Travis Best vs. Robert Williams III Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Robert Williams III and Travis Best, 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

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.

Travis Best played 10 years in the NBA, 4 more than Robert Williams III, who played 6. Travis Best had the first of his seasons in 1995-96, while Robert Williams III had his rookie season in 2018-19. 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
Travis Best	10	6	1995-96 to 2004-05
Robert Williams III	6	5	2018-19 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season
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Rookie Season
	Travis Best	Robert Williams III
Season	1995-96	2018-19
Team	Indiana Pacers	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Pacers Lost East Conf 1st Rd	Celtics 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		%
Travis Best	59	9.7	3.7	0.2	0.6	0.7	1.6	0.3	0.1	1.1	1.4	1.2	2.8	.423	0.1	0.4	.320	1.3	1.5	.833
Robert Williams III	32	8.8	2.5	0.8	1.7	2.5	0.2	0.3	1.3	0.3	1.1	1.1	1.6	.706	0.0	0.0	-	0.3	0.5	.600

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Travis Best	5	16.8	5.8	0.6	1.6	2.2	1.8	1.2	0.0	2.0	2.0	2.2	4.4	.500	0.2	1.2	.167	1.2	1.4	.857
Robert Williams III	3	4.3	1.3	0.3	2.0	2.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.3	0.3	0.7	.500	0.0	0.0	-	0.7	0.7	1.000


Season 2
	Travis Best	Robert Williams III
Season	1996-97	2019-20
Team	Indiana Pacers	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Celtics 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		%
Travis Best	76	27.2	9.9	0.5	1.7	2.2	4.2	1.3	0.1	2.0	2.9	3.6	8.2	.442	0.8	2.0	.368	2.0	2.6	.756
Robert Williams III	29	13.4	5.2	1.4	3.0	4.4	0.9	0.8	1.2	0.7	1.8	2.2	3.0	.727	0.0	0.0	-	0.8	1.2	.647

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Travis Best	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Robert Williams III	13	11.5	3.7	1.7	2.2	3.9	0.8	0.2	0.5	0.5	1.4	1.8	2.4	.742	0.0	0.1	.000	0.2	0.5	.333


Season 3
	Travis Best	Robert Williams III
Season	1997-98	2020-21
Team	Indiana Pacers	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Pacers Lost East Conf Finals	Celtics 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		%
Travis Best	82	18.9	6.5	0.3	1.1	1.5	3.4	1.0	0.1	1.4	2.4	2.5	5.9	.419	0.3	0.9	.300	1.4	1.6	.855
Robert Williams III	52	18.9	8.0	2.6	4.3	6.9	1.8	0.8	1.8	1.0	2.0	3.6	5.0	.721	0.0	0.0	.000	0.9	1.4	.616

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Travis Best	16	17.4	6.1	0.1	0.9	1.0	1.9	0.7	0.2	1.2	2.3	1.7	4.5	.375	0.3	1.1	.278	2.4	2.7	.884
Robert Williams III	3	15.3	6.3	2.7	2.3	5.0	0.7	0.3	3.0	0.3	2.3	3.0	4.7	.643	0.0	0.0	-	0.3	0.7	.500


Season 4
	Travis Best	Robert Williams III
Season	1998-99	2021-22
Team	Indiana Pacers	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards	-	All-Defensive Second Team
Playoffs	Pacers Lost East Conf Finals	Celtics Lost NBA 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		%
Travis Best	49	21.3	7.1	0.4	1.2	1.6	3.4	0.9	0.1	1.3	2.3	2.6	6.2	.416	0.4	1.2	.373	1.4	1.7	.843
Robert Williams III	61	29.6	10.0	3.9	5.7	9.6	2.0	0.9	2.2	1.0	2.2	4.4	6.0	.736	0.0	0.0	.000	1.1	1.5	.722

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Travis Best	11	13.7	4.2	0.6	0.9	1.5	1.9	0.4	0.1	1.3	3.1	1.5	4.2	.348	0.2	0.9	.200	1.1	1.2	.923
Robert Williams III	17	23.2	7.7	2.5	3.6	6.2	1.0	0.7	2.2	0.6	2.0	3.1	4.6	.679	0.0	0.1	.000	1.5	1.6	.893


