Bill Walton
- Seasons
- 1974-75 to 1986-87
- Position
- C-F
- Height
- 6′11″
- Weight
- 210 lb
- Born
- Nov 5, 1952
- College
- UCLA
- Draft
- 1974, round 1, pick 1
2Championships
1MVP awards
2All-League teams
2All-Star selections
Career advanced
- PER
- 20.0
- True shooting
- .551
- Effective FG
- .537
- Usage rate
- 20.6
- Win shares
- 39.3
- WS per 48
- .142
- Box plus/minus
- 4.4
- VORP
- 21.4
- Best season, WS
- 10.2
- Best season, BPM
- 8.1
- MVP vote shares
- 0.52
- Finals appearances
- 3
League-leading seasons: 0 scoring, 1 rebounding, 0 assists, 0 steals, 1 blocks (per game, minimum 70% of team games).
Advanced by season
| Season | Team | Age | G | MP | PER | TS% | eFG% | USG% | OWS | DWS | WS | WS/48 | OBPM | DBPM | BPM | VORP | ORtg | DRtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974-75 | POR | 22 | 35 | 1,153 | 20.0 | .553 | .513 | – | 1.5 | 2.2 | 3.6 | .151 | 2.1 | 3.0 | 5.1 | 2.1 | – | 91 |
| 1975-76 | POR | 23 | 51 | 1,687 | 19.5 | .494 | .471 | – | 0.7 | 3.1 | 3.8 | .109 | 1.6 | 1.5 | 3.1 | 2.2 | – | 92 |
| 1976-77 | POR | 24 | 65 | 2,264 | 22.9 | .563 | .528 | – | 5.4 | 4.8 | 10.2 | .215 | 4.3 | 2.3 | 6.7 | 5.0 | – | 91 |
| 1977-78 | POR | 25 | 58 | 1,929 | 24.8 | .554 | .522 | 24.5 | 3.6 | 4.8 | 8.4 | .209 | 4.4 | 3.7 | 8.1 | 4.9 | 105 | 89 |
| 1979-80 | SDC | 27 | 14 | 337 | 22.2 | .525 | .503 | 26.3 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0.8 | .108 | 0.9 | 2.1 | 3.0 | 0.5 | 101 | 101 |
| 1982-83 | SDC | 30 | 33 | 1,099 | 18.0 | .540 | .528 | 18.9 | 0.6 | 1.3 | 2.0 | .086 | 0.4 | 2.5 | 2.9 | 1.4 | 101 | 103 |
| 1983-84 | SDC | 31 | 55 | 1,476 | 17.9 | .570 | .556 | 20.6 | 0.7 | 1.6 | 2.3 | .074 | 0.9 | 1.6 | 2.6 | 1.7 | 102 | 107 |
| 1984-85 | LAC | 32 | 67 | 1,647 | 17.8 | .558 | .521 | 19.3 | 0.6 | 2.7 | 3.3 | .097 | -0.2 | 2.4 | 2.2 | 1.7 | 102 | 103 |
| 1985-86 | BOS | 33 | 80 | 1,546 | 17.0 | .606 | .562 | 17.3 | 1.6 | 3.4 | 5.0 | .157 | 0.1 | 2.9 | 3.0 | 2.0 | 108 | 97 |
| 1986-87 | BOS | 34 | 10 | 112 | 5.6 | .429 | .385 | 18.1 | -0.3 | 0.2 | -0.1 | -0.047 | -6.4 | 2.3 | -4.1 | -0.1 | 79 | 104 |
What these mean
- TS%
- True shooting: scoring efficiency counting twos, threes and free throws together.
- eFG%
- Effective field goal %: field goal % with threes weighted 1.5x.
- USG%
- Usage rate: share of team plays a player finished while on the floor (from 1977-78).
- PER
- Player efficiency rating: per-minute production, league average is 15.
- WS
- Win shares: wins a player produced, split into offense (OWS) and defense (DWS).
- WS/48
- Win shares per 48 minutes; about .100 is league average.
- BPM
- Box plus/minus: points per 100 possessions above an average player (from 1973-74).
- VORP
- Value over replacement player: BPM converted to total value over a bench-level player (from 1973-74).
- ORtg / DRtg
- Points produced and allowed per 100 possessions.
Estimated plus-minus (EPM) is a proprietary Dunks & Threes metric and isn't included.