Jason Williams vs. Herb Williams Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Herb Williams and Jason Williams, 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 / Games against each other

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.

Jason Williams played 12 years in the NBA, 6 less than Herb Williams, who played 18. Jason Williams had the first of his seasons in 1998-99, while Herb Williams had his rookie season in 1981-82. 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
Jason Williams	12	8	1998-99 to 2010-11
Herb Williams	18	8	1981-82 to 1998-99

Comparison Season by Season
Jump to season: 1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12-13-14-15-16-17-18


Rookie Season
	Jason Williams	Herb Williams
Season	1998-99	1981-82
Team	Sacramento Kings	Indiana Pacers
Honors & Awards	All-Rookie First Team	-
Playoffs	Kings Lost West Conf 1st Rd	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		%
Jason Williams	50	36.1	12.8	0.3	2.8	3.1	6.0	1.9	0.0	2.9	1.8	4.6	12.3	.374	2.0	6.5	.310	1.6	2.1	.752
Herb Williams	82	27.8	11.5	2.1	5.2	7.4	1.7	0.6	2.2	1.7	2.4	5.0	10.4	.477	0.0	0.1	.286	1.5	2.3	.670

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Jason Williams	5	33.0	10.0	0.4	3.2	3.6	4.0	1.6	0.2	2.6	3.0	3.2	9.0	.356	1.8	5.8	.310	1.8	1.8	1.000
Herb Williams	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 2
	Jason Williams	Herb Williams
Season	1999-00	1982-83
Team	Sacramento Kings	Indiana Pacers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Kings Lost West Conf 1st Rd	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		%
Jason Williams	81	34.1	12.3	0.3	2.6	2.8	7.3	1.4	0.1	3.7	1.7	4.5	12.0	.373	1.8	6.2	.287	1.6	2.1	.753
Herb Williams	78	32.2	16.9	1.9	5.5	7.5	3.4	0.7	2.2	2.9	2.9	7.4	14.9	.499	0.0	0.1	.000	2.0	2.8	.705

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Jason Williams	5	29.0	10.4	0.2	1.4	1.6	2.4	0.6	0.0	1.6	1.6	3.6	9.6	.375	1.6	5.0	.320	1.6	2.0	.800
Herb Williams	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 3
	Jason Williams	Herb Williams
Season	2000-01	1983-84
Team	Sacramento Kings	Indiana Pacers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Kings Lost West Conf Semis	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		%
Jason Williams	77	29.7	9.4	0.2	2.2	2.4	5.4	1.2	0.1	2.1	1.5	3.6	9.0	.407	1.3	4.0	.315	0.8	1.0	.789
Herb Williams	69	33.0	14.9	2.2	5.8	8.0	3.1	0.9	1.6	3.0	2.8	6.0	12.5	.478	0.0	0.1	.000	3.0	4.3	.702

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Jason Williams	8	23.6	8.8	0.0	2.3	2.3	2.9	1.0	0.0	2.6	1.8	3.3	7.6	.426	1.4	3.8	.367	0.9	0.9	1.000
Herb Williams	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 4
	Jason Williams	Herb Williams
Season	2001-02	1984-85
Team	Memphis Grizzlies	Indiana Pacers
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		%
Jason Williams	65	34.4	14.8	0.3	2.7	3.0	8.0	1.7	0.1	3.3	1.6	5.8	15.2	.382	2.0	6.6	.295	1.2	1.6	.792
Herb Williams	75	34.1	18.3	2.1	6.4	8.5	3.4	0.7	1.8	3.5	2.9	7.7	16.1	.475	0.0	0.1	.111	3.0	4.5	.657

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Jason Williams	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Herb Williams	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 5
	Jason Williams	Herb Williams
Season	2002-03	1985-86
Team	Memphis Grizzlies	Indiana Pacers
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		%
Jason Williams	76	31.7	12.1	0.3	2.5	2.8	8.3	1.2	0.1	2.2	1.7	4.4	11.3	.388	1.9	5.3	.354	1.4	1.7	.840
Herb Williams	78	35.5	19.9	2.2	6.9	9.1	2.2	0.6	2.4	2.7	3.1	8.0	16.3	.492	0.0	0.2	.083	3.8	5.2	.730

