Scottie Pippen vs. Mark Williams Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Mark Williams and Scottie Pippen, 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.

Scottie Pippen played 17 years in the NBA, 14 more than Mark Williams, who played 3. Scottie Pippen had the first of his seasons in 1987-88, while Mark Williams had his rookie season in 2022-23. 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 Pippen 17 16 1987-88 to 2003-04
Mark Williams 3 0 2022-23 to 2024-25

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Scottie Pippen Mark Williams
Season 1987-882022-23
Team Chicago BullsCharlotte Hornets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Bulls Lost East Conf SemisDid 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 Pippen 79 20.9 7.9 1.5 2.3 3.8 2.1 1.2 0.7 1.7 2.7 3.3 7.1 .463 0.1 0.3 .174 1.3 2.2 .576
difference:+36+1.6+1.1+0.7+2.6+3.3+1.7+0.5+0.3-0.8-0.5+0.4+1.3+.174+0.1+0.3+0.3+0.1+.115
Mark Williams 43 19.3 9.0 2.2 4.9 7.1 0.4 0.7 1.0 0.9 2.2 3.7 5.8 .637 0.0 0.0 - 1.6 2.3 .691
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Scottie Pippen 10 29.4 10.0 2.4 2.8 5.2 2.4 0.8 0.8 2.6 3.3 4.6 9.9 .465 0.3 0.6 .500 0.5 0.7 .714
Mark Williams DNP------ --- ----------

Season 2

Scottie Pippen Mark Williams
Season 1988-892023-24
Team Chicago BullsCharlotte Hornets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Bulls Lost East Conf FinalsDid 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 Pippen 73 33.1 14.4 1.9 4.2 6.1 3.5 1.9 0.8 2.7 3.6 5.7 11.9 .476 0.3 1.1 .273 2.8 4.1 .668
difference:+54+6.4+1.7+2.1+1.5+3.6+2.3+1.1+0.3-1.8-1.0+0.5+4.0+.173+0.3+1.1+0.4+0.7+.051
Mark Williams 19 26.7 12.7 4.0 5.7 9.7 1.2 0.8 1.1 0.9 2.6 5.2 7.9 .649 0.0 0.0 - 2.4 3.4 .719
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Scottie Pippen 17 36.4 13.1 2.0 5.6 7.6 3.9 1.4 0.9 2.4 3.7 4.9 10.7 .462 1.3 3.3 .393 1.9 2.9 .640
Mark Williams DNP------ --- ----------

Season 3

Scottie Pippen Mark Williams
Season 1989-902024-25
Team Chicago BullsCharlotte Hornets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Bulls Lost East Conf FinalsDid Not Play
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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 Pippen 82 38.4 16.5 1.8 4.8 6.7 5.4 2.6 1.2 3.4 3.6 6.9 14.0 .489 0.3 1.4 .250 2.4 3.6 .675
difference:+38+11.8+1.2+1.2+2.4+3.5+2.9+1.9-1.8-1.2+0.8+3.8+.115+0.3+1.3+.250+0.6+0.1+.129
Mark Williams 44 26.6 15.3 3.0 7.2 10.2 2.5 0.7 1.2 1.6 2.4 6.1 10.2 .604 0.0 0.1 .000 3.0 3.7 .804
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Scottie Pippen 15 40.8 19.3 2.2 5.0 7.2 5.5 2.1 1.3 3.3 4.1 6.9 14.0 .495 0.7 2.1 .323 4.7 6.7 .710
Mark Williams DNP------ --- ----------

Additional Years

* Scottie Pippen played 14 seasons more than Mark Williams in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 4 to 17, from 1991 to 2004—Scottie Pippen played in 13 Playoffs and won 6 NBA Championships.

In those 14 extra years over Mark Williams, Scottie Pippen got these achievements:

Honors & AwardsAchievement 3 All-NBA First Team
Achievement 2 All-NBA Second Team
Achievement 2 All-NBA Third Team
Achievement 8 All-Defensive First Team
Achievement 2 All-Defensive Second Team
Achievement 1 Steals Leader
Achievement 6 All-Star Game
Achievement 1 All-Star Game MVP