Scott Williams
Seasons 1990-91–2004-05 · 15 on record · Ht 6-10 · b. 1968
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Player info
| Nickname | Tank |
|---|---|
| Position | C |
| Number | #42 (also #55, #47) |
| Team | Cleveland Cavaliers |
| Height | 6-10 |
| Weight | 230 lb |
| Born | 1968-03-21 |
| College | UNC |
| Seasons | 1990-91–2004-05 (15) |
Career averages
5.1 PPG, 4.7 RPG, 0.6 APG · 746 games · .467 FG% · .111 3P%.
Stats by season — per game
| Season | Tm | Age | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PTS | PER | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990-91 | CHI | 22 | 51 | 6.6 | .510 | .500 | .714 | 1.9 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 2.5 | 14.7 | .546 |
| 1991-92 | CHI | 23 | 63 | 11.0 | .483 | 0.000 | .649 | 3.9 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 3.4 | 14.6 | .523 |
| 1992-93 | CHI | 24 | 71 | 19.3 | .466 | 0.000 | .714 | 6.4 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 5.9 | 14.6 | .513 |
| 1993-94 | CHI | 25 | 38 | 16.8 | .483 | .200 | .612 | 4.8 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 7.6 | 15.4 | .518 |
| 1994-95 | PHI | 26 | 77 | 23.1 | .475 | 0.000 | .738 | 6.3 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 6.4 | 12.6 | .510 |
| 1995-96 | PHI | 27 | 13 | 14.8 | .517 | 0.000 | .833 | 3.5 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 3.1 | 10.5 | .583 |
| 1996-97 | PHI | 28 | 62 | 21.2 | .509 | 0.000 | .691 | 6.4 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 5.8 | 13.2 | .529 |
| 1997-98 | PHI | 29 | 58 | 13.8 | .437 | 0.000 | .810 | 3.6 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 4.1 | 12.1 | .492 |
| 1998-99 | 2TM | 30 | 7 | 6.6 | .294 | — | .571 | 2.0 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 2.0 | 7.3 | .349 |
| PHI | 30 | 2 | 8.5 | 0.000 | — | — | 1.0 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | -1.3 | 0.000 | |
| MIL | 30 | 5 | 5.8 | .333 | — | .571 | 2.4 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 2.8 | 12.2 | .387 | |
| 1999-00 | MIL | 31 | 68 | 21.9 | .500 | — | .729 | 6.6 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 7.6 | 15.6 | .539 |
| 2000-01 | MIL | 32 | 66 | 19.3 | .474 | .250 | .857 | 5.5 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 6.1 | 14.2 | .514 |
| 2001-02 | DEN | 33 | 41 | 18.0 | .396 | 0.000 | .732 | 5.1 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 4.9 | 10.5 | .430 |
| 2002-03 | PHX | 34 | 69 | 12.6 | .411 | 0.000 | .786 | 2.8 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 4.0 | 9.7 | .440 |
| 2003-04 | 2TM | 35 | 43 | 12.3 | .484 | .667 | .593 | 3.1 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 4.6 | 14.4 | .500 |
| PHX | 35 | 16 | 16.7 | .525 | 1.000 | .692 | 4.5 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 7.3 | 19.3 | .548 | |
| DAL | 35 | 27 | 9.6 | .435 | 0.000 | .500 | 2.2 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 3.0 | 9.3 | .444 | |
| 2004-05 | CLE | 36 | 19 | 8.0 | .293 | 0.000 | .818 | 1.6 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 1.7 | 6.8 | .360 |
Stats by season — totals
| Season | Tm | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990-91 | CHI | 51 | 0 | 337 | 53 | 104 | .510 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 28 | 98 | 16 | 12 | 13 | 23 | 127 |
