Ray Williams
PG · NJN
Seasons 1977-78–1986-87 · 10 on record · Ht 6-3 · b. 1954
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Player info
| Position | PG |
|---|---|
| Number | #13 (also #25, #20, #1, #11) |
| Height | 6-3 |
| Weight | 188 lb |
| Born | 1954-10-14 |
| College | Minnesota |
| Drafted | 1977 · Round 1, Pick 10 · New York Knicks |
| Seasons | 1977-78–1986-87 (10) |
Career averages
15.5 PPG, 3.6 RPG, 5.8 APG · 655 games · .451 FG% · .237 3P%.
Stats by season — per game
| Season | Tm | Age | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PTS | PER | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977-78 | NYK | 23 | 81 | 19.1 | .443 | — | .705 | 2.6 | 4.5 | 1.3 | 0.2 | 9.3 | 14.5 | .485 |
| 1978-79 | NYK | 24 | 81 | 29.3 | .457 | — | .802 | 3.6 | 6.2 | 1.6 | 0.2 | 17.3 | 17.7 | .502 |
| 1979-80 | NYK | 25 | 82 | 31.5 | .496 | .189 | .787 | 5.0 | 6.2 | 2.0 | 0.3 | 20.9 | 21.6 | .546 |
| 1980-81 | NYK | 26 | 79 | 34.7 | .461 | .235 | .817 | 4.1 | 5.5 | 2.3 | 0.5 | 19.7 | 19.0 | .519 |
| 1981-82 | NJN | 27 | 82 | 33.3 | .462 | .167 | .832 | 4.0 | 6.0 | 2.4 | 0.5 | 20.4 | 19.0 | .527 |
| 1982-83 | KCK | 28 | 72 | 30.1 | .392 | .203 | .769 | 4.5 | 7.9 | 1.7 | 0.4 | 15.4 | 14.4 | .457 |
| 1983-84 | NYK | 29 | 76 | 29.3 | .445 | .309 | .827 | 3.5 | 5.9 | 2.1 | 0.3 | 14.8 | 17.4 | .521 |
| 1984-85 | BOS | 30 | 23 | 20.0 | .385 | .261 | .674 | 2.5 | 3.9 | 1.3 | 0.2 | 6.4 | 10.9 | .450 |
| 1985-86 | 3TM | 31 | 47 | 17.6 | .382 | .316 | .913 | 1.8 | 4.0 | 1.3 | 0.1 | 7.6 | 13.5 | .491 |
| ATL | 31 | 19 | 19.3 | .399 | .364 | .854 | 2.4 | 3.5 | 1.5 | 0.1 | 8.4 | 13.7 | .484 | |
| SAS | 31 | 23 | 17.3 | .382 | .333 | .969 | 1.6 | 4.8 | 1.2 | 0.1 | 7.1 | 14.2 | .515 | |
| NJN | 31 | 5 | 12.6 | .313 | 0.000 | .857 | 0.8 | 1.8 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 6.4 | 7.8 | .419 | |
| 1986-87 | NJN | 32 | 32 | 25.0 | .452 | .250 | .817 | 2.3 | 5.8 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 9.9 | 11.9 | .503 |
Stats by season — totals
| Season | Tm | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977-78 | NYK | 81 | — | 1,550 | 305 | 689 | .443 | — | — | 146 | 207 | 209 | 363 | 108 | 15 | 242 | 756 |
| 1978-79 | NYK | 81 | — | 2,370 | 575 | 1,257 | .457 | — | — | 251 | 313 | 291 | 504 | 128 | 19 | 285 | 1,401 |
| 1979-80 | NYK | 82 | 82 | 2,582 | 687 | 1,384 | .496 | 7 | 37 | 333 | 423 | 412 | 512 | 167 | 24 | 256 | 1,714 |
| 1980-81 | NYK | 79 | — | 2,742 | 616 | 1,335 | .461 | 16 | 68 | 312 | 382 | 321 | 432 | 185 | 37 | 235 | 1,560 |
