Eric Gordon vs. Bill Willoughby Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Bill Willoughby and Eric Gordon, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.
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.
Eric Gordon played 16 years in the NBA, 8 more than Bill Willoughby, who played 8. Eric Gordon had the first of his seasons in 2008-09, while Bill Willoughby had his rookie season in 1975-76. 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 |
Eric Gordon |
16 |
7 |
2008-09 to 2023-24 |
Bill Willoughby |
8 |
3 |
1975-76 to 1983-84 |
Comparison Season by Season |
|
|
|
Rookie Season |
|
Eric Gordon |
Bill Willoughby |
Season |
2008-09 | 1975-76 |
Team |
Los Angeles Clippers | Atlanta Hawks |
Honors & Awards |
All-Rookie Second Team | - |
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 |
% |
Eric Gordon |
78 |
34.3 |
16.1 |
0.6 |
2.0 |
2.6 |
2.8 |
1.0 |
0.4 |
2.1 |
2.2 |
5.3 |
11.6 |
.456 |
1.7 |
4.3 |
.389 |
3.8 |
4.5 |
.854 |
Bill Willoughby |
62 |
14.0 |
4.7 |
1.7 |
3.0 |
4.6 |
0.5 |
0.6 |
0.5 |
- |
1.4 |
1.8 |
4.6 |
.398 |
- |
- |
- |
1.1 |
1.6 |
.660 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Eric Gordon |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Bill Willoughby |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Eric Gordon |
62 |
36.0 |
16.9 |
0.4 |
2.2 |
2.6 |
3.0 |
1.1 |
0.2 |
2.3 |
1.5 |
5.7 |
12.6 |
.449 |
1.9 |
5.2 |
.371 |
3.6 |
4.8 |
.742 |
Bill Willoughby |
39 |
14.1 |
4.9 |
1.7 |
2.7 |
4.4 |
0.3 |
0.5 |
0.6 |
- |
1.6 |
1.9 |
4.3 |
.444 |
- |
- |
- |
1.1 |
1.6 |
.683 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Eric Gordon |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Bill Willoughby |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Eric Gordon |
56 |
37.7 |
22.3 |
0.8 |
2.1 |
2.9 |
4.4 |
1.3 |
0.3 |
2.7 |
2.1 |
7.6 |
16.9 |
.450 |
1.9 |
5.2 |
.364 |
5.1 |
6.2 |
.825 |
Bill Willoughby |
56 |
19.3 |
6.7 |
1.4 |
2.6 |
3.9 |
0.7 |
0.4 |
0.8 |
1.0 |
2.3 |
2.8 |
6.5 |
.430 |
- |
- |
- |
1.1 |
1.4 |
.800 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Eric Gordon |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Bill Willoughby |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Note: Bill Willoughby didn't play in 1978-79.
