Freeman Williams
SG · WSB
Seasons 1978-79–1985-86 · 6 on record · Ht 6-4 · b. 1956
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Player info
| Nickname | Silk, Free |
|---|---|
| Position | SG |
| Number | #20 (also #5) |
| Height | 6-4 |
| Weight | 190 lb |
| Born | 1956-05-15 |
| College | Portland State |
| Drafted | 1978 · Round 1, Pick 8 · Boston Celtics |
| Seasons | 1978-79–1985-86 (6) |
Career averages
14.7 PPG, 1.6 RPG, 1.6 APG · 323 games · .467 FG% · .331 3P%.
Stats by season — per game
| Season | Tm | Age | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PTS | PER | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978-79 | SDC | 22 | 72 | 16.6 | .490 | — | .776 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 10.4 | 16.1 | .514 |
| 1979-80 | SDC | 23 | 82 | 25.8 | .480 | .328 | .815 | 2.3 | 2.0 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 18.6 | 19.4 | .527 |
| 1980-81 | SDC | 24 | 82 | 24.1 | .465 | .340 | .852 | 1.6 | 2.0 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 19.3 | 20.2 | .524 |
| 1981-82 | 2TM | 25 | 60 | 16.6 | .443 | .298 | .843 | 1.0 | 1.4 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 12.0 | 15.4 | .517 |
| SDC | 25 | 37 | 21.8 | .456 | .324 | .843 | 1.4 | 1.8 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 16.5 | 16.4 | .531 | |
| ATL | 25 | 23 | 8.2 | .382 | .200 | .846 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 4.8 | 11.2 | .453 | |
| 1982-83 | UTA | 26 | 18 | 11.7 | .356 | .286 | .720 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 5.1 | 5.9 | .411 |
| 1985-86 | WSB | 29 | 9 | 12.2 | .373 | .500 | .706 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 7.7 | 12.5 | .463 |
Stats by season — totals
| Season | Tm | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978-79 | SDC | 72 | — | 1,195 | 335 | 683 | .490 | — | — | 76 | 98 | 98 | 83 | 42 | 2 | 99 | 746 |
| 1979-80 | SDC | 82 | — | 2,118 | 645 | 1,343 | .480 | 42 | 128 | 194 | 238 | 192 | 166 | 72 | 9 | 171 | 1,526 |
| 1980-81 | SDC | 82 | — | 1,976 | 642 | 1,381 | .465 | 48 | 141 | 253 | 297 | 129 | 164 | 91 | 5 | 166 | 1,585 |
| 1981-82 | 2TM | 60 | 10 | 997 | 276 | 623 | .443 | 28 | 94 | 140 | 166 | 62 | 86 | 29 | 0 | 107 | 720 |
| SDC | 37 | 10 | 808 | 234 | 513 | .456 | 24 | 74 | 118 | 140 | 50 | 67 | 23 | 0 | 89 | 610 | |
| ATL | 23 | 0 | 189 | 42 | 110 | .382 | 4 | 20 | 22 | 26 | 12 | 19 | 6 | 0 | 18 | 110 | |
| 1982-83 | UTA | 18 | 3 | 210 | 36 | 101 | .356 | 2 | 7 | 18 | 25 | 17 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 12 | 92 |
| 1985-86 | WSB | 9 | 0 | 110 | 25 | 67 | .373 | 7 | 14 | 12 | 17 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 13 | 69 |
| Career | 323 | — | — | 1,959 | 4,198 | .467 | 127 | 384 | 693 | 841 | 510 | 516 | 247 | 18 | 568 | 4,738 |
Per 36 minutes
| Season | Tm | G | MPG | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978-79 | SDC | 72 | 16.6 | 10.1 | 20.6 | .490 | — | — | 2.3 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 2.5 | 1.3 | 0.1 | 3.0 | 22.5 |
| 1979-80 | SDC | 82 | 25.8 | 11.0 | 22.8 | .480 | 0.7 | 2.2 | 3.3 | 4.0 | 3.3 | 2.8 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 2.9 | 25.9 |
| 1980-81 | SDC | 82 | 24.1 | 11.7 | 25.2 | .465 | 0.9 | 2.6 | 4.6 | 5.4 | 2.4 | 3.0 | 1.7 | 0.1 | 3.0 | 28.9 |
| 1981-82 | 2TM | 60 | 16.6 | 10.0 | 22.5 | .443 | 1.0 | 3.4 | 5.1 | 6.0 | 2.2 | 3.1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 3.9 | 26.0 |
| SDC | 37 | 21.8 | 10.4 | 22.9 | .456 | 1.1 | 3.3 | 5.3 | 6.2 | 2.2 | 3.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 27.2 | |
| ATL | 23 | 8.2 | 8.0 | 21.0 | .382 | 0.8 | 3.8 | 4.2 | 5.0 | 2.3 | 3.6 | 1.1 | 0.0 | 3.4 | 21.0 | |
| 1982-83 | UTA | 18 | 11.7 | 6.2 | 17.3 | .356 | 0.3 | 1.2 | 3.1 | 4.3 | 2.9 | 1.7 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 2.1 | 15.8 |
| 1985-86 | WSB | 9 | 12.2 | 8.2 | 21.9 | .373 | 2.3 | 4.6 | 3.9 | 5.6 | 3.9 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 0.3 | 4.3 | 22.6 |
Counting stats scaled to a per-36-minute pace.