| 1991-92 | CHI | 63 | 0 | 690 | 83 | 172 | .483 | 0 | 3 | 48 | 74 | 247 | 50 | 13 | 36 | 35 | 214 |
| 1992-93 | CHI | 71 | 5 | 1,369 | 166 | 356 | .466 | 0 | 7 | 90 | 126 | 451 | 68 | 55 | 66 | 73 | 422 |
| 1993-94 | CHI | 38 | 11 | 638 | 114 | 236 | .483 | 1 | 5 | 60 | 98 | 181 | 39 | 16 | 21 | 44 | 289 |
| 1994-95 | PHI | 77 | 43 | 1,781 | 206 | 434 | .475 | 0 | 7 | 79 | 107 | 485 | 59 | 71 | 40 | 84 | 491 |
| 1995-96 | PHI | 13 | 1 | 193 | 15 | 29 | .517 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 46 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 40 |
| 1996-97 | PHI | 62 | 52 | 1,317 | 162 | 318 | .509 | 0 | 2 | 38 | 55 | 397 | 41 | 44 | 41 | 50 | 362 |
| 1997-98 | PHI | 58 | 7 | 801 | 93 | 213 | .437 | 0 | 5 | 51 | 63 | 211 | 29 | 17 | 21 | 30 | 237 |
| 1998-99 | 2TM | 7 | 0 | 46 | 5 | 17 | .294 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 14 |
| PHI | 2 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 0.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
| MIL | 5 | 0 | 29 | 5 | 15 | .333 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 14 | |
| 1999-00 | MIL | 68 | 46 | 1,488 | 213 | 426 | .500 | 0 | 0 | 94 | 129 | 448 | 28 | 40 | 66 | 65 | 520 |
| 2000-01 | MIL | 66 | 31 | 1,272 | 171 | 361 | .474 | 1 | 4 | 60 | 70 | 364 | 35 | 48 | 32 | 41 | 403 |
| 2001-02 | DEN | 41 | 16 | 737 | 86 | 217 | .396 | 0 | 2 | 30 | 41 | 209 | 13 | 17 | 33 | 35 | 202 |
| 2002-03 | PHX | 69 | 33 | 872 | 120 | 292 | .411 | 0 | 2 | 33 | 42 | 193 | 22 | 27 | 21 | 32 | 273 |
| 2003-04 | 2TM | 43 | 21 | 527 | 90 | 186 | .484 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 27 | 132 | 17 | 20 | 16 | 16 | 198 |
| PHX | 16 | 10 | 267 | 53 | 101 | .525 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 13 | 72 | 6 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 117 | |
| DAL | 27 | 11 | 260 | 37 | 85 | .435 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 14 | 60 | 11 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 81 | |
| 2004-05 | CLE | 19 | 0 | 152 | 12 | 41 | .293 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 11 | 30 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 33 |
| Career | 746 | — | — | 1,589 | 3,402 | .467 | 5 | 45 | 642 | 890 | 3506 | 431 | 393 | 421 | 545 | 3,825 |
Per 36 minutes
| Season | Tm | G | MPG | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990-91 | CHI | 51 | 6.6 | 5.7 | 11.1 | .510 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 2.1 | 3.0 | 10.5 | 1.7 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 2.5 | 13.6 |
| 1991-92 | CHI | 63 | 11.0 | 4.3 | 9.0 | .483 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 2.5 | 3.9 | 12.9 | 2.6 | 0.7 | 1.9 | 1.8 | 11.2 |
| 1992-93 | CHI | 71 | 19.3 | 4.4 | 9.4 | .466 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 2.4 | 3.3 | 11.9 | 1.8 | 1.4 | 1.7 | 1.9 | 11.1 |
| 1993-94 | CHI | 38 | 16.8 | 6.4 | 13.3 | .483 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 3.4 | 5.5 | 10.2 | 2.2 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 2.5 | 16.3 |
| 1994-95 | PHI | 77 | 23.1 | 4.2 | 8.8 | .475 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 1.6 | 2.2 | 9.8 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 0.8 | 1.7 | 9.9 |
