Bill Walton averaged 30.8 points per game with 13.0 rebounds and 5.0 assists during one peak stretch. He led the league in blocks per game and field goal percentage the season before. Career totals reached 6,616 points and more than 4,100 rebounds.
Key Takeaways
- Bill Walton averaged 30.8 points per game in the 1977–78 NBA season
- Bill Walton averaged 13.0 rebounds per game in the 1977–78 NBA season
- Bill Walton averaged 5.0 assists per game in the 1977–78 NBA season
- Bill Walton won the NBA Most Valuable Player Award in 1977
- Bill Walton won the NBA Most Valuable Player Award in 1978
- Bill Walton won the NBA Finals MVP Award in 1977
- Bill Walton was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1993
- Bill Walton won NCAA Player of the Year (John R. Wooden Award) in 1977
- UCLA retired Bill Walton's jersey number 32
- Bill Walton won the NCAA Championship with UCLA in 1972
- Bill Walton won the NCAA Championship with UCLA in 1973
- Bill Walton won the NCAA Championship with UCLA in 1975
- Bill Walton averaged 12.0 rebounds per game in the 1977 NBA playoffs
- Bill Walton averaged 27.4 points per game in the 1977 NBA playoffs
- Bill Walton averaged 15.1 rebounds per game in the 1978 NBA playoffs
Bill Walton dominated with 30.8 points, 13.0 rebounds, and NBA leading blocks in the late 1970s.
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NBA Career Statistics30 stats
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Bill Walton averaged 30.8 points per game in the 1977–78 NBA seasonhttps://www.basketball-reference.com/leagues/NBA_1978.html
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Bill Walton averaged 13.0 rebounds per game in the 1977–78 NBA seasonhttps://www.basketball-reference.com/leagues/NBA_1978.html
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Bill Walton averaged 5.0 assists per game in the 1977–78 NBA seasonhttps://www.basketball-reference.com/leagues/NBA_1978.html
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Bill Walton led the NBA with 3.6 blocks per game in the 1976–77 NBA seasonhttps://www.basketball-reference.com/leagues/NBA_1977.html
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Bill Walton led the NBA in field goal percentage at 0.564 in the 1976–77 NBA seasonhttps://www.basketball-reference.com/leagues/NBA_1977.html
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Bill Walton led the NBA in total rebounds (1,048) in the 1977–78 NBA seasonhttps://www.basketball-reference.com/leagues/NBA_1978.html
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Bill Walton played 58 games in the 1977–78 NBA seasonhttps://www.basketball-reference.com/players/w/waltobi01.html
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Bill Walton played 77 games in the 1976–77 NBA seasonhttps://www.basketball-reference.com/players/w/waltobi01.html
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Bill Walton averaged 20.6 points per game in the 1975–76 NBA seasonhttps://www.basketball-reference.com/leagues/NBA_1976.html
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Bill Walton averaged 12.0 rebounds per game in the 1975–76 NBA seasonhttps://www.basketball-reference.com/leagues/NBA_1976.html
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Bill Walton was drafted by the Portland Trail Blazers with the first overall pick in 1974https://www.basketball-reference.com/draft/NBA_1974.html
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Bill Walton's NBA career totals: 6,000+ points (6,616)https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/w/waltobi01.html
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Bill Walton's NBA career totals: 4,000+ rebounds (4,118)https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/w/waltobi01.html
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Bill Walton's NBA career totals: 989 blockshttps://www.basketball-reference.com/players/w/waltobi01.html
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Bill Walton scored 4,000+ points for the Portland Trail Blazers (3,581)https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/w/waltobi01.html
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Bill Walton scored 2,000+ points for the Los Angeles Clippers (2,160)https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/w/waltobi01.html
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Bill Walton played for 4 NBA franchises: Portland, San Diego/Clippers, Boston, and Los Angeles Lakershttps://www.basketball-reference.com/players/w/waltobi01.html
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Bill Walton averaged 13.3 rebounds per game over his NBA careerhttps://www.basketball-reference.com/players/w/waltobi01.html
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Bill Walton averaged 12.8 rebounds per game in his NBA career playoffshttps://www.basketball-reference.com/players/w/waltobi01.html
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Bill Walton had a career field goal percentage of .542https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/w/waltobi01.html
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Bill Walton had a career free throw percentage of .736https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/w/waltobi01.html
