Nate McMillan vs. Lou Williams Season by Season Comparison

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

Nate McMillan played 12 years in the NBA, 5 less than Lou Williams, who played 17. Nate McMillan had the first of his seasons in 1986-87, 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 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
Nate McMillan	12	11	1986-87 to 1997-98
Lou Williams	17	10	2005-06 to 2021-22

Comparison Season by Season
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Rookie Season
	Nate McMillan	Lou Williams
Season	1986-87	2005-06
Team	Seattle Supersonics	Philadelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Supersonics Lost West Conf Finals	Did 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		%
Nate McMillan	71	27.8	5.3	1.4	3.2	4.7	8.2	1.8	0.6	2.2	3.4	2.0	4.2	.475	0.0	0.1	.000	1.2	2.0	.617
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
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Nate McMillan	14	25.4	5.1	0.9	2.9	3.9	8.0	1.0	0.7	1.9	3.0	1.9	4.4	.435	0.0	0.0	-	1.2	1.7	.708
Lou Williams	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 2
	Nate McMillan	Lou Williams
Season	1987-88	2006-07
Team	Seattle Supersonics	Philadelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Supersonics Lost West Conf 1st Rd	Did 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		%
Nate McMillan	82	29.9	7.6	1.4	2.7	4.1	8.6	2.1	0.6	2.3	2.9	2.9	6.0	.474	0.1	0.3	.375	1.8	2.5	.707
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		%
Nate McMillan	5	25.4	6.6	1.2	3.0	4.2	6.6	0.4	0.6	1.6	2.2	2.4	7.0	.343	0.0	0.2	.000	1.8	2.8	.643
Lou Williams	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 3
	Nate McMillan	Lou Williams
Season	1988-89	2007-08
Team	Seattle Supersonics	Philadelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Supersonics Lost West Conf Semis	76ers Lost East 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		%
Nate McMillan	75	31.2	7.1	1.9	3.3	5.2	9.3	2.1	0.6	2.8	3.1	2.7	6.5	.410	0.2	0.9	.214	1.6	2.5	.630
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		%
Nate McMillan	8	25.0	6.8	1.1	2.0	3.1	7.9	1.3	0.6	2.4	2.6	2.4	5.0	.475	0.0	0.3	.000	2.0	3.1	.640
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
	Nate McMillan	Lou Williams
Season	1989-90	2008-09
Team	Seattle Supersonics	Philadelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	76ers Lost East 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		%
Nate McMillan	82	28.5	6.4	1.5	3.4	4.9	7.3	1.7	0.5	2.3	3.5	2.5	5.3	.473	0.1	0.4	.355	1.2	1.9	.641
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		%
Nate McMillan	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
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
	Nate McMillan	Lou Williams
Season	1990-91	2009-10
Team	Seattle Supersonics	Philadelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Supersonics Lost West Conf 1st Rd	Did 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		%
Nate McMillan	78	18.4	4.3	0.9	2.3	3.2	4.8	1.3	0.3	1.6	2.7	1.7	3.9	.433	0.2	0.6	.354	0.7	1.2	.613
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		%
Nate McMillan	5	19.0	2.8	1.2	2.4	3.6	4.4	1.2	0.2	0.6	3.0	1.2	4.6	.261	0.0	0.4	.000	0.4	0.8	.500
Lou Williams	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 6
	Nate McMillan	Lou Williams
Season	1991-92	2010-11
Team	Seattle Supersonics	Philadelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Supersonics Lost West Conf Semis	76ers Lost East 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		%
Nate McMillan	72	22.9	6.0	1.3	2.2	3.5	5.0	1.8	0.4	1.6	3.0	2.5	5.6	.437	0.4	1.4	.276	0.8	1.2	.643
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		%
Nate McMillan	9	27.3	9.6	1.6	2.1	3.7	7.0	1.8	0.3	2.4	3.9	3.9	9.2	.422	0.7	2.9	.231	1.1	1.6	.714
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
	Nate McMillan	Lou Williams
Season	1992-93	2011-12
Team	Seattle Supersonics	Philadelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Supersonics Lost West Conf Finals	76ers Lost East Conf Semis