Season 5
	Travis Best	Robert Williams III
Season	1999-00	2022-23
Team	Indiana Pacers	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Pacers Lost NBA Finals	Celtics 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		%
Travis Best	82	20.6	8.9	0.2	1.5	1.7	3.3	0.9	0.1	1.3	2.5	3.3	6.8	.483	0.4	1.1	.376	1.9	2.3	.821
Robert Williams III	35	23.5	8.0	3.0	5.4	8.3	1.4	0.6	1.4	1.0	1.9	3.6	4.9	.747	0.0	0.0	.000	0.7	1.2	.610

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Travis Best	23	20.2	8.9	0.7	1.8	2.5	2.9	0.8	0.2	1.1	2.7	3.3	7.8	.430	0.6	1.3	.433	1.6	1.9	.841
Robert Williams III	20	20.9	7.7	1.8	4.2	6.0	1.0	0.5	1.3	0.8	2.2	3.4	4.3	.788	0.0	0.1	.000	1.0	1.4	.679


Season 6
	Travis Best	Robert Williams III
Season	2000-01	2023-24
Team	Indiana Pacers	Portland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Pacers Lost East Conf 1st Rd	Did 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		%
Travis Best	77	31.9	11.9	0.5	2.4	2.9	6.1	1.4	0.1	1.6	3.2	4.5	10.2	.440	0.5	1.3	.381	2.4	2.9	.827
Robert Williams III	6	19.8	6.8	1.8	4.5	6.3	0.8	1.2	1.2	1.2	2.8	2.8	4.3	.654	0.0	0.0	-	1.2	1.5	.778

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Travis Best	4	40.8	9.8	1.5	3.3	4.8	9.3	1.0	0.0	1.5	3.8	4.3	9.8	.436	0.3	0.8	.333	1.0	1.0	1.000
Robert Williams III	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 7
	Travis Best	Robert Williams III
Season	2001-02	-
Team	Indiana Pacers, Chicago Bulls	-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did 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		%
Travis Best	74	23.6	7.9	0.3	1.8	2.0	4.4	1.2	0.1	1.3	2.3	3.1	7.0	.440	0.3	0.8	.356	1.4	1.6	.897
Robert Williams III	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Travis Best	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Robert Williams III	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 8
	Travis Best	Robert Williams III
Season	2002-03	-
Team	Miami Heat	-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did 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		%
Travis Best	72	25.1	8.4	0.4	1.7	2.0	3.5	0.6	0.1	1.5	2.4	3.2	8.1	.396	0.5	1.5	.330	1.5	1.7	.854
Robert Williams III	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Travis Best	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Robert Williams III	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 9
	Travis Best	Robert Williams III
Season	2003-04	-
Team	Dallas Mavericks	-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did 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		%
Travis Best	61	12.5	2.8	0.3	0.8	1.1	1.8	0.5	0.1	0.5	1.1	1.0	2.8	.372	0.0	0.3	.150	0.7	0.8	.870
Robert Williams III	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Travis Best	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Robert Williams III	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 10
	Travis Best	Robert Williams III
Season	2004-05	-
Team	New Jersey Nets	-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Nets 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		%
Travis Best	76	19.2	6.8	0.3	1.2	1.4	1.9	0.9	0.1	0.9	1.9	2.5	5.9	.420	0.3	1.1	.306	1.4	1.6	.885
Robert Williams III	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Travis Best	4	20.3	6.8	0.5	1.0	1.5	2.3	0.3	0.0	0.8	2.3	2.3	5.5	.409	0.3	2.3	.111	2.0	2.3	.889
Robert Williams III	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Travis Best vs. Robert Williams III Season by Season Comparison

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

Their Careers

Comparison Season by Season

Rookie Season

Season 2

Season 3

Season 4

Season 5

Season 6

Season 7

Season 8

Season 9

Season 10