Scottie Barnes vs. Lou Williams Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Lou Williams and Scottie Barnes, 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 / 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.

Scottie Barnes played 5 years in the NBA, 12 less than Lou Williams, who played 17. Scottie Barnes had the first of his seasons in 2021-22, 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 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
Scottie Barnes 5 1 2021-22 to 2025-26
Lou Williams 17 10 2005-06 to 2021-22

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Scottie Barnes Lou Williams
Season 2021-222005-06
Team Toronto RaptorsPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards Achievement Rookie of the Year-
Achievement All-Rookie First Team-
Playoffs Raptors Lost East Conf 1st RdDid 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%
Scottie Barnes 74 35.4 15.3 2.6 4.9 7.5 3.5 1.1 0.7 1.8 2.6 6.2 12.6 .492 0.8 2.6 .301 2.1 2.9 .735
difference:+44+30.6+13.4+2.5+4.4+6.9+3.2+0.9+0.7-1.4-2.2+5.4+10.9+.050+0.7+2.3+.079+1.8+2.5+.120
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 TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Scottie Barnes 4 33.3 12.8 1.8 7.3 9.0 4.3 1.0 0.3 1.3 3.0 4.5 10.5 .429 0.5 3.0 .167 3.3 4.0 .813
Lou Williams DNP------ --- ----------

Season 2

Scottie Barnes Lou Williams
Season 2022-232006-07
Team Toronto RaptorsPhiladelphia 76ers
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%
Scottie Barnes 77 34.8 15.3 2.3 4.3 6.6 4.8 1.1 0.8 2.0 2.2 6.0 13.2 .456 0.8 2.9 .281 2.5 3.2 .772
difference:+16+23.5+11.0+2.0+3.4+5.5+3.0+0.7+0.8-1.2-1.5+4.5+9.7+.015+0.6+2.3+.043+1.5+1.7+.076
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
* Neiher Scottie Barnes nor Lou Williams played in the postseason in their season 2

Season 3

Scottie Barnes Lou Williams
Season 2023-242007-08
Team Toronto RaptorsPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not Play76ers Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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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%
Scottie Barnes 60 34.9 19.9 2.4 5.9 8.2 6.1 1.3 1.5 2.8 2.0 7.5 15.7 .475 1.7 4.9 .341 3.3 4.2 .781
difference:+20+11.6+8.4+1.9+4.3+6.1+2.9+0.3+1.3-1.2-0.4+3.5+6.3+.051+1.0+3.0+.018+0.5+0.6+.002
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 TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Scottie Barnes DNP------ --- ----------
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

Scottie Barnes Lou Williams
Season 2024-252008-09
Team Toronto RaptorsPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not Play76ers Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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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%
Scottie Barnes 65 32.8 19.3 1.7 6.0 7.7 5.8 1.4 1.0 2.8 1.7 7.3 16.4 .446 1.2 4.3 .271 3.5 4.6 .755
difference:+16+9.1+6.5+1.3+4.4+5.7+2.8+0.4+0.8-0.9-0.1+3.2+6.0+.048+0.4+1.6+.015+0.3+0.2+.035
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 TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Scottie Barnes DNP------ --- ----------
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

Scottie Barnes Lou Williams
Season 2025-262009-10
Team Toronto RaptorsPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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5th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Scottie Barnes 26 33.9 19.7 2.0 5.8 7.8 5.3 1.4 1.6 2.4 3.1 7.6 15.1 .501 1.4 3.6 .383 3.2 3.8 .847
difference:+38+4.0+5.7+1.6+3.3+4.9+1.1+0.1+1.4-0.7-1.4+2.6+4.5+.031+0.3+0.4+.043+0.2+0.2+.023
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
* Neiher Scottie Barnes nor Lou Williams played in the postseason in their season 5

Additional Years

* Lou Williams played 12 seasons more than Scottie Barnes in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 6 to 17, from 2011 to 2022—Lou Williams played in 8 Playoffs.

In those 12 extra years over Scottie Barnes, Lou Williams got these achievements:

Honors & AwardsAchievement 3 Sixth Man of the Year