| 1981-82 | NJN | 82 | 69 | 2,732 | 639 | 1,383 | .462 | 9 | 54 | 387 | 465 | 325 | 488 | 199 | 43 | 290 | 1,674 |
| 1982-83 | KCK | 72 | 68 | 2,170 | 419 | 1,068 | .392 | 15 | 74 | 256 | 333 | 327 | 569 | 120 | 26 | 335 | 1,109 |
| 1983-84 | NYK | 76 | 63 | 2,230 | 418 | 939 | .445 | 25 | 81 | 263 | 318 | 267 | 449 | 162 | 26 | 219 | 1,124 |
| 1984-85 | BOS | 23 | 5 | 459 | 55 | 143 | .385 | 6 | 23 | 31 | 46 | 57 | 90 | 30 | 5 | 42 | 147 |
| 1985-86 | 3TM | 47 | 21 | 827 | 117 | 306 | .382 | 6 | 19 | 115 | 126 | 86 | 187 | 61 | 4 | 101 | 355 |
| ATL | 19 | 13 | 367 | 57 | 143 | .399 | 4 | 11 | 41 | 48 | 45 | 67 | 28 | 1 | 41 | 159 | |
| SAS | 23 | 8 | 397 | 50 | 131 | .382 | 2 | 6 | 62 | 64 | 37 | 111 | 28 | 3 | 51 | 164 | |
| NJN | 5 | 0 | 63 | 10 | 32 | .313 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 32 | |
| 1986-87 | NJN | 32 | 14 | 800 | 131 | 290 | .452 | 7 | 28 | 49 | 60 | 75 | 185 | 38 | 9 | 94 | 318 |
| Career | 655 | — | — | 3,962 | 8,794 | .451 | 91 | 384 | 2143 | 2673 | 2370 | 3779 | 1198 | 208 | 2099 | 10,158 |
Per 36 minutes
| Season | Tm | G | MPG | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977-78 | NYK | 81 | 19.1 | 7.1 | 16.0 | .443 | — | — | 3.4 | 4.8 | 4.9 | 8.4 | 2.5 | 0.3 | 5.6 | 17.6 |
| 1978-79 | NYK | 81 | 29.3 | 8.7 | 19.1 | .457 | — | — | 3.8 | 4.8 | 4.4 | 7.7 | 1.9 | 0.3 | 4.3 | 21.3 |
| 1979-80 | NYK | 82 | 31.5 | 9.6 | 19.3 | .496 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 4.6 | 5.9 | 5.7 | 7.1 | 2.3 | 0.3 | 3.6 | 23.9 |
| 1980-81 | NYK | 79 | 34.7 | 8.1 | 17.5 | .461 | 0.2 | 0.9 | 4.1 | 5.0 | 4.2 | 5.7 | 2.4 | 0.5 | 3.1 | 20.5 |
| 1981-82 | NJN | 82 | 33.3 | 8.4 | 18.2 | .462 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 5.1 | 6.1 | 4.3 | 6.4 | 2.6 | 0.6 | 3.8 | 22.1 |
| 1982-83 | KCK | 72 | 30.1 | 7.0 | 17.7 | .392 | 0.2 | 1.2 | 4.2 | 5.5 | 5.4 | 9.4 | 2.0 | 0.4 | 5.6 | 18.4 |
| 1983-84 | NYK | 76 | 29.3 | 6.7 | 15.2 | .445 | 0.4 | 1.3 | 4.2 | 5.1 | 4.3 | 7.2 | 2.6 | 0.4 | 3.5 | 18.1 |
| 1984-85 | BOS | 23 | 20.0 | 4.3 | 11.2 | .385 | 0.5 | 1.8 | 2.4 | 3.6 | 4.5 | 7.1 | 2.4 | 0.4 | 3.3 | 11.5 |
| 1985-86 | 3TM | 47 | 17.6 | 5.1 | 13.3 | .382 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 5.0 | 5.5 | 3.7 | 8.1 | 2.7 | 0.2 | 4.4 | 15.5 |
| ATL | 19 | 19.3 | 5.6 | 14.0 | .399 | 0.4 | 1.1 | 4.0 | 4.7 | 4.4 | 6.6 | 2.7 | 0.1 | 4.0 | 15.6 | |
| SAS | 23 | 17.3 | 4.5 | 11.9 | .382 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 5.6 | 5.8 | 3.4 | 10.1 | 2.5 | 0.3 | 4.6 | 14.9 | |
| NJN | 5 | 12.6 | 5.7 | 18.3 | .313 | 0.0 | 1.1 | 6.9 | 8.0 | 2.3 | 5.1 | 2.9 | 0.0 | 5.1 | 18.3 | |