Advanced stats
| Season | Tm | G | MP | PER | TS% | USG% | OWS | DWS | WS | WS/48 | OBPM | DBPM | BPM | VORP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978-79 | SDC | 72 | 1,195 | 16.1 | .514 | 26.2 | 1.7 | 0.1 | 1.8 | .072 | +0.6 | -2.2 | -1.5 | +0.1 |
| 1979-80 | SDC | 82 | 2,118 | 19.4 | .527 | 30.5 | 3.8 | 0.2 | 4.1 | .092 | +2.8 | -2.3 | +0.5 | +1.3 |
| 1980-81 | SDC | 82 | 1,976 | 20.2 | .524 | 34.6 | 3.1 | 0.9 | 4.0 | .096 | +3.1 | -1.9 | +1.2 | +1.6 |
| 1981-82 | 2TM | 60 | 997 | 15.4 | .517 | 33.2 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.4 | .020 | +0.1 | -3.2 | -3.2 | -0.3 |
| SDC | 37 | 808 | 16.4 | .531 | 33.4 | 0.6 | -0.2 | 0.5 | .028 | +0.8 | -3.7 | -2.9 | -0.2 | |
| ATL | 23 | 189 | 11.2 | .453 | 32.0 | -0.2 | 0.2 | -0.1 | -.018 | -3.1 | -1.4 | -4.5 | -0.1 | |
| 1982-83 | UTA | 18 | 210 | 5.9 | .411 | 23.1 | -0.3 | 0.1 | -0.2 | -.050 | -5.6 | -1.7 | -7.3 | -0.4 |
| 1985-86 | WSB | 9 | 110 | 12.5 | .463 | 33.2 | -0.2 | 0.1 | -0.1 | -.034 | -1.8 | -0.4 | -2.1 | +0.0 |
| Career | 323 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10.0 | — | — | — | — | +2.3 |
PER, True Shooting %, Usage %, Win Shares (Off/Def/Total, per 48), Box Plus/Minus (Off/Def/Total) and Value Over Replacement Player.
Playoff stats
| Season | G | MPG | PPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | FG% | 3P% | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981-82 | 1 | 4.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Career | 1 | 4.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 |
Full postseason box-score averages by season, from every playoff game played.
Career splits
| Split | G | PPG | RPG | APG | W–L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 170 | 13.8 | 1.3 | 1.6 | 96–74 |
| Away | 177 | 13.9 | 1.6 | 1.4 | 53–124 |
| In wins | 149 | 13.5 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 149–0 |
| In losses | 198 | 14.1 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 0–198 |
Regular-season career splits by venue and result.
Career stats vs each team
| Opponent | G | PPG | RPG | APG | W–L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATL Atlanta Hawks | 9 | 10.9 | 1.2 | 1.9 | 4–5 |
| BOS Boston Celtics | 10 | 11.5 | 1.7 | 1.6 | 3–7 |
| BKN Brooklyn Nets | 10 | 13.6 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 6–4 |
| CHI Chicago Bulls | 17 | 12.5 | 2.0 | 1.6 | 7–10 |
| CLE Cleveland Cavaliers | 12 | 12.7 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 7–5 |
| DAL Dallas Mavericks | 13 | 11.0 | 0.8 | 1.8 | 7–6 |
| DEN Denver Nuggets | 23 | 13.9 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 9–14 |
| DET Detroit Pistons | 11 | 17.7 | 1.5 | 1.9 | 6–5 |
| GSW Golden State Warriors | 20 | 16.2 | 1.3 | 1.6 | 9–11 |
| HOU Houston Rockets | 18 | 14.1 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 11–7 |
| IND Indiana Pacers | 10 | 17.7 | 1.7 | 1.2 | 7–3 |
| LAC Los Angeles Clippers | 4 | 6.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 3–1 |
| LAL Los Angeles Lakers | 23 | 13.5 | 1.4 | 1.7 | 6–17 |
| MIL Milwaukee Bucks | 14 | 16.9 | 1.4 | 1.7 | 4–10 |
| NYK New York Knicks | 9 | 12.0 | 2.0 | 1.3 | 4–5 |
| PHI Philadelphia 76ers | 9 | 15.8 | 2.0 | 1.9 | 2–7 |
| PHX Phoenix Suns | 24 | 13.2 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 7–17 |
| POR Portland Trail Blazers | 23 | 14.7 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 9–14 |
| SAC Sacramento Kings | 20 | 13.6 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 8–12 |
| SAS San Antonio Spurs | 15 | 13.7 | 1.3 | 1.7 | 1–14 |
| UTA Utah Jazz | 20 | 17.0 | 1.7 | 1.3 | 15–5 |
Regular-season career averages against each current franchise.
Frequently asked questions
What are Freeman Williams's career stats?
Freeman Williams has averaged 14.7 PPG, 1.6 RPG, 1.6 APG over 6 seasons (1978-79–1985-86).
How tall is Freeman Williams?
Freeman Williams is 6-4 (190 lb).
When was Freeman Williams drafted?
Freeman Williams was drafted in 1978, round 1, pick 8, by the Boston Celtics.