John Stockton vs. Deron Williams Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Deron Williams and John Stockton, 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 / Stats / Stats Rankings

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.

John Stockton played 19 years in the NBA, 7 more than Deron Williams, who played 12. John Stockton had the first of his seasons in 1984-85, while Deron Williams had his rookie season in 2005-06. 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 achievements, 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
John Stockton 19 19 1984-85 to 2002-03
Deron Williams 12 9 2005-06 to 2016-17

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

John Stockton Deron Williams
Season 1984-852005-06
Team Utah JazzUtah Jazz
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs Jazz Lost West Conf SemisDid Not Play
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Rookie Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
John Stockton 82 18.2 5.6 0.3 1.0 1.3 5.1 1.3 0.1 1.8 2.5 1.9 4.1 .471 0.0 0.1 .182 1.7 2.4 .736
difference:+2+10.6+5.2+0.1+1.0+1.1+0.6+0.5+0.1-0.4+2.3+6.0+.050+1.1+2.6+.234+0.5+0.7+.032
Deron Williams 80 28.8 10.8 0.4 2.0 2.4 4.5 0.8 0.2 1.8 2.9 4.2 10.1 .421 1.1 2.7 .416 1.2 1.7 .704
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
John Stockton 10 18.6 6.8 0.7 2.1 2.8 4.3 1.1 0.2 1.6 3.0 2.1 4.5 .467 0.0 0.2 .000 2.6 3.5 .743
Deron Williams DNP------ --- ----------

Season 2

John Stockton Deron Williams
Season 1985-862006-07
Team Utah JazzUtah Jazz
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Jazz Lost West Conf 1st RdJazz Lost West Conf Finals
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2nd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
John Stockton 82 23.6 7.7 0.4 1.8 2.2 7.4 1.9 0.1 2.0 2.8 2.8 5.7 .489 0.0 0.2 .133 2.1 2.5 .839
difference:+2+13.3+8.5+0.1+1.0+1.1+1.9+0.9+0.1-1.1-0.4+3.4+7.8+.033+1.0+3.0+.189+0.7+1.2+.072
Deron Williams 80 36.9 16.2 0.5 2.8 3.3 9.3 1.0 0.2 3.1 3.2 6.2 13.5 .456 1.0 3.2 .322 2.8 3.7 .767
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
John Stockton 4 18.3 6.8 0.8 0.8 1.5 3.5 1.3 0.0 1.0 2.5 2.3 4.3 .529 0.3 0.3 1.000 2.0 2.3 .889
difference:+13+20.3+12.4+0.3+3.0+2.8+5.1+0.2+0.2-3.0-0.4+4.9+11.6+.077+0.8+3.1+.667+1.8+2.5+.099
Deron Williams 17 38.6 19.2 0.5 3.8 4.3 8.6 1.5 0.2 4.0 2.9 7.2 15.9 .452 1.1 3.4 .333 3.8 4.8 .790

Season 3

John Stockton Deron Williams
Season 1986-872007-08
Team Utah JazzUtah Jazz
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second Team
Playoffs Jazz Lost West Conf 1st RdJazz Lost West Conf Semis
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3rd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
John Stockton 82 22.7 7.9 0.4 1.5 1.8 8.2 2.2 0.2 2.0 2.7 2.8 5.6 .499 0.1 0.5 .179 2.2 2.8 .782
difference:+14.6+10.9+1.0+1.2+2.3+1.1+0.1-1.4-0.3+4.1+8.0+.008+0.9+2.1+.216+1.8+2.2+.021
Deron Williams 82 37.3 18.8 0.4 2.5 3.0 10.5 1.1 0.3 3.4 2.4 6.9 13.6 .507 1.0 2.6 .395 4.0 5.0 .803
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
John Stockton 5 31.4 10.0 0.4 1.8 2.2 8.0 3.0 0.2 2.2 3.6 3.6 5.8 .621 0.8 1.0 .800 2.0 2.6 .769
difference:+7+11.4+11.6+0.9+0.5+1.4+2.0+2.4+0.1-0.9-0.7+3.9+9.5+.129+1.5+3.7+.300+2.3+2.9+.004
Deron Williams 12 42.8 21.6 1.3 2.3 3.6 10.0 0.6 0.3 3.1 2.9 7.5 15.3 .492 2.3 4.7 .500 4.3 5.5 .773