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Eric Gordon |
9 |
34.4 |
20.6 |
0.2 |
2.6 |
2.8 |
3.4 |
1.4 |
0.4 |
2.7 |
2.2 |
7.0 |
15.6 |
.450 |
1.1 |
4.4 |
.250 |
5.4 |
7.2 |
.754 |
Bill Willoughby |
78 |
18.6 |
6.9 |
1.6 |
2.7 |
4.2 |
0.9 |
0.4 |
0.8 |
0.9 |
2.4 |
2.8 |
5.9 |
.479 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.111 |
1.2 |
1.6 |
.756 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Eric Gordon |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Bill Willoughby |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Eric Gordon |
42 |
30.1 |
17.0 |
0.2 |
1.6 |
1.8 |
3.3 |
1.1 |
0.2 |
2.8 |
1.8 |
5.6 |
13.9 |
.402 |
1.3 |
4.1 |
.324 |
4.5 |
5.3 |
.842 |
Bill Willoughby |
55 |
20.8 |
6.3 |
1.3 |
2.8 |
4.1 |
1.2 |
0.3 |
0.6 |
1.3 |
1.9 |
2.7 |
5.2 |
.523 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
0.9 |
1.2 |
.766 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Eric Gordon |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Bill Willoughby |
19 |
21.9 |
6.0 |
1.5 |
3.0 |
4.5 |
1.2 |
0.7 |
1.0 |
1.2 |
2.2 |
2.2 |
6.1 |
.362 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.000 |
1.6 |
2.1 |
.750 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Eric Gordon |
64 |
32.1 |
15.4 |
0.5 |
2.1 |
2.6 |
3.3 |
1.2 |
0.2 |
2.1 |
1.8 |
5.6 |
12.8 |
.436 |
1.6 |
4.0 |
.391 |
2.7 |
3.5 |
.785 |
Bill Willoughby |
69 |
21.4 |
7.8 |
1.6 |
2.3 |
3.8 |
1.1 |
0.4 |
0.9 |
1.1 |
2.1 |
3.5 |
6.7 |
.517 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.429 |
0.8 |
1.1 |
.727 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Eric Gordon |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Bill Willoughby |
2 |
8.5 |
2.0 |
1.0 |
2.0 |
3.0 |
0.5 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.5 |
0.5 |
0.5 |
1.0 |
.500 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
1.0 |
1.0 |
1.000 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Eric Gordon |
61 |
33.1 |
13.4 |
0.5 |
2.1 |
2.6 |
3.8 |
0.8 |
0.2 |
2.0 |
2.4 |
4.7 |
11.4 |
.411 |
2.3 |
5.2 |
.448 |
1.8 |
2.2 |
.805 |
Bill Willoughby |
62 |
18.5 |
5.5 |
1.0 |
2.2 |
3.2 |
1.0 |
0.4 |
0.3 |
1.0 |
2.2 |
2.4 |
5.2 |
.454 |
0.1 |
0.2 |
.429 |
0.7 |
0.9 |
.782 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Eric Gordon |
4 |
35.8 |
18.5 |
0.5 |
1.8 |
2.3 |
3.8 |
0.5 |
0.5 |
2.5 |
2.8 |
7.0 |
15.8 |
.444 |
3.3 |
8.0 |
.406 |
1.3 |
1.5 |
.833 |
Bill Willoughby |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Eric Gordon |
45 |
32.9 |
15.2 |
0.2 |
2.0 |
2.2 |
2.7 |
1.0 |
0.3 |
1.6 |
2.2 |
5.1 |
12.3 |
.418 |
2.5 |
6.5 |
.384 |
2.5 |
2.8 |
.888 |
Bill Willoughby |
67 |
14.0 |
4.5 |
1.1 |
1.8 |
2.9 |
0.8 |
0.3 |
0.4 |
0.8 |
1.6 |
1.9 |
3.9 |
.481 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.000 |
0.8 |
0.9 |
.873 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Eric Gordon |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Bill Willoughby |
3 |
4.3 |
0.7 |
1.0 |
0.0 |
1.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.7 |
0.3 |
1.0 |
.333 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Eric Gordon |
75 |
31.0 |
16.2 |
0.4 |
2.3 |
2.7 |
2.5 |
0.6 |
0.5 |
1.6 |
2.0 |
5.5 |
13.5 |
.406 |
3.3 |
8.8 |
.372 |
2.0 |
2.3 |
.840 |
