Jonas Valanciunas vs. Lou Williams Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Lou Williams and Jonas Valanciunas, 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.

Jonas Valanciunas played 13 years in the NBA, 4 less than Lou Williams, who played 17. Jonas Valanciunas had the first of his seasons in 2012-13, while Lou 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
Jonas Valanciunas	13	8	2012-13 to 2024-25
Lou Williams	17	10	2005-06 to 2021-22

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


Rookie Season
	Jonas Valanciunas	Lou Williams
Season	2012-13	2005-06
Team	Toronto Raptors	Philadelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards	All-Rookie Second Team	-
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Did Not Play

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Rookie Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Jonas Valanciunas	62	23.9	8.9	2.0	4.0	6.0	0.7	0.3	1.3	1.5	3.0	3.3	5.9	.557	0.0	0.0	-	2.4	3.0	.789
difference:	+32	+19.1	+7.0	+1.9	+3.5	+5.4	+0.4	+0.1	+1.3	-1.1	-2.6	+2.5	+4.2	+.115	+0.1	+0.3		+2.1	+2.6	+.174
Lou Williams	30	4.8	1.9	0.1	0.5	0.6	0.3	0.2	0.0	0.4	0.4	0.8	1.7	.442	0.1	0.3	.222	0.3	0.4	.615

Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Jonas Valanciunas nor Lou Williams played in the postseason in their season 1


Season 2
	Jonas Valanciunas	Lou Williams
Season	2013-14	2006-07
Team	Toronto Raptors	Philadelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Raptors Lost East Conf 1st Rd	Did Not Play

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2nd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Jonas Valanciunas	81	28.2	11.3	2.8	6.0	8.8	0.7	0.3	0.9	1.7	3.1	4.4	8.3	.531	0.0	0.0	-	2.4	3.2	.762
difference:	+20	+16.9	+7.0	+2.5	+5.1	+7.7	+1.1	+0.1	+0.9	-0.9	-2.4	+2.9	+4.8	+.090	+0.2	+0.6		+1.4	+1.7	+.066
Lou Williams	61	11.3	4.3	0.3	0.9	1.1	1.8	0.4	0.0	0.8	0.7	1.5	3.5	.441	0.2	0.6	.324	1.0	1.5	.696

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Jonas Valanciunas	7	28.6	10.9	2.7	7.0	9.7	0.3	0.0	1.0	2.7	3.1	4.4	7.0	.633	0.0	0.0	-	2.0	3.1	.636
Lou Williams	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 3
	Jonas Valanciunas	Lou Williams
Season	2014-15	2007-08
Team	Toronto Raptors	Philadelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Raptors Lost East Conf 1st Rd	76ers Lost East Conf 1st Rd

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3rd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Jonas Valanciunas	80	26.2	12.0	2.7	6.0	8.7	0.5	0.4	1.2	1.4	2.8	4.7	8.2	.572	0.0	0.0	-	2.7	3.5	.786
difference:		+2.9	+0.5	+2.2	+4.4	+6.6	+2.7	+0.6	+1.0	-0.2	-1.2	+0.7	+1.2	+.148	+0.7	+1.9		+0.1	+0.1	+.003
Lou Williams	80	23.3	11.5	0.5	1.6	2.1	3.2	1.0	0.2	1.6	1.6	4.0	9.4	.424	0.7	1.9	.359	2.8	3.6	.783

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Jonas Valanciunas	4	26.5	11.3	2.3	7.0	9.3	0.5	0.5	0.3	1.0	1.8	4.8	9.5	.500	0.0	0.0	-	1.8	2.0	.875
difference:	+2	+4.0	+0.7	+1.8	+5.5	+7.3	+1.5	+0.5	+0.3	-0.2		+0.8	+0.5	+.100	+0.3	+1.5		+1.9	+3.0	+.142
Lou Williams	6	22.5	12.0	0.5	1.5	2.0	2.0	1.0	0.0	1.2	1.8	4.0	10.0	.400	0.3	1.5	.222	3.7	5.0	.733


Season 4
	Jonas Valanciunas	Lou Williams
Season	2015-16	2008-09
Team	Toronto Raptors	Philadelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Raptors Lost East Conf Finals	76ers Lost East Conf 1st Rd