Season 4

John Stockton Deron Williams
Season 1987-882008-09
Team Utah JazzUtah Jazz
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement Assists Leader-
Playoffs Jazz Lost West Conf SemisJazz Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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4th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
John Stockton 82 34.7 14.7 0.7 2.2 2.9 13.8 3.0 0.2 3.2 3.0 5.5 9.6 .574 0.3 0.8 .358 3.3 4.0 .840
difference:+14+2.1+4.7+0.3+0.3+3.1+1.9+0.1-0.2-1.0+1.3+4.9+.103+0.7+2.5+.048+1.5+1.6+.009
Deron Williams 68 36.8 19.4 0.4 2.5 2.9 10.7 1.1 0.3 3.4 2.0 6.8 14.5 .471 1.0 3.3 .310 4.8 5.6 .849
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
John Stockton 11 43.5 19.5 1.3 2.8 4.1 14.8 3.4 0.3 4.4 3.3 6.2 12.2 .507 0.4 1.3 .286 6.8 8.3 .824
difference:+6+1.3+0.7+0.5+0.2+0.3+4.0+1.6+0.1-0.2-0.1+0.4+1.8+.093+1.4+3.7+.074+0.1+.005
Deron Williams 5 42.2 20.2 0.8 3.0 3.8 10.8 1.8 0.4 4.2 3.4 5.8 14.0 .414 1.8 5.0 .360 6.8 8.2 .829

Season 5

John Stockton Deron Williams
Season 1988-892009-10
Team Utah JazzUtah Jazz
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second TeamAchievement All-NBA Second Team
Achievement All-Defensive Second Team-
Achievement Assists Leader-
Achievement Steals Leader-
Achievement All-Star GameAchievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Jazz Lost West Conf 1st RdJazz Lost West Conf Semis
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5th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
John Stockton 82 38.7 17.1 1.0 2.0 3.0 13.6 3.2 0.2 3.8 2.9 6.1 11.3 .538 0.2 0.8 .242 4.8 5.5 .863
difference:+6+1.8+1.6+0.3+1.3+1.0+3.1+1.9-0.5-0.2+0.4+2.6+.069+1.1+2.6+.129+0.4+.062
Deron Williams 76 36.9 18.7 0.7 3.3 4.0 10.5 1.3 0.2 3.3 2.7 6.5 13.9 .469 1.3 3.4 .371 4.4 5.5 .801
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
John Stockton 3 46.3 27.3 0.7 2.7 3.3 13.7 3.7 1.7 3.7 5.0 10.0 19.7 .508 1.0 1.3 .750 6.3 7.0 .905
difference:+7+6.5+3.0+0.3+0.4+0.6+3.5+2.7+1.3-0.7-1.3+3.3+4.8+.058+1.0+3.8+.358+2.6+4.1+.103
Deron Williams 10 39.8 24.3 0.4 2.3 2.7 10.2 1.0 0.4 3.0 3.7 6.7 14.9 .450 2.0 5.1 .392 8.9 11.1 .802

Season 6

John Stockton Deron Williams
Season 1989-902010-11
Team Utah JazzUtah Jazz, New Jersey Nets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement Assists Leader-
Achievement All-Star GameAchievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Jazz Lost West Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
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6th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
John Stockton 78 37.4 17.2 0.7 1.9 2.6 14.5 2.7 0.2 3.5 3.0 6.1 11.8 .514 0.6 1.4 .416 4.5 5.5 .819
difference:+13+0.5+2.9+0.1+1.5+1.4+4.2+1.5-0.1+0.5+3.2+.075+1.0+3.5+.085+0.9+0.8+.026
Deron Williams 65 37.9 20.1 0.6 3.4 4.0 10.3 1.2 0.2 3.5 2.9 6.6 15.0 .439 1.6 4.9 .331 5.4 6.3 .845
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
John Stockton 5 38.8 15.0 0.8 2.4 3.2 15.0 1.2 0.0 2.8 4.0 5.8 13.8 .420 0.2 2.6 .077 3.2 4.0 .800
Deron Williams DNP------ --- ----------

