Blake Griffin vs. Deron Williams Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Deron Williams and Blake Griffin, 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 / Scoring / Stats / Stats Rankings / 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.

Blake Griffin played 13 years in the NBA, 1 more than Deron Williams, who played 12. Blake Griffin had the first of his seasons in 2010-11, while Deron Williams had his rookie season in 2005-06. 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 achievements, 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
Blake Griffin 13 10 2010-11 to 2022-23
Deron Williams 12 9 2005-06 to 2016-17

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Blake Griffin Deron Williams
Season 2010-112005-06
Team Los Angeles ClippersUtah Jazz
Honors & Awards Achievement Rookie of the Year-
Achievement All-Rookie First TeamAchievement All-Rookie First Team
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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Rookie Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Blake Griffin 82 38.0 22.5 3.3 8.8 12.1 3.8 0.8 0.5 2.7 3.1 8.5 16.8 .506 0.1 0.3 .292 5.4 8.5 .642
difference:+2+9.2+11.7+2.9+6.8+9.7+0.7+0.3-0.9-0.2+4.3+6.7+.085+1.0+2.4+.124+4.2+6.8+.062
Deron Williams 80 28.8 10.8 0.4 2.0 2.4 4.5 0.8 0.2 1.8 2.9 4.2 10.1 .421 1.1 2.7 .416 1.2 1.7 .704
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Blake Griffin nor Deron Williams played in the postseason in their season 1

Season 2

Blake Griffin Deron Williams
Season 2011-122006-07
Team Los Angeles ClippersUtah Jazz
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Clippers Lost West Conf SemisJazz Lost West Conf Finals
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2nd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Blake Griffin 66 36.2 20.7 3.3 7.6 10.9 3.2 0.8 0.7 2.3 3.3 8.5 15.5 .549 0.0 0.2 .125 3.7 7.1 .521
difference:+14+0.7+4.5+2.8+4.8+7.6+6.1+0.2+0.5-0.8-0.1+2.3+2.0+.093+1.0+3.0+.197+0.9+3.4+.246
Deron Williams 80 36.9 16.2 0.5 2.8 3.3 9.3 1.0 0.2 3.1 3.2 6.2 13.5 .456 1.0 3.2 .322 2.8 3.7 .767
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Blake Griffin 11 35.7 19.1 1.7 5.2 6.9 2.5 1.8 0.9 2.3 3.7 7.6 15.3 .500 0.0 0.1 .000 3.8 6.0 .636
difference:+6+2.9+0.1+1.2+1.4+2.6+6.1+0.3+0.7-1.7-0.8+0.4+0.6+.048+1.1+3.3+.333+1.2+.154
Deron Williams 17 38.6 19.2 0.5 3.8 4.3 8.6 1.5 0.2 4.0 2.9 7.2 15.9 .452 1.1 3.4 .333 3.8 4.8 .790

Season 3

Blake Griffin Deron Williams
Season 2012-132007-08
Team Los Angeles ClippersUtah Jazz
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second TeamAchievement All-NBA Second Team
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Clippers Lost West Conf 1st RdJazz Lost West Conf Semis
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3rd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Blake Griffin 80 32.5 18.0 2.3 6.0 8.3 3.7 1.2 0.6 2.3 2.9 7.2 13.4 .538 0.1 0.4 .179 3.5 5.3 .660
difference:+2+4.8+0.8+1.9+3.5+5.3+6.8+0.1+0.3-1.1-0.5+0.3+0.2+.031+0.9+2.2+.216+0.5+0.3+.143
Deron Williams 82 37.3 18.8 0.4 2.5 3.0 10.5 1.1 0.3 3.4 2.4 6.9 13.6 .507 1.0 2.6 .395 4.0 5.0 .803
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Blake Griffin 6 26.3 13.2 1.3 4.2 5.5 2.5 0.0 0.8 2.2 4.0 4.8 10.7 .453 0.0 0.0 - 3.5 4.3 .808
difference:+6+16.5+8.4+1.9+1.9+7.5+0.6+0.5-0.9-1.1+2.7+4.6+.039+2.3+4.7+0.8+1.2+.035
Deron Williams 12 42.8 21.6 1.3 2.3 3.6 10.0 0.6 0.3 3.1 2.9 7.5 15.3 .492 2.3 4.7 .500 4.3 5.5 .773

