Kevin Willis vs. Bill Willoughby Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Bill Willoughby and Kevin Willis, 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.

Kevin Willis played 21 years in the NBA, 13 more than Bill Willoughby, who played 8. Kevin Willis had the first of his seasons in 1984-85, while Bill Willoughby had his rookie season in 1975-76. 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
Kevin Willis 21 11 1984-85 to 2006-07
Bill Willoughby 8 3 1975-76 to 1983-84

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Kevin Willis Bill Willoughby
Season 1984-851975-76
Team Atlanta HawksAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid 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 %
Kevin Willis 82 21.8 9.3 2.2 4.2 6.4 0.4 0.4 0.6 1.3 2.8 3.9 8.4 .467 0.0 0.1 .222 1.5 2.2 .657
Bill Willoughby 62 14.0 4.7 1.7 3.0 4.6 0.5 0.6 0.5 - 1.4 1.8 4.6 .398 - - - 1.1 1.6 .660
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kevin Willis ------- --- ----------
Bill Willoughby ------- --- ----------

Season 2

Kevin Willis Bill Willoughby
Season 1985-861976-77
Team Atlanta HawksAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Hawks 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 %
Kevin Willis 82 28.0 12.3 3.0 5.6 8.6 0.5 0.8 0.5 2.2 3.6 5.1 9.9 .517 0.0 0.1 .000 2.1 3.2 .654
Bill Willoughby 39 14.1 4.9 1.7 2.7 4.4 0.3 0.5 0.6 - 1.6 1.9 4.3 .444 - - - 1.1 1.6 .683
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kevin Willis 9 31.1 13.9 3.4 3.8 7.2 0.6 0.8 0.9 1.7 4.2 6.1 10.9 .561 0.0 0.0 - 1.7 2.6 .652
Bill Willoughby ------- --- ----------

Season 3

Kevin Willis Bill Willoughby
Season 1986-871977-78
Team Atlanta HawksBuffalo Braves
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Hawks 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 %
Kevin Willis 81 32.4 16.1 4.0 6.5 10.5 0.8 0.8 0.8 2.1 3.9 6.6 12.4 .536 0.0 0.0 .250 2.8 4.0 .709
Bill Willoughby 56 19.3 6.7 1.4 2.6 3.9 0.7 0.4 0.8 1.0 2.3 2.8 6.5 .430 - - - 1.1 1.4 .800
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kevin Willis 9 39.6 15.7 3.7 5.6 9.2 0.7 1.0 0.8 1.9 3.7 6.7 12.8 .522 0.0 0.0 - 2.3 3.4 .677
Bill Willoughby ------- --- ----------

Note: Bill Willoughby didn't play in 1978-79.

Season 4

Kevin Willis Bill Willoughby
Season 1987-881979-80
Team Atlanta HawksCleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Hawks 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 %
Kevin Willis 75 27.9 11.6 3.1 4.2 7.3 0.4 0.9 0.5 1.8 3.2 4.7 9.2 .518 0.0 0.0 .000 2.1 3.3 .649
Bill Willoughby 78 18.6 6.9 1.6 2.7 4.2 0.9 0.4 0.8 0.9 2.4 2.8 5.9 .479 0.0 0.1 .111 1.2 1.6 .756
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kevin Willis 12 38.5 16.2 3.0 6.0 9.0 0.9 0.8 0.8 2.1 4.3 6.7 11.5 .580 0.0 0.1 .000 2.8 4.2 .680
Bill Willoughby ------- --- ----------

Note: Kevin Willis didn't play in 1988-89.

Season 5

Kevin Willis Bill Willoughby
Season 1989-901980-81
Team Atlanta HawksHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayRockets 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 %
Kevin Willis 81 28.1 12.4 3.1 4.8 8.0 0.7 0.8 0.6 1.8 3.2 5.2 9.9 .519 0.0 0.1 .286 2.1 3.0 .683
Bill Willoughby 55 20.8 6.3 1.3 2.8 4.1 1.2 0.3 0.6 1.3 1.9 2.7 5.2 .523 0.0 0.0 - 0.9 1.2 .766
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kevin Willis ------- --- ----------
Bill Willoughby 19 21.9 6.0 1.5 3.0 4.5 1.2 0.7 1.0 1.2 2.2 2.2 6.1 .362 0.0 0.1 .000 1.6 2.1 .750

