Patrick Beverley vs. Willie Naulls Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Willie Naulls and Patrick Beverley, 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.

Patrick Beverley played 12 years in the NBA, 2 more than Willie Naulls, who played 10. Patrick Beverley had the first of his seasons in 2012-13, while Willie Naulls had his rookie season in 1956-57. 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
Patrick Beverley 12 9 2012-13 to 2023-24
Willie Naulls 10 4 1956-57 to 1965-66

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Patrick Beverley Willie Naulls
Season 2012-131956-57
Team Houston RocketsSt. Louis Hawks, New York Knicks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Rockets 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 %
Patrick Beverley 41 17.4 5.6 1.1 1.6 2.7 2.9 0.9 0.5 1.1 2.0 1.9 4.6 .418 0.9 2.3 .375 0.8 1.0 .829
Willie Naulls 71 25.0 10.1 - - 8.7 1.2 - - - 2.6 4.1 11.5 .357 - - - 1.9 2.7 .677
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Patrick Beverley 6 33.3 11.8 1.8 3.7 5.5 2.8 1.2 0.7 1.0 4.0 4.7 10.8 .431 1.3 4.0 .333 1.2 1.2 1.000
Willie Naulls ------- --- ----------

Season 2

Patrick Beverley Willie Naulls
Season 2013-141957-58
Team Houston RocketsNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Defensive Second Team-
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Rockets 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 %
Patrick Beverley 56 31.3 10.2 1.3 2.2 3.5 2.7 1.4 0.4 1.2 3.1 3.6 8.6 .414 1.6 4.6 .361 1.5 1.8 .814
Willie Naulls 68 34.8 18.1 - - 11.8 1.4 - - - 3.2 6.9 17.5 .397 - - - 4.2 5.1 .826
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Patrick Beverley 6 33.7 8.7 2.2 2.0 4.2 1.8 0.5 0.3 0.7 3.5 3.2 8.3 .380 1.2 3.7 .318 1.2 1.7 .700
Willie Naulls ------- --- ----------

Season 3

Patrick Beverley Willie Naulls
Season 2014-151958-59
Team Houston RocketsNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayKnicks Lost East Div 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 %
Patrick Beverley 56 30.8 10.1 1.2 3.0 4.2 3.4 1.1 0.4 1.5 3.3 3.6 9.5 .383 2.1 5.8 .356 0.8 1.1 .750
Willie Naulls 68 30.3 15.7 - - 10.6 1.5 - - - 3.4 6.0 15.8 .378 - - - 3.8 4.6 .830
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Patrick Beverley ------- --- ----------
Willie Naulls 2 31.5 17.0 - - 10.5 1.5 - - - 5.5 7.0 21.0 .333 - - - 3.0 4.0 .750

Season 4

Patrick Beverley Willie Naulls
Season 2015-161959-60
Team Houston RocketsNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Rockets 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 %
Patrick Beverley 71 28.7 9.9 1.0 2.5 3.5 3.4 1.3 0.4 1.3 3.3 3.6 8.4 .434 1.7 4.4 .400 0.8 1.2 .682
Willie Naulls 65 34.6 21.4 - - 14.2 2.1 - - - 3.3 8.5 19.8 .428 - - - 4.4 5.3 .836
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Patrick Beverley 5 25.8 5.8 0.8 3.6 4.4 2.2 0.4 0.4 0.8 3.4 2.0 7.4 .270 0.6 2.8 .214 1.2 1.2 1.000
Willie Naulls ------- --- ----------

Season 5

Patrick Beverley Willie Naulls
Season 2016-171960-61
Team Houston RocketsNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Defensive First Team-
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Rockets Lost West Conf SemisDid 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 %
Patrick Beverley 67 30.7 9.5 1.4 4.4 5.9 4.2 1.5 0.4 1.5 3.3 3.4 8.1 .420 1.6 4.3 .382 1.1 1.4 .768
Willie Naulls 79 37.7 23.4 - - 13.4 2.4 - - - 3.4 9.3 21.8 .428 - - - 4.7 5.8 .816
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Patrick Beverley 11 29.5 11.1 1.9 3.6 5.5 3.0 1.5 0.2 1.6 3.5 4.1 9.9 .413 1.9 4.7 .404 1.0 1.3 .786
Willie Naulls ------- --- ----------

Season 6

Patrick Beverley Willie Naulls
Season 2017-181961-62
Team Los Angeles ClippersNew York Knicks
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 %
Patrick Beverley 11 30.4 12.2 1.5 2.6 4.1 2.9 1.7 0.5 2.3 3.1 4.4 10.8 .403 2.2 5.5 .400 1.3 1.5 .824
Willie Naulls 75 39.7 25.0 - - 11.6 2.6 - - - 3.5 10.0 24.0 .415 - - - 5.1 6.1 .842
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Patrick Beverley ------- --- ----------
Willie Naulls ------- --- ----------