Season 7

John Stockton Deron Williams
Season 1990-912011-12
Team Utah JazzNew Jersey Nets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Third Team-
Achievement All-Defensive Second Team-
Achievement Assists Leader-
Achievement All-Star GameAchievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Jazz Lost West Conf SemisDid Not Play
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7th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
John Stockton 82 37.8 17.2 0.6 2.3 2.9 14.2 2.9 0.2 3.6 2.8 6.0 11.9 .507 0.7 2.0 .345 4.4 5.3 .836
difference:+27+1.5+3.8+0.2+0.6+0.4+5.5+1.7+0.2-0.4-0.6+1.1+5.6+.100+1.4+4.2+.009+0.3+0.2+.007
Deron Williams 55 36.3 21.0 0.4 2.9 3.3 8.7 1.2 0.4 4.0 2.2 7.1 17.5 .407 2.1 6.2 .336 4.7 5.5 .843
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
John Stockton 9 41.4 18.2 1.1 3.6 4.7 13.8 2.2 0.2 3.6 3.7 6.4 12.0 .537 1.2 3.0 .407 4.1 4.9 .841
Deron Williams DNP------ --- ----------

Season 8

John Stockton Deron Williams
Season 1991-922012-13
Team Utah JazzBrooklyn Nets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Defensive Second Team-
Achievement Assists Leader-
Achievement Steals Leader-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Jazz Lost West Conf FinalsNets Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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8th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
John Stockton 82 36.6 15.8 0.8 2.5 3.3 13.7 3.0 0.3 3.5 2.9 5.5 11.5 .482 1.0 2.5 .407 3.8 4.5 .842
difference:+4+0.2+3.1+0.4+0.1+0.3+6.0+2.0+0.1-0.7-0.4+0.8+2.9+.042+1.2+3.2+.029+0.3+0.2+.017
Deron Williams 78 36.4 18.9 0.4 2.6 3.0 7.7 1.0 0.4 2.8 2.5 6.3 14.4 .440 2.2 5.7 .378 4.1 4.7 .859
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
John Stockton 16 38.9 14.8 0.6 2.3 2.9 13.6 2.1 0.3 3.6 2.4 4.8 11.4 .423 1.1 3.6 .310 4.1 4.9 .833
difference:+9+2.8+5.8+0.5+0.7+0.2+5.2+1.1+0.3-0.6+1.6+3.7+.002+1.3+2.5+.085+1.2+1.5+.011
Deron Williams 7 41.7 20.6 0.1 3.0 3.1 8.4 1.0 0.6 3.0 2.4 6.4 15.1 .425 2.4 6.1 .395 5.3 6.4 .822

Season 9

John Stockton Deron Williams
Season 1992-932013-14
Team Utah JazzBrooklyn Nets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement Assists Leader-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Achievement All-Star Game MVP-
Playoffs Jazz Lost West Conf 1st RdNets Lost East Conf Semis
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9th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
John Stockton 82 34.9 15.1 0.8 2.1 2.9 12.0 2.4 0.3 3.2 2.7 5.3 11.0 .486 0.9 2.3 .385 3.6 4.5 .798
difference:+18+2.7+0.8+0.6+0.3+0.3+5.9+0.9+0.1-1.0-0.4+0.3+0.2+.036+0.6+1.9+.019+0.9+1.1+.003
Deron Williams 64 32.2 14.3 0.2 2.4 2.6 6.1 1.5 0.2 2.2 2.3 5.0 11.2 .450 1.5 4.2 .366 2.7 3.4 .801
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
John Stockton 5 38.6 13.2 1.0 1.4 2.4 11.0 2.4 0.0 3.0 3.2 4.6 10.2 .451 1.0 2.6 .385 3.0 3.6 .833
difference:+7+2.9+1.3+0.4+1.2+0.8+5.2+1.3+0.2-0.7-0.6+0.4+2.5+.056+0.5+1.8+.045+0.2+.033
Deron Williams 12 35.7 14.5 0.6 2.6 3.2 5.8 1.1 0.2 2.3 2.6 5.0 12.7 .395 1.5 4.4 .340 3.0 3.8 .800

