T.J. McConnell vs. Kevin Willis Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Kevin Willis and T.J. McConnell, 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.

T.J. McConnell played 11 years in the NBA, 10 less than Kevin Willis, who played 21. T.J. McConnell had the first of his seasons in 2015-16, 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
T.J. McConnell	11	5	2015-16 to 2025-26
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
	T.J. McConnell	Kevin Willis
Season	2015-16	1984-85
Team	Philadelphia 76ers	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		%
T.J. McConnell	81	19.8	6.1	0.5	2.6	3.1	4.5	1.2	0.1	1.7	1.4	2.7	5.7	.470	0.4	1.1	.348	0.3	0.5	.634
difference:	+1	+2.0	+3.2	+1.7	+1.6	+3.3	+4.1	+0.8	+0.5	-0.4	-1.4	+1.2	+2.7	+.003	+0.4	+1.0	+.126	+1.2	+1.7	+.023
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 T.J. McConnell nor Kevin Willis played in the postseason in their season 1


Season 2
	T.J. McConnell	Kevin Willis
Season	2016-17	1985-86
Team	Philadelphia 76ers	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		%
T.J. McConnell	81	26.3	6.9	0.5	2.6	3.1	6.6	1.7	0.1	2.0	1.7	2.9	6.3	.461	0.1	0.7	.200	0.9	1.1	.811
difference:	+1	+1.7	+5.4	+2.5	+3.0	+5.5	+6.1	+0.9	+0.4	-0.2	-1.9	+2.2	+3.6	+.056	+0.1	+0.6	+.200	+1.2	+2.1	+.157
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		%
T.J. McConnell	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
	T.J. McConnell	Kevin Willis
Season	2017-18	1986-87
Team	Philadelphia 76ers	Atlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	76ers Lost East Conf Semis	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		%
T.J. McConnell	76	22.4	6.3	0.5	2.5	3.0	4.0	1.2	0.2	1.5	1.6	2.8	5.5	.499	0.4	0.8	.435	0.4	0.5	.795
difference:	+5	+10.0	+9.8	+3.5	+4.0	+7.5	+3.2	+0.4	+0.6	-0.6	-2.3	+3.8	+6.9	+.037	+0.4	+0.8		+2.4	+3.5	+.086
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		%
T.J. McConnell	10	15.5	5.5	0.6	2.0	2.6	2.3	0.6	0.0	0.6	1.3	2.5	3.6	.694	0.2	0.3	.667	0.3	0.5	.600
difference:	+1	+24.1	+10.2	+3.1	+3.6	+6.6	+1.6	+0.4	+0.8	-1.3	-2.4	+4.2	+9.2	+.172	+0.2	+0.3		+2.0	+2.9	+.077
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
	T.J. McConnell	Kevin Willis
Season	2018-19	1987-88
Team	Philadelphia 76ers	Atlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	76ers Lost East Conf Semis	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		%
T.J. McConnell	76	19.3	6.4	0.4	1.9	2.3	3.4	1.0	0.2	1.2	1.4	2.9	5.5	.525	0.2	0.6	.333	0.4	0.5	.784
difference:	+1	+8.6	+5.2	+2.7	+2.3	+5.0	+3.0	+0.1	+0.3	-0.6	-1.8	+1.8	+3.7	+.007	+0.2	+0.6		+1.7	+2.8	+.135
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		%
T.J. McConnell	9	8.3	2.7	0.1	0.6	0.7	1.2	0.2	0.1	0.1	0.4	1.3	3.0	.444	0.0	0.0	-	0.0	0.0	-
difference:	+3	+30.2	+13.5	+2.9	+5.4	+8.3	+0.3	+0.6	+0.7	-2.0	-3.9	+5.4	+8.5	+.136		+0.1		+2.8	+4.2
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
	T.J. McConnell	Kevin Willis
Season	2019-20	1989-90
Team	Indiana Pacers	Atlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Pacers Lost East Conf 1st Rd	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		%
T.J. McConnell	71	18.7	6.5	0.5	2.1	2.7	5.0	0.8	0.2	1.4	1.0	3.0	5.8	.516	0.1	0.2	.294	0.5	0.6	.833
difference:	+10	+9.4	+5.9	+2.6	+2.7	+5.3	+4.3		+0.4	-0.4	-2.2	+2.2	+4.1	+.003	+0.1	+0.1	+.008	+1.6	+2.4	+.150
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		%
T.J. McConnell	3	9.3	2.3	0.0	2.0	2.0	2.3	0.0	0.0	0.7	1.3	1.0	2.7	.375	0.0	0.0	-	0.3	0.7	.500
Kevin Willis	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 6
	T.J. McConnell	Kevin Willis
Season	2020-21	1990-91
Team	Indiana Pacers	Atlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did not play	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		%
T.J. McConnell	69	26.0	8.6	0.8	2.9	3.7	6.6	1.9	0.3	2.0	1.6	4.0	7.1	.559	0.2	0.7	.313	0.5	0.7	.688
difference:	+11	+3.7	+4.5	+2.4	+2.7	+5.1	+5.4	+1.1	+0.2	-0.1	-1.3	+1.6	+3.9	+.055	+0.1	+0.6	+.087	+1.5	+2.3	+.020
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		%
T.J. McConnell	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
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
	T.J. McConnell	Kevin Willis
Season	2021-22	1991-92
Team	Indiana Pacers	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		%
T.J. McConnell	27	24.1	8.5	0.7	2.6	3.3	4.9	1.1	0.4	1.1	2.0	3.7	7.7	.481	0.4	1.2	.303	0.7	0.9	.826
difference:	+54	+12.5	+9.8	+4.5	+7.8	+12.2	+2.8	+0.2	+0.3	-1.3	-0.8	+3.6	+7.4	+.002	+0.3	+0.7	+.141	+2.9	+3.6	+.022
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 T.J. McConnell nor Kevin Willis played in the postseason in their season 7


