Grayson Allen vs. Willie Anderson Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Willie Anderson and Grayson Allen, 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.

Grayson Allen played 6 years in the NBA, 3 less than Willie Anderson, who played 9. Grayson Allen had the first of his seasons in 2018-19, while Willie Anderson had his rookie season in 1988-89. 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
Grayson Allen 6 5 2018-19 to 2023-24
Willie Anderson 9 7 1988-89 to 1996-97

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Grayson Allen Willie Anderson
Season 2018-191988-89
Team Utah JazzSan Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs Jazz 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 %
Grayson Allen 38 10.9 5.6 0.1 0.5 0.6 0.7 0.2 0.2 0.9 1.2 1.8 4.7 .376 0.8 2.6 .323 1.2 1.6 .750
Willie Anderson 81 33.8 18.6 1.9 3.3 5.1 4.6 1.9 0.8 3.2 3.6 7.9 15.9 .498 0.0 0.3 .190 2.8 3.6 .775
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Grayson Allen 2 7.0 4.5 0.0 0.5 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 3.5 .286 0.0 1.5 .000 2.5 3.5 .714
Willie Anderson ------- --- ----------

Season 2
Grayson Allen Willie Anderson
Season 2019-201989-90
Team Memphis GrizzliesSan Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlaySpurs 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 %
Grayson Allen 38 18.9 8.7 0.2 2.0 2.2 1.4 0.3 0.1 0.9 1.4 3.1 6.6 .466 1.5 3.7 .404 1.0 1.2 .867
Willie Anderson 82 34.0 15.7 1.4 3.1 4.5 4.4 1.4 0.7 2.4 3.1 6.5 13.2 .492 0.1 0.3 .269 2.6 3.5 .748
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Grayson Allen ------- --- ----------
Willie Anderson 10 37.5 20.5 1.6 3.8 5.4 5.2 0.9 0.4 2.6 4.0 8.7 16.8 .518 0.2 0.5 .400 2.9 3.6 .806

Season 3
Grayson Allen Willie Anderson
Season 2020-211990-91
Team Memphis GrizzliesSan Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Grizzlies Lost West Conf 1st RdSpurs 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 %
Grayson Allen 50 25.2 10.6 0.4 2.8 3.2 2.2 0.9 0.2 1.0 1.4 3.5 8.3 .418 2.1 5.5 .391 1.6 1.8 .868
Willie Anderson 75 34.6 14.4 0.9 3.8 4.7 4.8 1.1 0.6 2.2 3.0 6.0 13.2 .457 0.1 0.5 .200 2.3 2.8 .798
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Grayson Allen 5 23.2 6.4 0.6 2.0 2.6 0.2 0.4 0.2 0.2 2.6 2.4 6.6 .364 1.6 4.2 .381 0.0 0.2 .000
Willie Anderson 4 39.8 19.0 0.5 4.3 4.8 4.8 1.5 0.5 3.3 4.0 8.3 17.0 .485 0.5 2.5 .200 2.0 3.3 .615

Season 4
Grayson Allen Willie Anderson
Season 2021-221991-92
Team Milwaukee BucksSan Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Bucks Lost East Conf SemisDid 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 %
Grayson Allen 66 27.3 11.1 0.5 2.9 3.4 1.5 0.7 0.3 0.7 1.5 3.9 8.6 .448 2.4 5.9 .409 1.0 1.1 .865
Willie Anderson 57 33.1 13.1 1.1 4.2 5.3 5.3 0.9 0.9 2.5 2.6 5.5 12.0 .455 0.2 1.0 .232 1.9 2.4 .775
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Grayson Allen 12 25.4 8.3 0.4 2.5 2.9 1.3 0.7 0.3 0.8 1.8 3.1 6.8 .451 1.6 4.0 .396 0.6 0.9 .636
Willie Anderson ------- --- ----------

Season 5
Grayson Allen Willie Anderson
Season 2022-231992-93
Team Milwaukee BucksSan Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Bucks Lost East Conf 1st RdSpurs 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 %
Grayson Allen 72 27.4 10.4 0.8 2.4 3.3 2.3 0.9 0.2 1.0 1.6 3.4 7.7 .440 2.0 5.1 .399 1.6 1.8 .905
Willie Anderson 38 14.7 4.8 0.2 1.3 1.5 2.1 0.4 0.2 1.2 1.4 2.1 4.9 .430 0.0 0.2 .125 0.6 0.7 .786
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Grayson Allen 5 29.8 11.6 0.2 2.2 2.4 1.8 0.4 0.0 0.8 1.4 3.8 8.2 .463 2.8 5.8 .483 1.2 1.4 .857
Willie Anderson 10 21.9 9.5 0.4 1.9 2.3 2.8 0.9 0.2 1.2 2.3 3.7 8.2 .451 0.6 1.1 .545 1.5 1.7 .882

Season 6
Grayson Allen Willie Anderson
Season 2023-241993-94
Team Phoenix SunsSan Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Suns Lost West Conf 1st RdSpurs 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 %
Grayson Allen 75 33.5 13.5 0.6 3.3 3.9 3.0 0.9 0.6 1.3 2.1 4.5 9.1 .499 2.7 5.9 .461 1.7 2.0 .878
Willie Anderson 80 31.1 11.9 0.9 2.2 3.0 4.3 0.9 0.6 1.9 2.3 4.9 10.5 .471 0.3 0.9 .324 1.8 2.1 .848
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Grayson Allen 2 21.5 3.5 1.0 3.0 4.0 1.0 0.5 0.0 1.5 2.0 0.5 2.5 .200 0.5 2.5 .200 2.0 2.0 1.000
Willie Anderson 4 26.5 8.3 0.8 1.3 2.0 3.0 1.3 0.5 1.0 1.8 3.5 9.3 .378 0.3 0.3 1.000 1.0 1.8 .571

Season 7
Grayson Allen Willie Anderson
Season -1994-95
Team -San Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Spurs 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 %
Grayson Allen ------- --- ----------
Willie Anderson 38 14.6 4.9 0.4 1.1 1.4 1.4 0.7 0.3 1.0 1.9 2.0 4.3 .469 0.1 0.5 .158 0.8 1.1 .732
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Grayson Allen ------- --- ----------
Willie Anderson 11 8.8 1.8 0.5 0.6 1.1 0.9 0.5 0.0 0.7 1.1 0.8 1.8 .450 0.0 0.1 .000 0.2 0.3 .667

Season 8
Grayson Allen Willie Anderson
Season -1995-96
Team -Toronto Raptors, New York Knicks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Knicks 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 %
Grayson Allen ------- --- ----------
Willie Anderson 76 27.1 9.8 0.6 2.6 3.2 2.6 1.0 0.8 1.9 3.0 3.8 8.7 .436 0.4 1.6 .283 1.7 2.1 .810
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Grayson Allen ------- --- ----------
Willie Anderson 4 16.0 5.3 0.5 1.8 2.3 0.3 1.0 0.0 1.5 2.5 1.8 5.5 .318 0.3 1.5 .167 1.5 1.8 .857

Season 9
Grayson Allen Willie Anderson
Season -1996-97
Team -Miami Heat
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Heat 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 %
Grayson Allen ------- --- ----------
Willie Anderson 28 10.8 3.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 1.2 0.5 0.1 0.7 1.3 1.0 2.3 .453 0.3 0.7 .421 0.6 0.7 .850
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Grayson Allen ------- --- ----------
Willie Anderson 9 13.2 3.7 0.2 1.7 1.9 0.6 0.4 0.2 1.3 2.2 1.2 3.3 .367 0.2 0.9 .250 1.0 1.1 .900
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