Quentin Richardson vs. Deron Williams Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Deron Williams and Quentin Richardson, 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.

Quentin Richardson played 13 years in the NBA, 1 more than Deron Williams, who played 12. Quentin Richardson had the first of his seasons in 2000-01, while Deron 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
Quentin Richardson 13 5 2000-01 to 2012-13
Deron Williams 12 9 2005-06 to 2016-17

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Quentin Richardson Deron Williams
Season 2000-012005-06
Team Los Angeles ClippersUtah Jazz
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie First Team
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 %
Quentin Richardson 76 17.9 8.1 1.4 2.0 3.4 0.8 0.6 0.1 0.8 1.3 3.1 6.9 .442 0.7 2.0 .331 1.3 2.1 .627
Deron Williams 80 28.8 10.8 0.4 2.0 2.4 4.5 0.8 0.2 1.8 2.9 4.2 10.1 .421 1.1 2.7 .416 1.2 1.7 .704
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Quentin Richardson ------- --- ----------
Deron Williams ------- --- ----------

Season 2

Quentin Richardson Deron Williams
Season 2001-022006-07
Team Los Angeles ClippersUtah Jazz
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayJazz Lost West 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 %
Quentin Richardson 81 26.6 13.3 1.4 2.7 4.1 1.6 1.0 0.3 1.3 1.8 4.9 11.4 .432 1.6 4.3 .381 1.8 2.3 .765
Deron Williams 80 36.9 16.2 0.5 2.8 3.3 9.3 1.0 0.2 3.1 3.2 6.2 13.5 .456 1.0 3.2 .322 2.8 3.7 .767
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Quentin Richardson ------- --- ----------
Deron Williams 17 38.6 19.2 0.5 3.8 4.3 8.6 1.5 0.2 4.0 2.9 7.2 15.9 .452 1.1 3.4 .333 3.8 4.8 .790

Season 3

Quentin Richardson Deron Williams
Season 2002-032007-08
Team Los Angeles ClippersUtah Jazz
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second Team
Playoffs Did Not PlayJazz 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 %
Quentin Richardson 59 23.2 9.4 1.7 3.1 4.8 0.9 0.6 0.2 1.1 1.6 3.4 9.3 .372 1.0 3.4 .308 1.4 2.1 .685
Deron Williams 82 37.3 18.8 0.4 2.5 3.0 10.5 1.1 0.3 3.4 2.4 6.9 13.6 .507 1.0 2.6 .395 4.0 5.0 .803
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Quentin Richardson ------- --- ----------
Deron Williams 12 42.8 21.6 1.3 2.3 3.6 10.0 0.6 0.3 3.1 2.9 7.5 15.3 .492 2.3 4.7 .500 4.3 5.5 .773

Season 4

Quentin Richardson Deron Williams
Season 2003-042008-09
Team Los Angeles ClippersUtah Jazz
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayJazz 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 %
Quentin Richardson 65 36.0 17.2 2.2 4.1 6.4 2.1 1.0 0.3 2.2 2.0 6.5 16.4 .398 1.8 5.2 .352 2.3 3.1 .740
Deron Williams 68 36.8 19.4 0.4 2.5 2.9 10.7 1.1 0.3 3.4 2.0 6.8 14.5 .471 1.0 3.3 .310 4.8 5.6 .849
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Quentin Richardson ------- --- ----------
Deron Williams 5 42.2 20.2 0.8 3.0 3.8 10.8 1.8 0.4 4.2 3.4 5.8 14.0 .414 1.8 5.0 .360 6.8 8.2 .829

Season 5

Quentin Richardson Deron Williams
Season 2004-052009-10
Team Phoenix SunsUtah Jazz
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Suns Lost West Conf FinalsJazz 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 %
Quentin Richardson 79 35.9 14.9 1.2 4.9 6.1 2.0 1.2 0.3 1.3 2.5 5.2 13.2 .389 2.9 8.0 .358 1.7 2.3 .739
Deron Williams 76 36.9 18.7 0.7 3.3 4.0 10.5 1.3 0.2 3.3 2.7 6.5 13.9 .469 1.3 3.4 .371 4.4 5.5 .801
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Quentin Richardson 15 37.5 11.9 1.6 3.5 5.1 1.7 1.3 0.2 1.0 3.5 4.1 10.3 .403 2.1 5.5 .390 1.5 2.4 .639
Deron Williams 10 39.8 24.3 0.4 2.3 2.7 10.2 1.0 0.4 3.0 3.7 6.7 14.9 .450 2.0 5.1 .392 8.9 11.1 .802

Season 6

Quentin Richardson Deron Williams
Season 2005-062010-11
Team New York KnicksUtah Jazz, New Jersey Nets
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 %
Quentin Richardson 55 26.2 8.2 1.2 3.0 4.2 1.6 0.7 0.1 1.0 2.4 3.0 8.3 .355 1.2 3.4 .340 1.1 1.7 .670
Deron Williams 65 37.9 20.1 0.6 3.4 4.0 10.3 1.2 0.2 3.5 2.9 6.6 15.0 .439 1.6 4.9 .331 5.4 6.3 .845
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Quentin Richardson ------- --- ----------
Deron Williams ------- --- ----------

