Robert Horry vs. Hot Rod Williams Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Hot Rod Williams and Robert Horry, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season / Games against each other

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.

Robert Horry played 16 years in the NBA, 3 more than Hot Rod Williams, who played 13. Robert Horry had the first of his seasons in 1992-93, while Hot Rod Williams had his rookie season in 1986-87. 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
Robert Horry 16 16 1992-93 to 2007-08
Hot Rod Williams 13 9 1986-87 to 1998-99

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Robert Horry Hot Rod Williams
Season 1992-931986-87
Team Houston RocketsCleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie Second Team-
Playoffs Rockets Lost West Conf SemisDid 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 %
Robert Horry 79 29.5 10.1 1.4 3.5 5.0 2.4 1.0 1.1 2.0 2.7 4.1 8.6 .474 0.2 0.6 .255 1.8 2.5 .715
Hot Rod Williams 80 33.9 14.6 2.8 5.1 7.9 1.9 0.7 2.1 1.7 2.5 5.4 11.2 .485 0.0 0.0 .000 3.7 5.0 .745
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Robert Horry 12 31.2 10.3 1.2 4.0 5.2 3.2 1.5 1.3 2.3 2.5 3.9 8.4 .465 0.8 2.5 .300 1.7 2.3 .741
Hot Rod Williams ------- --- ----------

Season 2

Robert Horry Hot Rod Williams
Season 1993-941987-88
Team Houston RocketsCleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionCavaliers Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Robert Horry 81 29.3 9.9 1.6 3.9 5.4 2.9 1.5 0.9 1.7 2.3 4.0 8.7 .459 0.5 1.7 .324 1.4 1.9 .732
Hot Rod Williams 77 27.4 10.9 2.1 4.5 6.6 1.3 0.8 1.9 1.4 2.6 4.1 8.6 .477 0.0 0.0 .000 2.7 3.6 .756
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Robert Horry 23 33.8 11.7 1.8 4.3 6.1 3.6 1.5 0.9 1.2 3.0 4.3 9.8 .434 1.5 3.9 .382 1.7 2.2 .765
Hot Rod Williams 5 26.6 9.2 2.6 3.2 5.8 0.8 0.6 1.4 0.8 2.6 4.0 8.0 .500 0.0 0.0 - 1.2 2.6 .462

Season 3

Robert Horry Hot Rod Williams
Season 1994-951988-89
Team Houston RocketsCleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionCavaliers Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Robert Horry 64 32.4 10.2 1.3 3.8 5.1 3.4 1.5 1.2 1.9 2.5 3.8 8.4 .447 1.3 3.5 .379 1.3 1.8 .761
Hot Rod Williams 82 25.9 11.6 2.1 3.7 5.8 1.3 0.9 1.6 1.2 2.3 4.3 8.5 .509 0.0 0.0 .250 2.9 3.8 .748
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Robert Horry 22 38.2 13.1 1.8 5.2 7.0 3.5 1.5 1.2 1.1 3.1 4.2 9.5 .445 2.0 5.0 .400 2.6 3.5 .744
Hot Rod Williams 5 32.2 11.0 1.4 5.4 6.8 2.0 0.4 1.4 2.2 2.4 4.2 9.0 .467 0.0 0.0 - 2.6 3.6 .722

Season 4

Robert Horry Hot Rod Williams
Season 1995-961989-90
Team Houston RocketsCleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Rockets Lost West Conf SemisCavaliers Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Robert Horry 71 37.1 12.0 1.4 4.4 5.8 4.0 1.6 1.5 2.3 2.8 4.2 10.3 .410 2.0 5.5 .366 1.6 2.0 .776
Hot Rod Williams 82 33.9 16.8 2.7 5.4 8.1 2.0 1.0 2.0 1.7 2.6 6.4 13.0 .493 0.0 0.0 - 4.0 5.4 .739
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Robert Horry 8 38.5 13.1 1.9 5.3 7.1 3.0 2.6 1.6 1.9 3.6 4.6 11.4 .407 2.6 6.6 .396 1.3 2.9 .435
Hot Rod Williams 5 34.8 19.0 2.8 6.4 9.2 2.2 0.4 1.0 1.4 4.6 7.8 14.0 .557 0.0 0.0 - 3.4 4.4 .773

Season 5

Robert Horry Hot Rod Williams
Season 1996-971990-91
Team Phoenix Suns, Los Angeles LakersCleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Lakers Lost West Conf SemisDid 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 %
Robert Horry 54 25.8 7.8 1.3 3.1 4.4 2.0 1.2 1.0 1.3 2.8 2.9 6.7 .436 0.9 2.9 .318 1.1 1.7 .667
Hot Rod Williams 43 30.1 11.7 2.6 4.2 6.7 2.3 0.8 1.6 1.5 2.9 4.6 10.0 .463 0.0 0.0 .000 2.5 3.8 .652
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Robert Horry 9 31.1 6.7 1.3 4.0 5.3 1.4 1.1 0.8 1.2 3.0 1.9 4.2 .447 1.3 3.1 .429 1.6 2.0 .778
Hot Rod Williams ------- --- ----------

