Jeff Cook vs. Robert Williams III Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Robert Williams III and Jeff Cook, 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.

Jeff Cook played 8 years in the NBA, 2 more than Robert Williams III, who played 6. Jeff Cook had the first of his seasons in 1979-80, 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
Jeff Cook 8 5 1979-80 to 1987-88
Robert Williams III 6 5 2018-19 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Jeff Cook Robert Williams III
Season 1979-802018-19
Team Phoenix SunsBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Suns Lost West Conf SemisCeltics 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 %
Jeff Cook 66 13.7 5.5 1.4 2.3 3.7 1.3 0.4 0.3 1.1 1.5 2.0 4.2 .469 0.0 0.0 .000 1.6 2.0 .806
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 %
Jeff Cook 7 14.0 7.7 0.7 2.3 3.0 1.0 0.6 0.3 0.7 1.4 2.3 3.4 .667 0.0 0.0 - 3.1 3.7 .846
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
Jeff Cook Robert Williams III
Season 1980-812019-20
Team Phoenix SunsBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Suns Lost West Conf SemisCeltics 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 %
Jeff Cook 79 27.7 8.5 2.2 3.8 5.9 2.5 1.0 0.7 1.8 3.0 3.6 7.8 .464 0.0 0.1 .000 1.3 2.0 .645
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 %
Jeff Cook 7 29.4 9.3 2.4 4.3 6.7 1.6 0.1 0.0 1.4 4.1 3.6 7.7 .463 0.1 0.1 1.000 2.0 2.7 .737
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
Jeff Cook Robert Williams III
Season 1981-822020-21
Team Phoenix SunsBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Suns 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 %
Jeff Cook 76 17.1 5.1 1.5 2.5 4.0 1.3 0.5 0.3 1.1 2.3 2.0 4.7 .422 0.0 0.0 .000 1.2 1.8 .664
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 %
Jeff Cook 7 6.4 1.1 0.9 0.4 1.3 1.0 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.7 0.6 1.1 .500 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -
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
Jeff Cook Robert Williams III
Season 1982-832021-22
Team Phoenix Suns, 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 %
Jeff Cook 75 17.8 5.0 1.6 2.9 4.5 1.4 0.5 0.4 1.4 2.4 2.0 4.1 .487 0.0 0.0 .000 1.1 1.4 .760
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 %
Jeff Cook ------- --- ----------
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
Jeff Cook Robert Williams III
Season 1983-842022-23
Team Cleveland CavaliersBoston 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 %
Jeff Cook 81 24.1 5.8 2.1 3.8 6.0 1.5 0.8 0.6 1.1 3.5 2.3 4.8 .486 0.0 0.0 .500 1.2 1.6 .723
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 %
Jeff Cook ------- --- ----------
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
Jeff Cook Robert Williams III
Season 1984-852023-24
Team Cleveland Cavaliers, San Antonio SpursPortland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Spurs 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 %
Jeff Cook 72 17.9 4.5 1.7 2.7 4.4 0.9 0.4 0.3 0.7 2.8 1.9 3.9 .495 0.0 0.0 .000 0.7 0.9 .734
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 %
Jeff Cook 5 19.6 7.0 1.2 4.6 5.8 0.8 1.0 1.2 1.2 4.6 1.8 3.6 .500 0.0 0.2 .000 3.4 5.0 .680
Robert Williams III ------- --- ----------

Season 7
Jeff Cook Robert Williams III
Season 1985-86-
Team San Antonio Spurs, Utah Jazz-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Jazz 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 %
Jeff Cook 36 10.4 2.5 0.9 1.5 2.4 0.6 0.4 0.3 0.4 1.8 0.9 2.0 .425 0.0 0.0 .000 0.8 1.2 .643
Robert Williams III ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jeff Cook 4 5.3 1.3 0.3 1.0 1.3 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 0.3 1.0 .250 0.0 0.0 - 0.8 1.0 .750
Robert Williams III ------- --- ----------

Note: Jeff Cook didn't play in 1986-87.

Season 8
Jeff Cook Robert Williams III
Season 1987-88-
Team Phoenix Suns-
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 %
Jeff Cook 33 10.9 1.5 1.1 2.1 3.2 0.4 0.3 0.2 0.4 1.9 0.4 1.8 .237 0.0 0.0 .000 0.7 0.8 .821
Robert Williams III ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jeff Cook ------- --- ----------
Robert Williams III ------- --- ----------
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