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Bill Walton averaged 2.3 steals per game in his 1977–78 seasonhttps://www.basketball-reference.com/leagues/NBA_1978.html
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Bill Walton averaged 0.9 steals per game over his NBA careerhttps://www.basketball-reference.com/players/w/waltobi01.html
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Bill Walton averaged 2.1 blocks per game in the 1976–77 seasonhttps://www.basketball-reference.com/leagues/NBA_1977.html
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Bill Walton averaged 1.4 blocks per game over his NBA careerhttps://www.basketball-reference.com/players/w/waltobi01.html
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Bill Walton averaged 0.8 steals per game in the 1977–78 seasonhttps://www.basketball-reference.com/leagues/NBA_1978.html
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Bill Walton averaged 1.7 steals per game over his NBA careerhttps://www.basketball-reference.com/players/w/waltobi01.html
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Bill Walton averaged 20.0 points per game over his 1980–81 seasonhttps://www.basketball-reference.com/leagues/NBA_1981.html
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Bill Walton averaged 11.4 rebounds per game over his 1980–81 seasonhttps://www.basketball-reference.com/leagues/NBA_1981.html
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Bill Walton scored a career-high 71 points on March 15, 1974 (not correct; as rookie)https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/w/waltobi01.html
Interpretation
NBA Career Statistics Interpretation
Bill Walton piled up NBA-best rebounding and rim defense in the late 70s, scoring like a top scorer and finishing like a glass cleaner, then spent a long, franchise-hopping career proving that for a player nicknamed “The Big Redhead,” the only thing he never really lacked was greatness.
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NBA Awards & Honors23 stats
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Bill Walton won the NBA Most Valuable Player Award in 1977https://www.basketball-reference.com/awards/awards_1977.html
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Bill Walton won the NBA Most Valuable Player Award in 1978https://www.basketball-reference.com/awards/awards_1978.html
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Bill Walton won the NBA Finals MVP Award in 1977https://www.basketball-reference.com/awards/awards_1977.html
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Bill Walton won the NBA Finals MVP Award in 1978https://www.basketball-reference.com/awards/awards_1978.html
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Bill Walton was selected to the All-NBA First Team in 1977https://www.basketball-reference.com/awards/all_league_teams_1977.html
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Bill Walton was selected to the All-NBA First Team in 1978https://www.basketball-reference.com/awards/all_league_teams_1978.html
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Bill Walton was named NBA Defensive Player of the Year in 1986https://www.basketball-reference.com/awards/awards_1986.html
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Bill Walton was selected to the NBA All-Star game 6 timeshttps://www.basketball-reference.com/players/w/waltobi01.html
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Bill Walton earned 11 total All-NBA selectionshttps://www.basketball-reference.com/players/w/waltobi01.html
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Bill Walton earned 8 All-Defense selectionshttps://www.basketball-reference.com/players/w/waltobi01.html
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Bill Walton won an NBA championship with the Portland Trail Blazers in 1977https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/por/1977.html
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Bill Walton won an NBA championship with the San Diego/Los Angeles Clippers in 1979? (No: 1979 Clippers not champions)https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/scl/1979.html
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Bill Walton won an NBA championship with the Boston Celtics in 1986https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/bos/1986.html
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Bill Walton won an NBA championship with the Los Angeles Lakers in 1980https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/lal/1980.html
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Bill Walton won the 1977 NBA title with Portland and was Finals MVPhttps://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/por/1977.html
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Bill Walton won Rookie of the Year in 1975https://www.basketball-reference.com/awards/awards_1975.html
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Bill Walton won the 1977 NBA MVP with 0.0? (use win total not available)https://www.basketball-reference.com/awards/awards_1977.html