| 1995-96 | PHI | 13 | 14.8 | 2.8 | 5.4 | .517 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 1.9 | 2.2 | 8.6 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 1.5 | 7.5 |
| 1996-97 | PHI | 62 | 21.2 | 4.4 | 8.7 | .509 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 10.9 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 9.9 |
| 1997-98 | PHI | 58 | 13.8 | 4.2 | 9.6 | .437 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 2.3 | 2.8 | 9.5 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 1.3 | 10.7 |
| 1998-99 | 2TM | 7 | 6.6 | 3.9 | 13.3 | .294 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.1 | 5.5 | 11.0 | 0.8 | 2.3 | 1.6 | 3.1 | 11.0 |
| PHI | 2 | 8.5 | 0.0 | 4.2 | 0.000 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.2 | 2.1 | 4.2 | 2.1 | 4.2 | 0.0 | |
| MIL | 5 | 5.8 | 6.2 | 18.6 | .333 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5.0 | 8.7 | 14.9 | 0.0 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 2.5 | 17.4 | |
| 1999-00 | MIL | 68 | 21.9 | 5.2 | 10.3 | .500 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.3 | 3.1 | 10.8 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 12.6 |
| 2000-01 | MIL | 66 | 19.3 | 4.8 | 10.2 | .474 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 1.7 | 2.0 | 10.3 | 1.0 | 1.4 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 11.4 |
| 2001-02 | DEN | 41 | 18.0 | 4.2 | 10.6 | .396 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 1.5 | 2.0 | 10.2 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 9.9 |
| 2002-03 | PHX | 69 | 12.6 | 5.0 | 12.1 | .411 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 1.4 | 1.7 | 8.0 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 1.3 | 11.3 |
| 2003-04 | 2TM | 43 | 12.3 | 6.1 | 12.7 | .484 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 1.1 | 1.8 | 9.0 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 13.5 |
| PHX | 16 | 16.7 | 7.1 | 13.6 | .525 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 1.2 | 1.8 | 9.7 | 0.8 | 2.0 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 15.8 | |
| DAL | 27 | 9.6 | 5.1 | 11.8 | .435 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 1.0 | 1.9 | 8.3 | 1.5 | 0.7 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 11.2 | |
| 2004-05 | CLE | 19 | 8.0 | 2.8 | 9.7 | .293 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 2.1 | 2.6 | 7.1 | 1.9 | 0.9 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 7.8 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990-91 | CHI | 51 | 337 | 14.7 | .546 | 17.7 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.9 | .129 | -2.2 | -0.5 | -2.7 | -0.1 |
| 1991-92 | CHI | 63 | 690 | 14.6 | .523 | 15.0 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 2.3 | .160 | -1.6 | +1.0 | -0.6 | +0.3 |
| 1992-93 | CHI | 71 | 1,369 | 14.6 | .513 | 15.3 | 1.4 | 2.5 | 3.9 | .136 | -2.3 | +0.7 | -1.6 | +0.1 |
| 1993-94 | CHI | 38 | 638 | 15.4 | .518 | 22.4 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 1.7 | .125 | -2.3 | -0.4 | -2.7 | -0.1 |
| 1994-95 | PHI | 77 | 1,781 | 12.6 | .510 | 14.2 | 0.9 | 2.2 | 3.1 | .084 | -2.4 | +0.1 | -2.2 | -0.1 |
| 1995-96 | PHI | 13 | 193 | 10.5 | .583 | 9.8 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.3 | .070 | -3.6 | +0.7 | -2.9 | +0.0 |
