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Deron Williams
Deron Williams stats, teams and career impact
#215 all-timeCareer averages · 16.3 PPG · 3.1 RPG · 8.1 APGPeak-weighted regular-season model · playoffs, awards, and championships excluded
- Position
- Point guard
- Teams in final NBA season
- Cleveland Cavaliers and Dallas Mavericks
- Height / weight
- 6 ft 3 in (191 cm) · 200 lb (91 kg)
- Born
- June 26, 1984 (42 yrs old)
- College
- Illinois
- NBA seasons
- 12 seasons · 2005–06 to 2016–17
Career summaryDeron Williams was a point guard who played 12 NBA seasons, from 2005–06 through 2016–17.
- Career PPG
- 16.3
- Career RPG
- 3.1
- Career APG
- 8.1
- #17 in 2008–09
- #215 all-time
Best-Season Impact Rank
Career Impact Rank
Peak-weighted regular-season model · playoffs, awards, and championships excluded
Career overview
Why Deron Williams ranks #215 all time
Deron Williams ranks #215 all time. Across his three best seasons, his average league finish was #19.0. His full-career value ranks #169, so longevity is a major reason he lands this high.
450+ minutes required per season
845 games · Career Value Rank #169
NBA honors3× All-Star · 2× All-NBAContext only; honors are not model inputs.
Head to head
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Full player detailsTeam history, career shooting and sources
Full team history
- Teams
- Utah Jazz, New Jersey Nets, Brooklyn Nets, Dallas Mavericks, and Cleveland Cavaliers
Career shooting
NBA regular season- Field goal
- 44.5%FG%
- Three-point
- 35.7%3P%
- Free throw
- 82.2%FT%
845 career games · 28,865 minutes
Sources and updateConventional stats and measurements: Basketball Reference, accessed Sep 13, 2026. hussEyquation ranking data through 2025–26. Life dates: Wikidata; conflicting dates checked against Basketball Reference, accessed Sep 17, 2026.
Traditional box score
Deron Williams stats by season
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| 2016–17 | 11.0 | 2.3 | 5.6 | -1.47 | CLE/DAL | 64 | 44 | 25.9 | 43.8% | 36.3% | 82.6% | #221 | 17.0 |
| 2015–16 | 14.1 | 2.9 | 5.8 | -0.72 | DAL | 65 | 63 | 32.4 | 41.4% | 34.4% | 86.9% | #192 | 52.8 |
| 2014–15 | 13.0 | 3.5 | 6.6 | +0.04 | BRK | 68 | 55 | 31.1 | 38.7% | 36.7% | 83.4% | #144 | 83.1 |
| 2013–14 | 14.3 | 2.6 | 6.1 | +1.29 | BRK | 64 | 58 | 32.2 | 45.0% | 36.6% | 80.1% | #64 | 128.9 |
| 2012–13 | 18.9 | 3.0 | 7.7 | +3.31 | BRK | 78 | 78 | 36.4 | 44.0% | 37.8% | 85.9% | #25 | 279.1 |
| 2011–12 | 21.0 | 3.3 | 8.7 | +3.29 | NJN | 55 | 55 | 36.3 | 40.7% | 33.6% | 84.3% | #26 | 198.6 |
| 2010–11 | 20.1 | 4.0 | 10.3 | +3.65 | NJN/UTA | 65 | 65 | 37.9 | 43.9% | 33.1% | 84.5% | #19 | 263.6 |
| 2009–10 | 18.7 | 4.0 | 10.5 | +3.35 | UTA | 76 | 76 | 36.9 | 46.9% | 37.1% | 80.1% | #21 | 293.1 |
| 2008–09 | 19.4 | 2.9 | 10.7 | +3.70 | UTA | 68 | 68 | 36.8 | 47.1% | 31.0% | 84.9% | #17 | 276.8 |
| 2007–08 | 18.8 | 3.0 | 10.5 | +2.69 | UTA | 82 | 82 | 37.3 | 50.7% | 39.5% | 80.3% | #35 | 278.5 |
| 2006–07 | 16.2 | 3.3 | 9.3 | +0.56 | UTA | 80 | 80 | 36.9 | 45.6% | 32.2% | 76.7% | #109 | 144.0 |
| 2005–06 | 10.8 | 2.4 | 4.5 | -1.08 | UTA | 80 | 47 | 28.8 | 42.1% | 41.6% | 70.4% | #175 | 38.7 |
| Career | 16.3 | 3.1 | 8.1 | — | BRK/CLE/DAL/NJN/UTA | 845 | — | 34.2 | 44.5% | 35.7% | 82.2% | — | — |
Source: Basketball Reference regular-season totals, accessed Sep 13, 2026.
