Chris Andersen vs. Robert Williams III Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Robert Williams III and Chris Andersen, 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.

Chris Andersen played 15 years in the NBA, 9 more than Robert Williams III, who played 6. Chris Andersen had the first of his seasons in 2001-02, 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
Chris Andersen	15	7	2001-02 to 2016-17
Robert Williams III	6	5	2018-19 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season
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Rookie Season
	Chris Andersen	Robert Williams III
Season	2001-02	2018-19
Team	Denver Nuggets	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	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		%
Chris Andersen	24	10.9	3.0	1.6	1.6	3.2	0.3	0.3	1.2	0.5	1.5	1.0	3.1	.338	0.0	0.2	.000	0.9	1.2	.786
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		%
Chris Andersen	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
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
	Chris Andersen	Robert Williams III
Season	2002-03	2019-20
Team	Denver Nuggets	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		%
Chris Andersen	59	15.4	5.2	1.8	2.8	4.6	0.5	0.5	1.0	1.0	1.5	1.9	4.8	.400	0.0	0.0	.000	1.3	2.4	.550
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		%
Chris Andersen	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
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
	Chris Andersen	Robert Williams III
Season	2003-04	2020-21
Team	Denver Nuggets	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Nuggets Lost West Conf 1st Rd	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		%
Chris Andersen	71	14.5	3.4	1.3	2.9	4.2	0.5	0.5	1.6	0.7	1.7	1.3	2.9	.443	0.0	0.0	.000	0.9	1.5	.589
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		%
Chris Andersen	5	6.6	1.2	1.2	1.6	2.8	0.4	0.2	0.4	0.4	0.6	0.6	1.8	.333	0.0	0.0	-	0.0	0.0	-
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
	Chris Andersen	Robert Williams III
Season	2004-05	2021-22
Team	New Orleans Hornets	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards	-	All-Defensive Second Team
Playoffs	Did Not Play	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		%
Chris Andersen	67	21.3	7.7	2.0	4.1	6.1	1.1	0.2	1.5	1.0	2.1	2.9	5.3	.534	0.0	0.0	.000	2.0	2.8	.689
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		%
Chris Andersen	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
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
	Chris Andersen	Robert Williams III
Season	2005-06	2022-23
Team	New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets	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		%
Chris Andersen	32	17.8	5.0	1.9	2.9	4.8	0.2	0.3	1.3	0.8	2.6	1.8	3.1	.571	0.0	0.0	-	1.5	3.2	.476
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		%
Chris Andersen	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
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

Note: Chris Andersen didn't play in 2006-07.


Season 6
	Chris Andersen	Robert Williams III
Season	2007-08	2023-24
Team	New Orleans Hornets	Portland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	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		%
Chris Andersen	5	6.8	1.2	0.4	1.4	1.8	0.0	0.0	0.8	0.2	1.2	0.4	1.4	.286	0.0	0.0	-	0.4	0.8	.500
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		%
Chris Andersen	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Robert Williams III	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 7
	Chris Andersen	Robert Williams III
Season	2008-09	-
Team	Denver Nuggets	-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Nuggets Lost West 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		%
Chris Andersen	71	20.6	6.4	2.3	3.9	6.2	0.4	0.6	2.5	1.0	2.5	2.3	4.1	.548	0.0	0.1	.200	1.8	2.5	.718
Robert Williams III	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Chris Andersen	15	21.9	6.5	1.9	4.4	6.3	0.6	0.3	2.1	0.5	2.8	2.3	3.6	.630	0.0	0.1	.000	1.9	2.9	.659
Robert Williams III	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 8
	Chris Andersen	Robert Williams III
Season	2009-10	-
Team	Denver Nuggets	-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Nuggets 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		%
Chris Andersen	76	22.3	5.9	1.9	4.4	6.4	0.4	0.6	1.9	0.8	2.3	1.9	3.3	.566	0.0	0.0	.000	2.2	3.1	.695
Robert Williams III	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Chris Andersen	6	19.3	4.5	1.2	3.3	4.5	0.2	0.2	1.0	0.7	2.3	1.5	2.8	.529	0.0	0.0	-	1.5	2.3	.643
Robert Williams III	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 9
	Chris Andersen	Robert Williams III
Season	2010-11	-
Team	Denver Nuggets	-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Nuggets 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		%
Chris Andersen	45	16.3	5.6	1.7	3.2	4.9	0.4	0.5	1.3	0.6	1.8	1.8	3.0	.599	0.0	0.0	.000	1.9	3.0	.637
Robert Williams III	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Chris Andersen	5	14.6	4.8	1.0	1.8	2.8	0.6	0.6	1.4	0.6	1.6	1.4	2.2	.636	0.0	0.0	-	2.0	2.8	.714
Robert Williams III	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 10
	Chris Andersen	Robert Williams III
Season	2011-12	-
Team	Denver Nuggets	-
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		%
Chris Andersen	32	15.2	5.3	1.5	3.1	4.6	0.2	0.6	1.4	0.5	1.6	1.8	3.4	.546	0.0	0.0	-	1.6	2.6	.610
Robert Williams III	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

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


Season 11
	Chris Andersen	Robert Williams III
Season	2012-13	-
Team	Miami Heat	-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	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		%
Chris Andersen	42	14.9	4.9	1.4	2.7	4.1	0.4	0.4	1.0	0.6	2.1	1.7	2.9	.577	0.0	0.1	.667	1.5	2.2	.677
Robert Williams III	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Chris Andersen	20	15.2	6.4	1.6	2.2	3.8	0.2	0.5	1.1	0.6	2.7	2.3	2.9	.807	0.0	0.0	-	1.8	2.5	.735
Robert Williams III	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 12
	Chris Andersen	Robert Williams III
Season	2013-14	-
Team	Miami Heat	-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Heat 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		%
Chris Andersen	72	19.4	6.6	1.8	3.5	5.3	0.3	0.4	1.3	0.7	2.3	2.5	3.8	.644	0.0	0.2	.250	1.7	2.3	.710
Robert Williams III	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Chris Andersen	18	17.6	5.1	1.4	4.5	5.9	0.3	0.3	1.0	0.5	1.9	1.8	3.2	.579	0.0	0.1	.000	1.4	2.1	.684
Robert Williams III	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 13
	Chris Andersen	Robert Williams III
Season	2014-15	-
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		%
Chris Andersen	60	18.9	5.3	1.3	3.7	5.0	0.7	0.4	1.0	0.7	1.5	2.0	3.5	.580	0.1	0.2	.308	1.3	1.9	.667
Robert Williams III	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

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


Season 14
	Chris Andersen	Robert Williams III
Season	2015-16	-
Team	Miami Heat, Memphis Grizzlies	-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Grizzlies 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		%
Chris Andersen	27	14.9	3.9	1.3	2.3	3.6	0.4	0.6	0.5	0.3	1.1	1.4	2.7	.528	0.1	0.5	.286	0.9	1.3	.694
Robert Williams III	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Chris Andersen	4	19.8	3.8	3.3	4.5	7.8	0.8	0.5	0.8	1.3	1.0	1.3	3.0	.417	0.0	0.0	-	1.3	2.0	.625
Robert Williams III	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 15
	Chris Andersen	Robert Williams III
Season	2016-17	-
Team	Cleveland Cavaliers	-
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		%
Chris Andersen	12	9.5	2.3	0.8	1.8	2.6	0.4	0.4	0.6	0.4	1.7	0.8	1.8	.409	0.0	0.3	.000	0.8	1.2	.714
Robert Williams III	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

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

Chris Andersen vs. Robert Williams III Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Robert Williams III and Chris Andersen, 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

Season 15