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Jason Williams	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Herb Williams	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 6
	Jason Williams	Herb Williams
Season	2003-04	1986-87
Team	Memphis Grizzlies	Indiana Pacers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Grizzlies Lost West Conf 1st Rd	Pacers 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		%
Jason Williams	72	29.4	10.9	0.3	1.7	2.0	6.8	1.3	0.1	1.9	1.3	4.0	9.9	.407	1.7	5.1	.330	1.1	1.4	.837
Herb Williams	74	34.1	14.9	1.9	5.4	7.3	2.4	0.8	1.3	2.0	3.4	6.1	12.7	.480	0.0	0.1	.000	2.7	3.6	.740

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Jason Williams	4	32.3	10.8	0.3	2.0	2.3	4.5	0.5	0.0	1.8	2.5	3.8	11.5	.326	1.5	5.3	.286	1.8	1.8	1.000
Herb Williams	4	33.5	11.8	0.8	4.3	5.0	1.8	0.0	0.3	2.8	3.0	5.0	8.5	.588	0.0	0.0	-	1.8	3.3	.538


Season 7
	Jason Williams	Herb Williams
Season	2004-05	1987-88
Team	Memphis Grizzlies	Indiana Pacers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Grizzlies Lost West Conf 1st Rd	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		%
Jason Williams	71	27.5	10.1	0.3	1.5	1.7	5.6	1.1	0.1	1.8	1.3	3.7	9.1	.413	1.5	4.6	.324	1.1	1.4	.792
Herb Williams	75	26.2	10.0	1.5	4.7	6.3	1.3	0.5	1.9	1.6	3.3	4.1	9.8	.425	0.0	0.1	.000	1.7	2.3	.737

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Jason Williams	4	29.0	17.0	0.3	2.0	2.3	5.3	1.5	0.0	2.0	1.8	7.0	13.3	.528	2.5	5.3	.476	0.5	0.5	1.000
Herb Williams	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 8
	Jason Williams	Herb Williams
Season	2005-06	1988-89
Team	Miami Heat	Indiana Pacers, Dallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	NBA Champion	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		%
Jason Williams	59	31.8	12.3	0.1	2.3	2.4	4.9	0.9	0.1	1.7	1.7	4.5	10.3	.442	1.8	4.9	.372	1.4	1.7	.867
Herb Williams	76	32.5	10.2	1.8	6.0	7.8	1.6	0.6	1.8	2.0	3.1	4.2	9.7	.436	0.0	0.1	.000	1.8	2.6	.686

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Jason Williams	23	29.8	9.3	0.1	1.9	2.0	3.9	0.7	0.0	1.6	1.8	3.3	8.0	.405	1.1	4.1	.274	1.7	2.0	.844
Herb Williams	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 9
	Jason Williams	Herb Williams
Season	2006-07	1989-90
Team	Miami Heat	Dallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Heat Lost East Conf 1st Rd	Mavericks 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		%
Jason Williams	61	30.6	10.9	0.3	2.0	2.3	5.3	1.0	0.0	1.6	1.1	3.9	9.3	.413	1.6	4.8	.339	1.5	1.7	.913
Herb Williams	81	27.1	8.6	0.9	3.9	4.8	1.5	0.6	1.3	1.3	3.0	3.6	8.2	.444	0.0	0.1	.222	1.3	2.0	.679

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Jason Williams	4	28.0	5.8	0.0	2.0	2.0	3.5	1.3	0.3	0.8	1.3	1.8	7.0	.250	1.3	4.3	.294	1.0	1.3	.800
Herb Williams	3	27.0	13.7	1.3	3.0	4.3	1.7	0.3	0.7	1.0	5.3	4.7	7.7	.609	0.0	0.0	-	4.3	5.3	.813


Season 10
	Jason Williams	Herb Williams
Season	2007-08	1990-91
Team	Miami Heat	Dallas Mavericks
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		%
Jason Williams	67	28.1	8.8	0.2	1.8	1.9	4.6	1.2	0.1	1.4	1.4	3.1	8.2	.384	1.4	4.1	.353	1.0	1.2	.863
Herb Williams	60	30.5	12.5	1.4	4.5	6.0	1.6	0.5	1.5	1.9	3.3	5.5	10.9	.507	0.0	0.1	.000	1.4	2.2	.638

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Jason Williams	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Herb Williams	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Note: Jason Williams didn't play in 2008-09.


