Dennis Rodman vs. Eric Williams Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Eric Williams and Dennis Rodman, 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 / Games against each other

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.

Dennis Rodman played 14 years in the NBA, 2 more than Eric Williams, who played 12. Dennis Rodman had the first of his seasons in 1986-87, while Eric Williams had his rookie season in 1995-96. 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
Dennis Rodman 14 11 1986-87 to 1999-00
Eric Williams 12 2 1995-96 to 2006-07

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Dennis Rodman Eric Williams
Season 1986-871995-96
Team Detroit PistonsBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Pistons Lost East Conf FinalsDid 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 %
Dennis Rodman 77 15.0 6.5 2.1 2.2 4.3 0.7 0.5 0.6 1.2 2.2 2.8 5.1 .545 0.0 0.0 .000 1.0 1.6 .587
Eric Williams 64 23.0 10.7 1.4 2.0 3.4 1.1 0.9 0.2 1.4 2.3 3.8 8.5 .441 0.0 0.2 .300 3.1 4.7 .671
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dennis Rodman 15 16.3 6.5 2.1 2.6 4.7 0.2 0.4 1.1 1.1 3.2 2.7 4.9 .541 0.0 0.0 - 1.2 2.1 .563
Eric Williams ------- --- ----------

Season 2

Dennis Rodman Eric Williams
Season 1987-881996-97
Team Detroit PistonsBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Pistons Lost NBA FinalsDid 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 %
Dennis Rodman 82 26.2 11.6 3.9 4.8 8.7 1.3 0.9 0.5 1.9 3.3 4.9 8.6 .561 0.1 0.2 .294 1.9 3.5 .535
Eric Williams 72 33.8 15.0 1.8 2.8 4.6 1.8 1.0 0.2 1.9 3.0 5.2 11.4 .456 0.0 0.1 .250 4.6 6.1 .752
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dennis Rodman 23 20.6 7.1 2.2 3.7 5.9 0.9 0.6 0.6 1.3 3.8 3.1 5.9 .522 0.0 0.1 .000 1.0 2.3 .407
Eric Williams ------- --- ----------

Season 3

Dennis Rodman Eric Williams
Season 1988-891997-98
Team Detroit PistonsDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Defensive First Team-
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionDid 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 %
Dennis Rodman 82 26.9 9.0 4.0 5.4 9.4 1.2 0.7 0.9 1.5 3.6 3.9 6.5 .595 0.1 0.3 .231 1.2 1.9 .626
Eric Williams 4 36.3 19.8 2.5 2.8 5.3 3.0 1.0 0.0 2.3 2.3 6.0 15.3 .393 0.0 0.0 - 7.8 11.3 .689
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dennis Rodman 17 24.1 5.8 3.3 6.7 10.0 0.9 0.4 0.7 1.4 3.4 2.2 4.1 .529 0.0 0.2 .000 1.4 2.1 .686
Eric Williams ------- --- ----------

Season 4

Dennis Rodman Eric Williams
Season 1989-901998-99
Team Detroit PistonsDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Defensive First Team-
Achievement Defensive Player of the Year-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionDid 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 %
Dennis Rodman 82 29.0 8.8 4.1 5.6 9.7 0.9 0.6 0.7 1.1 3.4 3.5 6.0 .581 0.0 0.1 .111 1.7 2.6 .654
Eric Williams 38 20.5 7.3 0.9 1.2 2.1 1.0 0.7 0.2 1.3 2.0 2.1 5.8 .365 0.2 0.7 .231 2.9 3.7 .799
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dennis Rodman 19 29.5 6.6 2.9 5.6 8.5 0.9 0.5 0.7 1.6 3.3 2.8 5.0 .568 0.0 0.0 - 0.9 1.8 .514
Eric Williams ------- --- ----------