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4th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Jonas Valanciunas	60	26.0	12.8	3.1	6.1	9.1	0.7	0.4	1.3	1.4	2.6	5.1	8.9	.565	0.0	0.0	-	2.7	3.6	.761
difference:	+21	+2.3		+2.7	+4.5	+7.1	+2.3	+0.6	+1.1	-0.5	-1.0	+1.0	+1.5	+.167	+0.8	+2.7		+1.1	+1.2	+.029
Lou Williams	81	23.7	12.8	0.4	1.6	2.0	3.0	1.0	0.2	1.9	1.6	4.1	10.4	.398	0.8	2.7	.286	3.8	4.8	.790

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Jonas Valanciunas	12	26.8	13.8	4.0	6.8	10.8	0.9	0.8	1.2	1.5	2.7	5.7	10.0	.567	0.0	0.0	-	2.4	3.3	.744
difference:	+6	+2.0	+4.1	+3.7	+4.6	+8.3	+1.9	+0.3	+1.0	-0.5	-1.0	+2.2	+1.5	+.155	+1.0	+2.7		+0.7	+0.8	+.077
Lou Williams	6	24.8	9.7	0.3	2.2	2.5	2.8	0.5	0.2	2.0	1.7	3.5	8.5	.412	1.0	2.7	.375	1.7	2.5	.667


Season 5
	Jonas Valanciunas	Lou Williams
Season	2016-17	2009-10
Team	Toronto Raptors	Philadelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Raptors Lost East Conf Semis	Did Not Play

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5th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Jonas Valanciunas	80	25.8	12.0	2.8	6.7	9.5	0.7	0.5	0.8	1.3	2.7	4.9	8.8	.557	0.0	0.0	-	2.2	2.7	.811
difference:	+16	+4.1	+2.0	+2.4	+4.2	+6.6	+3.5	+0.8	+0.6	-0.4	-1.0	+0.1	+1.8	+.087	+1.1	+3.2		+0.8	+0.9	+.013
Lou Williams	64	29.9	14.0	0.4	2.5	2.9	4.2	1.3	0.2	1.7	1.7	5.0	10.6	.470	1.1	3.2	.340	3.0	3.6	.824

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Jonas Valanciunas	10	22.6	11.2	0.9	5.8	6.7	0.2	0.2	0.6	1.3	2.2	4.4	8.1	.543	0.0	0.1	.000	2.4	3.3	.727
Lou Williams	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 6
	Jonas Valanciunas	Lou Williams
Season	2017-18	2010-11
Team	Toronto Raptors	Philadelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Raptors Lost East Conf Semis	76ers Lost East Conf 1st Rd

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6th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Jonas Valanciunas	77	22.4	12.7	2.4	6.2	8.6	1.1	0.4	0.9	1.5	2.5	5.1	8.9	.568	0.4	1.0	.405	2.2	2.7	.806
difference:	+2	+0.9	+1.0	+2.0	+4.6	+6.6	+2.3	+0.2	+0.7	-0.1	-0.8	+0.8	+1.7	+.162	+0.8	+2.4	+.057	+1.7	+2.0	+.017
Lou Williams	75	23.3	13.7	0.4	1.6	2.0	3.4	0.6	0.2	1.4	1.7	4.3	10.6	.406	1.2	3.4	.348	3.9	4.7	.823

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Jonas Valanciunas	10	24.4	14.6	3.0	7.5	10.5	1.2	0.4	1.5	1.9	2.2	5.8	10.7	.542	0.2	0.5	.400	2.8	3.4	.824
difference:	+5	+1.6	+3.8	+3.0	+5.9	+8.9	+1.8	+0.6	+1.5	-1.1	-1.0	+2.4	+0.3	+.215	+1.0	+3.5	+.100		+0.4	+.087
Lou Williams	5	26.0	10.8	0.0	1.6	1.6	3.0	1.0	0.0	0.8	1.2	3.4	10.4	.327	1.2	4.0	.300	2.8	3.8	.737


Season 7
	Jonas Valanciunas	Lou Williams
Season	2018-19	2011-12
Team	Toronto Raptors, Memphis Grizzlies	Philadelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	76ers Lost East Conf Semis

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7th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Jonas Valanciunas	49	22.3	15.6	2.2	6.4	8.6	1.4	0.4	1.1	1.8	3.0	6.1	11.0	.559	0.3	1.0	.292	3.0	3.8	.795
difference:	+15	+4.0	+0.7	+1.7	+4.4	+6.2	+2.1	+0.4	+0.8	-0.7	-1.6	+1.1	+1.2	+.152	+1.0	+2.6	+.070	+0.7	+0.8	+.017
Lou Williams	64	26.3	14.9	0.5	2.0	2.4	3.5	0.8	0.3	1.1	1.4	5.0	12.2	.407	1.3	3.6	.362	3.7	4.6	.812

