.9 | #3 | 184.1 | 86th | Broad |
Career movement
Bill Walton's career impact by season
Peak +7.81 in 1977–78 · 10 seasons · 13,250 minutes
The same historical box-score model is used for every season, making the career shape comparable through time. The vertical scale adapts to this player's range and always includes zero.
Era-centered box impactMinutes
—’79
—’81
—’82
Player-specific impact scaleWorkload
Career comparison
Compare the shape, not the calendar
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Bill WaltonKarl-Anthony Towns
| NBA season | Bill Walton | Karl-Anthony Towns |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5.3 | 2.2 |
| 2 | 3.9 | 4.6 |
| 3 | 6.4 | 4.4 |
| 4 | 7.8 | 6.2 |
| 5 | 2.7 | 8.4 |
| 6 | 3.5 | 6.0 |
| 7 | 2.2 | 5.0 |
| 8 | 2.2 | 2.2 |
| 9 | 2.6 | 0.9 |
| 10 | -8.5 | 3.3 |
| 11 | Did not play | 2.3 |
NBA season number
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