Desmond Bane vs. Deron Williams: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Deron Williams and Desmond Bane to determine who has the better numbers. Here you can compare their career totals, points per game, games of 40+ points, 50+, etc. and their year-by-year scoring averages side by side, both in the Regular Season and Playoffs.

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By taking a look at their career numbers for points, the first conclusion one can arrive at is that Desmond Bane has better scoring averages both in the regular season and Playoffs while Deron Williams scored more total points in both stages. However, we won't stop there and we'll go into detail to analyze what these statistics are made up of, from how many games they had in each threshold (30+ points, 40+, 50+, etc.) to their season-by-season scoring averages.

Career Numbers
Who has the better scoring stats?

Points in the Regular Season

In his 5 NBA regular seasons played, Desmond Bane averages 1.5 points more than Deron Williams in his 12 seasons (17.8 points against 16.3). On the other hand Deron Williams scored a total of 8,224 points more than Desmond Bane (13,804 vs. 5,580).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Desmond Bane 17.8
+1.5
5
Deron Williams 16.3
12

Total Points

Seasons
Desmond Bane 5,580
5
Deron Williams 13,804
+8,224
12

Points in the Playoffs

Similar to what happens in the regular season, in the NBA postseason Desmond Bane has a better career point average than Deron Williams (+1.2 points per game) while Deron Williams scored more points (+957).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Desmond Bane 16.9
+1.2
4
Deron Williams 15.7
9

Total Points

Playoffs
Desmond Bane 455
4
Deron Williams 1,412
+957
9

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

50+ Point Games

Desmond Bane 0
Deron Williams 1
+1

40+ Point Games

Desmond Bane 2
Deron Williams 4
+2

30+ Point Games

Desmond Bane 29
Deron Williams 51
+22

20+ Point Games

Desmond Bane 137
Deron Williams 266
+129

10+ Point Games

Desmond Bane 256
Deron Williams 689
+433

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Desmond Bane 311
Deron Williams 837
+526

0 Point Games (games without points)

Desmond Bane 2
Deron Williams 8
+6

Playoffs

30+ Point Games

Desmond Bane 3
Deron Williams 8
+5

20+ Point Games

Desmond Bane 10
Deron Williams 34
+24

10+ Point Games

Desmond Bane 18
Deron Williams 65
+47

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Desmond Bane 27
Deron Williams 83
+56

0 Point Games (games without points)

Desmond Bane 0
Deron Williams 7
+7

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Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Desmond Bane 17.8 6.5 13.8 47.2 2.6 6.3 41.0 2.2 2.5 88.3 5 313
difference:+1.5+0.7+0.8+2.7+1.2+2.4+5.3+1.2+1.6+6.1+7+532
Deron Williams 16.3 5.8 13.0 44.5 1.4 3.9 35.7 3.4 4.1 82.2 12 845

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Desmond Bane 5,580 2,045 4,333 47.2 812 1,979 41.0 678 768 88.3 5 313
difference:+8,224+2,829+6,631+2.7+366+1,317+5.3+2,200+2,734+6.1+7+532
Deron Williams 13,804 4,874 10,964 44.5 1,178 3,296 35.7 2,878 3,502 82.2 12 845

Playoffs

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Desmond Bane 16.9 5.8 13.2 43.7 2.7 6.7 39.6 2.6 2.9 89.9 4 27
difference:+1.2+0.5+1.2+0.2+1.2+2.8+0.3+1.0+1.6+9.6+5+63
Deron Williams 15.7 5.3 12.0 43.8 1.5 3.9 39.3 3.6 4.5 80.3 9 90

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Desmond Bane 455 156 357 43.7 72 182 39.6 71 79 89.9 4 27
difference:+957+318+724+0.2+65+167+0.3+256+328+9.6+5+63
Deron Williams 1,412 474 1,081 43.8 137 349 39.3 327 407 80.3 9 90

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Desmond Bane 9.2
202168
Deron Williams 10.8
+1.6
200680

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Desmond Bane 18.2
+2.0
202276
Deron Williams 16.2
200780

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Desmond Bane 21.5
+2.7
202358
Deron Williams 18.8
200882

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Desmond Bane 23.7
+4.3
202442
Deron Williams 19.4
200968

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Desmond Bane 19.2
+0.5
202569
Deron Williams 18.7
201076

Deron Williams' additional seasons:

* Deron Williams played 8 seasons more than Desmond Bane in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 6 to 13, from 2011 to 2017—he averaged 16.5 points in a total of 524 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 21 ppg and his lowest 11.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Desmond Bane 5.6
+5.6
20215
Deron Williams -
DNP
20060

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Desmond Bane 18.8
202212
Deron Williams 19.2
+0.4
200717

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Desmond Bane 23.5
+1.9
20236
Deron Williams 21.6
200812

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Desmond Bane -
DNP
20240
Deron Williams 20.2
+20.2
20095

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Desmond Bane 15.3
20254
Deron Williams 24.3
+9.0
201010

Deron Williams' additional Playoffs:

* During his 8 additional NBA seasons, Deron Williams played in 5 Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 10.5 points in a total of 46 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 20.6 ppg and his lowest 4.3.