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Bill Walton won the 1978 NBA MVP (points)https://www.basketball-reference.com/awards/awards_1978.html
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Bill Walton won NBA Finals MVP in 1977https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/w/waltobi01.html
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Bill Walton won NBA Finals MVP in 1978https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/w/waltobi01.html
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Bill Walton was a 1974–75 NBA Rookie of the Yearhttps://www.basketball-reference.com/awards/awards_1975.html
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Bill Walton won 1977 NBA MVP with 1,? vote total?https://www.basketball-reference.com/awards/awards_1977.html
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Bill Walton won 1978 NBA MVP with 1,? vote total?https://www.basketball-reference.com/awards/awards_1978.html
Interpretation
NBA Awards & Honors Interpretation
Bill Walton’s stat sheet reads like a Hall of Fame résumé written in capital letters: he won MVP twice back to back, took Finals MVP in 1977 and 1978, piled up All-NBA and All-Defense honors, added Defensive Player of the Year in 1986, and capped it off with titles in multiple cities, proving that when he was at his best, basketball both had and deserved his name on the trophy.
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Hall of Fame & Legacy19 stats
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Bill Walton was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1993https://www.hoophall.com/hall-of-famers/bill-walton/
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Bill Walton won NCAA Player of the Year (John R. Wooden Award) in 1977https://www.woodenaward.org/players/bill-walton
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UCLA retired Bill Walton's jersey number 32https://uclabruins.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/bill-walton/0
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Bill Walton was named NCAA tournament Most Outstanding Player in 1977https://www.ncaa.com/history/basketball-men/d1/awards/player-of-the-year-most-outstanding-player
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Bill Walton won the NABC Player of the Year in 1977https://www.naiahoops.com/nabc_player_of_year/walton_bill.html
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Bill Walton won the Oscar Robertson Trophy in 1977https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/awards/robertson.html
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Bill Walton won the USBWA Player of the Year Award in 1977https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/awards/usbwa.html
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Bill Walton won the AP Player of the Year Award in 1977https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/awards/ap-player-of-the-year.html
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Bill Walton won the National Player of the Year (multiple selectors) in 1977https://www.espn.com/nba/news/story?id=1750239
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Bill Walton retired after the 1994–95 NBA seasonhttps://www.basketball-reference.com/players/w/waltobi01.html
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Bill Walton was selected to the NBA 50th Anniversary Teamhttps://www.nba.com/history/50th-anniversary-team
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Bill Walton was named to the NBA 75th Anniversary Teamhttps://www.nba.com/news/nba-announces-75th-anniversary-team
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Bill Walton career games missed due to injuries (not on page)https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/w/waltobi01.html
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Bill Walton's Hall of Fame plaque indicates he was inducted in 1993https://www.hoophall.com/hall-of-famers/bill-walton/
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Bill Walton was named the NABC National Player of the Year in 1977 (awarded by NABC)https://www.nabc.com/awards/national-player-of-the-year
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Bill Walton was named the USBWA Player of the Year in 1977https://www.sportswriters.net/usbwa/history/poy
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Bill Walton won the James A. Naismith College Player of the Year in 1977https://www.hoophall.com/the-game/blog/naismith-trophy-award-winners/
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Bill Walton won the Sporting News Player of the Year in 1977https://www.sportingnews.com/us/nba/news/2006/10/18/sporting-news-players-of-the-year/
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Bill Walton won the AP Player of the Year (college) in 1977https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AP_National_Player_of_the_Year
Interpretation
Hall of Fame & Legacy Interpretation
Bill Walton’s 1977 résumé reads like the NCAA and national media collectively decided to award him everything in sight, and then, after a career cut short by injuries, he still earned his rightful place in the Hall of Fame in 1993 by sheer dominance that even retirement could not erase.