Season 7

Quentin Richardson Deron Williams
Season 2006-072011-12
Team New York KnicksNew Jersey Nets
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 %
Quentin Richardson 49 33.1 13.0 1.3 5.9 7.2 2.2 0.7 0.1 1.4 2.7 4.7 11.1 .418 2.0 5.3 .376 1.7 2.4 .692
Deron Williams 55 36.3 21.0 0.4 2.9 3.3 8.7 1.2 0.4 4.0 2.2 7.1 17.5 .407 2.1 6.2 .336 4.7 5.5 .843
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Quentin Richardson ------- --- ----------
Deron Williams ------- --- ----------

Season 8

Quentin Richardson Deron Williams
Season 2007-082012-13
Team New York KnicksBrooklyn Nets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayNets 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 %
Quentin Richardson 65 28.3 8.1 0.9 4.0 4.8 1.8 0.7 0.2 1.1 2.4 3.1 8.5 .359 1.1 3.3 .322 0.9 1.4 .682
Deron Williams 78 36.4 18.9 0.4 2.6 3.0 7.7 1.0 0.4 2.8 2.5 6.3 14.4 .440 2.2 5.7 .378 4.1 4.7 .859
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Quentin Richardson ------- --- ----------
Deron Williams 7 41.7 20.6 0.1 3.0 3.1 8.4 1.0 0.6 3.0 2.4 6.4 15.1 .425 2.4 6.1 .395 5.3 6.4 .822

Season 9

Quentin Richardson Deron Williams
Season 2008-092013-14
Team New York KnicksBrooklyn Nets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayNets 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 %
Quentin Richardson 72 26.3 10.2 1.0 3.4 4.4 1.6 0.7 0.1 1.0 1.8 3.6 9.3 .393 1.7 4.6 .365 1.2 1.6 .761
Deron Williams 64 32.2 14.3 0.2 2.4 2.6 6.1 1.5 0.2 2.2 2.3 5.0 11.2 .450 1.5 4.2 .366 2.7 3.4 .801
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Quentin Richardson ------- --- ----------
Deron Williams 12 35.7 14.5 0.6 2.6 3.2 5.8 1.1 0.2 2.3 2.6 5.0 12.7 .395 1.5 4.4 .340 3.0 3.8 .800

Season 10

Quentin Richardson Deron Williams
Season 2009-102014-15
Team Miami HeatBrooklyn Nets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Heat Lost East Conf 1st RdNets 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 %
Quentin Richardson 76 27.4 8.9 0.8 4.1 4.9 1.2 0.9 0.2 0.8 2.2 3.2 7.4 .431 1.9 4.7 .397 0.7 0.9 .732
Deron Williams 68 31.1 13.0 0.4 3.1 3.5 6.6 0.9 0.3 2.3 2.3 4.4 11.3 .387 1.3 3.5 .367 3.0 3.5 .834
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Quentin Richardson 5 29.8 9.8 0.2 3.6 3.8 1.6 1.6 0.2 1.0 3.2 3.6 9.0 .400 1.8 4.4 .409 0.8 1.0 .800
Deron Williams 6 32.0 11.8 0.5 5.7 6.2 5.5 1.3 0.0 2.7 3.0 4.5 11.5 .391 1.8 4.3 .423 1.0 1.2 .857

Season 11

Quentin Richardson Deron Williams
Season 2010-112015-16
Team Orlando MagicDallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Magic Lost East Conf 1st RdMavericks 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 %
Quentin Richardson 57 16.8 4.4 0.7 2.4 3.1 0.7 0.4 0.1 0.6 1.3 1.5 4.5 .341 0.7 2.6 .288 0.6 0.8 .750
Deron Williams 65 32.4 14.1 0.3 2.6 2.9 5.8 0.9 0.2 2.3 2.4 4.9 11.9 .414 1.5 4.3 .344 2.8 3.2 .869
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Quentin Richardson 6 16.3 3.8 0.5 2.0 2.5 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.3 1.5 1.3 2.5 .533 0.8 1.7 .500 0.3 0.3 1.000
Deron Williams 3 16.3 5.0 0.0 0.7 0.7 2.7 0.3 0.0 2.3 2.0 2.0 6.0 .333 1.0 2.3 .429 0.0 0.0 -

Season 12

Quentin Richardson Deron Williams
Season 2011-122016-17
Team Orlando MagicDallas Mavericks, Cleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Magic Lost East Conf 1st RdCavaliers Lost NBA 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 %
Quentin Richardson 48 18.0 4.5 0.3 2.3 2.6 0.8 0.6 0.1 0.6 1.5 1.5 4.1 .376 0.9 2.5 .347 0.5 0.6 .833
Deron Williams 64 25.9 11.0 0.2 2.1 2.3 5.6 0.5 0.1 2.2 2.2 4.1 9.4 .438 1.3 3.7 .363 1.4 1.7 .826
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Quentin Richardson 5 14.8 2.4 0.0 4.4 4.4 0.4 0.2 0.0 1.2 1.2 1.0 3.0 .333 0.4 1.4 .286 0.0 0.0 -
Deron Williams 18 14.6 4.3 0.2 1.1 1.3 2.1 0.6 0.1 0.9 1.6 1.6 3.6 .438 0.7 1.7 .387 0.6 0.6 .909

Season 13

Quentin Richardson Deron Williams
Season 2012-13-
Team New York Knicks-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Knicks 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 %
Quentin Richardson 1 29.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 10.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 2.0 1.0 1.0 11.0 .091 1.0 4.0 .250 2.0 2.0 1.000
Deron Williams ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Quentin Richardson 5 2.8 1.2 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.4 0.4 1.2 .333 0.4 1.0 .400 0.0 0.0 -
Deron Williams ------- --- ----------