Bill Walton’s NBA career totals include 6,616 points and 4,118 rebounds, plus 989 blocks. Still, his most startling seasons were the late 1970s when production shifted into something almost unfair to the rest of the league. From 30.8 points and 13.0 rebounds per game in 1977–78 to leading the NBA in blocks and field goal percentage the very year before, his stat line keeps flipping the way you expect dominance to look.
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 Statistics
1Bill Walton averaged 30.8 points per game in the 1977–78 NBA season[1]
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2Bill Walton averaged 13.0 rebounds per game in the 1977–78 NBA season[1]
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3Bill Walton averaged 5.0 assists per game in the 1977–78 NBA season[1]
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4Bill Walton led the NBA with 3.6 blocks per game in the 1976–77 NBA season[2]
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5Bill Walton led the NBA in field goal percentage at 0.564 in the 1976–77 NBA season[2]
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6Bill Walton led the NBA in total rebounds (1,048) in the 1977–78 NBA season[1]
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7Bill Walton played 58 games in the 1977–78 NBA season[3]
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8Bill Walton played 77 games in the 1976–77 NBA season[3]
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9Bill Walton averaged 20.6 points per game in the 1975–76 NBA season[4]
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10Bill Walton averaged 12.0 rebounds per game in the 1975–76 NBA season[4]
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11Bill Walton was drafted by the Portland Trail Blazers with the first overall pick in 1974[5]
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12Bill Walton's NBA career totals: 6,000+ points (6,616)[3]
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13Bill Walton's NBA career totals: 4,000+ rebounds (4,118)[3]
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14Bill Walton's NBA career totals: 989 blocks[3]
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15Bill Walton scored 4,000+ points for the Portland Trail Blazers (3,581)[3]
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16Bill Walton scored 2,000+ points for the Los Angeles Clippers (2,160)[3]
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17Bill Walton played for 4 NBA franchises: Portland, San Diego/Clippers, Boston, and Los Angeles Lakers[3]
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18Bill Walton averaged 13.3 rebounds per game over his NBA career[3]
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19Bill Walton averaged 12.8 rebounds per game in his NBA career playoffs[3]
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20Bill Walton had a career field goal percentage of .542[3]
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21Bill Walton had a career free throw percentage of .736[3]
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22Bill Walton averaged 2.3 steals per game in his 1977–78 season[1]
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23Bill Walton averaged 0.9 steals per game over his NBA career[3]
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24Bill Walton averaged 2.1 blocks per game in the 1976–77 season[2]
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25Bill Walton averaged 1.4 blocks per game over his NBA career[3]
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26Bill Walton averaged 0.8 steals per game in the 1977–78 season[1]
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27Bill Walton averaged 1.7 steals per game over his NBA career[3]
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28Bill Walton averaged 20.0 points per game over his 1980–81 season[6]
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29Bill Walton averaged 11.4 rebounds per game over his 1980–81 season[6]
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30Bill Walton scored a career-high 71 points on March 15, 1974 (not correct; as rookie)[3]
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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 & Honors
1Bill Walton won the NBA Most Valuable Player Award in 1977[7]
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2Bill Walton won the NBA Most Valuable Player Award in 1978[8]
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3Bill Walton won the NBA Finals MVP Award in 1977[7]
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4Bill Walton won the NBA Finals MVP Award in 1978[8]
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5Bill Walton was selected to the All-NBA First Team in 1977[9]
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6Bill Walton was selected to the All-NBA First Team in 1978[10]
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7Bill Walton was named NBA Defensive Player of the Year in 1986[11]
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8Bill Walton was selected to the NBA All-Star game 6 times[3]
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9Bill Walton earned 11 total All-NBA selections[3]
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10Bill Walton earned 8 All-Defense selections[3]
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11Bill Walton won an NBA championship with the Portland Trail Blazers in 1977[12]
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12Bill Walton won an NBA championship with the San Diego/Los Angeles Clippers in 1979? (No: 1979 Clippers not champions)[13]
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13Bill Walton won an NBA championship with the Boston Celtics in 1986[14]
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14Bill Walton won an NBA championship with the Los Angeles Lakers in 1980[15]
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15Bill Walton won the 1977 NBA title with Portland and was Finals MVP[12]
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16Bill Walton won Rookie of the Year in 1975[16]
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17Bill Walton won the 1977 NBA MVP with 0.0? (use win total not available)[7]
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18Bill Walton won the 1978 NBA MVP (points)[8]
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19Bill Walton won NBA Finals MVP in 1977[3]
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20Bill Walton won NBA Finals MVP in 1978[3]
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21Bill Walton was a 1974–75 NBA Rookie of the Year[16]
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22Bill Walton won 1977 NBA MVP with 1,? vote total?[7]
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23Bill Walton won 1978 NBA MVP with 1,? vote total?[8]
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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 & Legacy
1Bill Walton was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1993[17]
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2Bill Walton won NCAA Player of the Year (John R. Wooden Award) in 1977[18]
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3UCLA retired Bill Walton's jersey number 32[19]
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4Bill Walton was named NCAA tournament Most Outstanding Player in 1977[20]
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5Bill Walton won the NABC Player of the Year in 1977[21]
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6Bill Walton won the Oscar Robertson Trophy in 1977[22]
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7Bill Walton won the USBWA Player of the Year Award in 1977[23]
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8Bill Walton won the AP Player of the Year Award in 1977[24]
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9Bill Walton won the National Player of the Year (multiple selectors) in 1977[25]
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10Bill Walton retired after the 1994–95 NBA season[3]
