Lou Williams vs. Mark Williams Season by Season Comparison

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

Lou Williams played 17 years in the NBA, 13 more than Mark Williams, who played 4. Lou Williams had the first of his seasons in 2005-06, 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
Lou Williams 17 10 2005-06 to 2021-22
Mark Williams 4 0 2022-23 to 2025-26

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Lou Williams Mark Williams
Season 2005-062022-23
Team Philadelphia 76ersCharlotte Hornets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid 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%
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
difference:+13+14.5+7.1+2.1+4.4+6.5+0.1+0.5+1.0-0.5-1.8+2.9+4.1+.195+0.1+0.3+1.3+1.9+.076
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
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Lou Williams nor Mark Williams played in the postseason in their season 1

Season 2
Lou Williams Mark Williams
Season 2006-072023-24
Team Philadelphia 76ersCharlotte Hornets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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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%
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
difference:+42+15.4+8.4+3.7+4.8+8.6+0.6+0.4+1.1-0.1-1.9+3.7+4.4+.208+0.2+0.6+1.4+1.9+.023
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
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Lou Williams nor Mark Williams played in the postseason in their season 2

Season 3
Lou Williams Mark Williams
Season 2007-082024-25
Team Philadelphia 76ersCharlotte Hornets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs 76ers Lost East Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
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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%
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
difference:+36+3.3+3.8+2.5+5.6+8.1+0.7+0.3+1.0-0.8+2.1+0.8+.180+0.7+1.8+.359+0.2+0.1+.021
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
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
Mark Williams DNP------ --- ----------

Season 4
Lou Williams Mark Williams
Season 2008-092025-26
Team Philadelphia 76ersPhoenix Suns
Honors & Awards
Playoffs 76ers Lost East Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
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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%
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
difference:+60+1.2+0.2+2.7+3.7+6.4+1.9+0.4+0.6-0.9-1.0+0.9+2.6+.252+0.8+2.7+0.9+1.0+.031
Mark Williams 21 24.9 13.0 3.1 5.3 8.4 1.1 1.4 0.8 1.0 2.6 5.0 7.8 .650 0.0 0.0 - 2.9 3.8 .759
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
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
Mark Williams DNP------ --- ----------

Additional Years

* Lou Williams played 13 seasons more than Mark Williams in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 5 to 17, from 2010 to 2022—Lou Williams played in 8 Playoffs.

In those 13 extra years over Mark Williams, Lou Williams got these achievements:

Honors & AwardsAchievement 3 Sixth Man of the Year
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