Gus Williams
SG · Atlanta Hawks
Seasons 1975-76–1986-87 · 11 on record · Ht 6-2 · b. 1953
2× All-Star2× All-NBA
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Player info
| Nickname | The Wizard |
|---|---|
| Position | SG |
| Number | #1 |
| Team | Atlanta Hawks |
| Height | 6-2 |
| Weight | 175 lb |
| Born | 1953-10-10 |
| College | USC |
| Drafted | 1975 · Round 2, Pick 20 · Golden State Warriors |
| Seasons | 1975-76–1986-87 (11) |
Career averages
17.1 PPG, 2.7 RPG, 5.6 APG · 825 games · .461 FG% · .238 3P%.
Stats by season — per game
| Season | Tm | Age | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PTS | PER | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1975-76 | GSW | 22 | 77 | 22.4 | .428 | — | .742 | 2.1 | 3.1 | 1.8 | 0.3 | 11.7 | 17.0 | .473 |
| 1976-77 | GSW | 23 | 82 | 23.5 | .464 | — | .747 | 2.8 | 3.6 | 1.5 | 0.2 | 9.3 | 14.2 | .497 |
| 1977-78 | SEA | 24 | 79 | 32.6 | .451 | — | .817 | 3.2 | 3.7 | 2.3 | 0.5 | 18.1 | 18.1 | .491 |
| 1978-79 | SEA | 25 | 76 | 29.8 | .495 | — | .775 | 3.2 | 4.0 | 2.1 | 0.4 | 19.2 | 21.1 | .534 |
| 1979-80 | SEA | 26 | 82 | 36.2 | .482 | .194 | .788 | 3.4 | 4.8 | 2.4 | 0.5 | 22.1 | 20.6 | .529 |
| 1981-82 | SEA | 28 | 80 | 36.0 | .486 | .225 | .734 | 3.1 | 6.9 | 2.2 | 0.5 | 23.4 | 21.8 | .526 |
| 1982-83 | SEA | 29 | 80 | 34.5 | .477 | .047 | .751 | 2.6 | 8.0 | 2.3 | 0.3 | 20.0 | 20.5 | .517 |
| 1983-84 | SEA | 30 | 80 | 35.2 | .458 | .160 | .750 | 2.6 | 8.4 | 2.4 | 0.3 | 18.7 | 18.9 | .506 |
| 1984-85 | WSB | 31 | 79 | 37.5 | .430 | .290 | .725 | 2.5 | 7.7 | 2.3 | 0.4 | 20.0 | 17.3 | .482 |
| 1985-86 | WSB | 32 | 77 | 29.7 | .428 | .259 | .734 | 2.2 | 5.9 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 13.5 | 15.0 | .473 |
| 1986-87 | ATL | 33 | 33 | 14.6 | .363 | .278 | .675 | 1.2 | 4.2 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 4.2 | 9.6 | .422 |
Stats by season — totals
| Season | Tm | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1975-76 | GSW | 77 | — | 1,728 | 365 | 853 | .428 | — | — | 173 | 233 | 159 | 240 | 140 | 26 | — | 903 |
| 1976-77 | GSW | 82 | — | 1,930 | 325 | 701 | .464 | — | — | 112 | 150 | 233 | 292 | 121 | 19 | — | 762 |
| 1977-78 | SEA | 79 | — | 2,572 | 602 | 1,335 | .451 | — | — | 227 | 278 | 256 | 294 | 185 | 41 | 189 | 1,431 |
| 1978-79 | SEA | 76 | — | 2,266 | 606 | 1,224 | .495 | — | — | 245 | 316 | 245 | 307 | 158 | 29 | 190 | 1,457 |
| 1979-80 | SEA | 82 | 82 | 2,969 | 739 | 1,533 | .482 | 7 | 36 | 331 | 420 | 275 | 397 | 200 | 37 | 181 | 1,816 |
| 1981-82 | SEA | 80 | 80 | 2,876 | 773 | 1,592 | .486 | 9 | 40 | 320 | 436 | 244 | 549 | 172 | 36 | 197 | 1,875 |
| 1982-83 | SEA | 80 | 80 | 2,761 | 660 | 1,384 | .477 | 2 | 43 | 278 | 370 | 205 | 643 | 182 | 26 | 230 | 1,600 |
| 1983-84 | SEA | 80 | 80 | 2,818 | 598 | 1,306 | .458 | 4 | 25 | 297 | 396 | 204 | 675 | 189 | 25 | 232 | 1,497 |
| 1984-85 | WSB | 79 | 78 | 2,960 | 638 | 1,483 | .430 | 51 | 176 | 251 | 346 | 195 | 608 | 178 | 32 | 213 | 1,578 |
| 1985-86 | WSB | 77 | 67 | 2,284 | 434 | 1,013 | .428 | 30 | 116 | 138 | 188 | 166 | 453 | 96 | 15 | 160 | 1,036 |