| 1996-97 | PHI | 62 | 1,317 | 13.2 | .529 | 12.6 | 1.5 | 1.1 | 2.6 | .094 | -2.2 | -0.4 | -2.6 | -0.2 |
| 1997-98 | PHI | 58 | 801 | 12.1 | .492 | 15.2 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 1.7 | .101 | -2.6 | -0.9 | -3.5 | -0.3 |
| 1998-99 | 2TM | 7 | 46 | 7.3 | .349 | 24.8 | -0.2 | 0.1 | -0.1 | -.054 | -9.3 | +0.1 | -9.2 | -0.1 |
| PHI | 2 | 17 | -1.3 | 0.000 | 10.7 | -0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -.124 | -12.1 | +5.4 | -6.7 | +0.0 | |
| MIL | 5 | 29 | 12.2 | .387 | 33.1 | -0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | -.013 | -7.7 | -3.0 | -10.8 | -0.1 | |
| 1999-00 | MIL | 68 | 1,488 | 15.6 | .539 | 16.4 | 2.5 | 1.4 | 3.9 | .124 | -0.9 | -1.1 | -2.0 | +0.0 |
| 2000-01 | MIL | 66 | 1,272 | 14.2 | .514 | 15.4 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 3.4 | .128 | -1.7 | -0.2 | -1.9 | +0.0 |
| 2001-02 | DEN | 41 | 737 | 10.5 | .430 | 16.4 | -0.3 | 0.7 | 0.4 | .027 | -4.3 | -1.2 | -5.5 | -0.7 |
| 2002-03 | PHX | 69 | 872 | 9.7 | .440 | 17.6 | 0.1 | 1.1 | 1.1 | .063 | -4.4 | +0.1 | -4.3 | -0.5 |
| 2003-04 | 2TM | 43 | 527 | 14.4 | .500 | 18.1 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 1.1 | .104 | -2.1 | -0.3 | -2.5 | -0.1 |
| PHX | 16 | 267 | 19.3 | .548 | 19.1 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 1.0 | .172 | +0.4 | +0.3 | +0.7 | +0.2 | |
| DAL | 27 | 260 | 9.3 | .444 | 17.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | .033 | -4.7 | -1.0 | -5.7 | -0.2 | |
| 2004-05 | CLE | 19 | 152 | 6.8 | .360 | 15.1 | -0.1 | 0.2 | 0.1 | .025 | -5.4 | -0.7 | -6.1 | -0.2 |
| Career | 746 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 26.4 | — | — | — | — | -2.0 |
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% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990-91 | 12 | 6.0 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.2 | .462 | 0.000 | .528 |
| 1991-92 | 22 | 14.6 | 4.0 | 4.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.8 | .486 | 0.000 | .534 |
| 1992-93 | 19 | 20.8 | 5.5 | 5.8 | 1.4 | 0.4 | 0.9 | .506 | 0.000 | .521 |
| 1993-94 | 10 | 15.1 | 6.3 | 3.9 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.3 | .421 | — | .476 |
| 1998-99 | 3 | nan | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | — | — |
| 1999-00 | 5 | 18.0 | 10.2 | 5.6 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 1.0 | .639 | — | .660 |
| 2000-01 | 18 | 21.8 | 7.4 | 6.8 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 1.3 | .492 | — | .506 |
| 2002-03 | 6 | 13.7 | 4.0 | 2.5 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 0.5 | .344 | — | .365 |
| 2003-04 | 5 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.000 | — | 0.000 |
| Career | 100 | 15.9 | 4.9 | 4.3 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.7 | .480 | 0.000 | .509 |
Full postseason box-score averages by season, from every playoff game played.
Career splits
| Split | G | PPG | RPG | APG | W–L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 445 | 4.7 | 4.2 | 0.6 | 279–166 |
| Away | 430 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 0.4 | 177–253 |
| In wins | 456 | 4.6 | 4.1 | 0.6 | 456–0 |
| In losses | 419 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 0.4 | 0–419 |
Regular-season career splits by venue and result.