Season 4

Blake Griffin Deron Williams
Season 2013-142008-09
Team Los Angeles ClippersUtah Jazz
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Clippers Lost West Conf SemisJazz Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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4th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Blake Griffin 80 35.8 24.1 2.4 7.1 9.5 3.9 1.2 0.6 2.8 3.3 9.0 17.0 .528 0.2 0.6 .273 6.0 8.4 .715
difference:+12+1.0+4.7+2.0+4.6+6.6+6.8+0.1+0.3-0.6-1.3+2.2+2.5+.057+0.8+2.7+.037+1.2+2.8+.134
Deron Williams 68 36.8 19.4 0.4 2.5 2.9 10.7 1.1 0.3 3.4 2.0 6.8 14.5 .471 1.0 3.3 .310 4.8 5.6 .849
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Blake Griffin 13 36.8 23.5 2.7 4.7 7.4 3.8 1.2 1.1 2.4 4.2 9.0 18.0 .500 0.1 0.5 .143 5.5 7.4 .740
difference:+8+5.4+3.3+1.9+1.7+3.6+7.0+0.6+0.7-1.8-0.8+3.2+4.0+.086+1.7+4.5+.217+1.3+0.8+.089
Deron Williams 5 42.2 20.2 0.8 3.0 3.8 10.8 1.8 0.4 4.2 3.4 5.8 14.0 .414 1.8 5.0 .360 6.8 8.2 .829

Season 5

Blake Griffin Deron Williams
Season 2014-152009-10
Team Los Angeles ClippersUtah Jazz
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second Team
Achievement All-NBA Third Team-
Achievement All-Star GameAchievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Clippers Lost West Conf SemisJazz Lost West Conf Semis
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5th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Blake Griffin 67 35.2 21.9 1.9 5.7 7.6 5.3 0.9 0.5 2.3 2.9 8.6 17.1 .502 0.1 0.4 .400 4.6 6.4 .728
difference:+9+1.7+3.2+1.2+2.4+3.6+5.2+0.4+0.3-1.0-0.2+2.1+3.2+.033+1.2+3.0+.029+0.2+0.9+.073
Deron Williams 76 36.9 18.7 0.7 3.3 4.0 10.5 1.3 0.2 3.3 2.7 6.5 13.9 .469 1.3 3.4 .371 4.4 5.5 .801
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Blake Griffin 14 39.8 25.5 2.7 10.0 12.7 6.1 1.0 1.0 3.2 3.1 10.0 19.6 .511 0.1 0.5 .143 5.4 7.6 .717
difference:+4+1.2+2.3+7.7+10.0+4.1+0.6-0.2-0.6+3.3+4.7+.061+1.9+4.6+.249+3.5+3.5+.085
Deron Williams 10 39.8 24.3 0.4 2.3 2.7 10.2 1.0 0.4 3.0 3.7 6.7 14.9 .450 2.0 5.1 .392 8.9 11.1 .802

Season 6

Blake Griffin Deron Williams
Season 2015-162010-11
Team Los Angeles ClippersUtah Jazz, New Jersey Nets
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Clippers Lost West Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
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6th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Blake Griffin 35 33.4 21.4 1.5 6.9 8.4 4.9 0.8 0.5 2.4 2.7 8.6 17.2 .499 0.2 0.5 .333 4.0 5.5 .727
difference:+30+4.5+1.3+0.9+3.5+4.4+5.4+0.4+0.3-1.1-0.2+2.0+2.2+.060+1.4+4.4+.002+1.4+0.8+.118
Deron Williams 65 37.9 20.1 0.6 3.4 4.0 10.3 1.2 0.2 3.5 2.9 6.6 15.0 .439 1.6 4.9 .331 5.4 6.3 .845
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Blake Griffin 4 31.8 15.0 1.8 7.0 8.8 4.0 0.8 0.5 2.3 2.3 5.0 13.3 .377 0.3 0.5 .500 4.8 6.3 .760
Deron Williams DNP------ --- ----------