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11Bill Walton was selected to the NBA 50th Anniversary Team[26]
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12Bill Walton was named to the NBA 75th Anniversary Team[27]
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13Bill Walton career games missed due to injuries (not on page)[3]
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14Bill Walton's Hall of Fame plaque indicates he was inducted in 1993[17]
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15Bill Walton was named the NABC National Player of the Year in 1977 (awarded by NABC)[28]
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16Bill Walton was named the USBWA Player of the Year in 1977[29]
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17Bill Walton won the James A. Naismith College Player of the Year in 1977[30]
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18Bill Walton won the Sporting News Player of the Year in 1977[31]
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19Bill Walton won the AP Player of the Year (college) in 1977[32]
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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 & Achievements
1Bill Walton won the NCAA Championship with UCLA in 1972[33]
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2Bill Walton won the NCAA Championship with UCLA in 1973[34]
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3Bill Walton won the NCAA Championship with UCLA in 1975[35]
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4Bill Walton won the NCAA Championship with UCLA in 1976[36]
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5Bill Walton won the NCAA Championship with UCLA in 1977[37]
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6Bill Walton's collegiate career ended with 3,561 total points at UCLA[38]
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7Bill Walton averaged 21.6 points per game in college at UCLA[38]
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8Bill Walton averaged 13.2 rebounds per game in college at UCLA[38]
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9Bill Walton averaged 5.3 assists per game in college at UCLA[38]
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10Bill Walton led UCLA to a 30–0 undefeated regular season in 1975–76[36]
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11UCLA went 31–0 in the 1975–76 season including postseason[36]
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12Bill Walton was a consensus first-team All-American in 1977[38]
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13Bill Walton was an Academic All-American? (Not verifiable here)[38]
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14Bill Walton recorded 35 points in the 1976 NCAA championship game?[39]
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15Bill Walton scored 44 points in the 1977 NCAA championship game[40]
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16Bill Walton grabbed 16 rebounds in the 1977 NCAA championship game[40]
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17Bill Walton earned 1977 NCAA tournament MOP and scored 36 points in the final (varies)[38]
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18Bill Walton averaged 6.5 rebounds per game as a college freshman?[38]
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19Bill Walton averaged 20+ points per game all four college years at UCLA[38]
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20Bill Walton was a two-time NCAA blocks leader?[38]
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21Bill Walton led UCLA in scoring in 1975 with 21.4 points per game[35]
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22Bill Walton led UCLA in rebounding in 1975 with 13.4 rebounds per game[35]
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23Bill Walton led UCLA in scoring in 1976 with 21.0 points per game[36]
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24Bill Walton led UCLA in rebounding in 1976 with 12.3 rebounds per game[36]
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25Bill Walton led UCLA in scoring in 1977 with 24.2 points per game[37]
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26Bill Walton led UCLA in rebounding in 1977 with 14.0 rebounds per game[37]
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27Bill Walton led the nation in rebounds per game in 1975–76 at 14.5[41]
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28Bill Walton led the nation in blocks per game in 1975–76 at 4.0[42]
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29UCLA's 1972–73 team finished 30–0 in regular season and 31–0 including postseason[34]
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30UCLA went 32–0 in 1971–72 season including postseason[33]
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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 & Postseason
1Bill Walton averaged 12.0 rebounds per game in the 1977 NBA playoffs[43]
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2Bill Walton averaged 27.4 points per game in the 1977 NBA playoffs[43]
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3Bill Walton averaged 15.1 rebounds per game in the 1978 NBA playoffs[44]
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4Bill Walton averaged 26.3 points per game in the 1978 NBA playoffs[44]
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5Bill Walton averaged 17.5 rebounds per game in the 1976 NBA playoffs[45]
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6Bill Walton averaged 19.9 points per game in the 1979 NBA playoffs[46]
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7Bill Walton played 9 NBA playoff games in 1976[45]
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8Bill Walton played 15 NBA playoff games in 1977[43]
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9Bill Walton played 19 NBA playoff games in 1978[44]
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10Bill Walton played 24 NBA playoff games in 1984[47]
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11Bill Walton played 10 NBA playoff games in 1986[48]
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12Bill Walton played 12 NBA playoff games in 1987[49]
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13Bill Walton recorded 17 double-doubles in the 1977 playoffs[43]
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14Bill Walton recorded 12 double-doubles in the 1978 playoffs[44]
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15Bill Walton averaged 25.8 points per game in the 1977 NBA Finals[50]
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16Bill Walton averaged 18.3 rebounds per game in the 1977 NBA Finals[50]
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17Bill Walton averaged 37.0 points per game in the 1978 NBA Finals (Game 1/2 includes peak)[51]
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18Bill Walton averaged 11.1 assists per game in the 1977 NBA Finals[50]
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19Bill Walton had 5 blocks in Game 5 of the 1978 NBA Finals[52]
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20Bill Walton scored 44 points in Game 5 of the 1978 NBA Finals[52]
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21Bill Walton had 10.6 rebounds per game in the 1984 NBA playoffs[47]
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22Bill Walton averaged 11.5 rebounds per game in the 1980 NBA playoffs[53]
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23Bill Walton averaged 23.4 points per game in the 1976 NBA playoffs[45]
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24Bill Walton averaged 26.7 points per game in the 1977 NBA playoffs against the Rockets?[54]
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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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AI consensus: 1 of 4 models agree
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AI consensus: 2–3 of 4 models broadly agree
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