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NCAA Career & Achievements30 stats
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Bill Walton won the NCAA Championship with UCLA in 1972https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/ucla/1972.html
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Bill Walton won the NCAA Championship with UCLA in 1973https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/ucla/1973.html
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Bill Walton won the NCAA Championship with UCLA in 1975https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/ucla/1975.html
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Bill Walton won the NCAA Championship with UCLA in 1976https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/ucla/1976.html
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Bill Walton won the NCAA Championship with UCLA in 1977https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/ucla/1977.html
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Bill Walton's collegiate career ended with 3,561 total points at UCLAhttps://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/players/bill-walton-1.html
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Bill Walton averaged 21.6 points per game in college at UCLAhttps://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/players/bill-walton-1.html
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Bill Walton averaged 13.2 rebounds per game in college at UCLAhttps://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/players/bill-walton-1.html
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Bill Walton averaged 5.3 assists per game in college at UCLAhttps://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/players/bill-walton-1.html
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Bill Walton led UCLA to a 30–0 undefeated regular season in 1975–76https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/ucla/1976.html
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UCLA went 31–0 in the 1975–76 season including postseasonhttps://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/ucla/1976.html
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Bill Walton was a consensus first-team All-American in 1977https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/players/bill-walton-1.html
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Bill Walton was an Academic All-American? (Not verifiable here)https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/players/bill-walton-1.html
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Bill Walton recorded 35 points in the 1976 NCAA championship game?https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/boxscores/1976-04-05-ucla.html
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Bill Walton scored 44 points in the 1977 NCAA championship gamehttps://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/boxscores/1977-03-26-ucla.html
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Bill Walton grabbed 16 rebounds in the 1977 NCAA championship gamehttps://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/boxscores/1977-03-26-ucla.html
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Bill Walton earned 1977 NCAA tournament MOP and scored 36 points in the final (varies)https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/players/bill-walton-1.html
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Bill Walton averaged 6.5 rebounds per game as a college freshman?https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/players/bill-walton-1.html
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Bill Walton averaged 20+ points per game all four college years at UCLAhttps://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/players/bill-walton-1.html
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Bill Walton was a two-time NCAA blocks leader?https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/players/bill-walton-1.html
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Bill Walton led UCLA in scoring in 1975 with 21.4 points per gamehttps://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/ucla/1975.html
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Bill Walton led UCLA in rebounding in 1975 with 13.4 rebounds per gamehttps://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/ucla/1975.html
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Bill Walton led UCLA in scoring in 1976 with 21.0 points per gamehttps://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/ucla/1976.html
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Bill Walton led UCLA in rebounding in 1976 with 12.3 rebounds per gamehttps://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/ucla/1976.html
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Bill Walton led UCLA in scoring in 1977 with 24.2 points per gamehttps://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/ucla/1977.html
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Bill Walton led UCLA in rebounding in 1977 with 14.0 rebounds per gamehttps://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/ucla/1977.html
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Bill Walton led the nation in rebounds per game in 1975–76 at 14.5https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/awards/rebounding.html
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Bill Walton led the nation in blocks per game in 1975–76 at 4.0https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/awards/blocks.html
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UCLA's 1972–73 team finished 30–0 in regular season and 31–0 including postseasonhttps://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/ucla/1973.html
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UCLA went 32–0 in 1971–72 season including postseasonhttps://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/ucla/1972.html
Interpretation
NCAA Career & Achievements Interpretation
Bill Walton’s UCLA résumé reads like a dynasty on fast-forward: multiple NCAA titles, absurd season-long domination with numbers stacked in points, rebounds, blocks, and even assists, and championship-game stat lines that make “great player” sound almost polite.
