Bio
- Height
- 6' 11"
- Debut
- 1981
- Draft
- 1981Rd 1, Pk 14
- College
- Ohio State
Bio
- Height
- 6' 11"
- Debut
- 1981
- Draft
- 1981Rd 1, Pk 14
- College
- Ohio State
Stats
Per game
Career regular season
- PTS
- 10.8
- REB
- 5.9
- AST
- 1.7
- STL
- 0.5
- BLK
- 1.5
- TS%
- 49.9
- MIN
- 25.8
- GP
- 1,102
| PTS: Points scored — a free throw is worth 1, a shot inside the arc 2, beyond it 3. | REB: Missed shots the player collected, at either end of the floor. | AST: Passes that led directly to a team-mate's basket. | STL: Possessions taken off the opponent by picking off a pass or a dribble. | BLK: Opponent shots swatted away before they reached the rim. | TS%: Scoring per shot with threes and free throws counted: PTS ÷ (2 × (FGA + 0.44 × FTA)). League average sits near 58%. | MIN: Minutes on the floor. | GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981-82 |  IND | 11.5 | 7.4 | 1.7 | 0.6 | 2.2 | 50.3 | 27.8 | 82 |
| 1982-83 | IND | 16.9 | 7.5 | 3.4 | 0.7 | 2.2 | 52.2 | 32.2 | 78 |
| 1983-84 | IND | 14.9 | 8.0 | 3.1 | 0.9 | 1.6 | 52.0 | 33 | 69 |
| 1984-85 | IND | 18.3 | 8.5 | 3.4 | 0.7 | 1.8 | 50.5 | 34.1 | 75 |
| 1985-86 | IND | 19.9 | 9.1 | 2.2 | 0.6 | 2.4 | 53.3 | 35.5 | 78 |
| 1986-87 | IND | 14.9 | 7.3 | 2.4 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 52.1 | 34.1 | 74 |
| 1987-88 | IND | 10.0 | 6.3 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 1.9 | 46.3 | 26.2 | 75 |
| 1988-89 | DAL/IND | 10.2 | 7.8 | 1.6 | 0.6 | 1.8 | 47.1 | 32.5 | 76 |
| 1989-90 | DAL | 8.6 | 4.8 | 1.5 | 0.6 | 1.3 | 47.6 | 27.1 | 81 |
| 1990-91 |  DAL | 12.5 | 6.0 | 1.6 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 52.4 | 30.5 | 60 |
| 1991-92 | DAL | 11.5 | 6.1 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 1.3 | 46.4 | 27.2 | 75 |
| 1992-93 | NY | 2.9 | 2.7 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 42.9 | 10.4 | 55 |
| 1993-94 | NY | 3.3 | 2.6 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 46.3 | 11.1 | 70 |
| 1994-95 | NY | 3.3 | 2.4 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 47.6 | 13.3 | 56 |
| 1995-96 |  NY/TOR | 3.1 | 1.9 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 43.2 | 12.6 | 43 |
| 1996-97 | NY | 1.9 | 1.5 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 40.8 | 8.8 | 21 |
| 1997-98 | NY | 1.4 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 39.8 | 6.6 | 27 |
| 1998-99 | NY | 1.7 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 56.3 | 5.7 | 6 |
What the columns mean: PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TS% · MIN · GP
Career Postseason
- PTS
- 2.7
- REB
- 1.4
- AST
- 0.3
- STL
- 0.2
- BLK
- 0.4
- TS%
- 51.5
- MIN
- 9.4
- GP
- 57
Totals
Career regular season
- PTS
- 11,944
- REB
- 6,509
- AST
- 1,856
- STL
- 605
- BLK
- 1,605
- TO
- 1,929
- FGM
- 5,037
- 3PTM
- 8
| PTS: Points scored — a free throw is worth 1, a shot inside the arc 2, beyond it 3. | REB: Missed shots the player collected, at either end of the floor. | AST: Passes that led directly to a team-mate's basket. | STL: Possessions taken off the opponent by picking off a pass or a dribble. | BLK: Opponent shots swatted away before they reached the rim. | TO: Possessions handed to the opponent by a bad pass, a lost dribble or an offensive foul — lower is better. | FGM: Shots made from the floor — everything except free throws. | 3PTM: Three-point shots made. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981-82 | IND | 942 | 605 | 139 | 53 | 178 | 137 | 407 | 2 |
| 1982-83 | IND | 1,315 | 583 | 262 | 54 | 171 | 229 | 580 | 0 |
| 1983-84 | IND | 1,029 | 554 | 215 | 60 | 108 | 207 | 411 | 0 |
| 1984-85 | IND | 1,375 | 634 | 252 | 54 | 134 | 265 | 575 | 1 |
| 1985-86 | IND | 1,549 | 710 | 174 | 50 | 184 | 210 | 627 | 1 |
| 1986-87 | IND | 1,101 | 543 | 174 | 59 | 93 | 145 | 451 | 0 |
| 1987-88 | IND | 748 | 469 | 98 | 37 | 146 | 119 | 311 | 0 |
| 1988-89 | DAL/IND | 777 | 593 | 124 | 46 | 134 | 149 | 322 | 0 |
| 1989-90 | DAL | 700 | 391 | 119 | 51 | 106 | 106 | 295 | 2 |
| 1990-91 | DAL | 747 | 357 | 95 | 30 | 88 | 113 | 332 | 0 |
| 1991-92 | DAL | 859 | 454 | 94 | 35 | 98 | 114 | 367 | 1 |
| 1992-93 | NY | 158 | 146 | 19 | 21 | 28 | 22 | 72 | 0 |
| 1993-94 | NY | 233 | 182 | 28 | 18 | 43 | 39 | 103 | 0 |
| 1994-95 | NY | 187 | 132 | 27 | 13 | 45 | 40 | 82 | 0 |
| 1995-96 | NY/TOR | 132 | 82 | 27 | 13 | 31 | 22 | 59 | 1 |
| 1996-97 | NY | 39 | 31 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 0 |
| 1997-98 | NY | 37 | 29 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 18 | 0 |
| 1998-99 | NY | 10 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
What the columns mean: PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TO · FGM · 3PTM
Per 36 min
Career regular season
- PTS
- 15.1
- REB
- 8.2
- AST
- 2.4
- STL
- 0.7
- BLK
- 2.1
- TS%
- 49.9
- MIN
- 25.8
- GP
- 1,102
Per 36 minutes: each per-game figure scaled by 36 ÷ minutes played. Derived here, and shooting percentages are left untouched because they do not scale.