Bill Willoughby |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Eric Gordon |
11 |
32.5 |
12.9 |
0.5 |
3.5 |
3.9 |
2.0 |
0.7 |
0.5 |
1.3 |
1.8 |
4.6 |
11.0 |
.421 |
2.5 |
6.4 |
.386 |
1.2 |
1.6 |
.722 |
Bill Willoughby |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Eric Gordon |
69 |
31.2 |
18.0 |
0.4 |
2.1 |
2.5 |
2.2 |
0.6 |
0.4 |
1.9 |
1.7 |
6.0 |
14.1 |
.428 |
3.2 |
8.8 |
.359 |
2.8 |
3.5 |
.809 |
Bill Willoughby |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Eric Gordon |
17 |
32.3 |
15.4 |
0.5 |
2.1 |
2.6 |
1.6 |
0.6 |
0.5 |
1.4 |
1.7 |
4.9 |
13.0 |
.380 |
2.5 |
7.6 |
.331 |
3.0 |
3.6 |
.836 |
Bill Willoughby |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Eric Gordon |
68 |
31.7 |
16.2 |
0.3 |
1.9 |
2.2 |
1.9 |
0.6 |
0.4 |
1.3 |
2.1 |
5.6 |
13.8 |
.409 |
3.2 |
8.8 |
.360 |
1.8 |
2.2 |
.783 |
Bill Willoughby |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Eric Gordon |
11 |
37.3 |
17.8 |
0.5 |
2.1 |
2.5 |
1.3 |
0.6 |
1.0 |
2.5 |
2.0 |
6.1 |
13.6 |
.447 |
3.5 |
8.6 |
.400 |
2.2 |
2.5 |
.857 |
Bill Willoughby |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Eric Gordon |
36 |
28.2 |
14.4 |
0.3 |
1.7 |
2.0 |
1.5 |
0.6 |
0.4 |
1.2 |
1.9 |
4.8 |
12.9 |
.369 |
2.7 |
8.4 |
.317 |
2.3 |
3.0 |
.766 |
Bill Willoughby |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Eric Gordon |
12 |
34.2 |
17.3 |
0.5 |
2.2 |
2.7 |
3.0 |
0.8 |
0.6 |
2.0 |
2.2 |
6.0 |
14.7 |
.409 |
2.4 |
7.5 |
.322 |
2.9 |
3.3 |
.875 |
Bill Willoughby |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Eric Gordon |
27 |
29.2 |
17.8 |
0.3 |
1.9 |
2.1 |
2.6 |
0.5 |
0.5 |
1.9 |
1.6 |
5.9 |
13.6 |
.433 |
2.6 |
7.8 |
.329 |
3.5 |
4.2 |
.825 |
Bill Willoughby |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Eric Gordon |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Bill Willoughby |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Eric Gordon |
57 |
29.3 |
13.4 |
0.3 |
1.7 |
2.0 |
2.7 |
0.5 |
0.3 |
1.9 |
1.1 |
4.7 |
9.9 |
.475 |
2.2 |
5.3 |
.412 |
1.8 |
2.4 |
.778 |
Bill Willoughby |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Eric Gordon |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Bill Willoughby |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Eric Gordon |
69 |
28.5 |
12.4 |
0.2 |
1.7 |
1.9 |
2.7 |
0.6 |
0.4 |
1.5 |
1.1 |
4.2 |
9.5 |
.446 |
1.9 |
5.2 |
.371 |
2.1 |
2.5 |
.821 |
Bill Willoughby |
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Playoffs Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Eric Gordon |
5 |
29.8 |
10.2 |
0.2 |
1.2 |
1.4 |
2.6 |
0.6 |
0.4 |
0.8 |
2.4 |
3.6 |
8.8 |
.409 |
2.0 |
5.8 |
.345 |
1.0 |
1.2 |
.833 |
Bill Willoughby |
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Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Eric Gordon |
68 |
27.8 |
11.0 |
0.2 |
1.6 |
1.8 |
2.0 |
1.0 |
0.4 |
1.1 |
1.2 |
4.0 |
9.1 |
.443 |
2.2 |
5.8 |
.378 |
0.8 |
0.9 |
.797 |
Bill Willoughby |
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Playoffs Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Eric Gordon |
4 |
29.5 |
8.0 |
0.3 |
1.5 |
1.8 |
1.3 |
1.3 |
0.5 |
1.0 |
1.3 |
2.3 |
7.0 |
.321 |
1.8 |
4.3 |
.412 |
1.8 |
2.0 |
.875 |
Bill Willoughby |
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