Dave Robisch vs. Robert Williams III Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Robert Williams III and Dave Robisch, 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.

Dave Robisch played 8 years in the NBA, 2 more than Robert Williams III, who played 6. Dave Robisch had the first of his seasons in 1976-77, 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
Dave Robisch 8 4 1976-77 to 1983-84
Robert Williams III 6 5 2018-19 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Dave Robisch Robert Williams III
Season 1976-772018-19
Team Indiana PacersBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayCeltics 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 %
Dave Robisch 80 24.6 11.9 2.1 4.8 6.9 2.0 0.7 0.5 - 2.1 4.6 10.1 .455 - - - 2.7 3.2 .832
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 %
Dave Robisch ------- --- ----------
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
Dave Robisch Robert Williams III
Season 1977-782019-20
Team Indiana Pacers, Los Angeles LakersBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Lakers Lost West Conf 1st RdCeltics 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 %
Dave Robisch 78 16.4 5.8 1.3 3.2 4.5 1.1 0.5 0.4 0.9 1.7 2.3 5.5 .412 - - - 1.3 1.7 .775
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 %
Dave Robisch 3 15.7 10.0 2.7 1.3 4.0 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.0 2.0 4.3 8.0 .542 - - - 1.3 1.7 .800
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
Dave Robisch Robert Williams III
Season 1978-792020-21
Team Los Angeles LakersBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Lakers Lost West Conf SemisCeltics 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 %
Dave Robisch 80 15.2 4.8 1.0 2.5 3.6 1.2 0.3 0.3 0.7 1.4 1.9 4.2 .446 - - - 1.1 1.4 .748
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 %
Dave Robisch 5 6.4 1.6 0.0 2.0 2.0 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.6 0.8 0.6 1.0 .600 - - - 0.4 0.4 1.000
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
Dave Robisch Robert Williams III
Season 1979-802021-22
Team Cleveland CavaliersBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Defensive Second Team
Playoffs Did Not PlayCeltics 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 %
Dave Robisch 82 32.6 15.3 2.7 5.3 8.0 2.3 0.6 0.6 1.7 2.6 6.0 11.5 .520 0.0 0.0 .000 3.4 4.0 .842
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 %
Dave Robisch ------- --- ----------
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
Dave Robisch Robert Williams III
Season 1980-812022-23
Team Cleveland Cavaliers, Denver NuggetsBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayCeltics 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 %
Dave Robisch 84 25.2 10.2 1.9 4.1 5.9 2.1 0.4 0.4 1.0 2.1 3.9 8.8 .446 0.0 0.0 - 2.4 2.9 .810
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 %
Dave Robisch ------- --- ----------
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
Dave Robisch Robert Williams III
Season 1981-822023-24
Team Denver NuggetsPortland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid 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 %
Dave Robisch 12 21.4 12.0 1.2 4.1 5.3 2.7 0.3 0.3 1.1 2.4 4.0 8.8 .453 0.0 0.0 - 4.0 4.6 .873
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 %
Dave Robisch ------- --- ----------
Robert Williams III ------- --- ----------

Season 7
Dave Robisch Robert Williams III
Season 1982-83-
Team Denver Nuggets-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Nuggets 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 %
Dave Robisch 61 11.7 4.7 0.6 1.9 2.5 0.9 0.2 0.1 0.7 1.0 1.6 4.1 .382 0.0 0.0 .000 1.5 1.9 .780
Robert Williams III ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dave Robisch 3 7.3 0.7 1.0 2.0 3.0 0.3 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.7 0.3 2.3 .143 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.7 .000
Robert Williams III ------- --- ----------

Season 8
Dave Robisch Robert Williams III
Season 1983-84-
Team Denver Nuggets, San Antonio Spurs, Kansas City Kings-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Kings 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 %
Dave Robisch 31 11.0 3.0 0.5 1.4 1.9 0.6 0.1 0.1 0.4 1.2 1.1 3.1 .365 0.0 0.0 - 0.7 0.8 .846
Robert Williams III ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dave Robisch 3 17.0 3.0 2.0 3.0 5.0 0.7 0.3 0.0 1.7 2.0 1.3 4.0 .333 0.0 0.0 - 0.3 0.7 .500
Robert Williams III ------- --- ----------
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