Season 11
	Jason Williams	Herb Williams
Season	2009-10	1991-92
Team	Orlando Magic	Dallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Magic Lost East Conf Finals	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		%
Jason Williams	82	20.8	6.0	0.1	1.5	1.5	3.6	0.6	0.0	1.1	0.8	2.3	5.2	.444	1.0	2.7	.380	0.4	0.5	.756
Herb Williams	75	27.2	11.5	1.4	4.6	6.1	1.3	0.5	1.3	1.5	2.5	4.9	11.3	.431	0.0	0.1	.167	1.7	2.3	.725

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Jason Williams	14	13.7	2.6	0.2	0.6	0.8	1.6	0.3	0.0	0.4	0.6	0.9	2.7	.342	0.4	1.7	.250	0.4	0.4	1.000
Herb Williams	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 12
	Jason Williams	Herb Williams
Season	2010-11	1992-93
Team	Orlando Magic, Memphis Grizzlies	New York Knicks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Knicks 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		%
Jason Williams	27	10.9	2.0	0.1	1.0	1.1	1.9	0.4	0.0	0.7	0.3	0.8	2.5	.328	0.4	1.4	.263	0.0	0.0	-
Herb Williams	55	10.4	2.9	0.8	1.9	2.7	0.3	0.4	0.5	0.4	1.4	1.3	3.2	.411	0.0	0.0	-	0.3	0.4	.667

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Jason Williams	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Herb Williams	7	9.9	2.0	0.7	1.3	2.0	0.3	0.1	0.6	0.3	1.9	0.7	2.0	.357	0.0	0.0	-	0.6	0.6	1.000


Season 13
	Jason Williams	Herb Williams
Season	-	1993-94
Team	-	New York Knicks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	-	Knicks 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		%
Jason Williams	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Herb Williams	70	11.1	3.3	0.8	1.8	2.6	0.4	0.3	0.6	0.6	1.5	1.5	3.3	.442	0.0	0.0	.000	0.4	0.6	.643

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Jason Williams	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Herb Williams	19	6.7	1.5	0.5	0.5	1.1	0.2	0.2	0.6	0.4	1.0	0.7	1.6	.419	0.0	0.0	-	0.1	0.2	.667


Season 14
	Jason Williams	Herb Williams
Season	-	1994-95
Team	-	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		%
Jason Williams	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Herb Williams	56	13.3	3.3	0.4	1.9	2.4	0.5	0.2	0.8	0.7	1.9	1.5	3.2	.456	0.0	0.0	-	0.4	0.7	.622

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Jason Williams	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Herb Williams	8	6.9	1.0	0.4	0.5	0.9	0.0	0.6	0.6	0.1	1.6	0.4	1.6	.231	0.0	0.0	-	0.3	0.3	1.000


Season 15
	Jason Williams	Herb Williams
Season	-	1995-96
Team	-	New York Knicks, 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		%
Jason Williams	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Herb Williams	44	13.0	3.1	0.3	1.7	2.0	0.6	0.3	0.8	0.5	1.8	1.4	3.5	.408	0.0	0.1	.250	0.3	0.5	.650

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Jason Williams	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Herb Williams	5	6.6	1.8	0.0	0.0	0	0.0	0.0	0.4	0.2	0.6	0.6	1.0	.600	0.0	0.0	-	0.6	0.8	.750


Season 16
	Jason Williams	Herb Williams
Season	-	1996-97
Team	-	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		%
Jason Williams	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Herb Williams	21	8.8	1.9	0.4	1.0	1.5	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.9	0.9	2.2	.391	0.0	0.0	.000	0.1	0.2	.750

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Jason Williams	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Herb Williams	3	7.3	1.3	0.0	0.3	0.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.3	0.7	1.7	.400	0.0	0.0	-	0.0	0.0	-


Season 17
	Jason Williams	Herb Williams
Season	-	1997-98
Team	-	New York Knicks
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		%
Jason Williams	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Herb Williams	27	6.6	1.4	0.2	0.9	1.1	0.1	0.2	0.3	0.2	1.3	0.7	1.6	.419	0.0	0.0	-	0.0	0.3	.125

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Jason Williams	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Herb Williams	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 18
	Jason Williams	Herb Williams
Season	-	1998-99
Team	-	New York Knicks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	-	Knicks 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		%
Jason Williams	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Herb Williams	6	5.7	1.7	0.5	0.5	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.7	1.3	.500	0.0	0.0	-	0.3	0.3	1.000

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Jason Williams	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Herb Williams	8	1.9	0.3	0.0	0.4	0.4	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.4	0.1	0.6	.200	0.0	0.0	-	0.0	0.0	-

Jason Williams vs. Herb Williams Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Herb Williams and Jason Williams, 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

Season 16

Season 17

Season 18