Season 8
	T.J. McConnell	Kevin Willis
Season	2022-23	1992-93
Team	Indiana Pacers	Atlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did not play	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		%
T.J. McConnell	75	20.3	8.7	0.6	2.5	3.1	5.3	1.1	0.1	1.9	1.4	3.8	6.9	.543	0.3	0.8	.441	0.8	0.9	.853
difference:	+5	+15.7	+9.2	+3.6	+6.2	+9.8	+3.2	+0.2	+0.4	-0.8	-1.9	+3.9	+8.3	+.037	+0.2	+0.4	+.200	+1.7	+2.9	+.200
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		%
T.J. McConnell	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
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
	T.J. McConnell	Kevin Willis
Season	2023-24	1993-94
Team	Indiana Pacers	Atlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Pacers Lost East Conf Finals	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		%
T.J. McConnell	71	18.2	10.2	0.5	2.2	2.7	5.5	1.0	0.1	1.5	1.1	4.6	8.4	.556	0.3	0.6	.409	0.7	0.9	.790
difference:	+9	+17.6	+8.9	+3.7	+5.7	+9.3	+3.6		+0.4	-0.9	-2.0	+3.2	+7.3	+.057	+0.2	+0.3	+.034	+2.7	+3.8	+.077
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		%
T.J. McConnell	17	20.5	11.8	0.6	2.4	3.1	5.1	0.9	0.1	1.2	1.5	5.3	10.9	.486	0.4	1.5	.269	0.8	0.9	.867
difference:	+6	+12.4	+0.4	+2.9	+5.0	+7.7	+4.1	+0.2	+0.4	-0.5	-1.9	+0.1	+0.8	+.029	+0.4	+1.0	+.269	+0.7	+1.0	+.105
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
	T.J. McConnell	Kevin Willis
Season	2024-25	1994-95
Team	Indiana Pacers	Atlanta Hawks, Miami Heat
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Pacers Lost NBA Finals	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		%
T.J. McConnell	79	17.9	9.1	0.6	1.9	2.4	4.4	1.1	0.3	1.4	1.0	4.1	7.9	.519	0.2	0.6	.306	0.7	1.0	.740
difference:	+12	+17.8	+8.1	+2.8	+5.6	+8.5	+3.1	+0.2	+0.2	-1.0	-2.2	+3.0	+7.2	+.053	+0.2	+0.4	+.106	+2.4	+3.4	+.050
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
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
T.J. McConnell	23	17.5	9.5	0.5	2.7	3.3	4.0	0.9	0.1	1.9	1.1	4.1	7.6	.537	0.3	0.8	.421	1.0	1.2	.815
Kevin Willis	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 11
	T.J. McConnell	Kevin Willis
Season	2025-26	1995-96
Team	Indiana Pacers	Miami Heat, Golden State Warriors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did not play (season in progress)	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		%
T.J. McConnell	21	16.8	9.8	0.3	2.2	2.5	4.5	1.1	0.2	1.1	1.1	4.6	8.2	.555	0.3	1.0	.333	0.3	0.3	1.000
difference:	+54	+11.7	+0.8	+2.5	+3.5	+6.0	+3.8	+0.7	+0.3	-1.0	-2.3	+0.3	+1.3	+.099	+0.3	+0.9	+.222	+1.6	+2.4	+.292
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 T.J. McConnell nor Kevin Willis played in the postseason in their season 11

Additional Years

* Kevin Willis played 10 seasons more than T.J. McConnell 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.

T.J. McConnell vs. Kevin Willis Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Kevin Willis and T.J. McConnell, 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