Kyrie Irving vs. Mark Williams Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Mark Williams and Kyrie Irving, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.
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.
Kyrie Irving played 14 years in the NBA, 10 more than Mark Williams, who played 4. Kyrie Irving had the first of his seasons in 2011-12, while Mark Williams had his rookie season in 2022-23. 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 |
| Kyrie Irving |
14 |
7 |
2011-12 to 2024-25 |
| Mark Williams |
4 |
0 |
2022-23 to 2025-26 |
Comparison Season by Season |
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Rookie Season |
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Kyrie Irving |
Mark Williams |
| Season |
2011-12 | 2022-23 |
| Team |
Cleveland Cavaliers | Charlotte Hornets |
| Honors & Awards |
 Rookie of the Year | - |
| All-Rookie First Team | - |
| Playoffs |
Did Not Play | Did Not Play |
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Rookie Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Kyrie Irving |
51 |
30.5 |
18.5 |
0.9 |
2.9 |
3.7 |
5.4 |
1.1 |
0.4 |
3.1 |
2.2 |
6.9 |
14.6 |
.469 |
1.4 |
3.6 |
.399 |
3.4 |
3.8 |
.872 |
| difference: | +8 | +11.2 | +9.5 | +1.3 | +2.0 | +3.4 | +5.0 | +0.4 | +0.6 | -2.2 | | +3.2 | +8.8 | +.168 | +1.4 | +3.6 | | +1.8 | +1.5 | +.181 |
| Mark Williams |
43 |
19.3 |
9.0 |
2.2 |
4.9 |
7.1 |
0.4 |
0.7 |
1.0 |
0.9 |
2.2 |
3.7 |
5.8 |
.637 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
1.6 |
2.3 |
.691 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
| * Neiher Kyrie Irving nor Mark Williams played in the postseason in their season 1 |
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2nd Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Kyrie Irving |
59 |
34.7 |
22.5 |
0.6 |
3.1 |
3.7 |
5.9 |
1.5 |
0.4 |
3.2 |
2.5 |
8.2 |
18.1 |
.452 |
1.8 |
4.7 |
.391 |
4.2 |
4.9 |
.855 |
| difference: | +40 | +8.0 | +9.8 | +3.4 | +2.6 | +6.0 | +4.7 | +0.7 | +0.7 | -2.3 | -0.1 | +3.0 | +10.2 | +.197 | +1.8 | +4.7 | | +1.8 | +1.5 | +.136 |
| Mark Williams |
19 |
26.7 |
12.7 |
4.0 |
5.7 |
9.7 |
1.2 |
0.8 |
1.1 |
0.9 |
2.6 |
5.2 |
7.9 |
.649 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
2.4 |
3.4 |
.719 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
| * Neiher Kyrie Irving nor Mark Williams played in the postseason in their season 2 |
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3rd Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Kyrie Irving |
71 |
35.2 |
20.8 |
0.7 |
2.9 |
3.6 |
6.1 |
1.5 |
0.3 |
2.7 |
2.3 |
7.5 |
17.4 |
.430 |
1.7 |
4.8 |
.358 |
4.1 |
4.8 |
.861 |
| difference: | +27 | +8.6 | +5.5 | +2.3 | +4.3 | +6.6 | +3.6 | +0.8 | +0.9 | -1.1 | -0.1 | +1.4 | +7.2 | +.174 | +1.7 | +4.7 | +.358 | +1.1 | +1.1 | +.057 |
| Mark Williams |
44 |
26.6 |
15.3 |
3.0 |
7.2 |
10.2 |
2.5 |
0.7 |
1.2 |
1.6 |
2.4 |
6.1 |
10.2 |
.604 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.000 |
3.0 |
3.7 |
.804 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
| * Neiher Kyrie Irving nor Mark Williams played in the postseason in their season 3 |
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4th Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Kyrie Irving |
75 |
36.4 |
21.7 |
0.7 |
2.4 |
3.2 |
5.2 |
1.5 |
0.3 |
2.5 |
1.9 |
7.7 |
16.5 |
.468 |
2.1 |
5.0 |
.415 |
4.2 |
4.9 |
.863 |
| difference: | +74 | +12.4 | +15.7 | +1.3 | +6.6 | +7.8 | +5.2 | +1.5 | +1.7 | -1.5 | -0.1 | +4.7 | +11.5 | +.132 | +2.1 | +5.0 | | +4.2 | +4.9 | |
| Mark Williams |
1 |
24.0 |
6.0 |
2.0 |
9.0 |
11.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
2.0 |
1.0 |
2.0 |
3.0 |
5.0 |
.600 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
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| Playoffs Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Kyrie Irving |
13 |
35.7 |
19.0 |
0.8 |
2.8 |
3.6 |
3.8 |
1.3 |
0.8 |
1.5 |
2.2 |
6.2 |
14.2 |
.438 |
2.1 |
4.6 |
.450 |
4.5 |
5.3 |
.841 |
| Mark Williams |
DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Additional Years |
* Kyrie Irving played 10 seasons more than Mark Williams in the NBA.
In that period—his seasons 5 to 14, from 2016 to 2025—Kyrie Irving played in 6 Playoffs and won one NBA Championship. In those 10 extra years over Mark Williams, Kyrie Irving got these achievements: |
| Honors & Awards | 1 All-NBA Second Team
1 All-NBA Third Team
6 All-Star Game
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