Barney Cable vs. Robert Williams III Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Robert Williams III and Barney Cable, 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.

Barney Cable and Robert Williams III both played 6 years in the NBA. Barney Cable had the first of his seasons in 1958-59, while Robert Williams III had his rookie season in 2018-19. 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 achivements, 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
Barney Cable 6 2 1958-59 to 1963-64
Robert Williams III 6 5 2018-19 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Barney Cable Robert Williams III
Season 1958-592018-19
Team Detroit PistonsBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayCeltics Lost East Conf Semis
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Barney Cable 31 8.7 3.5 - - 2.8 0.4 - - - 1.0 1.4 4.1 .341 - - - 0.7 0.9 .793
Robert Williams III 32 8.8 2.5 0.8 1.7 2.5 0.2 0.3 1.3 0.3 1.1 1.1 1.6 .706 0.0 0.0 - 0.3 0.5 .600
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Barney Cable ------- --- ----------
Robert Williams III 3 4.3 1.3 0.3 2.0 2.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.3 0.7 .500 0.0 0.0 - 0.7 0.7 1.000

Season 2
Barney Cable Robert Williams III
Season 1959-602019-20
Team Detroit Pistons, Syracuse NationalsBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Nationals Lost East Div SemisCeltics Lost East Conf Finals
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Barney Cable 57 12.5 4.6 - - 3.9 0.7 - - - 1.6 1.9 5.1 .376 - - - 0.8 1.2 .657
Robert Williams III 29 13.4 5.2 1.4 3.0 4.4 0.9 0.8 1.2 0.7 1.8 2.2 3.0 .727 0.0 0.0 - 0.8 1.2 .647
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Barney Cable 3 21.0 4.7 - - 9.3 0.3 - - - 4.0 1.7 4.7 .357 - - - 1.3 2.7 .500
Robert Williams III 13 11.5 3.7 1.7 2.2 3.9 0.8 0.2 0.5 0.5 1.4 1.8 2.4 .742 0.0 0.1 .000 0.2 0.5 .333

Season 3
Barney Cable Robert Williams III
Season 1960-612020-21
Team Syracuse NationalsBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Nationals Lost East Div FinalsCeltics Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Barney Cable 75 21.9 8.1 - - 6.3 1.1 - - - 3.3 3.5 7.7 .463 - - - 1.0 1.4 .676
Robert Williams III 52 18.9 8.0 2.6 4.3 6.9 1.8 0.8 1.8 1.0 2.0 3.6 5.0 .721 0.0 0.0 .000 0.9 1.4 .616
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Barney Cable 8 23.1 7.8 - - 7.6 0.9 - - - 3.6 3.3 8.1 .400 - - - 1.3 2.1 .588
Robert Williams III 3 15.3 6.3 2.7 2.3 5.0 0.7 0.3 3.0 0.3 2.3 3.0 4.7 .643 0.0 0.0 - 0.3 0.7 .500

Season 4
Barney Cable Robert Williams III
Season 1961-622021-22
Team Chicago Packers, St. Louis HawksBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Defensive Second Team
Playoffs Did Not PlayCeltics Lost NBA Finals
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Barney Cable 67 27.8 10.9 - - 8.4 1.7 - - - 3.1 4.6 11.2 .407 - - - 1.8 2.7 .652
Robert Williams III 61 29.6 10.0 3.9 5.7 9.6 2.0 0.9 2.2 1.0 2.2 4.4 6.0 .736 0.0 0.0 .000 1.1 1.5 .722
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Barney Cable ------- --- ----------
Robert Williams III 17 23.2 7.7 2.5 3.6 6.2 1.0 0.7 2.2 0.6 2.0 3.1 4.6 .679 0.0 0.1 .000 1.5 1.6 .893

Season 5
Barney Cable Robert Williams III
Season 1962-632022-23
Team St. Louis Hawks, Chicago ZephyrsBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayCeltics Lost East Conf Finals
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Barney Cable 61 19.7 6.7 - - 3.9 1.4 - - - 2.2 2.8 6.2 .455 - - - 1.0 1.6 .646
Robert Williams III 35 23.5 8.0 3.0 5.4 8.3 1.4 0.6 1.4 1.0 1.9 3.6 4.9 .747 0.0 0.0 .000 0.7 1.2 .610
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Barney Cable ------- --- ----------
Robert Williams III 20 20.9 7.7 1.8 4.2 6.0 1.0 0.5 1.3 0.8 2.2 3.4 4.3 .788 0.0 0.1 .000 1.0 1.4 .679

Season 6
Barney Cable Robert Williams III
Season 1963-642023-24
Team Baltimore BulletsPortland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Barney Cable 71 15.8 3.7 - - 4.2 0.7 - - - 2.3 1.6 4.1 .400 - - - 0.4 0.6 .667
Robert Williams III 6 19.8 6.8 1.8 4.5 6.3 0.8 1.2 1.2 1.2 2.8 2.8 4.3 .654 0.0 0.0 - 1.2 1.5 .778
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Barney Cable ------- --- ----------
Robert Williams III ------- --- ----------
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