Kristaps Porzingis vs. Nate Williams Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Nate Williams and Kristaps Porzingis, 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.

Kristaps Porzingis and Nate Williams both played 8 years in the NBA. Kristaps Porzingis had the first of his seasons in 2015-16, while Nate Williams had his rookie season in 1971-72. 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
Kristaps Porzingis 8 3 2015-16 to 2023-24
Nate Williams 8 0 1971-72 to 1978-79

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Kristaps Porzingis Nate Williams
Season 2015-161971-72
Team New York KnicksCincinnati Royals
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie First Team-
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 %
Kristaps Porzingis 72 28.4 14.3 1.8 5.5 7.3 1.3 0.7 1.9 1.7 2.8 5.2 12.3 .421 1.1 3.4 .333 2.8 3.3 .838
Nate Williams 81 26.8 11.9 - - 4.6 2.1 - - - 3.7 5.2 12.0 .432 - - - 1.6 2.1 .738
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kristaps Porzingis ------- --- ----------
Nate Williams ------- --- ----------

Season 2
Kristaps Porzingis Nate Williams
Season 2016-171972-73
Team New York KnicksKansas City-Omaha Kings
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 %
Kristaps Porzingis 66 32.8 18.1 1.7 5.5 7.2 1.5 0.7 2.0 1.8 3.7 6.7 14.9 .450 1.7 4.8 .357 3.0 3.8 .786
Nate Williams 80 24.7 11.8 - - 4.2 1.6 - - - 3.4 5.2 10.9 .477 - - - 1.3 1.7 .797
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kristaps Porzingis ------- --- ----------
Nate Williams ------- --- ----------

Season 3
Kristaps Porzingis Nate Williams
Season 2017-181973-74
Team New York KnicksKansas City-Omaha Kings
Honors & Awards 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 %
Kristaps Porzingis 48 32.4 22.7 1.3 5.3 6.6 1.2 0.8 2.4 1.9 2.9 8.1 18.5 .439 1.9 4.8 .395 4.5 5.7 .793
Nate Williams 82 30.6 15.5 1.4 2.8 4.2 2.2 1.8 0.4 - 3.5 6.6 14.2 .462 - - - 2.4 2.9 .818
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kristaps Porzingis ------- --- ----------
Nate Williams ------- --- ----------

Note: Kristaps Porzingis didn't play in 2018-19.

Season 4
Kristaps Porzingis Nate Williams
Season 2019-201974-75
Team Dallas MavericksKansas City-Omaha Kings, New Orleans Jazz
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Mavericks 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 %
Kristaps Porzingis 57 31.8 20.4 1.8 7.7 9.5 1.8 0.7 2.0 1.6 3.2 7.0 16.4 .427 2.5 7.1 .352 4.0 5.0 .799
Nate Williams 85 22.9 13.3 1.2 2.8 4.0 1.7 1.1 0.4 - 3.0 5.6 11.6 .480 - - - 2.1 2.6 .823
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kristaps Porzingis 3 31.3 23.7 1.0 7.7 8.7 0.7 0.0 1.0 1.0 3.0 7.0 13.3 .525 3.0 5.7 .529 6.7 7.7 .870
Nate Williams ------- --- ----------

Season 5
Kristaps Porzingis Nate Williams
Season 2020-211975-76
Team Dallas MavericksNew Orleans Jazz
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Mavericks 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 %
Kristaps Porzingis 43 30.9 20.1 1.9 7.0 8.9 1.6 0.5 1.3 1.2 2.7 7.6 15.9 .476 2.3 6.0 .376 2.7 3.2 .855
Nate Williams 81 23.9 12.8 1.7 2.8 4.4 1.3 1.3 0.2 - 3.1 5.2 11.7 .444 - - - 2.4 3.0 .824
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kristaps Porzingis 7 33.3 13.1 1.0 4.4 5.4 1.3 1.3 0.7 0.4 2.7 4.9 10.3 .472 1.1 3.9 .296 2.3 2.7 .842
Nate Williams ------- --- ----------

Season 6
Kristaps Porzingis Nate Williams
Season 2021-221976-77
Team Dallas Mavericks, Washington WizardsNew Orleans Jazz
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 %
Kristaps Porzingis 51 29.0 20.2 2.0 6.1 8.1 2.3 0.7 1.6 1.6 2.7 6.9 15.0 .459 1.5 4.9 .310 4.9 5.6 .867
Nate Williams 79 22.5 12.3 1.4 2.5 3.9 1.2 1.0 0.2 - 2.5 5.2 11.6 .451 - - - 1.8 2.5 .753
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kristaps Porzingis ------- --- ----------
Nate Williams ------- --- ----------

Season 7
Kristaps Porzingis Nate Williams
Season 2022-231977-78
Team Washington WizardsNew Orleans Jazz, Golden State Warriors
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 %
Kristaps Porzingis 65 32.6 23.2 1.8 6.6 8.4 2.7 0.9 1.5 2.1 3.0 7.8 15.7 .498 2.1 5.5 .385 5.4 6.4 .851
Nate Williams 73 17.1 9.9 0.9 1.9 2.8 1.0 0.8 0.5 1.1 2.5 4.3 9.9 .431 - - - 1.4 1.7 .835
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kristaps Porzingis ------- --- ----------
Nate Williams ------- --- ----------

Season 8
Kristaps Porzingis Nate Williams
Season 2023-241978-79
Team Boston CelticsGolden State Warriors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Celtics TBDDid 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 %
Kristaps Porzingis 57 29.6 20.1 1.7 5.5 7.2 2.0 0.7 1.9 1.6 2.7 6.8 13.2 .516 1.9 5.1 .375 4.5 5.3 .858
Nate Williams 81 16.0 8.3 0.8 1.7 2.6 0.8 0.7 0.1 1.1 2.1 3.5 7.0 .501 - - - 1.3 1.4 .872
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kristaps Porzingis 6 24.8 13.5 0.7 4.3 5.0 1.3 0.8 1.8 0.8 2.2 4.3 9.3 .464 1.7 4.5 .370 3.2 3.3 .950
Nate Williams ------- --- ----------
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