Bob Lanier vs. Art Williams Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Art Williams and Bob Lanier that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Who scored more points in his career? Who averaged more points in playoffs? Who won more championships? Who led the season more times? Who won more MVP awards? These questions and many more, are answered here. It includes NBA Championships, seasons, playoffs, awards, statistical data for points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks and percentages.

Head-To-Head Career Comparison

Bob Lanier

vs.

Art Williams

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bob Lanier: 1970-71 to 1983-84
Art Williams: 1967-68 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bob Lanier 0 Art Williams 1

NBA Seasons Bob Lanier 14 Art Williams 7

Playoffs Played Bob Lanier 9 Art Williams 4

All-Star Games Bob Lanier 8 Art Williams 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bob Lanier 20.1 Art Williams 5.3

Rebounds Per Game Bob Lanier 10.1 Art Williams 3.1

Assists Per Game Bob Lanier 3.1 Art Williams 4.4

Steals Per Game Bob Lanier 1.1 * Art Williams 0.7 *

Blocks Per Game Bob Lanier 1.5 * Art Williams 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Bob Lanier 19,248 Art Williams 2,876

Total Rebounds Bob Lanier 9,698 Art Williams 1,700

Total Assists Bob Lanier 3,007 Art Williams 2,377

Total Steals Bob Lanier 777 * Art Williams 44 *

Total Blocks Bob Lanier 1,100 * Art Williams 3 *

Total Games Bob Lanier 959 Art Williams 541

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bob Lanier .514 Art Williams .409

3-Point Percentage Bob Lanier .154 * Art Williams - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bob Lanier .767 Art Williams .729

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bob Lanier 25.7 (1972) Art Williams 8.1 (1968)

Rebounds Per Game Bob Lanier 14.9 (1973) Art Williams 4.6 (1969)

Assists Per Game Bob Lanier 4.6 (1975) Art Williams 6.6 (1969)

Steals Per Game Bob Lanier 1.4 (1974) * Art Williams 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Bob Lanier 3.0 (1974) * Art Williams 0.0 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bob Lanier 18.6 Art Williams 4.3

Rebounds Per Game Bob Lanier 9.6 Art Williams 2.4

Assists Per Game Bob Lanier 3.5 Art Williams 3.5

Steals Per Game Bob Lanier 0.9 * Art Williams 0.6 *

Blocks Per Game Bob Lanier 1.5 * Art Williams 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Bob Lanier 1,244 Art Williams 167

Total Rebounds Bob Lanier 645 Art Williams 95

Total Assists Bob Lanier 235 Art Williams 135

Total Steals Bob Lanier 62 * Art Williams 7 *

Total Blocks Bob Lanier 99 * Art Williams 0 *

Total Games Bob Lanier 67 Art Williams 39

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bob Lanier .532 Art Williams .417

3-Point Percentage Bob Lanier .000 * Art Williams - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bob Lanier .768 Art Williams .721

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bob Lanier 28.0 (1977) Art Williams 5.9 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Bob Lanier 16.7 (1977) Art Williams 2.8 (1969)

Assists Per Game Bob Lanier 6.3 (1975) Art Williams 5.3 (1969)

Steals Per Game Bob Lanier 1.7 (1981) * Art Williams 0.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Bob Lanier 4.0 (1975) * Art Williams 0.0 (1974) *

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.