| 1986-87 | ATL | 33 | 0 | 481 | 53 | 146 | .363 | 5 | 18 | 27 | 40 | 40 | 139 | 17 | 5 | 54 | 138 |
| Career | 825 | — | — | 5,793 | 12,570 | .461 | 108 | 454 | 2399 | 3173 | 2222 | 4597 | 1638 | 291 | 1646 | 14,093 |
Per 36 minutes
| Season | Tm | G | MPG | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1975-76 | GSW | 77 | 22.4 | 7.6 | 17.8 | .428 | — | — | 3.6 | 4.9 | 3.3 | 5.0 | 2.9 | 0.5 | — | 18.8 |
| 1976-77 | GSW | 82 | 23.5 | 6.1 | 13.1 | .464 | — | — | 2.1 | 2.8 | 4.3 | 5.4 | 2.3 | 0.4 | — | 14.2 |
| 1977-78 | SEA | 79 | 32.6 | 8.4 | 18.7 | .451 | — | — | 3.2 | 3.9 | 3.6 | 4.1 | 2.6 | 0.6 | 2.6 | 20.0 |
| 1978-79 | SEA | 76 | 29.8 | 9.6 | 19.4 | .495 | — | — | 3.9 | 5.0 | 3.9 | 4.9 | 2.5 | 0.5 | 3.0 | 23.1 |
| 1979-80 | SEA | 82 | 36.2 | 9.0 | 18.6 | .482 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 4.0 | 5.1 | 3.3 | 4.8 | 2.4 | 0.4 | 2.2 | 22.0 |
| 1981-82 | SEA | 80 | 36.0 | 9.7 | 19.9 | .486 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 4.0 | 5.5 | 3.1 | 6.9 | 2.2 | 0.5 | 2.5 | 23.5 |
| 1982-83 | SEA | 80 | 34.5 | 8.6 | 18.0 | .477 | 0.0 | 0.6 | 3.6 | 4.8 | 2.7 | 8.4 | 2.4 | 0.3 | 3.0 | 20.9 |
| 1983-84 | SEA | 80 | 35.2 | 7.6 | 16.7 | .458 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 3.8 | 5.1 | 2.6 | 8.6 | 2.4 | 0.3 | 3.0 | 19.1 |
| 1984-85 | WSB | 79 | 37.5 | 7.8 | 18.0 | .430 | 0.6 | 2.1 | 3.1 | 4.2 | 2.4 | 7.4 | 2.2 | 0.4 | 2.6 | 19.2 |
| 1985-86 | WSB | 77 | 29.7 | 6.8 | 16.0 | .428 | 0.5 | 1.8 | 2.2 | 3.0 | 2.6 | 7.1 | 1.5 | 0.2 | 2.5 | 16.3 |
| 1986-87 | ATL | 33 | 14.6 | 4.0 | 10.9 | .363 | 0.4 | 1.3 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 10.4 | 1.3 | 0.4 | 4.0 | 10.3 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1975-76 | GSW | 77 | 1,728 | 17.0 | .473 | — | 1.6 | 2.6 | 4.2 | .117 | +0.5 | +1.4 | +1.9 | +1.7 |
| 1976-77 | GSW | 82 | 1,930 | 14.2 | .497 | — | 1.6 | 1.9 | 3.6 | .088 | -0.7 | +0.7 | +0.0 | +1.0 |
| 1977-78 | SEA | 79 | 2,572 | 18.1 | .491 | 24.4 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 7.7 | .143 | +1.2 | +1.9 | +3.1 | +3.3 |
| 1978-79 | SEA | 76 | 2,266 | 21.1 | .534 | 26.9 | 4.7 | 3.5 | 8.3 | .175 | +3.1 | +1.8 | +4.9 | +4.0 |
| 1979-80 | SEA | 82 | 2,969 | 20.6 | .529 | 25.2 | 7.2 | 4.4 | 11.6 | .187 | +3.1 | +1.6 | +4.7 | +5.0 |
| 1981-82 | SEA | 80 | 2,876 | 21.8 | .526 | 28.5 | 5.9 | 4.3 | 10.2 | .171 | +4.1 | +1.0 | +5.1 | +5.2 |
| 1982-83 | SEA | 80 | 2,761 | 20.5 | .517 | 25.8 | 5.2 | 3.3 | 8.5 | .148 | +3.6 | +0.6 | +4.2 | +4.3 |
| 1983-84 | SEA | 80 | 2,818 | 18.9 | .506 | 25.2 | 3.0 | 2.9 | 5.9 | .101 | +2.4 | +0.3 | +2.7 | +3.4 |
| 1984-85 | WSB | 79 | 2,960 | 17.3 | .482 | 26.0 | 1.2 | 3.9 | 5.1 | .083 | +1.6 | +0.4 | +2.1 | +3.1 |
| 1985-86 | WSB | 77 | 2,284 | 15.0 | .473 | 23.0 | 0.7 | 2.2 | 2.8 | .060 | +0.6 | -0.9 | -0.3 | +1.0 |
| 1986-87 | ATL | 33 | 481 | 9.6 | .422 | 18.6 | -0.4 | 0.5 | 0.1 | .007 | -1.6 | -0.8 | -2.5 | -0.1 |
| Career | 825 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 68.0 | — | — | — | — | +31.9 |