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Jonas Valanciunas	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Lou Williams	13	27.5	11.5	0.2	1.8	2.1	3.0	1.0	0.0	1.2	1.3	3.8	10.9	.352	0.6	3.7	.167	3.2	4.0	.788


Season 8
	Jonas Valanciunas	Lou Williams
Season	2019-20	2012-13
Team	Memphis Grizzlies	Atlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Did Not Play

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8th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Jonas Valanciunas	70	26.4	14.9	3.0	8.2	11.3	1.9	0.4	1.1	1.8	2.6	6.2	10.6	.585	0.5	1.3	.352	2.1	2.9	.740
difference:	+31	+2.3	+0.8	+2.8	+6.4	+9.2	+1.7	+0.7	+0.8	-0.1	-1.2	+1.4	+0.8	+.163	+1.3	+3.7	+.015	+0.6	+0.2	+.128
Lou Williams	39	28.7	14.1	0.2	1.8	2.1	3.6	1.1	0.3	1.9	1.4	4.8	11.4	.422	1.8	5.0	.367	2.7	3.1	.868

Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Jonas Valanciunas nor Lou Williams played in the postseason in their season 8


Season 9
	Jonas Valanciunas	Lou Williams
Season	2020-21	2013-14
Team	Memphis Grizzlies	Atlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Grizzlies Lost West Conf 1st Rd	Hawks Lost East Conf 1st Rd

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9th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Jonas Valanciunas	62	28.3	17.1	4.1	8.4	12.5	1.8	0.6	0.9	1.6	2.9	7.1	12.0	.592	0.3	0.9	.368	2.5	3.3	.773
difference:	+2	+4.2	+6.7	+3.9	+6.5	+10.4	+1.7	+0.2	+0.8	-0.1	-1.8	+3.8	+3.8	+.192	+1.0	+3.0	+.026		+0.3	+.076
Lou Williams	60	24.1	10.4	0.2	1.9	2.1	3.5	0.8	0.1	1.5	1.1	3.3	8.2	.400	1.3	3.9	.342	2.5	3.0	.849

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Jonas Valanciunas	5	33.2	15.0	4.0	5.8	9.8	2.6	0.6	0.6	2.0	3.6	6.6	11.6	.569	0.4	1.6	.250	1.4	1.6	.875
difference:	+2	+14.2	+6.7	+4.0	+3.5	+7.5	+1.5	+0.4	+0.5	-0.1	-2.2	+3.9	+4.5	+.189	+0.3	+0.7	+.063	+0.7	+0.7	+.063
Lou Williams	7	19.0	8.3	0.0	2.3	2.3	1.1	1.0	0.1	1.9	1.4	2.7	7.1	.380	0.7	2.3	.313	2.1	2.3	.938


Season 10
	Jonas Valanciunas	Lou Williams
Season	2021-22	2014-15
Team	New Orleans Pelicans	Toronto Raptors
Honors & Awards	-	Sixth Man of the Year
Playoffs	Pelicans Lost West Conf 1st Rd	Raptors 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	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Jonas Valanciunas	74	30.3	17.8	3.1	8.3	11.4	2.6	0.6	0.8	2.4	3.3	6.9	12.7	.544	0.8	2.1	.361	3.2	3.9	.820
difference:	+6	+5.1	+2.3	+2.8	+6.7	+9.5	+0.5	+0.5	+0.7	-1.1	-2.0	+2.2	+1.1	+.140	+1.1	+3.5	+.021	+1.1	+1.0	+.041
Lou Williams	80	25.2	15.5	0.3	1.6	1.9	2.1	1.1	0.1	1.3	1.3	4.7	11.6	.404	1.9	5.6	.340	4.3	4.9	.861

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Jonas Valanciunas	6	29.2	14.5	5.5	8.8	14.3	3.0	0.7	0.2	2.0	2.8	5.5	11.3	.485	0.2	1.0	.167	3.3	4.3	.769
difference:	+2	+3.7	+1.7	+5.0	+7.5	+12.5	+1.7	+0.8	+0.2	-1.2	-0.5	+1.5	+1.5	+.171	+0.8	+4.3	+.023	+0.5	+0.2	+.064
Lou Williams	4	25.5	12.8	0.5	1.3	1.8	1.3	1.5	0.0	0.8	2.3	4.0	12.8	.314	1.0	5.3	.190	3.8	4.5	.833