| 1986-87 | NJN | 32 | 25.0 | 5.9 | 13.0 | .452 | 0.3 | 1.3 | 2.2 | 2.7 | 3.4 | 8.3 | 1.7 | 0.4 | 4.2 | 14.3 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977-78 | NYK | 81 | 1,550 | 14.5 | .485 | 25.0 | -0.4 | 1.4 | 1.0 | .031 | -0.7 | -0.7 | -1.3 | +0.3 |
| 1978-79 | NYK | 81 | 2,370 | 17.7 | .502 | 27.8 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 3.9 | .078 | +1.3 | -0.7 | +0.6 | +1.6 |
| 1979-80 | NYK | 82 | 2,582 | 21.6 | .546 | 27.2 | 6.0 | 2.2 | 8.2 | .152 | +3.7 | +0.3 | +3.9 | +3.9 |
| 1980-81 | NYK | 79 | 2,742 | 19.0 | .519 | 25.7 | 3.8 | 3.4 | 7.2 | .127 | +2.0 | +1.1 | +3.0 | +3.5 |
| 1981-82 | NJN | 82 | 2,732 | 19.0 | .527 | 27.4 | 3.3 | 4.6 | 7.9 | .139 | +2.0 | +1.7 | +3.6 | +3.9 |
| 1982-83 | KCK | 72 | 2,170 | 14.4 | .457 | 27.5 | -1.5 | 2.4 | 0.9 | .021 | -0.3 | -0.9 | -1.1 | +0.5 |
| 1983-84 | NYK | 76 | 2,230 | 17.4 | .521 | 24.3 | 2.1 | 4.1 | 6.2 | .132 | +1.0 | +2.1 | +3.1 | +2.9 |
| 1984-85 | BOS | 23 | 459 | 10.9 | .450 | 18.2 | -0.2 | 0.6 | 0.4 | .042 | -2.8 | +1.2 | -1.6 | +0.1 |
| 1985-86 | 3TM | 47 | 827 | 13.5 | .491 | 22.6 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | .058 | -1.3 | +0.5 | -0.8 | +0.3 |
| ATL | 19 | 367 | 13.7 | .484 | 22.8 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | .063 | -0.8 | +1.6 | +0.8 | +0.3 | |
| SAS | 23 | 397 | 14.2 | .515 | 21.3 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.6 | .071 | -1.0 | -0.1 | -1.1 | +0.1 | |
| NJN | 5 | 63 | 7.8 | .419 | 29.9 | -0.1 | 0.1 | -0.1 | -.060 | -6.2 | -1.7 | -7.9 | -0.1 | |
| 1986-87 | NJN | 32 | 800 | 11.9 | .503 | 20.7 | -0.2 | 0.5 | 0.4 | .022 | -1.0 | -0.9 | -1.9 | +0.0 |
| Career | 655 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 37.1 | — | — | — | — | +17.0 |
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% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977-78 | 6 | 23.3 | 17.5 | 2.5 | 5.2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | .526 | — | .587 |
| 1980-81 | 2 | 42.0 | 21.5 | 4.0 | 4.5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | .439 | .333 | .469 |
| 1981-82 | 2 | 38.5 | 17.0 | 6.0 | 7.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | .298 | .400 | .346 |
| 1983-84 | 11 | 28.2 | 11.2 | 3.5 | 8.0 | 1.5 | 0.1 | .354 | .167 | .418 |
| 1984-85 | 19 | 14.6 | 6.3 | 1.9 | 3.2 | 0.6 | 0.1 | .405 | .133 | .472 |
| Career | 40 | 22.2 | 10.6 | 2.8 | 5.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | .403 | .200 | .463 |
Full postseason box-score averages by season, from every playoff game played.
