Klay Thompson vs. Gus Williams Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Gus Williams and Klay Thompson, 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.

Klay Thompson and Gus Williams both played 11 years in the NBA. Klay Thompson had the first of his seasons in 2011-12, while Gus Williams had his rookie season in 1975-76. 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
Klay Thompson 11 9 2011-12 to 2023-24
Gus Williams 11 10 1975-76 to 1986-87

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Klay Thompson Gus Williams
Season 2011-121975-76
Team Golden State WarriorsGolden State Warriors
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie First TeamAchievement All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs Did Not PlayWarriors Lost West 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 %
Klay Thompson 66 24.4 12.5 0.4 2.1 2.4 2.0 0.7 0.3 1.6 2.3 4.8 10.9 .443 1.7 4.1 .414 1.2 1.4 .868
Gus Williams 77 22.4 11.7 0.8 1.3 2.1 3.1 1.8 0.3 - 1.9 4.7 11.1 .428 - - - 2.2 3.0 .742
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Klay Thompson ------- --- ----------
Gus Williams 11 16.2 6.7 0.5 0.8 1.3 2.4 1.0 0.0 - 2.0 2.7 7.7 .353 - - - 1.3 1.9 .667

Season 2
Klay Thompson Gus Williams
Season 2012-131976-77
Team Golden State WarriorsGolden State Warriors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Warriors Lost West Conf SemisWarriors Lost West 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 %
Klay Thompson 82 35.8 16.6 0.4 3.3 3.7 2.2 1.0 0.5 1.9 2.9 6.2 14.7 .422 2.6 6.4 .401 1.6 1.9 .841
Gus Williams 82 23.5 9.3 0.9 2.0 2.8 3.6 1.5 0.2 - 2.7 4.0 8.5 .464 - - - 1.4 1.8 .747
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Klay Thompson 12 41.3 15.2 0.8 3.8 4.6 1.8 1.0 0.6 2.0 3.7 6.3 14.5 .437 2.1 4.9 .424 0.4 0.5 .833
Gus Williams 10 18.4 8.8 0.9 0.6 1.5 2.5 0.8 0.1 - 3.0 3.5 7.0 .500 - - - 1.8 2.1 .857

Season 3
Klay Thompson Gus Williams
Season 2013-141977-78
Team Golden State WarriorsSeattle Supersonics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Warriors Lost West Conf 1st RdSupersonics 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 %
Klay Thompson 81 35.4 18.4 0.5 2.6 3.1 2.2 0.9 0.5 1.7 2.9 6.9 15.5 .444 2.8 6.6 .417 1.8 2.3 .795
Gus Williams 79 32.6 18.1 1.1 2.2 3.2 3.7 2.3 0.5 2.4 2.5 7.6 16.9 .451 - - - 2.9 3.5 .817
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Klay Thompson 7 36.7 16.4 0.6 2.9 3.4 3.6 1.0 0.7 2.1 3.4 5.7 14.0 .408 2.3 6.3 .364 2.7 3.4 .792
Gus Williams 22 31.9 18.3 1.4 2.5 3.9 4.0 2.0 0.5 2.5 3.2 7.4 15.5 .477 - - - 3.5 4.8 .726

Season 4
Klay Thompson Gus Williams
Season 2014-151978-79
Team Golden State WarriorsSeattle Supersonics
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Third Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionNBA Champion NBA Champion
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Klay Thompson 77 31.9 21.7 0.4 2.9 3.2 2.9 1.1 0.8 1.9 1.6 7.8 16.9 .463 3.1 7.1 .439 2.9 3.3 .879
Gus Williams 76 29.8 19.2 1.5 1.8 3.2 4.0 2.1 0.4 2.5 2.1 8.0 16.1 .495 - - - 3.2 4.2 .775
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Klay Thompson 21 36.2 18.6 0.4 3.4 3.9 2.6 0.8 0.9 2.0 3.0 7.1 15.9 .446 2.7 7.0 .390 1.7 2.1 .800
Gus Williams 17 36.4 26.6 2.1 2.0 4.1 3.7 2.0 0.6 2.5 2.5 10.7 22.5 .476 - - - 5.3 7.5 .709

Season 5
Klay Thompson Gus Williams
Season 2015-161979-80
Team Golden State WarriorsSeattle Supersonics
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second Team
Achievement All-NBA Third Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Warriors Lost NBA FinalsSupersonics Lost West 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 %
Klay Thompson 80 33.3 22.1 0.4 3.4 3.8 2.1 0.8 0.6 1.7 1.9 8.1 17.3 .470 3.5 8.1 .425 2.4 2.8 .873
Gus Williams 82 36.2 22.1 1.5 1.8 3.4 4.8 2.4 0.5 2.2 2.0 9.0 18.7 .482 0.1 0.4 .194 4.0 5.1 .788
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Klay Thompson 24 35.4 24.3 0.6 3.0 3.7 2.3 1.1 0.4 2.0 2.2 8.4 18.9 .444 4.1 9.6 .424 3.4 4.0 .854
Gus Williams 15 37.6 23.7 2.0 2.0 4.0 5.6 2.3 0.5 3.1 2.5 9.7 18.9 .514 0.1 0.3 .200 4.1 5.7 .721

Note: Gus Williams didn't play in 1980-81.