Film evidence
Deron Williams highlights
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Team career retrospective
Deron Williams Utah Jazz highlights
Deron Williams's team career retrospective adds visual context to the numbers on this page, especially his strong handle, pull-up shooting and pick-and-roll control. The vetted footage complements the season tables and impact model.
What these measures mean
- Era-centered box impact
- Estimated points per 100 possessions above that season's league average.
- Impact Rate Rank
- The player's place among qualified players in one season.
- Value contribution / Season Value
- Completed seasons use a fixed-baseline contribution to Career Value. The live season instead uses Season Value, combining that season's impact with workload.
- Career Impact Rank
- An all-time rank weighted toward the player's best three, five, and ten seasons.
28.7 composite · lower is better
21.6 average league finish
2,054 total value
Career standing
How Deron Williams ranks all time
These are league placements, not raw scores. Each season is judged against that season's qualified player pool.
Best in the league
Elite finishes
Upper-tier finishes
Tie-breaker across top-ten seasons
Career Composite Score28.7
Best 3, Best 5, and Best 10 average league finishes receive 50%, 30%, and 20% window weights. Missing seasons receive a replacement finish just below the player's typical qualified field. Lower is better.
- Best 3 effective weight
- 74%
- Missing-season finish
- 346.0
- Qualified seasons
- 12
- All-time rank
- #215
Strongest seasons
Every season
Deron Williams advanced stats by season
Era-centered box impact supports comparisons through time. Impact Rate and its rank compare players only within that season.
More advanced statsAge, minutes, impact, rank, value and data coverage
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| 2016–17Historical Defense Estimate | CLE/DAL | 32 | 64 | 1,657 | -1.47 | 39.4 | #221 | 17.0 | 42nd | Broad |
| 2015–16Historical Defense Estimate | DAL | 31 | 65 | 2,106 | -0.72 | 47.4 | #192 | 52.8 | 57th | Broad |
| 2014–15Historical Defense Estimate | BRK | 30 | 68 | 2,114 | +0.04 | 61.4 | #144 | 83.1 | 70th | Broad |
| 2013–14Historical Defense Estimate | BRK | 29 | 64 | 2,059 | +1.29 | 81.7 | #64 | 128.9 | 80th | Broad |
| 2012–13Historical Defense Estimate | BRK | 28 | 78 | 2,842 | +3.31 | 93.1 | #25 | 279.1 | 96th | Broad |
| 2011–12Historical Defense Estimate | NJN | 27 | 55 | 1,999 | +3.29 | 92.7 | #26 | 198.6 | 93rd | Broad |
| 2010–11Historical Defense Estimate | NJN/UTA | 26 | 65 | 2,465 | +3.65 | 94.9 | #19 | 263.6 | 94th | Broad |
| 2009–10Historical Defense Estimate | UTA | 25 | 76 | 2,802 | +3.35 | 94.0 | #21 | 293.1 | 96th | Broad |
| 2008–09Historical Defense Estimate | UTA | 24 | 68 | 2,505 | +3.70 | 95.2 | #17 | 276.8 | 95th | Broad |
| 2007–08Historical Defense Estimate | UTA | 23 | 82 | 3,059 | +2.69 | 89.7 | #35 | 278.5 | 94th | Broad |
| 2006–07Historical Defense Estimate | UTA | 22 | 80 | 2,950 | +0.56 | 67.7 | #109 | 144.0 | 81st | Broad |
| 2005–06Historical Defense Estimate | UTA | 21 | 80 | 2,307 | -1.08 | 47.0 | #175 | 38.7 | 54th | Broad |
Career movement
Deron Williams's career impact by season
Peak +3.70 in 2008–09 · 12 seasons · 28,865 minutes
The same historical box-score model is used for every season, making the career shape comparable through time. The vertical scale adapts to this player's range and always includes zero.
Era-centered box impactMinutes
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Career comparison
Compare the shape, not the calendar
Align by NBA experience to compare season one with season one, or by age to compare players at the same stage of life.
Deron WilliamsEric Bledsoe
| NBA season | Deron Williams | Eric Bledsoe |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | -1.1 | -1.6 |
| 2 | 0.6 | -0.8 |
| 3 | 2.7 | 3.3 |
| 4 | 3.7 | 2.0 |
| 5 | 3.4 | 2.2 |
| 6 | 3.7 | 3.9 |
| 7 | 3.3 | 3.1 |
| 8 | 3.3 | 3.1 |
| 9 | 1.3 | 3.0 |
| 10 | 0.0 | 1.4 |
| 11 | -0.7 | -1.7 |
| 12 | -1.5 | -1.5 |
NBA season number
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