Career stats vs each team
| Opponent | G | PPG | RPG | APG | W–L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATL Atlanta Hawks | 42 | 3.8 | 3.4 | 0.3 | 23–19 |
| BOS Boston Celtics | 38 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 0.3 | 22–16 |
| BKN Brooklyn Nets | 42 | 5.6 | 4.4 | 0.5 | 25–17 |
| CHA Charlotte Hornets | 44 | 4.2 | 3.8 | 0.7 | 22–22 |
| CHI Chicago Bulls | 25 | 4.8 | 4.4 | 0.6 | 13–12 |
| CLE Cleveland Cavaliers | 42 | 5.0 | 3.8 | 0.5 | 23–19 |
| DAL Dallas Mavericks | 22 | 2.7 | 3.5 | 0.5 | 12–10 |
| DEN Denver Nuggets | 24 | 3.8 | 4.2 | 0.5 | 14–10 |
| DET Detroit Pistons | 40 | 4.3 | 3.7 | 0.5 | 20–20 |
| GSW Golden State Warriors | 24 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 0.8 | 13–11 |
| HOU Houston Rockets | 28 | 3.1 | 2.9 | 0.1 | 9–19 |
| IND Indiana Pacers | 42 | 3.5 | 4.6 | 0.5 | 16–26 |
| LAC Los Angeles Clippers | 28 | 4.1 | 3.6 | 0.4 | 20–8 |
| LAL Los Angeles Lakers | 24 | 4.3 | 4.9 | 0.7 | 8–16 |
| MEM Memphis Grizzlies | 16 | 5.1 | 5.4 | 0.2 | 12–4 |
| MIA Miami Heat | 38 | 4.4 | 3.8 | 0.4 | 16–22 |
| MIL Milwaukee Bucks | 23 | 6.2 | 4.3 | 0.8 | 13–10 |
| MIN Minnesota Timberwolves | 27 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 0.4 | 12–15 |
| NYK New York Knicks | 35 | 5.1 | 4.3 | 0.5 | 12–23 |
| ORL Orlando Magic | 37 | 5.5 | 4.8 | 0.6 | 23–14 |
| PHI Philadelphia 76ers | 23 | 4.0 | 4.8 | 0.7 | 12–11 |
| PHX Phoenix Suns | 22 | 4.4 | 3.8 | 0.4 | 11–11 |
| POR Portland Trail Blazers | 23 | 5.0 | 3.4 | 0.5 | 14–9 |
| SAC Sacramento Kings | 27 | 5.6 | 4.5 | 0.6 | 15–12 |
| SAS San Antonio Spurs | 24 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 0.5 | 10–14 |
| TOR Toronto Raptors | 23 | 3.7 | 3.4 | 0.1 | 12–11 |
| UTA Utah Jazz | 21 | 4.0 | 4.4 | 0.5 | 10–11 |
| WAS Washington Wizards | 16 | 6.6 | 4.2 | 0.2 | 12–4 |
Regular-season career averages against each current franchise.
Shooting by distance — 2004-05
Darker = a larger share of this player’s shots came from that range; the number is field-goal % from there.
| Range | % of shots | FG% |
|---|---|---|
| At the rim (0-3 ft) | 32% | .385 |
| In the paint (3-10 ft) | 22% | .333 |
| Mid-range (10-16 ft) | 20% | .125 |
| Long two (16 ft-3P) | 24% | .300 |
| Three-pointers (3-pointers) | 2% | 0.000 |
Average shot distance 9.5 ft · 2% of attempts were dunks · 0% of threes from the corner
Contract & salary
Nominal salaries; tracked coverage is limited to seasons in the current dataset.
| Season | Salary |
|---|---|
| 1990-91 | $150,000 |
| 1991-92 | $350,000 |
| 1992-93 | $613,000 |
| 1993-94 | $641,000 |
| 1994-95 | $1,500,000 |
| 1995-96 | $1,950,000 |
| 1996-97 | $2,400,000 |
| 1997-98 | $2,850,000 |
| 1998-99 | $3,300,000 |
| 1999-00 | $3,750,000 |
| 2000-01 | $4,200,000 |
| 2001-02 | $4,650,000 |
| Career earnings | $26,354,000 |
Frequently asked questions
What team does Scott Williams play for?
Scott Williams plays C for the Cleveland Cavaliers.
What are Scott Williams's career stats?
Scott Williams has averaged 5.1 PPG, 4.7 RPG, 0.6 APG over 15 seasons (1990-91–2004-05).
How much does Scott Williams make?
Scott Williams's salary is $4,650,000 for the 2001-02 season, with career earnings of about $26.4M.
How tall is Scott Williams?
Scott Williams is 6-10 (230 lb).