Byron Scott vs. Robert Williams III Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Robert Williams III and Byron Scott, 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.

Byron Scott played 14 years in the NBA, 8 more than Robert Williams III, who played 6. Byron Scott had the first of his seasons in 1983-84, 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
Byron Scott	14	13	1983-84 to 1996-97
Robert Williams III	6	5	2018-19 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season
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Rookie Season
	Byron Scott	Robert Williams III
Season	1983-84	2018-19
Team	Los Angeles Lakers	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards	All-Rookie First Team	-
Playoffs	Lakers Lost NBA Finals	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		%
Byron Scott	74	22.1	10.6	0.7	1.5	2.2	2.4	1.1	0.3	1.6	2.4	4.5	9.3	.484	0.1	0.5	.235	1.5	1.9	.806
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		%
Byron Scott	20	20.2	8.6	0.6	1.3	1.9	1.7	0.9	0.1	1.3	2.0	3.7	8.1	.460	0.1	0.5	.200	1.1	1.8	.600
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
	Byron Scott	Robert Williams III
Season	1984-85	2019-20
Team	Los Angeles Lakers	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	NBA Champion	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		%
Byron Scott	81	28.5	16.0	0.7	1.9	2.6	3.0	1.2	0.2	1.7	2.4	6.7	12.4	.539	0.3	0.7	.433	2.3	2.8	.820
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		%
Byron Scott	19	30.8	16.9	0.8	1.9	2.7	2.6	2.2	0.2	1.3	2.5	7.3	14.1	.517	0.5	1.1	.476	1.8	2.3	.795
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
	Byron Scott	Robert Williams III
Season	1985-86	2020-21
Team	Los Angeles Lakers	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Lakers Lost West 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		%
Byron Scott	76	28.8	15.4	0.7	1.8	2.5	2.2	1.1	0.2	1.4	2.2	6.7	13.0	.513	0.3	0.8	.361	1.8	2.3	.784
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		%
Byron Scott	14	33.6	16.0	1.1	2.9	3.9	3.0	1.4	0.1	2.1	2.7	6.4	12.9	.497	0.4	1.2	.353	2.7	3.0	.905
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
	Byron Scott	Robert Williams III
Season	1986-87	2021-22
Team	Los Angeles Lakers	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards	-	All-Defensive Second Team
Playoffs	NBA Champion	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		%
Byron Scott	82	33.3	17.0	0.8	2.7	3.5	3.4	1.5	0.2	1.8	2.0	6.8	13.8	.489	0.8	1.8	.436	2.7	3.1	.892
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		%
Byron Scott	18	33.8	14.8	1.1	2.3	3.4	3.2	1.1	0.2	1.4	2.9	5.7	11.7	.490	0.4	1.9	.206	2.9	3.7	.791
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
	Byron Scott	Robert Williams III
Season	1987-88	2022-23
Team	Los Angeles Lakers	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	NBA Champion	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		%
Byron Scott	81	37.6	21.7	0.9	3.2	4.1	4.1	1.9	0.3	2.0	2.5	8.8	16.6	.527	0.8	2.2	.346	3.4	3.9	.858
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		%
Byron Scott	24	37.4	19.6	1.1	3.1	4.2	2.5	1.4	0.2	2.0	2.7	7.4	14.9	.499	1.0	2.3	.436	3.8	4.3	.865
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
	Byron Scott	Robert Williams III
Season	1988-89	2023-24
Team	Los Angeles Lakers	Portland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Lakers Lost NBA Finals	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		%
Byron Scott	74	35.2	19.6	1.0	3.1	4.1	3.1	1.5	0.4	2.1	2.4	7.9	16.2	.491	1.0	2.6	.399	2.6	3.1	.863
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		%
Byron Scott	11	36.5	19.9	0.9	3.2	4.1	2.3	1.6	0.2	1.8	2.8	7.2	14.5	.494	1.4	3.5	.385	4.2	5.0	.836
Robert Williams III	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 7
	Byron Scott	Robert Williams III
Season	1989-90	-
Team	Los Angeles Lakers	-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Lakers 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		%
Byron Scott	77	33.7	15.5	0.7	2.5	3.1	3.6	1.0	0.4	1.6	2.3	6.1	13.1	.470	1.2	2.9	.423	2.1	2.7	.766