Season 5

Dennis Rodman Eric Williams
Season 1990-911999-00
Team Detroit PistonsBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Defensive First Team-
Achievement Defensive Player of the Year-
Playoffs Pistons Lost East Conf FinalsDid 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 %
Dennis Rodman 82 33.5 8.2 4.4 8.1 12.5 1.0 0.8 0.7 1.1 3.4 3.4 6.8 .493 0.1 0.4 .200 1.4 2.1 .631
Eric Williams 68 20.3 7.2 0.8 1.5 2.3 1.4 0.6 0.2 1.0 2.4 2.4 5.7 .427 0.4 1.1 .347 2.0 2.5 .793
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dennis Rodman 15 33.0 6.3 4.5 7.3 11.8 0.9 0.7 0.7 0.9 3.7 2.7 6.1 .451 0.1 0.6 .222 0.7 1.6 .417
Eric Williams ------- --- ----------

Season 6

Dennis Rodman Eric Williams
Season 1991-922000-01
Team Detroit PistonsBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Third Team-
Achievement All-Defensive First Team-
Achievement Rebounds Leader-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Pistons Lost East Conf 1st RdDid 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 %
Dennis Rodman 82 40.3 9.8 6.4 12.3 18.7 2.3 0.8 0.9 1.7 3.0 4.2 7.7 .539 0.4 1.2 .317 1.0 1.7 .600
Eric Williams 81 21.5 6.6 0.8 1.8 2.6 1.4 0.8 0.2 0.9 2.2 2.0 5.5 .362 0.6 1.7 .331 2.0 2.9 .714
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dennis Rodman 5 31.2 7.2 3.2 7.0 10.2 1.8 0.8 0.4 1.4 3.4 3.2 5.4 .593 0.0 0.4 .000 0.8 1.6 .500
Eric Williams ------- --- ----------

Season 7

Dennis Rodman Eric Williams
Season 1992-932001-02
Team Detroit PistonsBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Defensive First Team-
Achievement Rebounds Leader-
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 %
Dennis Rodman 62 38.9 7.5 5.9 12.3 18.3 1.6 0.8 0.7 1.7 3.2 3.0 6.9 .427 0.2 1.2 .205 1.4 2.6 .534
Eric Williams 74 23.6 6.4 0.8 2.2 3.0 1.5 1.0 0.1 1.3 2.4 1.9 5.2 .374 0.3 1.2 .279 2.2 3.0 .731
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dennis Rodman ------- --- ----------
Eric Williams 16 30.5 7.8 1.1 3.3 4.4 1.3 1.6 0.3 0.7 3.3 2.9 5.9 .500 0.9 1.9 .467 1.1 1.4 .739

Season 8

Dennis Rodman Eric Williams
Season 1993-942002-03
Team San Antonio SpursBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Defensive Second Team-
Achievement Rebounds Leader-
Playoffs Spurs Lost West Conf 1st RdCeltics 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 %
Dennis Rodman 79 37.8 4.7 5.7 11.6 17.3 2.3 0.7 0.4 1.7 2.9 2.0 3.7 .534 0.1 0.3 .208 0.7 1.3 .520
Eric Williams 82 28.7 9.1 1.7 2.9 4.7 1.7 1.0 0.2 1.2 2.9 3.1 7.0 .442 0.5 1.3 .336 2.5 3.3 .750
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dennis Rodman 3 38.0 8.3 8.0 8.0 16.0 0.7 2.0 1.3 2.0 4.7 4.0 8.0 .500 0.0 1.7 .000 0.3 2.0 .167
Eric Williams 10 31.0 9.6 1.2 2.0 3.2 1.7 0.9 0.0 1.2 4.2 3.3 8.8 .375 0.3 1.5 .200 2.7 3.4 .794