Season 6

Robert Horry Hot Rod Williams
Season 1997-981991-92
Team Los Angeles LakersCleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Lakers Lost West Conf FinalsCavaliers Lost East Conf Finals
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Robert Horry 72 30.4 7.4 2.6 4.9 7.5 2.3 1.6 1.3 1.4 3.3 2.8 5.8 .476 0.3 1.3 .204 1.6 2.3 .692
Hot Rod Williams 80 30.4 11.9 2.9 4.7 7.6 2.5 0.8 2.3 1.0 2.4 4.3 8.5 .503 0.0 0.1 .000 3.4 4.5 .752
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Robert Horry 13 32.4 8.6 2.6 3.8 6.5 3.1 1.1 1.1 1.4 3.5 3.0 5.4 .557 0.5 1.3 .353 2.2 3.2 .683
Hot Rod Williams 17 33.4 15.0 2.9 4.7 7.6 2.5 1.4 1.0 1.8 3.4 4.9 9.1 .545 0.0 0.0 - 5.1 6.4 .798

Season 7

Robert Horry Hot Rod Williams
Season 1998-991992-93
Team Los Angeles LakersCleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Lakers Lost West Conf SemisCavaliers Lost East Conf Semis
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Robert Horry 38 19.6 4.9 1.5 2.5 4.0 1.5 0.9 1.0 1.3 2.7 1.8 3.8 .459 0.5 1.2 .444 0.9 1.2 .739
Hot Rod Williams 67 30.7 11.0 1.9 4.3 6.2 2.3 0.7 1.6 1.7 2.6 3.9 8.4 .470 0.0 0.0 - 3.2 4.4 .716
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Robert Horry 8 22.1 5.0 1.3 3.3 4.5 1.4 0.8 0.8 0.9 3.6 1.5 3.3 .462 0.6 1.5 .417 1.4 1.8 .786
Hot Rod Williams 9 26.3 9.0 1.3 3.2 4.6 1.9 0.6 1.6 1.2 2.9 3.3 8.3 .400 0.0 0.0 - 2.3 3.1 .750

Season 8

Robert Horry Hot Rod Williams
Season 1999-001993-94
Team Los Angeles LakersCleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionDid 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 %
Robert Horry 76 22.2 5.7 1.8 3.0 4.8 1.6 1.1 1.1 1.0 2.5 2.1 4.8 .438 0.4 1.2 .309 1.2 1.5 .788
Hot Rod Williams 76 35.0 13.7 2.7 4.8 7.6 2.5 1.0 1.7 1.8 2.9 5.2 10.9 .478 0.0 0.0 - 3.3 4.6 .728
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Robert Horry 23 27.0 7.6 1.7 3.7 5.3 2.5 0.9 0.8 1.3 3.8 2.6 6.3 .407 0.7 2.6 .288 1.7 2.5 .702
Hot Rod Williams ------- --- ----------

Season 9

Robert Horry Hot Rod Williams
Season 2000-011994-95
Team Los Angeles LakersCleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionCavaliers Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Robert Horry 79 20.1 5.2 1.2 2.6 3.7 1.6 0.7 0.7 1.0 2.7 1.9 4.8 .387 0.7 2.0 .346 0.7 1.1 .711
Hot Rod Williams 74 35.7 12.6 2.3 4.5 6.9 2.6 1.1 1.4 2.0 2.9 4.9 10.9 .452 0.0 0.1 .200 2.6 3.9 .685
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Robert Horry 16 23.9 5.9 1.9 3.3 5.2 1.9 1.4 1.0 1.1 3.1 2.0 5.4 .368 1.1 2.9 .362 0.8 1.4 .591
Hot Rod Williams 4 36.0 6.8 0.8 5.5 6.3 2.8 2.3 0.8 2.5 2.8 3.0 10.5 .286 0.0 0.3 .000 0.8 2.0 .375

Season 10

Robert Horry Hot Rod Williams
Season 2001-021995-96
Team Los Angeles LakersPhoenix Suns
Honors & Awards
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionSuns Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Robert Horry 81 26.4 6.8 1.6 4.3 5.9 2.9 1.0 1.1 1.1 2.6 2.3 5.7 .398 0.9 2.5 .374 1.3 1.7 .783
Hot Rod Williams 62 26.6 7.3 2.1 3.9 6.0 1.0 0.7 1.5 1.0 2.7 2.9 6.4 .453 0.0 0.0 .000 1.5 2.1 .731
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Robert Horry 19 37.1 9.3 1.9 6.2 8.1 3.2 1.7 0.8 1.6 3.5 3.2 7.2 .449 1.3 3.3 .387 1.6 2.0 .789
Hot Rod Williams 4 28.8 9.0 2.8 3.8 6.5 0.3 0.0 1.8 1.5 4.3 3.5 8.0 .438 0.0 0.0 - 2.0 3.0 .667