Season 7

Patrick Beverley Willie Naulls
Season 2018-191962-63
Team Los Angeles ClippersNew York Knicks, San Francisco Warriors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Clippers Lost West Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Patrick Beverley 78 27.4 7.6 1.0 4.0 5.0 3.8 0.9 0.6 1.1 3.4 2.5 6.1 .407 1.4 3.6 .397 1.2 1.6 .780
Willie Naulls 70 27.2 12.9 - - 7.4 1.5 - - - 2.9 5.3 12.7 .417 - - - 2.4 3.0 .802
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Patrick Beverley 6 32.5 9.8 1.3 6.7 8.0 4.7 1.0 1.0 1.7 3.5 3.3 7.8 .426 2.2 5.0 .433 1.0 1.3 .750
Willie Naulls ------- --- ----------

Season 8

Patrick Beverley Willie Naulls
Season 2019-201963-64
Team Los Angeles ClippersBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Defensive Second Team-
Playoffs Clippers Lost West Conf SemisNBA Champion NBA Champion
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Patrick Beverley 51 26.3 7.9 1.1 4.1 5.2 3.6 1.1 0.5 1.3 3.1 2.9 6.7 .431 1.6 4.0 .388 0.6 0.9 .660
Willie Naulls 78 18.1 9.8 - - 4.6 0.8 - - - 2.7 4.1 9.9 .417 - - - 1.6 2.0 .796
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Patrick Beverley 8 20.8 6.3 1.1 3.0 4.1 2.4 1.0 0.4 0.9 3.9 2.5 4.9 .513 1.0 2.8 .364 0.3 0.5 .500
Willie Naulls 10 16.7 9.1 - - 4.6 0.8 - - - 3.1 3.7 9.5 .389 - - - 1.7 2.3 .739

Season 9

Patrick Beverley Willie Naulls
Season 2020-211964-65
Team Los Angeles ClippersBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Clippers Lost West Conf FinalsNBA Champion NBA Champion
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Patrick Beverley 37 22.5 7.5 0.8 2.4 3.2 2.1 0.8 0.8 0.9 2.9 2.5 5.9 .423 1.5 3.8 .397 1.0 1.2 .800
Willie Naulls 71 20.6 10.5 - - 4.7 1.0 - - - 3.2 4.3 11.1 .384 - - - 2.0 2.5 .813
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Patrick Beverley 17 19.0 4.9 0.6 1.8 2.4 1.4 0.7 0.7 0.2 2.1 1.7 4.0 .426 0.8 2.2 .351 0.7 0.8 .857
Willie Naulls 12 15.0 7.3 - - 4.3 0.8 - - - 2.3 3.3 7.9 .411 - - - 0.8 1.3 .667

Season 10

Patrick Beverley Willie Naulls
Season 2021-221965-66
Team Minnesota TimberwolvesBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Timberwolves Lost West Conf 1st RdNBA Champion NBA Champion
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Patrick Beverley 58 25.4 9.2 1.1 3.1 4.1 4.6 1.2 0.9 1.3 3.0 3.1 7.5 .406 1.4 4.2 .343 1.7 2.3 .722
Willie Naulls 71 20.2 10.7 - - 4.5 1.0 - - - 2.8 4.6 11.5 .402 - - - 1.5 1.8 .794
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Patrick Beverley 6 32.3 11.0 0.7 2.5 3.2 4.8 1.2 1.2 2.0 4.7 3.5 8.2 .429 1.5 4.3 .346 2.5 3.7 .682
Willie Naulls 11 6.8 3.2 - - 1.5 0.1 - - - 2.1 0.8 3.2 .257 - - - 1.5 1.9 .810

Season 11

Patrick Beverley Willie Naulls
Season 2022-23-
Team Los Angeles Lakers, Chicago Bulls-
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 %
Patrick Beverley 67 27.1 6.2 0.7 3.0 3.7 2.9 0.9 0.6 0.9 2.8 2.1 5.4 .400 1.2 3.6 .335 0.7 1.0 .723
Willie Naulls ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Patrick Beverley ------- --- ----------
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Season 12

Patrick Beverley Willie Naulls
Season 2023-24-
Team Philadelphia 76ers, Milwaukee Bucks-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Bucks 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 %
Patrick Beverley 73 20.0 6.2 0.7 2.6 3.3 2.9 0.6 0.4 0.9 1.8 2.2 5.2 .417 0.8 2.5 .337 1.0 1.2 .822
Willie Naulls ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Patrick Beverley 6 35.0 8.2 0.7 2.7 3.3 5.5 1.0 0.7 1.0 2.7 2.7 6.5 .410 0.7 1.8 .364 2.2 2.5 .867
Willie Naulls ------- --- ----------