Season 9

Dennis Rodman Eric Williams
Season 1994-952003-04
Team San Antonio SpursBoston Celtics, Cleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Third Team-
Achievement All-Defensive First Team-
Achievement Rebounds Leader-
Playoffs Spurs Lost West Conf FinalsDid Not Play
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dennis Rodman 49 32.0 7.1 5.6 11.2 16.8 2.0 0.6 0.5 2.0 3.2 2.8 4.9 .571 0.0 0.0 .000 1.5 2.3 .676
Eric Williams 71 26.6 10.0 0.9 3.1 4.0 1.7 1.0 0.1 1.2 2.5 3.3 8.4 .386 0.5 1.8 .276 3.0 4.0 .760
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dennis Rodman 14 32.8 8.9 4.9 9.9 14.8 1.3 0.9 0.0 1.8 3.6 3.7 6.9 .542 0.0 0.4 .000 1.4 2.5 .571
Eric Williams ------- --- ----------

Season 10

Dennis Rodman Eric Williams
Season 1995-962004-05
Team Chicago BullsNew Jersey Nets, Toronto Raptors
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Defensive First Team-
Achievement Rebounds Leader-
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionDid 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 %
Dennis Rodman 64 32.6 5.5 5.6 9.3 14.9 2.5 0.6 0.4 2.2 3.1 2.3 4.8 .480 0.0 0.4 .111 0.9 1.7 .528
Eric Williams 55 24.0 7.7 0.8 2.3 3.1 1.7 0.7 0.1 1.1 2.7 2.6 6.0 .430 0.5 1.3 .384 2.0 2.9 .696
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dennis Rodman 18 34.4 7.5 5.4 8.3 13.7 2.1 0.8 0.4 2.3 4.2 2.8 5.7 .485 0.0 0.0 - 1.9 3.3 .593
Eric Williams ------- --- ----------

Season 11

Dennis Rodman Eric Williams
Season 1996-972005-06
Team Chicago BullsToronto Raptors
Honors & Awards Achievement Rebounds Leader-
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionDid Not Play
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dennis Rodman 55 35.4 5.7 5.8 10.2 16.1 3.1 0.6 0.3 2.0 3.1 2.3 5.2 .448 0.1 0.3 .263 0.9 1.6 .568
Eric Williams 28 12.6 3.3 0.4 1.4 1.8 0.5 0.3 0.1 0.5 2.0 1.0 2.7 .387 0.2 0.6 .278 1.0 1.4 .737
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dennis Rodman 19 28.1 4.2 3.1 5.3 8.4 1.4 0.5 0.2 1.5 3.9 1.6 4.3 .370 0.2 0.8 .250 0.8 1.4 .577
Eric Williams ------- --- ----------

Season 12

Dennis Rodman Eric Williams
Season 1997-982006-07
Team Chicago BullsSan Antonio Spurs, Charlotte Bobcats
Honors & Awards Achievement Rebounds Leader-
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionDid Not Play
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dennis Rodman 80 35.7 4.7 5.3 9.8 15.0 2.9 0.6 0.2 1.8 3.0 1.9 4.5 .431 0.1 0.3 .174 0.8 1.4 .550
Eric Williams 21 5.8 2.6 0.1 0.7 0.8 0.3 0.1 0.0 0.3 0.6 0.9 2.2 .404 0.4 0.9 .421 0.4 0.7 .571
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dennis Rodman 21 34.4 4.9 4.7 7.1 11.8 2.0 0.7 0.6 1.7 4.2 1.9 5.0 .371 0.0 0.2 .250 1.1 1.8 .605
Eric Williams ------- --- ----------

Season 13

Dennis Rodman Eric Williams
Season 1998-99-
Team Los Angeles Lakers-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did 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 %
Dennis Rodman 23 28.6 2.1 2.7 8.5 11.2 1.3 0.4 0.5 1.3 3.1 0.7 2.0 .348 0.0 0.1 .000 0.7 1.7 .436
Eric Williams ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dennis Rodman ------- --- ----------
Eric Williams ------- --- ----------

Season 14

Dennis Rodman Eric Williams
Season 1999-00-
Team Dallas Mavericks-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not Play-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dennis Rodman 12 32.4 2.8 4.0 10.3 14.3 1.2 0.2 0.1 1.6 3.4 1.0 2.6 .387 0.0 0.1 .000 0.8 1.2 .714
Eric Williams ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dennis Rodman ------- --- ----------
Eric Williams ------- --- ----------