Season 6

Kevin Willis Bill Willoughby
Season 1990-911981-82
Team Atlanta HawksHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Hawks Lost East Conf 1st RdRockets 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 %
Kevin Willis 80 29.7 13.1 3.2 5.6 8.8 1.2 0.8 0.5 1.9 2.9 5.6 11.0 .504 0.1 0.1 .400 2.0 3.0 .668
Bill Willoughby 69 21.4 7.8 1.6 2.3 3.8 1.1 0.4 0.9 1.1 2.1 3.5 6.7 .517 0.0 0.1 .429 0.8 1.1 .727
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kevin Willis 5 31.8 15.4 3.6 5.4 9.0 1.0 0.6 0.2 0.4 4.4 5.4 13.4 .403 0.4 0.6 .667 4.2 6.0 .700
Bill Willoughby 2 8.5 2.0 1.0 2.0 3.0 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.5 0.5 1.0 .500 0.0 0.0 - 1.0 1.0 1.000

Season 7

Kevin Willis Bill Willoughby
Season 1991-921982-83
Team Atlanta HawksSan Antonio Spurs, New Jersey Nets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Third Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid 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 %
Kevin Willis 81 36.6 18.3 5.2 10.4 15.5 2.1 0.9 0.7 2.4 2.8 7.3 15.1 .483 0.1 0.5 .162 3.6 4.5 .804
Bill Willoughby 62 18.5 5.5 1.0 2.2 3.2 1.0 0.4 0.3 1.0 2.2 2.4 5.2 .454 0.1 0.2 .429 0.7 0.9 .782
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kevin Willis ------- --- ----------
Bill Willoughby ------- --- ----------

Season 8

Kevin Willis Bill Willoughby
Season 1992-931983-84
Team Atlanta HawksNew Jersey Nets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Hawks Lost East Conf 1st RdNets Lost East Conf Semis
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kevin Willis 80 36.0 17.9 4.2 8.7 12.9 2.1 0.9 0.5 2.7 3.3 7.7 15.2 .506 0.1 0.4 .241 2.5 3.8 .653
Bill Willoughby 67 14.0 4.5 1.1 1.8 2.9 0.8 0.3 0.4 0.8 1.6 1.9 3.9 .481 0.0 0.1 .000 0.8 0.9 .873
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kevin Willis 3 34.3 16.7 4.3 4.3 8.7 1.0 0.7 0.0 2.3 4.3 7.0 15.0 .467 0.0 0.3 .000 2.7 4.7 .571
Bill Willoughby 3 4.3 0.7 1.0 0.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.7 0.3 1.0 .333 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -

Season 9

Kevin Willis Bill Willoughby
Season 1993-94-
Team Atlanta Hawks-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Hawks Lost East Conf Semis-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kevin Willis 80 35.8 19.1 4.2 7.9 12.0 1.9 1.0 0.5 2.4 3.1 7.8 15.7 .499 0.1 0.3 .375 3.4 4.7 .713
Bill Willoughby ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kevin Willis 11 32.9 12.2 3.5 7.4 10.8 1.0 0.7 0.5 1.7 3.4 5.4 11.7 .457 0.0 0.5 .000 1.5 1.9 .762
Bill Willoughby ------- --- ----------

Season 10

Kevin Willis Bill Willoughby
Season 1994-95-
Team Atlanta Hawks, Miami Heat-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not Play-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kevin Willis 67 35.7 17.2 3.4 7.5 10.9 1.3 0.9 0.5 2.4 3.2 7.1 15.1 .466 0.0 0.2 .200 3.1 4.4 .690
Bill Willoughby ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kevin Willis ------- --- ----------
Bill Willoughby ------- --- ----------

Season 11

Kevin Willis Bill Willoughby
Season 1995-96-
Team Miami Heat, Golden State Warriors-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not Play-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kevin Willis 75 28.5 10.6 2.8 5.7 8.5 0.7 0.4 0.5 2.1 3.4 4.3 9.5 .456 0.0 0.1 .111 1.9 2.7 .708
Bill Willoughby ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kevin Willis ------- --- ----------
Bill Willoughby ------- --- ----------

Season 12

Kevin Willis Bill Willoughby
Season 1996-97-
Team Houston Rockets-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Rockets Lost West Conf Finals-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kevin Willis 75 26.2 11.2 1.9 5.5 7.5 0.9 0.6 0.4 1.6 2.9 4.7 9.7 .481 0.0 0.2 .143 1.9 2.7 .693
Bill Willoughby ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kevin Willis 16 18.3 6.4 1.4 3.3 4.7 0.7 0.6 0.3 1.4 2.9 2.4 5.9 .400 0.0 0.1 .000 1.6 2.4 .684
Bill Willoughby ------- --- ----------