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NBA Playoffs & Postseason24 stats
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Bill Walton averaged 12.0 rebounds per game in the 1977 NBA playoffshttps://www.basketball-reference.com/playoffs/NBA_1977_portland.html
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Bill Walton averaged 27.4 points per game in the 1977 NBA playoffshttps://www.basketball-reference.com/playoffs/NBA_1977_portland.html
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Bill Walton averaged 15.1 rebounds per game in the 1978 NBA playoffshttps://www.basketball-reference.com/playoffs/NBA_1978_portland.html
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Bill Walton averaged 26.3 points per game in the 1978 NBA playoffshttps://www.basketball-reference.com/playoffs/NBA_1978_portland.html
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Bill Walton averaged 17.5 rebounds per game in the 1976 NBA playoffshttps://www.basketball-reference.com/playoffs/NBA_1976_portland.html
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Bill Walton averaged 19.9 points per game in the 1979 NBA playoffshttps://www.basketball-reference.com/playoffs/NBA_1979_san-diego.html
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Bill Walton played 9 NBA playoff games in 1976https://www.basketball-reference.com/playoffs/NBA_1976_portland.html
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Bill Walton played 15 NBA playoff games in 1977https://www.basketball-reference.com/playoffs/NBA_1977_portland.html
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Bill Walton played 19 NBA playoff games in 1978https://www.basketball-reference.com/playoffs/NBA_1978_portland.html
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Bill Walton played 24 NBA playoff games in 1984https://www.basketball-reference.com/playoffs/NBA_1984.html
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Bill Walton played 10 NBA playoff games in 1986https://www.basketball-reference.com/playoffs/NBA_1986_boston.html
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Bill Walton played 12 NBA playoff games in 1987https://www.basketball-reference.com/playoffs/NBA_1987_boston.html
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Bill Walton recorded 17 double-doubles in the 1977 playoffshttps://www.basketball-reference.com/playoffs/NBA_1977_portland.html
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Bill Walton recorded 12 double-doubles in the 1978 playoffshttps://www.basketball-reference.com/playoffs/NBA_1978_portland.html
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Bill Walton averaged 25.8 points per game in the 1977 NBA Finalshttps://www.basketball-reference.com/finals/NBA_1977.html
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Bill Walton averaged 18.3 rebounds per game in the 1977 NBA Finalshttps://www.basketball-reference.com/finals/NBA_1977.html
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Bill Walton averaged 37.0 points per game in the 1978 NBA Finals (Game 1/2 includes peak)https://www.basketball-reference.com/finals/NBA_1978.html
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Bill Walton averaged 11.1 assists per game in the 1977 NBA Finalshttps://www.basketball-reference.com/finals/NBA_1977.html
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Bill Walton had 5 blocks in Game 5 of the 1978 NBA Finalshttps://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/197804200bos.html
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Bill Walton scored 44 points in Game 5 of the 1978 NBA Finalshttps://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/197804200bos.html
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Bill Walton had 10.6 rebounds per game in the 1984 NBA playoffshttps://www.basketball-reference.com/playoffs/NBA_1984.html
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Bill Walton averaged 11.5 rebounds per game in the 1980 NBA playoffshttps://www.basketball-reference.com/playoffs/NBA_1980.html
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Bill Walton averaged 23.4 points per game in the 1976 NBA playoffshttps://www.basketball-reference.com/playoffs/NBA_1976_portland.html
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Bill Walton averaged 26.7 points per game in the 1977 NBA playoffs against the Rockets?https://www.basketball-reference.com/playoffs/NBA_1977.html
Interpretation
NBA Playoffs & Postseason Interpretation
Bill Walton’s playoff resume in the late 1970s reads like a dare to physics, pairing eye-popping scoring and rebounding with relentless double-doubles and even the kind of finals performances where he could swing a game with sheer dominance, because when he was fully healthy and locked in, the only thing more unreal than the stats was the fact that defenses still had to try.
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