Season 10

John Stockton Deron Williams
Season 1993-942014-15
Team Utah JazzBrooklyn Nets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement Assists Leader-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Jazz Lost West Conf FinalsNets Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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10th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
John Stockton 82 36.2 15.1 0.9 2.3 3.1 12.6 2.4 0.3 3.2 2.9 5.6 10.6 .528 0.6 1.8 .322 3.3 4.1 .805
difference:+14+5.1+2.1+0.5+0.8+0.4+6.0+1.5-0.9-0.6+1.2+0.7+.141+0.7+1.7+.045+0.3+0.6+.029
Deron Williams 68 31.1 13.0 0.4 3.1 3.5 6.6 0.9 0.3 2.3 2.3 4.4 11.3 .387 1.3 3.5 .367 3.0 3.5 .834
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
John Stockton 16 37.3 14.4 0.9 2.4 3.3 9.8 1.7 0.5 2.5 2.8 5.5 12.1 .456 0.3 1.5 .167 3.2 3.9 .810
difference:+10+5.3+2.6+0.4+3.3+2.9+4.3+0.4+0.5-0.2-0.2+1.0+0.6+.065+1.5+2.8+.256+2.2+2.7+.047
Deron Williams 6 32.0 11.8 0.5 5.7 6.2 5.5 1.3 0.0 2.7 3.0 4.5 11.5 .391 1.8 4.3 .423 1.0 1.2 .857

Season 11

John Stockton Deron Williams
Season 1994-952015-16
Team Utah JazzDallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Defensive Second Team-
Achievement Assists Leader-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Jazz Lost West Conf 1st RdMavericks Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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11th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
John Stockton 82 35.0 14.7 0.7 2.4 3.1 12.3 2.4 0.3 3.3 2.6 5.2 9.6 .542 1.2 2.8 .449 3.0 3.7 .804
difference:+17+2.6+0.6+0.4+0.2+0.2+6.5+1.5+0.1-1.0-0.2+0.3+2.3+.128+0.3+1.5+.105+0.2+0.5+.065
Deron Williams 65 32.4 14.1 0.3 2.6 2.9 5.8 0.9 0.2 2.3 2.4 4.9 11.9 .414 1.5 4.3 .344 2.8 3.2 .869
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
John Stockton 5 38.6 17.8 1.2 2.2 3.4 10.2 1.4 0.2 2.8 2.6 6.8 14.8 .459 1.6 4.0 .400 2.6 3.4 .765
difference:+2+22.3+12.8+1.2+1.5+2.7+7.5+1.1+0.2-0.5-0.6+4.8+8.8+.126+0.6+1.7+.029+2.6+3.4
Deron Williams 3 16.3 5.0 0.0 0.7 0.7 2.7 0.3 0.0 2.3 2.0 2.0 6.0 .333 1.0 2.3 .429 0.0 0.0 -

Season 12

John Stockton Deron Williams
Season 1995-962016-17
Team Utah JazzDallas Mavericks, Cleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement Assists Leader-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Jazz Lost West Conf FinalsCavaliers Lost NBA Finals
more >>
12th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
John Stockton 82 35.5 14.7 0.7 2.1 2.8 11.2 1.7 0.2 3.0 2.5 5.4 10.0 .538 1.2 2.7 .422 2.9 3.4 .830
difference:+18+9.6+3.7+0.5+0.5+5.6+1.2+0.1-0.8-0.3+1.3+0.6+.100+0.1+1.0+.059+1.5+1.7+.004
Deron Williams 64 25.9 11.0 0.2 2.1 2.3 5.6 0.5 0.1 2.2 2.2 4.1 9.4 .438 1.3 3.7 .363 1.4 1.7 .826
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
John Stockton 18 37.7 11.1 0.8 2.4 3.2 10.8 1.6 0.4 3.2 2.8 3.9 8.7 .446 0.6 2.1 .289 2.7 3.3 .814
difference:+23.1+6.8+0.6+1.3+1.9+8.7+1.0+0.3-2.3-1.2+2.3+5.1+.008+0.1+0.4+.098+2.1+2.7+.095
Deron Williams 18 14.6 4.3 0.2 1.1 1.3 2.1 0.6 0.1 0.9 1.6 1.6 3.6 .438 0.7 1.7 .387 0.6 0.6 .909

Additional Years

* John Stockton played 7 seasons more than Deron Williams in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 13 to 19, from 1997 to 2003—John Stockton played in 7 Playoffs.

In those 7 extra years over Deron Williams, John Stockton got these achievements:

Honors & AwardsAchievement 2 All-NBA Third Team
Achievement 1 All-Defensive Second Team
Achievement 2 All-Star Game