Season 7

Blake Griffin Deron Williams
Season 2016-172011-12
Team Los Angeles ClippersNew Jersey Nets
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Clippers Lost West Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
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7th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Blake Griffin 61 34.0 21.6 1.8 6.3 8.1 4.9 0.9 0.4 2.3 2.6 7.9 15.9 .493 0.6 1.9 .336 5.2 6.9 .760
difference:+6+2.3+0.6+1.4+3.4+4.8+3.8+0.3-1.7-0.4+0.8+1.6+.086+1.5+4.3+0.5+1.4+.083
Deron Williams 55 36.3 21.0 0.4 2.9 3.3 8.7 1.2 0.4 4.0 2.2 7.1 17.5 .407 2.1 6.2 .336 4.7 5.5 .843
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Blake Griffin 3 33.0 20.3 1.0 5.0 6.0 2.3 0.7 0.3 2.0 0.7 8.3 17.0 .490 1.3 2.0 .667 2.3 2.3 1.000
Deron Williams DNP------ --- ----------

Season 8

Blake Griffin Deron Williams
Season 2017-182012-13
Team Los Angeles Clippers, Detroit PistonsBrooklyn Nets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayNets Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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8th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Blake Griffin 58 34.0 21.4 1.3 6.1 7.4 5.8 0.7 0.3 2.8 2.4 7.5 17.2 .438 1.9 5.6 .345 4.5 5.7 .785
difference:+20+2.4+2.5+0.9+3.5+4.4+1.9+0.3+0.1-0.1+1.2+2.8+.002+0.3+0.1+.033+0.4+1.0+.074
Deron Williams 78 36.4 18.9 0.4 2.6 3.0 7.7 1.0 0.4 2.8 2.5 6.3 14.4 .440 2.2 5.7 .378 4.1 4.7 .859
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Blake Griffin DNP------ --- ----------
Deron Williams 7 41.7 20.6 0.1 3.0 3.1 8.4 1.0 0.6 3.0 2.4 6.4 15.1 .425 2.4 6.1 .395 5.3 6.4 .822

Season 9

Blake Griffin Deron Williams
Season 2018-192013-14
Team Detroit PistonsBrooklyn Nets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Third Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Pistons Lost East Conf 1st RdNets Lost East Conf Semis
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9th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Blake Griffin 75 35.0 24.5 1.3 6.2 7.5 5.4 0.7 0.4 3.4 2.7 8.3 17.9 .462 2.5 7.0 .362 5.5 7.3 .753
difference:+11+2.8+10.2+1.1+3.8+4.9+0.7+0.8+0.2-1.2-0.4+3.3+6.7+.012+1.0+2.8+.004+2.8+3.9+.048
Deron Williams 64 32.2 14.3 0.2 2.4 2.6 6.1 1.5 0.2 2.2 2.3 5.0 11.2 .450 1.5 4.2 .366 2.7 3.4 .801
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Blake Griffin 2 29.0 24.5 2.0 4.0 6.0 6.0 1.0 0.0 3.0 4.5 9.0 19.5 .462 3.0 6.5 .462 3.5 3.5 1.000
difference:+10+6.7+10.0+1.4+1.4+2.8+0.2+0.1+0.2-0.7-1.9+4.0+6.8+.067+1.5+2.1+.122+0.5+0.3+.200
Deron Williams 12 35.7 14.5 0.6 2.6 3.2 5.8 1.1 0.2 2.3 2.6 5.0 12.7 .395 1.5 4.4 .340 3.0 3.8 .800