Season 13

Kevin Willis Bill Willoughby
Season 1997-98-
Team Houston Rockets-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Rockets Lost West Conf 1st Rd-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kevin Willis 81 31.2 16.1 2.9 5.5 8.4 1.0 0.7 0.5 2.1 2.9 6.6 12.9 .510 0.0 0.1 .143 3.0 3.8 .793
Bill Willoughby ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kevin Willis 5 33.6 11.2 3.6 7.0 10.6 1.0 1.6 0.6 2.4 4.2 4.4 11.0 .400 0.0 0.2 .000 2.4 3.2 .750
Bill Willoughby ------- --- ----------

Season 14

Kevin Willis Bill Willoughby
Season 1998-99-
Team Toronto Raptors-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not Play-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kevin Willis 42 29.0 12.0 2.6 5.7 8.3 1.6 0.7 0.7 2.0 3.2 4.5 10.6 .418 0.0 0.0 .000 3.1 3.7 .839
Bill Willoughby ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kevin Willis ------- --- ----------
Bill Willoughby ------- --- ----------

Season 15

Kevin Willis Bill Willoughby
Season 1999-00-
Team Toronto Raptors-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Raptors Lost East Conf 1st Rd-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kevin Willis 79 21.3 7.6 2.5 3.6 6.1 0.6 0.5 0.6 1.2 3.2 3.0 7.2 .415 0.0 0.0 .333 1.7 2.1 .799
Bill Willoughby ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kevin Willis 3 25.7 13.0 2.0 6.7 8.7 0.3 0.7 0.0 0.7 3.7 4.0 11.0 .364 0.0 0.0 - 5.0 6.7 .750
Bill Willoughby ------- --- ----------

Season 16

Kevin Willis Bill Willoughby
Season 2000-01-
Team Toronto Raptors, Denver Nuggets-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not Play-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kevin Willis 78 23.5 9.3 2.3 4.6 6.8 0.6 0.7 0.7 1.1 2.8 3.9 8.8 .441 0.0 0.1 .167 1.4 1.9 .769
Bill Willoughby ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kevin Willis ------- --- ----------
Bill Willoughby ------- --- ----------

Season 17

Kevin Willis Bill Willoughby
Season 2001-02-
Team Houston Rockets-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not Play-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kevin Willis 52 16.6 6.1 2.0 3.7 5.8 0.3 0.5 0.4 0.8 1.9 2.4 5.5 .440 0.0 0.0 .000 1.3 1.7 .747
Bill Willoughby ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kevin Willis ------- --- ----------
Bill Willoughby ------- --- ----------

Season 18

Kevin Willis Bill Willoughby
Season 2002-03-
Team San Antonio Spurs-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA Champion-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kevin Willis 71 11.8 4.2 1.2 2.0 3.2 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.8 1.7 1.7 3.6 .479 0.0 0.0 .000 0.7 1.2 .614
Bill Willoughby ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kevin Willis 18 5.0 2.6 1.1 0.7 1.7 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.4 0.9 1.2 2.2 .525 0.1 0.1 1.000 0.2 0.2 1.000
Bill Willoughby ------- --- ----------

Season 19

Kevin Willis Bill Willoughby
Season 2003-04-
Team San Antonio Spurs-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Spurs Lost West Conf Semis-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kevin Willis 48 7.8 3.4 0.8 1.3 2.0 0.2 0.4 0.2 0.7 1.3 1.5 3.1 .467 0.0 0.0 .000 0.5 0.8 .615
Bill Willoughby ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kevin Willis 7 3.4 0.9 0.0 0.9 0.9 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.7 0.4 1.1 .375 0.0 0.1 .000 0.0 0.1 .000
Bill Willoughby ------- --- ----------

Season 20

Kevin Willis Bill Willoughby
Season 2004-05-
Team Atlanta Hawks-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not Play-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kevin Willis 29 11.9 3.0 1.0 1.6 2.6 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.5 1.8 1.2 3.1 .389 0.0 0.1 .000 0.6 0.8 .739
Bill Willoughby ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kevin Willis ------- --- ----------
Bill Willoughby ------- --- ----------

Note: Kevin Willis didn't play in 2005-06.

Season 21

Kevin Willis Bill Willoughby
Season 2006-07-
Team Dallas Mavericks-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not Play-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kevin Willis 5 8.6 2.4 0.4 1.2 1.6 0.2 0.4 0.2 0.4 2.2 1.0 2.6 .385 0.0 0.0 - 0.4 0.4 1.000
Bill Willoughby ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kevin Willis ------- --- ----------
Bill Willoughby ------- --- ----------