Desmond Bane vs. Art Williams Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Art Williams and Desmond Bane, 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.

Desmond Bane played 4 years in the NBA, 3 less than Art Williams, who played 7. Desmond Bane had the first of his seasons in 2020-21, while Art Williams had his rookie season in 1967-68. 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
Desmond Bane 4 3 2020-21 to 2023-24
Art Williams 7 4 1967-68 to 1973-74

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Desmond Bane Art Williams
Season 2020-211967-68
Team Memphis GrizzliesSan Diego Rockets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie Second Team-
Playoffs Grizzlies Lost West Conf 1st RdDid 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 %
Desmond Bane 68 22.3 9.2 0.5 2.6 3.1 1.7 0.6 0.2 0.9 1.8 3.4 7.3 .469 1.7 4.0 .432 0.6 0.7 .816
Art Williams 79 22.0 8.1 - - 3.6 4.9 - - - 2.6 3.4 9.1 .369 - - - 1.4 2.1 .685
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Desmond Bane 5 19.8 5.6 0.4 3.0 3.4 2.0 0.8 0.4 0.6 1.2 2.2 3.8 .579 1.2 2.4 .500 0.0 0.0 -
Art Williams ------- --- ----------

Season 2

Desmond Bane Art Williams
Season 2021-221968-69
Team Memphis GrizzliesSan Diego Rockets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Grizzlies Lost West Conf SemisRockets Lost West Div 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 %
Desmond Bane 76 29.8 18.2 0.6 3.8 4.4 2.7 1.2 0.4 1.5 2.6 6.7 14.5 .461 3.0 6.9 .436 1.8 2.0 .903
Art Williams 79 25.2 7.1 - - 4.6 6.6 - - - 3.0 2.9 7.5 .383 - - - 1.3 1.9 .705
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Desmond Bane 12 35.7 18.8 0.4 3.3 3.8 2.2 0.9 0.8 1.3 1.9 6.3 13.3 .478 3.6 7.3 .489 2.5 2.9 .857
Art Williams 6 17.0 4.5 - - 2.8 5.3 - - - 2.5 2.0 4.2 .480 - - - 0.5 1.2 .429

Season 3

Desmond Bane Art Williams
Season 2022-231969-70
Team Memphis GrizzliesSan Diego Rockets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Grizzlies Lost West Conf 1st RdDid 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 %
Desmond Bane 58 31.8 21.5 0.7 4.3 5.0 4.4 1.0 0.4 2.2 2.6 7.8 16.2 .479 2.9 7.0 .408 3.1 3.5 .883
Art Williams 80 19.3 5.8 - - 3.7 6.3 - - - 2.1 2.4 5.8 .407 - - - 1.1 1.5 .746
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Desmond Bane 6 38.5 23.5 1.2 4.8 6.0 3.2 0.5 0.0 2.8 3.2 8.2 19.3 .422 2.7 8.3 .320 4.5 4.8 .931
Art Williams ------- --- ----------

Season 4

Desmond Bane Art Williams
Season 2023-241970-71
Team Memphis GrizzliesBoston Celtics
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 %
Desmond Bane 42 34.4 23.7 0.9 3.5 4.4 5.5 1.0 0.5 2.7 2.9 8.6 18.5 .464 3.3 8.6 .381 3.3 3.8 .870
Art Williams 74 15.4 4.9 - - 2.8 3.1 - - - 2.5 2.0 4.5 .455 - - - 0.8 1.1 .723
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Desmond Bane ------- --- ----------
Art Williams ------- --- ----------

Season 5

Desmond Bane Art Williams
Season -1971-72
Team -Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -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 %
Desmond Bane ------- --- ----------
Art Williams 81 16.4 5.1 - - 3.2 4.0 - - - 2.5 2.0 4.2 .475 - - - 1.1 1.5 .756
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Desmond Bane ------- --- ----------
Art Williams 11 15.7 5.9 - - 2.5 3.0 - - - 2.7 2.3 5.8 .391 - - - 1.4 1.8 .750

Season 6

Desmond Bane Art Williams
Season -1972-73
Team -Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -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 %
Desmond Bane ------- --- ----------
Art Williams 81 12.0 3.2 - - 2.2 2.9 - - - 1.7 1.4 3.2 .421 - - - 0.5 0.7 .768
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Desmond Bane ------- --- ----------
Art Williams 10 15.6 4.8 - - 2.7 4.1 - - - 3.1 2.1 4.7 .447 - - - 0.6 0.8 .750

Season 7

Desmond Bane Art Williams
Season -1973-74
Team -Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -NBA Champion 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 %
Desmond Bane ------- --- ----------
Art Williams 67 9.2 2.6 0.3 1.4 1.7 2.4 0.7 0.0 - 1.5 1.1 2.5 .435 - - - 0.4 0.5 .844
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Desmond Bane ------- --- ----------
Art Williams 12 8.0 2.3 0.3 1.6 1.9 2.4 0.6 0.0 - 1.2 0.8 2.3 .370 - - - 0.6 0.7 .875