Nate Robinson vs. Kevin Willis Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Kevin Willis and Nate Robinson, 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 / Games against each other

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 Robinson played 11 years in the NBA, 10 less than Kevin Willis, who played 21. Nate Robinson had the first of his seasons in 2005-06, while Kevin Willis had his rookie season in 1984-85. 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
Nate Robinson	11	3	2005-06 to 2015-16
Kevin Willis	21	11	1984-85 to 2006-07

Comparison Season by Season
Jump to season: 1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11


Rookie Season
	Nate Robinson	Kevin Willis
Season	2005-06	1984-85
Team	New York Knicks	Atlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Did Not Play

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Rookie Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Nate Robinson	72	21.4	9.3	0.8	1.5	2.3	2.0	0.8	0.0	1.6	2.8	3.2	7.8	.407	0.8	2.0	.397	2.1	2.8	.752
difference:	+10	+0.4		+1.4	+2.7	+4.1	+1.6	+0.4	+0.6	-0.3		+0.7	+0.6	+.060	+0.8	+1.9	+.175	+0.6	+0.6	+.095
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

Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Nate Robinson nor Kevin Willis played in the postseason in their season 1


Season 2
	Nate Robinson	Kevin Willis
Season	2006-07	1985-86
Team	New York Knicks	Atlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Hawks Lost East Conf Semis

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2nd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Nate Robinson	64	21.2	10.1	0.9	1.5	2.4	1.4	0.8	0.1	1.1	2.5	3.5	8.2	.434	1.3	3.3	.390	1.7	2.2	.777
difference:	+18	+6.8	+2.2	+2.1	+4.1	+6.2	+0.9		+0.4	-1.1	-1.1	+1.6	+1.7	+.083	+1.3	+3.2	+.390	+0.4	+1.0	+.123
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

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


Season 3
	Nate Robinson	Kevin Willis
Season	2007-08	1986-87
Team	New York Knicks	Atlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Hawks Lost East Conf Semis

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3rd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Nate Robinson	72	26.2	12.7	0.7	2.4	3.1	2.9	0.8	0.0	1.4	2.6	4.6	10.9	.423	1.3	4.1	.332	2.1	2.7	.786
difference:	+9	+6.2	+3.4	+3.3	+4.1	+7.4	+2.1		+0.8	-0.7	-1.3	+2.0	+1.5	+.113	+1.3	+4.1		+0.7	+1.3	+.077
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	-	2.8	4.0	.709

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


Season 4
	Nate Robinson	Kevin Willis
Season	2008-09	1987-88
Team	New York Knicks	Atlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Hawks Lost East Conf Semis

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4th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Nate Robinson	74	29.9	17.2	1.3	2.6	3.9	4.1	1.3	0.1	1.9	2.8	6.1	13.9	.437	1.7	5.2	.325	3.4	4.0	.841
difference:	+1	+2.0	+5.6	+1.8	+1.6	+3.4	+3.7	+0.4	+0.4	-0.1	-0.4	+1.4	+4.7	+.081	+1.7	+5.2		+1.3	+0.7	+.192
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	-	2.1	3.3	.649

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

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


Season 5
	Nate Robinson	Kevin Willis
Season	2009-10	1989-90
Team	New York Knicks, Boston Celtics	Atlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Celtics Lost NBA Finals	Did Not Play

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5th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Nate Robinson	56	19.9	10.1	0.5	1.5	2.0	2.9	0.9	0.1	1.3	2.1	3.8	8.8	.436	1.6	4.0	.390	0.9	1.2	.746
difference:	+25	+8.2	+2.3	+2.6	+3.3	+6.0	+2.2	+0.1	+0.5	-0.5	-1.1	+1.4	+1.1	+.083	+1.6	+3.9	+.104	+1.2	+1.8	+.063
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

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Nate Robinson	17	7.5	4.2	0.2	0.6	0.8	1.1	0.4	0.1	0.4	0.9	1.4	3.8	.375	0.6	1.9	.333	0.7	0.9	.800
Kevin Willis	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 6
	Nate Robinson	Kevin Willis
Season	2010-11	1990-91
Team	Boston Celtics, Oklahoma City Thunder	Atlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Thunder Lost West Conf Finals	Hawks Lost East Conf 1st Rd

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6th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Nate Robinson	59	17.2	6.8	0.3	1.3	1.5	1.9	0.5	0.1	1.2	1.9	2.5	6.4	.399	1.1	3.4	.325	0.6	0.7	.818
difference:	+21	+12.5	+6.3	+2.9	+4.3	+7.3	+0.7	+0.3	+0.4	-0.7	-1.0	+3.1	+4.6	+.105	+1.0	+3.3	+.075	+1.4	+2.3	+.150
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

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Nate Robinson	3	4.0	2.7	0.0	0.0	0	0.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.3	0.7	2.3	.286	0.7	2.0	.333	0.7	0.7	1.000
difference:	+2	+27.8	+12.7	+3.6	+5.4	+9.0	+0.7	+0.6	+0.2	-0.4	-4.1	+4.7	+11.1	+.117	+0.3	+1.4	+.334	+3.5	+5.3	+.300
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