Robert Williams III	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Byron Scott	9	36.1	13.4	0.8	3.3	4.1	2.6	2.2	0.3	1.4	3.6	5.4	11.8	.462	1.4	3.8	.382	1.1	1.4	.769
Robert Williams III	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 8
	Byron Scott	Robert Williams III
Season	1990-91	-
Team	Los Angeles Lakers	-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Lakers 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		%
Byron Scott	82	32.1	14.5	0.7	2.3	3.0	2.2	1.2	0.3	1.0	1.8	6.1	12.8	.477	0.9	2.7	.324	1.4	1.8	.797
Robert Williams III	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Byron Scott	18	37.7	13.2	0.7	2.4	3.2	1.6	1.3	0.2	0.9	2.9	5.3	10.3	.511	1.1	2.1	.526	1.5	1.9	.794
Robert Williams III	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 9
	Byron Scott	Robert Williams III
Season	1991-92	-
Team	Los Angeles Lakers	-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Lakers 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		%
Byron Scott	82	32.7	14.9	0.9	2.9	3.8	2.8	1.3	0.3	1.5	1.7	5.6	12.3	.458	0.7	1.9	.344	3.0	3.5	.838
Robert Williams III	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Byron Scott	4	37.0	18.8	0.8	1.8	2.5	3.5	1.5	0.3	1.3	2.5	5.5	11.0	.500	1.8	3.0	.583	6.0	6.8	.889
Robert Williams III	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 10
	Byron Scott	Robert Williams III
Season	1992-93	-
Team	Los Angeles Lakers	-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Lakers 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		%
Byron Scott	58	28.9	13.7	0.5	1.8	2.3	2.7	0.9	0.2	1.2	1.7	5.1	11.4	.449	0.8	2.3	.326	2.7	3.2	.848
Robert Williams III	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Byron Scott	5	35.4	13.6	0.0	2.2	2.2	1.8	1.0	0.0	0.8	2.2	4.2	8.4	.500	1.6	3.0	.533	3.6	4.6	.783
Robert Williams III	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 11
	Byron Scott	Robert Williams III
Season	1993-94	-
Team	Indiana Pacers	-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Pacers 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		%
Byron Scott	67	17.9	10.4	0.3	1.4	1.6	2.0	0.9	0.1	1.5	1.2	3.8	8.2	.467	0.4	1.1	.365	2.3	2.9	.805
Robert Williams III	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Byron Scott	16	14.9	7.8	0.6	1.4	2.1	1.3	0.8	0.1	1.6	1.4	2.4	6.0	.396	0.6	1.2	.474	2.5	3.2	.784
Robert Williams III	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 12
	Byron Scott	Robert Williams III
Season	1994-95	-
Team	Indiana Pacers	-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Pacers 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		%
Byron Scott	80	19.1	10.0	0.2	1.7	1.9	1.4	0.8	0.2	1.5	1.5	3.3	7.3	.455	1.0	2.5	.389	2.4	2.8	.850
Robert Williams III	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Byron Scott	17	17.5	6.1	0.3	1.2	1.5	0.9	0.6	0.1	1.3	1.8	1.9	5.5	.340	0.5	2.0	.265	1.8	2.0	.882
Robert Williams III	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 13
	Byron Scott	Robert Williams III
Season	1995-96	-
Team	Vancouver Grizzlies	-
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		%
Byron Scott	80	23.7	10.2	0.5	1.9	2.4	1.5	0.8	0.3	1.3	1.6	3.4	8.5	.401	0.9	2.8	.335	2.5	3.0	.835
Robert Williams III	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

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


Season 14
	Byron Scott	Robert Williams III
Season	1996-97	-
Team	Los Angeles Lakers	-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Lakers 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		%
Byron Scott	79	18.2	6.7	0.3	1.2	1.5	1.3	0.6	0.2	0.7	0.9	2.1	4.8	.430	0.9	2.4	.388	1.6	1.9	.841
Robert Williams III	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Byron Scott	8	16.6	6.4	0.0	1.5	1.5	1.4	0.1	0.0	1.0	1.9	1.9	4.1	.455	0.5	1.4	.364	2.1	2.4	.895
Robert Williams III	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Byron Scott vs. Robert Williams III Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Robert Williams III and Byron Scott, 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

Season 11

Season 12

Season 13

Season 14