Career splits
| Split | G | PPG | RPG | APG | W–L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 330 | 15.7 | 3.7 | 6.1 | 214–116 |
| Away | 326 | 15.3 | 3.5 | 5.3 | 116–210 |
| In wins | 330 | 16.5 | 3.8 | 6.0 | 330–0 |
| In losses | 326 | 14.6 | 3.4 | 5.4 | 0–326 |
Regular-season career splits by venue and result.
Career stats vs each team
| Opponent | G | PPG | RPG | APG | W–L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATL Atlanta Hawks | 39 | 14.1 | 3.1 | 4.6 | 17–22 |
| BOS Boston Celtics | 42 | 17.0 | 3.4 | 5.3 | 11–31 |
| BKN Brooklyn Nets | 30 | 13.6 | 3.4 | 4.8 | 20–10 |
| CHI Chicago Bulls | 34 | 16.4 | 3.5 | 5.5 | 21–13 |
| CLE Cleveland Cavaliers | 40 | 15.5 | 2.9 | 5.8 | 25–15 |
| DAL Dallas Mavericks | 13 | 13.5 | 3.7 | 7.6 | 5–8 |
| DEN Denver Nuggets | 22 | 16.3 | 4.1 | 6.2 | 12–10 |
| DET Detroit Pistons | 39 | 19.0 | 4.4 | 6.2 | 26–13 |
| GSW Golden State Warriors | 22 | 12.2 | 2.6 | 4.8 | 9–13 |
| HOU Houston Rockets | 28 | 17.3 | 4.2 | 5.6 | 17–11 |
| IND Indiana Pacers | 38 | 15.2 | 4.0 | 5.7 | 18–20 |
| LAC Los Angeles Clippers | 19 | 18.9 | 3.9 | 5.6 | 15–4 |
| LAL Los Angeles Lakers | 22 | 13.8 | 3.5 | 7.0 | 5–17 |
| MIL Milwaukee Bucks | 37 | 13.5 | 3.8 | 6.9 | 13–24 |
| NYK New York Knicks | 18 | 13.1 | 2.4 | 5.1 | 14–4 |
| PHI Philadelphia 76ers | 39 | 18.1 | 3.8 | 6.4 | 14–25 |
| PHX Phoenix Suns | 24 | 12.1 | 2.7 | 5.5 | 12–12 |
| POR Portland Trail Blazers | 21 | 13.7 | 3.2 | 5.9 | 8–13 |
| SAC Sacramento Kings | 16 | 14.0 | 3.9 | 5.3 | 9–7 |
| SAS San Antonio Spurs | 25 | 14.8 | 3.2 | 5.1 | 12–13 |
| UTA Utah Jazz | 23 | 16.0 | 4.3 | 5.8 | 16–7 |
Regular-season career averages against each current franchise.
Frequently asked questions
What are Ray Williams's career stats?
Ray Williams has averaged 15.5 PPG, 3.6 RPG, 5.8 APG over 10 seasons (1977-78–1986-87).
How tall is Ray Williams?
Ray Williams is 6-3 (188 lb).
When was Ray Williams drafted?
Ray Williams was drafted in 1977, round 1, pick 10, by the New York Knicks.