James Thomas vs. Lou Williams Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Lou Williams and James Thomas, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.
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.
James Thomas played 2 years in the NBA, 15 less than Lou Williams, who played 17. James Thomas had the first of his seasons in 2004-05, 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 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 |
James Thomas |
2 |
0 |
2004-05 to 2005-06 |
Lou Williams |
17 |
10 |
2005-06 to 2021-22 |
Comparison Season by Season |
|
|
|
Rookie Season |
|
James Thomas |
Lou Williams |
Season |
2004-05 | 2005-06 |
Team |
Portland Trail Blazers, Atlanta Hawks | Philadelphia 76ers |
Honors & Awards |
| |
Playoffs |
Did Not Play | 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 |
% |
James Thomas |
11 |
10.6 |
2.4 |
1.5 |
1.8 |
3.4 |
0.4 |
0.4 |
0.4 |
0.6 |
1.2 |
1.1 |
1.8 |
.600 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
0.2 |
0.5 |
.333 |
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 |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
James Thomas |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Lou Williams |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
James Thomas |
22 |
6.8 |
1.3 |
0.5 |
1.2 |
1.8 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
0.3 |
1.6 |
0.5 |
0.9 |
.526 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
0.4 |
0.6 |
.571 |
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 |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
James Thomas |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Lou Williams |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
James Thomas |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
James Thomas |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
James Thomas |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Lou Williams |
81 |
23.7 |
12.8 |
0.4 |
1.6 |
2.0 |
3.0 |
1.0 |
0.2 |
1.9 |
1.6 |
4.1 |
10.4 |
.398 |
0.8 |
2.7 |
.286 |
3.8 |
4.8 |
.790 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
James Thomas |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Lou Williams |
6 |
24.8 |
9.7 |
0.3 |
2.2 |
2.5 |
2.8 |
0.5 |
0.2 |
2.0 |
1.7 |
3.5 |
8.5 |
.412 |
1.0 |
2.7 |
.375 |
1.7 |
2.5 |
.667 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
James Thomas |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Lou Williams |
64 |
29.9 |
14.0 |
0.4 |
2.5 |
2.9 |
4.2 |
1.3 |
0.2 |
1.7 |
1.7 |
5.0 |
10.6 |
.470 |
1.1 |
3.2 |
.340 |
3.0 |
3.6 |
.824 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
James Thomas |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Lou Williams |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
James Thomas |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Lou Williams |
75 |
23.3 |
13.7 |
0.4 |
1.6 |
2.0 |
3.4 |
0.6 |
0.2 |
1.4 |
1.7 |
4.3 |
10.6 |
.406 |
1.2 |
3.4 |
.348 |
3.9 |
4.7 |
.823 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
James Thomas |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Lou Williams |
5 |
26.0 |
10.8 |
0.0 |
1.6 |
1.6 |
3.0 |
1.0 |
0.0 |
0.8 |
1.2 |
3.4 |
10.4 |
.327 |
1.2 |
4.0 |
.300 |
2.8 |
3.8 |
.737 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
James Thomas |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Lou Williams |
64 |
26.3 |
14.9 |
0.5 |
2.0 |
2.4 |
3.5 |
0.8 |
0.3 |
1.1 |
1.4 |
5.0 |
12.2 |
.407 |
1.3 |
3.6 |
.362 |
3.7 |
4.6 |
.812 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
James Thomas |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Lou Williams |
13 |
27.5 |
11.5 |
0.2 |
1.8 |
2.1 |
3.0 |
1.0 |
0.0 |
1.2 |
1.3 |
3.8 |
10.9 |
.352 |
0.6 |
3.7 |
.167 |
3.2 |
4.0 |
.788 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
James Thomas |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Lou Williams |
39 |
28.7 |
14.1 |
0.2 |
1.8 |
2.1 |
3.6 |
1.1 |
0.3 |
1.9 |
1.4 |
4.8 |
11.4 |
.422 |
1.8 |
5.0 |
.367 |
2.7 |
3.1 |
.868 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
James Thomas |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Lou Williams |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
James Thomas |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Lou Williams |