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Nate McMillan	73	27.1	7.5	1.2	3.0	4.2	5.3	2.4	0.5	1.9	3.3	2.9	6.3	.464	0.3	0.9	.385	1.3	1.8	.709
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		%
Nate McMillan	19	21.8	4.8	1.1	2.4	3.5	5.4	2.1	0.6	1.3	2.8	1.8	5.4	.340	0.3	1.3	.208	0.8	1.6	.533
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
	Nate McMillan	Lou Williams
Season	1993-94	2012-13
Team	Seattle Supersonics	Atlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards	All-Defensive Second Team	-
Honors & Awards	Steals Leader	-
Playoffs	Supersonics Lost West Conf 1st Rd	Did 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		%
Nate McMillan	73	25.8	6.0	0.7	3.2	3.9	5.3	3.0	0.3	1.7	2.8	2.4	5.4	.447	0.7	1.8	.391	0.4	0.8	.564
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
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Nate McMillan	5	21.8	4.2	1.2	2.0	3.2	2.0	1.2	0.2	1.0	3.6	1.6	5.0	.320	0.8	2.2	.364	0.2	0.8	.250
Lou Williams	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 9
	Nate McMillan	Lou Williams
Season	1994-95	2013-14
Team	Seattle Supersonics	Atlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards	All-Defensive Second Team	-
Playoffs	Supersonics Lost West Conf 1st Rd	Hawks Lost East 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		%
Nate McMillan	80	25.9	5.2	0.8	3.0	3.8	5.3	2.1	0.7	1.6	3.4	2.1	5.0	.418	0.7	1.9	.342	0.4	0.7	.586
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		%
Nate McMillan	4	28.3	4.8	1.8	2.8	4.5	7.3	2.5	0.5	1.8	3.3	2.0	5.8	.348	0.3	2.0	.125	0.5	0.5	1.000
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
	Nate McMillan	Lou Williams
Season	1995-96	2014-15
Team	Seattle Supersonics	Toronto Raptors
Honors & Awards	-	Sixth Man of the Year
Playoffs	Supersonics Lost NBA Finals	Raptors Lost East 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		%
Nate McMillan	55	22.9	5.0	0.7	3.1	3.8	3.6	1.7	0.3	1.4	2.6	1.8	4.3	.420	0.8	2.2	.380	0.5	0.7	.707
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		%
Nate McMillan	19	20.3	4.4	0.7	3.0	3.7	2.7	1.2	0.3	1.1	1.8	1.5	3.6	.406	1.0	2.1	.475	0.5	0.7	.643
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
	Nate McMillan	Lou Williams
Season	1996-97	2015-16
Team	Seattle Supersonics	Los Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Supersonics Lost West Conf Semis	Did 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		%
Nate McMillan	37	21.6	4.6	0.4	2.8	3.2	3.8	1.6	0.2	0.9	2.1	1.6	4.0	.409	0.8	2.3	.333	0.5	0.8	.655
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
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Nate McMillan	3	13.3	0.0	0.3	1.3	1.7	1.0	0.3	0.0	0.7	3.7	0.0	0.7	.000	0.0	0.7	.000	0.0	0.0	-
Lou Williams	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 12
	Nate McMillan	Lou Williams
Season	1997-98	2016-17
Team	Seattle Supersonics	Los Angeles Lakers, Houston Rockets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Supersonics Lost West Conf Semis	Rockets Lost West Conf Semis

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Nate McMillan	18	15.5	3.4	0.7	1.5	2.2	3.1	0.8	0.2	0.7	2.3	1.3	3.7	.343	0.8	1.9	.441	0.1	0.1	1.000
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		%
Nate McMillan	7	14.1	2.3	0.3	2.0	2.3	2.1	0.4	0.3	0.3	2.4	0.9	2.6	.333	0.3	1.7	.167	0.3	0.3	1.000
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
	Nate McMillan	Lou Williams
Season	-	2017-18
Team	-	Los Angeles Clippers
Honors & Awards	-	Sixth Man of the Year
Playoffs	-	Did 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		%
Nate McMillan	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
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
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Nate McMillan	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Lou Williams	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 14
	Nate McMillan	Lou Williams
Season	-	2018-19
Team	-	Los Angeles Clippers
Honors & Awards	-	Sixth Man of the Year
Playoffs	-	Clippers 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		%
Nate McMillan	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Lou Williams	75	26.6	20.0	0.5	2.4	3.0	5.4	0.8	0.1	2.4	1.1	6.5	15.2	.425	1.4	3.9	.361	5.7	6.5	.876

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Nate McMillan	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Lou Williams	6	29.3	21.7	1.0	1.8	2.8	7.7	0.8	0.2	3.0	2.3	7.5	17.3	.433	1.0	3.0	.333	5.7	6.8	.829


Season 15
	Nate McMillan	Lou Williams
Season	-	2019-20
Team	-	Los Angeles Clippers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	-	Clippers Lost West Conf Semis

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Nate McMillan	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Lou Williams	65	28.7	18.2	0.5	2.6	3.1	5.6	0.7	0.2	2.8	1.2	6.0	14.4	.418	1.7	4.8	.352	4.5	5.2	.861

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Nate McMillan	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Lou Williams	13	26.2	12.8	0.5	2.6	3.2	4.2	0.8	0.2	1.6	1.4	4.8	11.2	.425	0.9	3.9	.235	2.3	2.8	.811


Season 16
	Nate McMillan	Lou Williams
Season	-	2020-21
Team	-	Los Angeles Clippers, Atlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	-	Hawks Lost East Conf 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		%
Nate McMillan	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Lou Williams	66	21.6	11.3	0.3	1.8	2.1	3.4	0.7	0.1	1.6	0.9	4.0	9.8	.410	1.0	2.6	.399	2.3	2.6	.867

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Nate McMillan	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Lou Williams	18	15.4	7.7	0.1	1.3	1.4	2.2	0.7	0.1	1.2	0.9	2.8	6.1	.455	0.7	1.7	.433	1.4	1.5	.963


Season 17
	Nate McMillan	Lou Williams
Season	-	2021-22
Team	-	Atlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	-	Did 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		%
Nate McMillan	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Lou Williams	56	14.3	6.3	0.3	1.3	1.6	1.9	0.5	0.1	0.8	0.9	2.2	5.7	.391	0.7	1.8	.363	1.2	1.4	.859

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Nate McMillan	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Lou Williams	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Nate McMillan vs. Lou Williams Season by Season Comparison

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

Their Careers

Comparison Season by Season

Rookie Season

Season 2

Season 3

Season 4

Season 5

Season 6

Season 7

Season 8

Season 9

Season 10

Season 11

Season 12

Season 13

Season 14

Season 15

Season 16

Season 17