| PTS: Points scored — a free throw is worth 1, a shot inside the arc 2, beyond it 3. | REB: Missed shots the player collected, at either end of the floor. | AST: Passes that led directly to a team-mate's basket. | STL: Possessions taken off the opponent by picking off a pass or a dribble. | BLK: Opponent shots swatted away before they reached the rim. | TS%: Scoring per shot with threes and free throws counted: PTS ÷ (2 × (FGA + 0.44 × FTA)). League average sits near 58%. | MIN: Minutes on the floor. | GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981-82 | IND | 14.9 | 9.6 | 2.2 | 0.8 | 2.8 | 50.3 | 27.8 | 82 |
| 1982-83 | IND | 18.9 | 8.4 | 3.8 | 0.8 | 2.5 | 52.2 | 32.2 | 78 |
| 1983-84 | IND | 16.3 | 8.7 | 3.4 | 1.0 | 1.7 | 52.0 | 33 | 69 |
| 1984-85 | IND | 19.3 | 9.0 | 3.6 | 0.7 | 1.9 | 50.5 | 34.1 | 75 |
| 1985-86 | IND | 20.2 | 9.2 | 2.2 | 0.6 | 2.4 | 53.3 | 35.5 | 78 |
| 1986-87 | IND | 15.7 | 7.7 | 2.5 | 0.8 | 1.4 | 52.1 | 34.1 | 74 |
| 1987-88 | IND | 13.7 | 8.7 | 1.8 | 0.7 | 2.6 | 46.3 | 26.2 | 75 |
| 1988-89 | DAL/IND | 11.3 | 8.6 | 1.8 | 0.7 | 2.0 | 47.1 | 32.5 | 76 |
| 1989-90 | DAL | 11.4 | 6.4 | 2.0 | 0.8 | 1.7 | 47.6 | 27.1 | 81 |
| 1990-91 | DAL | 14.8 | 7.1 | 1.9 | 0.6 | 1.8 | 52.4 | 30.5 | 60 |
| 1991-92 | DAL | 15.2 | 8.1 | 1.7 | 0.7 | 1.7 | 46.4 | 27.2 | 75 |
| 1992-93 | NY | 10.0 | 9.3 | 1.0 | 1.4 | 1.7 | 42.9 | 10.4 | 55 |
| 1993-94 | NY | 10.7 | 8.4 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 1.9 | 46.3 | 11.1 | 70 |
| 1994-95 | NY | 8.9 | 6.5 | 1.4 | 0.5 | 2.2 | 47.6 | 13.3 | 56 |
| 1995-96 | NY/TOR | 8.9 | 5.4 | 1.7 | 0.9 | 2.0 | 43.2 | 12.6 | 43 |
| 1996-97 | NY | 7.8 | 6.1 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 40.8 | 8.8 | 21 |
| 1997-98 | NY | 7.6 | 6.0 | 0.5 | 1.1 | 1.6 | 39.8 | 6.6 | 27 |
| 1998-99 | NY | 10.7 | 6.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.9 | 56.3 | 5.7 | 6 |
What the columns mean: PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TS% · MIN · GP
What were Herb Williams's career stats?
ESPN's season-by-season log for Herb Williams covers 18 seasons with the Pacers, the Mavericks and the Knicks; its career totals count every season. He scored 11,944 points with 6,509 rebounds and 1,856 assists in 1,102 games — 10.8 points, 5.9 rebounds and 1.7 assists per game. His best season was 1985-86: 1,549 points, 710 rebounds and 174 assists.
League leaderboards and awards
18 seasons, 8 postseasons, 1981-82 to 1998-99
All-time career rank
- 239th in points (11,944)
- 111th in rebounds (6,509)
- 33rd in blocks (1,605)
Among the 2,424 NBA players with a career line on file, regular season. A place deeper than 300th is not listed.
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