Season 11

Robert Horry Hot Rod Williams
Season 2002-031996-97
Team Los Angeles LakersPhoenix Suns
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Lakers Lost West Conf SemisSuns Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Robert Horry 80 29.3 6.5 2.3 4.2 6.4 2.9 1.2 0.8 1.4 3.1 2.3 6.0 .387 0.6 2.2 .288 1.3 1.7 .769
Hot Rod Williams 68 31.4 8.0 2.6 5.6 8.3 1.5 1.0 1.3 1.0 2.6 3.0 6.1 .490 0.0 0.0 .000 2.0 2.9 .672
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Robert Horry 12 31.0 5.6 1.9 4.8 6.7 3.1 1.3 1.0 1.4 3.1 2.5 7.8 .319 0.2 3.2 .053 0.4 0.8 .556
Hot Rod Williams 5 20.6 4.0 2.0 2.6 4.6 0.6 0.4 1.6 1.0 2.4 1.6 3.0 .533 0.0 0.0 - 0.8 2.0 .400

Season 12

Robert Horry Hot Rod Williams
Season 2003-041997-98
Team San Antonio SpursPhoenix Suns
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Spurs Lost West Conf SemisSuns Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Robert Horry 81 15.9 4.8 1.3 2.0 3.4 1.2 0.6 0.6 0.7 2.0 1.7 4.3 .405 0.5 1.3 .380 0.9 1.3 .645
Hot Rod Williams 71 18.8 3.6 1.5 2.9 4.4 0.7 0.5 0.8 0.4 1.9 1.3 2.8 .470 0.0 0.0 - 0.9 1.3 .699
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Robert Horry 10 20.9 6.1 2.5 3.8 6.3 0.9 0.8 0.2 1.0 3.1 2.0 4.3 .465 0.8 2.2 .364 1.3 1.4 .929
Hot Rod Williams 3 11.0 2.0 0.7 0.7 1.3 0.3 0.0 0.7 0.0 2.7 0.7 2.3 .286 0.0 0.0 - 0.7 1.0 .667

Season 13

Robert Horry Hot Rod Williams
Season 2004-051998-99
Team San Antonio SpursDallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionDid 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 %
Robert Horry 75 18.6 6.0 1.2 2.4 3.6 1.1 0.9 0.8 0.9 1.8 2.1 5.0 .419 0.7 1.8 .370 1.1 1.5 .789
Hot Rod Williams 25 16.1 1.2 1.4 1.9 3.3 0.6 0.5 0.7 0.5 2.0 0.4 1.3 .333 0.0 0.0 - 0.3 0.4 .700
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Robert Horry 23 27.1 9.3 2.0 3.4 5.4 2.0 0.9 0.9 0.9 2.3 3.2 7.1 .448 1.7 3.7 .447 1.3 1.8 .732
Hot Rod Williams ------- --- ----------

Season 14

Robert Horry Hot Rod Williams
Season 2005-06-
Team San Antonio Spurs-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Spurs Lost West Conf Semis-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Robert Horry 63 18.8 5.1 1.1 2.7 3.8 1.3 0.7 0.8 0.7 1.8 1.8 4.6 .384 0.8 2.3 .368 0.7 1.1 .647
Hot Rod Williams ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Robert Horry 13 17.2 4.2 1.5 2.2 3.7 0.8 0.4 0.7 0.8 2.4 1.2 2.8 .405 0.5 1.3 .353 1.5 2.0 .731
Hot Rod Williams ------- --- ----------

Season 15

Robert Horry Hot Rod Williams
Season 2006-07-
Team San Antonio Spurs-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA Champion-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Robert Horry 68 16.5 3.9 1.1 2.3 3.4 1.1 0.7 0.6 0.6 1.5 1.3 3.7 .359 0.7 2.2 .336 0.6 0.9 .594
Hot Rod Williams ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Robert Horry 18 20.1 4.3 0.9 3.0 3.9 1.6 0.6 1.3 0.8 1.7 1.4 3.3 .417 0.7 2.1 .351 0.8 0.9 .824
Hot Rod Williams ------- --- ----------

Season 16

Robert Horry Hot Rod Williams
Season 2007-08-
Team San Antonio Spurs-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Spurs Lost West Conf Finals-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Robert Horry 45 13.0 2.5 0.8 1.6 2.4 1.0 0.5 0.4 0.5 1.2 0.8 2.6 .319 0.4 1.6 .257 0.4 0.6 .643
Hot Rod Williams ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Robert Horry 15 10.3 1.5 0.7 1.4 2.1 0.5 0.3 0.3 0.1 2.3 0.5 2.4 .194 0.3 1.5 .227 0.3 0.4 .667
Hot Rod Williams ------- --- ----------