Season 7
	Nate Robinson	Kevin Willis
Season	2011-12	1991-92
Team	Golden State Warriors	Atlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA Third Team
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Did Not Play

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7th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Nate Robinson	51	23.4	11.2	0.3	1.7	2.0	4.5	1.2	0.0	1.5	2.3	4.0	9.5	.424	1.3	3.5	.365	1.8	2.2	.832
difference:	+30	+13.2	+7.1	+4.9	+8.7	+13.5	+2.4	+0.3	+0.7	-0.9	-0.5	+3.3	+5.6	+.059	+1.2	+3.0	+.203	+1.8	+2.3	+.028
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

Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Nate Robinson nor Kevin Willis played in the postseason in their season 7


Season 8
	Nate Robinson	Kevin Willis
Season	2012-13	1992-93
Team	Chicago Bulls	Atlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Bulls Lost East Conf Semis	Hawks Lost East Conf 1st Rd

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8th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Nate Robinson	82	25.4	13.1	0.4	1.9	2.2	4.4	1.0	0.1	1.8	2.5	4.9	11.2	.433	1.7	4.2	.405	1.6	2.1	.799
difference:	+2	+10.6	+4.8	+3.8	+6.8	+10.7	+2.3	+0.1	+0.4	-0.9	-0.8	+2.8	+4.0	+.073	+1.6	+3.8	+.164	+0.9	+1.7	+.146
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

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Nate Robinson	12	33.7	16.3	0.5	2.2	2.7	4.4	1.0	0.2	2.7	3.2	5.9	13.6	.436	1.8	5.4	.338	2.6	3.4	.756
difference:	+9	+0.6	+0.4	+3.8	+2.1	+6.0	+3.4	+0.3	+0.2	-0.4	-1.1	+1.1	+1.4	+.031	+1.8	+5.1	+.338	+0.1	+1.3	+.185
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


Season 9
	Nate Robinson	Kevin Willis
Season	2013-14	1993-94
Team	Denver Nuggets	Atlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Hawks Lost East Conf Semis

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9th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Nate Robinson	44	19.7	10.4	0.5	1.4	1.8	2.5	0.8	0.1	1.3	2.1	3.7	8.7	.428	1.3	3.5	.377	1.6	1.9	.835
difference:	+36	+16.1	+8.7	+3.7	+6.5	+10.2	+0.6	+0.2	+0.4	-1.1	-1.0	+4.1	+7.0	+.071	+1.2	+3.2	+.002	+1.8	+2.8	+.122
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

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


Season 10
	Nate Robinson	Kevin Willis
Season	2014-15	1994-95
Team	Denver Nuggets, Los Angeles Clippers	Atlanta Hawks, Miami Heat
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Did Not Play

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10th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Nate Robinson	42	14.1	5.7	0.4	0.8	1.2	2.3	0.5	0.1	0.7	1.8	2.1	6.1	.345	0.7	2.7	.277	0.7	1.1	.674
difference:	+25	+21.6	+11.5	+3.0	+6.7	+9.7	+1.0	+0.4	+0.4	-1.7	-1.4	+5.0	+9.0	+.121	+0.7	+2.5	+.077	+2.4	+3.3	+.016
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

Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Nate Robinson nor Kevin Willis played in the postseason in their season 10


Season 11
	Nate Robinson	Kevin Willis
Season	2015-16	1995-96
Team	New Orleans Pelicans	Miami Heat, Golden State Warriors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Did Not Play

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11th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Nate Robinson	2	11.5	0.0	0.0	0.0	0	2.0	0.5	0.0	0.0	2.5	0.0	0.5	.000	0.0	0.5	.000	0.0	0.0	-
difference:	+73	+17.0	+10.6	+2.8	+5.7	+8.5	+1.3	+0.1	+0.5	-2.1	-0.9	+4.3	+9.0	+.456		+0.4	+.111	+1.9	+2.7
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

Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Nate Robinson nor Kevin Willis played in the postseason in their season 11

Additional Years

* Kevin Willis played 10 seasons more than Nate Robinson in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 12 to 21, from 1997 to 2007—Kevin Willis played in 5 Playoffs and won one NBA Championship.

Nate Robinson vs. Kevin Willis Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Kevin Willis and Nate Robinson, 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

Rookie Season Stats Comparison

Season 2

2nd Season Stats Comparison

Season 3

3rd Season Stats Comparison

Season 4

4th Season Stats Comparison

Season 5

5th Season Stats Comparison

Season 6

6th Season Stats Comparison

Season 7

7th Season Stats Comparison

Season 8

8th Season Stats Comparison

Season 9

9th Season Stats Comparison

Season 10

10th Season Stats Comparison

Season 11

11th Season Stats Comparison

Additional Years