Season 10

Blake Griffin Deron Williams
Season 2019-202014-15
Team Detroit PistonsBrooklyn Nets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayNets Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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10th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Blake Griffin 18 28.4 15.5 0.9 3.7 4.7 3.3 0.4 0.4 2.2 1.5 4.9 13.9 .352 1.5 6.2 .243 4.2 5.4 .776
difference:+50+2.7+2.5+0.5+0.6+1.2+3.3+0.5+0.1-0.1-0.8+0.5+2.6+.035+0.2+2.7+.124+1.2+1.9+.058
Deron Williams 68 31.1 13.0 0.4 3.1 3.5 6.6 0.9 0.3 2.3 2.3 4.4 11.3 .387 1.3 3.5 .367 3.0 3.5 .834
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Blake Griffin DNP------ --- ----------
Deron Williams 6 32.0 11.8 0.5 5.7 6.2 5.5 1.3 0.0 2.7 3.0 4.5 11.5 .391 1.8 4.3 .423 1.0 1.2 .857

Season 11

Blake Griffin Deron Williams
Season 2020-212015-16
Team Detroit Pistons, Brooklyn NetsDallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Nets Lost East Conf SemisMavericks Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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11th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Blake Griffin 46 25.8 11.0 0.8 4.1 4.9 3.0 0.7 0.3 1.3 2.4 3.8 8.9 .423 1.5 4.5 .341 1.9 2.5 .744
difference:+19+6.6+3.1+0.5+1.5+2.0+2.8+0.2+0.1-1.0+1.1+3.0+.009+0.2+.003+0.9+0.7+.125
Deron Williams 65 32.4 14.1 0.3 2.6 2.9 5.8 0.9 0.2 2.3 2.4 4.9 11.9 .414 1.5 4.3 .344 2.8 3.2 .869
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Blake Griffin 12 26.5 9.0 1.3 4.7 5.9 1.8 0.8 0.5 0.4 3.3 3.5 6.6 .532 1.2 3.0 .389 0.8 1.2 .714
difference:+9+10.2+4.0+1.3+4.0+5.2+0.9+0.5+0.5-1.9-1.3+1.5+0.6+.199+0.2+0.7+.040+0.8+1.2
Deron Williams 3 16.3 5.0 0.0 0.7 0.7 2.7 0.3 0.0 2.3 2.0 2.0 6.0 .333 1.0 2.3 .429 0.0 0.0 -

Season 12

Blake Griffin Deron Williams
Season 2021-222016-17
Team Brooklyn NetsDallas Mavericks, Cleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Nets Lost East Conf 1st RdCavaliers Lost NBA Finals
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12th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Blake Griffin 56 17.1 6.4 1.1 3.0 4.1 1.9 0.5 0.3 0.6 1.7 2.4 5.6 .425 0.7 2.6 .262 1.0 1.4 .724
difference:+8+8.8+4.6+0.9+0.9+1.8+3.7+0.2-1.6-0.5+1.7+3.8+.013+0.6+1.1+.101+0.4+0.3+.102
Deron Williams 64 25.9 11.0 0.2 2.1 2.3 5.6 0.5 0.1 2.2 2.2 4.1 9.4 .438 1.3 3.7 .363 1.4 1.7 .826
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Blake Griffin 2 12.5 4.0 1.0 1.0 2.0 2.0 0.5 0.5 0.5 1.5 1.0 3.5 .286 1.0 2.5 .400 1.0 1.0 1.000
difference:+16+2.1+0.3+0.8+0.1+0.7+0.1+0.1+0.4-0.4-0.1+0.6+0.1+.152+0.3+0.8+.013+0.4+0.4+.091
Deron Williams 18 14.6 4.3 0.2 1.1 1.3 2.1 0.6 0.1 0.9 1.6 1.6 3.6 .438 0.7 1.7 .387 0.6 0.6 .909

Additional Years

* Blake Griffin played 1 season more than Deron Williams in the NBA.

In that period—his season 13 in 2023—Blake Griffin played in the Playoffs.