60 |
24.1 |
10.4 |
0.2 |
1.9 |
2.1 |
3.5 |
0.8 |
0.1 |
1.5 |
1.1 |
3.3 |
8.2 |
.400 |
1.3 |
3.9 |
.342 |
2.5 |
3.0 |
.849 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
James Thomas |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Lou Williams |
7 |
19.0 |
8.3 |
0.0 |
2.3 |
2.3 |
1.1 |
1.0 |
0.1 |
1.9 |
1.4 |
2.7 |
7.1 |
.380 |
0.7 |
2.3 |
.313 |
2.1 |
2.3 |
.938 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
James Thomas |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Lou Williams |
80 |
25.2 |
15.5 |
0.3 |
1.6 |
1.9 |
2.1 |
1.1 |
0.1 |
1.3 |
1.3 |
4.7 |
11.6 |
.404 |
1.9 |
5.6 |
.340 |
4.3 |
4.9 |
.861 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
James Thomas |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Lou Williams |
4 |
25.5 |
12.8 |
0.5 |
1.3 |
1.8 |
1.3 |
1.5 |
0.0 |
0.8 |
2.3 |
4.0 |
12.8 |
.314 |
1.0 |
5.3 |
.190 |
3.8 |
4.5 |
.833 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
James Thomas |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Lou Williams |
67 |
28.5 |
15.3 |
0.5 |
2.1 |
2.5 |
2.5 |
0.9 |
0.3 |
1.6 |
1.6 |
4.2 |
10.3 |
.408 |
1.6 |
4.8 |
.344 |
5.3 |
6.3 |
.830 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
James Thomas |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Lou Williams |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
James Thomas |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Lou Williams |
81 |
24.6 |
17.5 |
0.3 |
2.2 |
2.5 |
3.0 |
1.0 |
0.2 |
2.0 |
1.1 |
5.3 |
12.3 |
.429 |
2.0 |
5.5 |
.365 |
5.0 |
5.6 |
.880 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
James Thomas |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Lou Williams |
11 |
24.7 |
12.5 |
0.6 |
2.1 |
2.7 |
1.3 |
0.6 |
0.1 |
1.3 |
1.5 |
4.5 |
10.7 |
.424 |
1.1 |
3.5 |
.308 |
2.4 |
2.6 |
.897 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
James Thomas |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Lou Williams |
79 |
32.8 |
22.6 |
0.5 |
2.0 |
2.5 |
5.3 |
1.1 |
0.2 |
3.0 |
1.3 |
7.4 |
16.9 |
.435 |
2.4 |
6.6 |
.359 |
5.5 |
6.2 |
.880 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
James Thomas |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Lou Williams |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
James Thomas |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Lou Williams |
75 |
26.6 |
20.0 |
0.5 |
2.4 |
3.0 |
5.4 |
0.8 |
0.1 |
2.4 |
1.1 |
6.5 |
15.2 |
.425 |
1.4 |
3.9 |
.361 |
5.7 |
6.5 |
.876 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
James Thomas |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Lou Williams |
6 |
29.3 |
21.7 |
1.0 |
1.8 |
2.8 |
7.7 |
0.8 |
0.2 |
3.0 |
2.3 |
7.5 |
17.3 |
.433 |
1.0 |
3.0 |
.333 |
5.7 |
6.8 |
.829 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
James Thomas |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Lou Williams |
65 |
28.7 |
18.2 |
0.5 |
2.6 |
3.1 |
5.6 |
0.7 |
0.2 |
2.8 |
1.2 |
6.0 |
14.4 |
.418 |
1.7 |
4.8 |
.352 |
4.5 |
5.2 |
.861 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
James Thomas |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Lou Williams |
13 |
26.2 |
12.8 |
0.5 |
2.6 |
3.2 |
4.2 |
0.8 |
0.2 |
1.6 |
1.4 |
4.8 |
11.2 |
.425 |
0.9 |
3.9 |
.235 |
2.3 |
2.8 |
.811 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
James Thomas |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Lou Williams |
66 |
21.6 |
11.3 |
0.3 |
1.8 |
2.1 |
3.4 |
0.7 |
0.1 |
1.6 |
0.9 |
4.0 |
9.8 |
.410 |
1.0 |
2.6 |
.399 |
2.3 |
2.6 |
.867 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
James Thomas |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Lou Williams |
18 |
15.4 |
7.7 |
0.1 |
1.3 |
1.4 |
2.2 |
0.7 |
0.1 |
1.2 |
0.9 |
2.8 |
6.1 |
.455 |
0.7 |
1.7 |
.433 |
1.4 |
1.5 |
.963 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
James Thomas |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Lou Williams |
56 |
14.3 |
6.3 |
0.3 |
1.3 |
1.6 |
1.9 |
0.5 |
0.1 |
0.8 |
0.9 |
2.2 |
5.7 |
.391 |
0.7 |
1.8 |
.363 |
1.2 |
1.4 |
.859 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
James Thomas |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Lou Williams |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |