Victor Wembanyama vs. Lou Williams Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Lou Williams and Victor Wembanyama, 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

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.

Victor Wembanyama played 3 years in the NBA, 14 less than Lou Williams, who played 17. Victor Wembanyama had the first of his seasons in 2023-24, 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
Victor Wembanyama 3 0 2023-24 to 2025-26
Lou Williams 17 10 2005-06 to 2021-22

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Victor Wembanyama Lou Williams
Season 2023-242005-06
Team San Antonio SpursPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Defensive First Team-
Achievement Rookie of the Year-
Achievement All-Rookie First Team-
Achievement Blocks Leader-
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid 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%
Victor Wembanyama 71 29.7 21.4 2.3 8.4 10.6 3.9 1.2 3.6 3.7 2.2 7.8 16.7 .465 1.8 5.5 .325 4.1 5.2 .796
difference:+41+24.9+19.5+2.2+7.9+10.0+3.6+1.0+3.6-3.3-1.8+7.0+15.0+.023+1.7+5.2+.103+3.8+4.8+.181
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
* Neiher Victor Wembanyama nor Lou Williams played in the postseason in their season 1

Season 2
Victor Wembanyama Lou Williams
Season 2024-252006-07
Team San Antonio SpursPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards Achievement Blocks Leader-
Achievement All-Star Game-
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%
Victor Wembanyama 46 33.2 24.3 1.8 9.2 11.0 3.7 1.1 3.8 3.2 2.3 8.9 18.6 .476 3.1 8.8 .352 3.4 4.1 .836
difference:+15+21.9+20.0+1.5+8.3+9.9+1.9+0.7+3.8-2.4-1.6+7.4+15.1+.035+2.9+8.2+.028+2.4+2.6+.140
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 Victor Wembanyama nor Lou Williams played in the postseason in their season 2

Season 3
Victor Wembanyama Lou Williams
Season 2025-262007-08
Team San Antonio SpursPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards
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%
Victor Wembanyama 12 34.7 26.2 2.0 10.9 12.9 4.0 1.1 3.6 3.6 3.7 9.3 18.4 .502 1.7 4.8 .345 6.0 7.0 .857
difference:+68+11.4+14.7+1.5+9.3+10.8+0.8+0.1+3.4-2.0-2.1+5.3+9.0+.078+1.0+2.9+.014+3.2+3.4+.074
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%
Victor Wembanyama 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

Additional Years

* Lou Williams played 14 seasons more than Victor Wembanyama in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 4 to 17, from 2009 to 2022—Lou Williams played in 9 Playoffs.

In those 14 extra years over Victor Wembanyama, Lou Williams got these achievements:

Honors & AwardsAchievement 3 Sixth Man of the Year
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