Season 6
Klay Thompson Gus Williams
Season 2016-171981-82
Team Golden State WarriorsSeattle Supersonics
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA First Team
Achievement All-Star GameAchievement All-Star Game
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionSupersonics Lost West 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 %
Klay Thompson 78 34.0 22.3 0.6 3.0 3.7 2.1 0.8 0.5 1.6 1.8 8.3 17.6 .468 3.4 8.3 .414 2.4 2.8 .853
Gus Williams 80 36.0 23.4 1.2 1.9 3.1 6.9 2.2 0.5 2.5 2.0 9.7 19.9 .486 0.1 0.5 .225 4.0 5.5 .734
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Klay Thompson 17 35.1 15.0 0.6 3.2 3.9 2.1 0.8 0.3 1.4 2.6 5.5 13.9 .397 2.4 6.2 .387 1.5 1.9 .788
Gus Williams 8 39.4 26.3 1.5 1.8 3.3 8.1 1.6 0.6 2.3 1.6 10.3 23.3 .441 0.3 0.8 .333 5.5 7.0 .786

Season 7
Klay Thompson Gus Williams
Season 2017-181982-83
Team Golden State WarriorsSeattle Supersonics
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star GameAchievement All-Star Game
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionSupersonics Lost West 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 %
Klay Thompson 73 34.3 20.0 0.4 3.4 3.8 2.5 0.8 0.5 1.8 1.6 7.9 16.2 .488 3.1 7.1 .440 1.1 1.3 .837
Gus Williams 80 34.5 20.0 0.9 1.7 2.6 8.0 2.3 0.3 2.9 1.5 8.3 17.3 .477 0.0 0.5 .047 3.5 4.6 .751
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Klay Thompson 21 37.8 19.6 0.5 3.6 4.1 1.8 0.8 0.3 1.5 2.3 7.6 16.3 .465 3.2 7.5 .427 1.3 1.5 .871
Gus Williams 2 40.5 32.5 2.0 1.5 3.5 4.0 2.5 0.0 3.0 2.5 13.0 23.5 .553 0.0 1.0 .000 6.5 7.5 .867

Season 8
Klay Thompson Gus Williams
Season 2018-191983-84
Team Golden State WarriorsSeattle Supersonics
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Defensive Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Warriors Lost NBA FinalsSupersonics Lost West 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 %
Klay Thompson 78 34.0 21.5 0.5 3.4 3.8 2.4 1.1 0.6 1.5 2.0 8.4 18.0 .467 3.1 7.7 .402 1.7 2.0 .816
Gus Williams 80 35.2 18.7 0.8 1.7 2.6 8.4 2.4 0.3 2.9 1.9 7.5 16.3 .458 0.1 0.3 .160 3.7 5.0 .750
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Klay Thompson 21 39.0 20.7 0.6 3.5 4.1 2.1 1.3 0.7 1.8 2.8 7.8 17.1 .456 3.3 7.5 .443 1.8 2.0 .902
Gus Williams 5 43.0 23.4 0.4 2.0 2.4 11.4 1.6 0.6 2.8 1.4 10.0 19.6 .510 0.4 1.2 .333 3.0 4.2 .714

Note: Klay Thompson didn't play in 2019-20 and 2020-21.

Season 9
Klay Thompson Gus Williams
Season 2021-221984-85
Team Golden State WarriorsWashington Bullets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionBullets 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 %
Klay Thompson 32 29.4 20.4 0.5 3.4 3.9 2.8 0.5 0.5 1.3 1.7 7.7 17.9 .429 3.6 9.3 .385 1.4 1.6 .902
Gus Williams 79 37.5 20.0 0.9 1.6 2.5 7.7 2.3 0.4 2.7 2.0 8.1 18.8 .430 0.6 2.2 .290 3.2 4.4 .725
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Klay Thompson 22 36.0 19.0 0.3 3.6 3.9 2.3 1.1 0.7 1.3 2.1 7.2 16.7 .429 3.5 9.1 .385 1.2 1.4 .867
Gus Williams 4 39.8 18.0 1.0 1.0 2.0 5.0 1.3 0.3 3.3 1.3 7.5 17.8 .423 0.8 2.5 .300 2.3 3.0 .750

Season 10
Klay Thompson Gus Williams
Season 2022-231985-86
Team Golden State WarriorsWashington Bullets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Warriors Lost West Conf SemisBullets 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 %
Klay Thompson 69 33.0 21.9 0.6 3.6 4.1 2.4 0.7 0.4 1.8 1.9 7.9 18.1 .436 4.4 10.6 .412 1.7 1.9 .879
Gus Williams 77 29.7 13.5 0.7 1.5 2.2 5.9 1.2 0.2 2.1 1.5 5.6 13.2 .428 0.4 1.5 .259 1.8 2.4 .734
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Klay Thompson 13 36.0 18.5 0.1 4.1 4.2 2.2 0.5 0.3 2.0 2.2 6.5 16.8 .388 3.8 10.5 .368 1.6 1.8 .875
Gus Williams 5 39.8 18.2 0.8 1.2 2.0 6.6 2.2 0.0 1.4 2.2 7.6 15.8 .481 0.2 2.0 .100 2.8 3.6 .778

Season 11
Klay Thompson Gus Williams
Season 2023-241986-87
Team Golden State WarriorsAtlanta Hawks
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 %
Klay Thompson 77 29.7 17.9 0.5 2.8 3.3 2.3 0.6 0.5 1.5 1.6 6.4 14.7 .432 3.5 9.0 .387 1.6 1.8 .927
Gus Williams 33 14.6 4.2 0.2 1.0 1.2 4.2 0.5 0.2 1.6 1.6 1.6 4.4 .363 0.2 0.5 .278 0.8 1.2 .675
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Klay Thompson ------- --- ----------
Gus Williams ------- --- ----------
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