Ray Tolbert vs. Robert Williams III Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Robert Williams III and Ray Tolbert, 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.

Ray Tolbert played 5 years in the NBA, 1 less than Robert Williams III, who played 6. Ray Tolbert had the first of his seasons in 1981-82, 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
Ray Tolbert 5 2 1981-82 to 1988-89
Robert Williams III 6 5 2018-19 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Ray Tolbert Robert Williams III
Season 1981-822018-19
Team New Jersey Nets, Seattle SupersonicsBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Supersonics Lost West Conf SemisCeltics 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 %
Ray Tolbert 64 9.5 3.4 0.8 1.2 2.0 0.5 0.2 0.3 0.7 1.3 1.6 3.2 .495 0.0 0.0 .000 0.3 0.5 .543
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 %
Ray Tolbert 4 7.8 2.5 0.3 1.0 1.3 0.3 1.0 0.0 0.0 1.8 0.8 1.3 .600 0.0 0.0 - 1.0 2.0 .500
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
Ray Tolbert Robert Williams III
Season 1982-832019-20
Team Seattle Supersonics, Detroit PistonsBoston 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 %
Ray Tolbert 73 15.2 5.0 1.0 2.3 3.3 0.7 0.4 0.6 1.1 2.1 2.2 4.3 .500 0.0 0.0 .000 0.7 1.4 .505
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 %
Ray Tolbert ------- --- ----------
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
Ray Tolbert Robert Williams III
Season 1983-842020-21
Team Detroit PistonsBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Pistons Lost East Conf 1st RdCeltics 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 %
Ray Tolbert 49 9.7 3.1 0.9 1.1 2.0 0.5 0.2 0.4 0.5 1.8 1.3 2.5 .529 0.0 0.0 .000 0.5 0.9 .511
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 %
Ray Tolbert 1 2.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -
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

Note: Ray Tolbert didn't play in 1984-85, 1985-86 and 1986-87.

Season 4
Ray Tolbert Robert Williams III
Season 1987-882021-22
Team New York Knicks, Los Angeles LakersBoston 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 %
Ray Tolbert 25 10.4 3.6 0.9 1.3 2.2 0.4 0.3 0.2 0.8 1.6 1.4 2.8 .507 0.0 0.0 - 0.8 1.2 .633
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 %
Ray Tolbert ------- --- ----------
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
Ray Tolbert Robert Williams III
Season 1988-892022-23
Team Atlanta HawksBoston 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 %
Ray Tolbert 50 6.8 2.1 0.6 1.1 1.8 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.7 1.1 0.8 1.9 .426 0.0 0.0 - 0.5 0.7 .622
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 %
Ray Tolbert ------- --- ----------
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
Ray Tolbert Robert Williams III
Season -2023-24
Team -Portland Trail Blazers
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 %
Ray Tolbert ------- --- ----------
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 %
Ray Tolbert ------- --- ----------
Robert Williams III ------- --- ----------
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