Season 11
	Jonas Valanciunas	Lou Williams
Season	2022-23	2015-16
Team	New Orleans Pelicans	Los Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Did Not Play

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11th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Jonas Valanciunas	79	24.9	14.1	2.8	7.3	10.2	1.8	0.3	0.7	2.0	3.1	5.6	10.3	.547	0.5	1.4	.349	2.3	2.8	.826
difference:	+12	+3.6	+1.2	+2.3	+5.2	+7.7	+0.7	+0.6	+0.4	-0.4	-1.5	+1.4		+.139	+1.1	+3.4	+.005	+3.0	+3.5	+.004
Lou Williams	67	28.5	15.3	0.5	2.1	2.5	2.5	0.9	0.3	1.6	1.6	4.2	10.3	.408	1.6	4.8	.344	5.3	6.3	.830

Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Jonas Valanciunas nor Lou Williams played in the postseason in their season 11


Season 12
	Jonas Valanciunas	Lou Williams
Season	2023-24	2016-17
Team	New Orleans Pelicans	Los Angeles Lakers, Houston Rockets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Pelicans Lost West Conf 1st Rd	Rockets Lost West Conf Semis

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12th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Jonas Valanciunas	82	23.5	12.2	2.3	6.5	8.8	2.1	0.4	0.8	1.4	2.7	4.9	8.8	.559	0.5	1.5	.308	2.0	2.5	.785
difference:	+1	+1.1	+5.3	+2.0	+4.3	+6.3	+0.9	+0.6	+0.6	-0.6	-1.6	+0.4	+3.5	+.130	+1.5	+4.0	+.057	+3.0	+3.1	+.095
Lou Williams	81	24.6	17.5	0.3	2.2	2.5	3.0	1.0	0.2	2.0	1.1	5.3	12.3	.429	2.0	5.5	.365	5.0	5.6	.880

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Jonas Valanciunas	4	22.5	14.5	4.5	6.5	11.0	1.3	0.5	0.0	2.5	2.3	5.5	10.5	.524	0.0	0.3	.000	3.5	4.3	.824
difference:	+7	+2.2	+2.0	+3.9	+4.4	+8.3		+0.1	+0.1	-1.2	-0.8	+1.0	+0.2	+.100	+1.1	+3.2	+.308	+1.1	+1.7	+.073
Lou Williams	11	24.7	12.5	0.6	2.1	2.7	1.3	0.6	0.1	1.3	1.5	4.5	10.7	.424	1.1	3.5	.308	2.4	2.6	.897


Season 13
	Jonas Valanciunas	Lou Williams
Season	2024-25	2017-18
Team	Washington Wizards, Sacramento Kings	Los Angeles Clippers
Honors & Awards	-	Sixth Man of the Year
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Did Not Play

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13th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Jonas Valanciunas	81	18.8	10.4	2.3	5.4	7.7	2.0	0.5	0.6	1.5	2.2	4.3	7.7	.550	0.1	0.5	.216	1.8	2.0	.879
difference:	+2	+14.0	+12.2	+1.8	+3.4	+5.2	+3.3	+0.6	+0.4	-1.5	-0.9	+3.1	+9.2	+.115	+2.3	+6.1	+.143	+3.7	+4.2	+.001
Lou Williams	79	32.8	22.6	0.5	2.0	2.5	5.3	1.1	0.2	3.0	1.3	7.4	16.9	.435	2.4	6.6	.359	5.5	6.2	.880

Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Jonas Valanciunas nor Lou Williams played in the postseason in their season 13


Additional Years
* Lou Williams played 4 seasons more than Jonas Valanciunas in the NBA. In that period—his seasons 14 to 17, from 2019 to 2022—Lou Williams played in 3 Playoffs. In those 4 extra years over Jonas Valanciunas, Lou Williams got these achievements:
Honors & Awards	1 Sixth Man of the Year

Jonas Valanciunas vs. Lou Williams Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Lou Williams and Jonas Valanciunas, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

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Comparison Season by Season

Rookie Season

Rookie Season Stats Comparison

Season 2

2nd Season Stats Comparison

Season 3

3rd Season Stats Comparison

Season 4

4th Season Stats Comparison

Season 5

5th Season Stats Comparison

Season 6

6th Season Stats Comparison

Season 7

7th Season Stats Comparison

Season 8

8th Season Stats Comparison

Season 9

9th Season Stats Comparison

Season 10

10th Season Stats Comparison

Season 11

11th Season Stats Comparison

Season 12

12th Season Stats Comparison

Season 13

13th Season Stats Comparison

Additional Years