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% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1975-76 | 11 | 16.2 | 6.7 | 1.3 | 2.4 | 0.8 | 0.0 | .353 | — | .393 |
| 1976-77 | 10 | 18.4 | 8.8 | 1.5 | 2.5 | 0.8 | 0.1 | .500 | — | .555 |
| 1977-78 | 22 | 31.9 | 18.3 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 2.0 | 0.5 | .477 | — | .518 |
| 1978-79 | 17 | 36.4 | 26.7 | 4.1 | 3.7 | 1.3 | 0.5 | .476 | — | .518 |
| 1979-80 | 15 | 37.6 | 23.7 | 4.0 | 5.6 | 1.4 | 0.3 | .514 | .200 | .552 |
| 1981-82 | 8 | 39.4 | 26.2 | 3.2 | 8.1 | 1.6 | 0.6 | .441 | .333 | .498 |
| 1982-83 | 2 | 40.5 | 32.5 | 3.5 | 4.0 | 2.5 | 0.0 | .553 | 0.000 | .606 |
| 1983-84 | 5 | 43.0 | 23.4 | 2.4 | 11.4 | 1.6 | 0.6 | .510 | .333 | .546 |
| 1984-85 | 4 | 39.8 | 18.0 | 2.0 | 5.0 | 1.2 | 0.2 | .423 | .300 | .472 |
| 1985-86 | 5 | 39.8 | 18.2 | 2.0 | 6.6 | 2.2 | 0.0 | .481 | .100 | .523 |
| Career | 99 | 32.5 | 19.5 | 3.1 | 4.7 | 1.5 | 0.4 | .476 | .231 | .520 |
Full postseason box-score averages by season, from every playoff game played.
Career splits
| Split | G | PPG | RPG | APG | W–L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 417 | 16.6 | 2.7 | 6.0 | 311–106 |
| Away | 411 | 17.6 | 2.7 | 5.1 | 173–238 |
| In wins | 484 | 18.3 | 2.8 | 5.8 | 484–0 |
| In losses | 344 | 15.3 | 2.5 | 5.1 | 0–344 |
Regular-season career splits by venue and result.
Career stats vs each team
| Opponent | G | PPG | RPG | APG | W–L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATL Atlanta Hawks | 33 | 17.2 | 2.7 | 5.6 | 21–12 |
| BOS Boston Celtics | 39 | 17.8 | 3.4 | 4.7 | 20–19 |
| BKN Brooklyn Nets | 32 | 18.4 | 2.7 | 5.3 | 19–13 |
| CHI Chicago Bulls | 39 | 17.1 | 2.4 | 5.2 | 26–13 |
| CLE Cleveland Cavaliers | 35 | 13.1 | 2.5 | 5.7 | 22–13 |
| DAL Dallas Mavericks | 19 | 21.3 | 2.3 | 8.3 | 13–6 |
| DEN Denver Nuggets | 37 | 19.1 | 3.4 | 6.1 | 19–18 |
| DET Detroit Pistons | 38 | 16.7 | 2.3 | 5.8 | 23–15 |
| GSW Golden State Warriors | 37 | 18.6 | 2.1 | 6.2 | 21–16 |
| HOU Houston Rockets | 37 | 17.1 | 3.0 | 6.2 | 22–15 |
| IND Indiana Pacers | 33 | 14.7 | 2.2 | 5.2 | 22–11 |
| LAC Los Angeles Clippers | 34 | 18.1 | 2.9 | 5.9 | 24–10 |
| LAL Los Angeles Lakers | 43 | 16.9 | 3.2 | 6.0 | 18–25 |
| MIL Milwaukee Bucks | 40 | 18.4 | 2.6 | 5.2 | 23–17 |
| NYK New York Knicks | 37 | 18.0 | 2.7 | 5.4 | 24–13 |
| PHI Philadelphia 76ers | 38 | 14.8 | 2.5 | 5.1 | 18–20 |
| PHX Phoenix Suns | 45 | 16.9 | 2.6 | 5.6 | 24–21 |
| POR Portland Trail Blazers | 48 | 16.6 | 2.7 | 5.4 | 26–22 |
| SAC Sacramento Kings | 39 | 19.3 | 3.2 | 6.2 | 25–14 |
| SAS San Antonio Spurs | 33 | 16.8 | 2.2 | 5.9 | 17–16 |
| UTA Utah Jazz | 40 | 17.2 | 2.9 | 4.6 | 27–13 |
Regular-season career averages against each current franchise.
Frequently asked questions
What team does Gus Williams play for?
Gus Williams plays SG for the Atlanta Hawks.
What are Gus Williams's career stats?
Gus Williams has averaged 17.1 PPG, 2.7 RPG, 5.6 APG over 11 seasons (1975-76–1986-87).
How tall is Gus Williams?
Gus Williams is 6-2 (175 lb).
When was Gus Williams drafted?
Gus Williams was drafted in 1975, round 2, pick 20, by the Golden State Warriors.