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Lou Williams

Lou Williams stats, teams and career impact

#235 all-timeCareer averages · 13.9 PPG · 2.2 RPG · 3.4 APGPeak-weighted regular-season model · playoffs, awards, and championships excluded

Position
Shooting guard
Final NBA team
Atlanta Hawks
Height / weight
6 ft 2 in (188 cm) · 175 lb (79 kg)
Born
October 27, 1986 (39 yrs old)
NBA seasons
17 seasons · 2005–06 to 2021–22

Career summaryLou Williams was a shooting guard who played 17 NBA seasons, from 2005–06 through 2021–22.

Career PPG
13.9
Career RPG
2.2
Career APG
3.4
Best-Season Impact Rank
#10 in 2011–12
Career Impact Rank
#235 all-time
Peak-weighted regular-season model · playoffs, awards, and championships excluded

Career overview

Why Lou Williams ranks #235 all time

Lou Williams ranks #235 all time. Across his three best seasons, his average league finish was #21.3. His #228 full-career value adds a meaningful longevity advantage.

Peak#10 in 2011–12

Best league finish

Sustained excellence1 top-ten finish

450+ minutes required per season

Career breadth17 seasons

1,123 games · Career Value Rank #228

NBA honors3× Sixth ManContext only; honors are not model inputs.

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Full player detailsTeam history, career shooting and sources

Full team history

Teams
Philadelphia 76ers, Atlanta Hawks, Toronto Raptors, Los Angeles Lakers, Houston Rockets, and Los Angeles Clippers

Career shooting

NBA regular season
Field goal
41.9%FG%
Three-point
35.1%3P%
Free throw
84.2%FT%

1,123 career games · 27,104 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

Lou Williams stats by season

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2021–226.31.61.9-3.16ATL56014.339.1%36.3%85.9%#359-18.8
2020–2111.32.13.4-3.14ATL/LAC66421.641.0%39.9%86.7%#328-32.8
2019–2018.23.15.6-0.48LAC65828.741.8%35.2%86.1%#18160.0
2018–1920.03.05.4+1.42LAC75126.642.5%36.1%87.6%#81144.2
2017–1822.62.55.3+1.85LAC791932.843.5%35.9%88.0%#65205.0
2016–1717.52.53.0+3.64HOU/LAL81124.642.9%36.5%88.0%#25231.8
2015–1615.32.52.5+1.92LAL673528.540.8%34.4%83.0%#56148.7
2014–1515.51.92.0+1.85TOR80025.240.4%34.0%86.1%#57150.0
2013–1410.42.13.5-0.38ATL60724.140.0%34.2%84.9%#16546.0
2012–1314.12.13.6+0.96ATL39928.742.2%36.7%86.8%#8763.8
2011–1214.92.43.5+4.72PHI64026.340.7%36.2%81.2%#10211.3
2010–1113.72.03.4+2.67PHI75023.340.6%34.8%82.3%#29156.0
2009–1014.02.94.2+2.48PHI643829.947.0%34.0%82.4%#40163.4
2008–0912.82.03.0+0.51PHI81023.739.8%28.6%79.0%#10090.2
2007–0811.52.13.2+1.42PHI80023.342.4%35.9%78.3%#69120.0
2006–074.31.11.8-0.42PHI61011.344.1%32.4%69.6%#15720.5
2005–061.90.60.3-8.03PHI3004.844.2%22.2%61.5%—-16.9
Career13.92.23.4—ATL/HOU/LAC/LAL/PHI/TOR1123—24.141.9%35.1%84.2%——

Source: Basketball Reference regular-season totals, accessed Sep 13, 2026.

Film evidence

Lou Williams highlights

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Peak-game film

Lou Williams scores a career-high 50

Lou Williams's peak-game film adds visual context to the numbers on this page, especially his change of pace, foul drawing and instant offense off the bench. 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.
Best 5#274

32.0 average league finish

Career Value Rank#228

1,743 total value

Career standing

How Lou Williams ranks all time

These are league placements, not raw scores. Each season is judged against that season's qualified player pool.

Number-one seasons0

Best in the league

Top-five seasons0

Elite finishes

Top-ten seasons1

Upper-tier finishes

Top-10 Impact Margin2.0

Tie-breaker across top-ten seasons

Career Composite Score30.6

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
353.5
Qualified seasons
16
All-time rank
#235
Strongest seasons

Every season

Lou 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
2021–22ATL3556799-3.166.8#359-18.88thStandard
2020–21ATL/LAC34661,423-3.1411.1#328-32.87thBroad
2019–20Historical Defense EstimateLAC33651,864-0.4848.9#18160.057thBroad
2018–19Historical Defense EstimateLAC32751,993+1.4278.3#81144.281stBroad
2017–18Historical Defense EstimateLAC31792,589+1.8582.3#65205.091stBroad
2016–17Historical Defense EstimateHOU/LAL30811,994+3.6493.4#25231.891stBroad
2015–16Historical Defense EstimateLAL29671,907+1.9284.8#56148.785thBroad
2014–15Historical Defense EstimateTOR28802,016+1.8584.9#57150.085thBroad
2013–14Historical Defense EstimateATL27601,445-0.3852.5#16546.052ndBroad
2012–13Historical Defense EstimateATL26391,119+0.9675.4#8763.860thBroad
2011–12Historical Defense EstimatePHI25641,682+4.7297.4#10211.394thBroad
2010–11Historical Defense EstimatePHI24751,747+2.6792.0#29156.083rdBroad
2009–10Historical Defense EstimatePHI23641,912+2.4888.4#40163.485thBroad
2008–09Historical Defense EstimatePHI22811,919+0.5170.3#10090.268thBroad
2007–08Historical Defense EstimatePHI21801,862+1.4279.5#69120.076thBroad
2006–07Historical Defense EstimatePHI2061688-0.4253.3#15720.541stStandard
2005–06Historical Defense EstimatePHI1930145-8.03——-16.9—Limited

Career movement

Lou Williams's career impact by season

Peak +4.72 in 2011–12 · 17 seasons · 27,104 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
Player-specific impact scaleWorkload

Career comparison

Compare the shape, not the calendar

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Lou WilliamsTony Parker
Era-centered box impactEstimated points per 100 possessions above that season's league average · dashed marker means the player did not play
Lou Williams and Tony Parker era-centered impact values by NBA season number
NBA seasonLou WilliamsTony Parker
1-8.0-2.0
2-0.4-0.4
31.40.5
40.51.7
52.52.3
62.72.7
74.72.3
81.03.9
9-0.4-0.9
101.81.5
111.92.0
123.63.2
131.90.3
141.4-1.3
15-0.5-0.1
16-3.1-2.4
17-3.2-2.3
18Did not play-2.0

NBA season number

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How to read this page

Impact Rate shows how strong a player was compared with everyone else that season. Season Value adds how much he played; completed player-profile rows instead show each season's fixed-baseline contribution to Career Value. Career Impact Rank rewards a high peak, a long prime, and repeated seasons near the top. Older seasons use clearly labeled estimates where the NBA did not record today's full set of statistics. Read how every ranking works →