Career snapshot
18seasons
1,222games
12,867career pts
11.7PER (avg)
Most-played franchise:
Indiana Pacers
· 577 games · 1981-82–1988-89
Position rank · 1995-96
#56PPG rank
#41PER rank
#43WS rank
Among 66 Center players (min. 41 games)
Career highs (single season)
PPG
19.9
1985-86 · IND
RPG
9.1
1985-86 · IND
APG
3.4
1982-83 · IND
PER
17.9
1985-86 · IND
WS
6.2
1985-86 · IND
Draft
1981
Round 1 ·
Pick 14
from Ohio State
Career by team
New York Knicks
1992-93 – 1998-99 · 7 seasons
2.9 PPG
2.2 RPG
0.4 APG
278 games
Toronto Raptors
1995-96 – 1995-96 · 1 seasons
6.0 PPG
8.0 RPG
0.0 APG
1 games
Dallas Mavericks
1988-89 – 1991-92 · 4 seasons
10.2 PPG
5.7 RPG
1.4 APG
246 games
Indiana Pacers
1981-82 – 1988-89 · 8 seasons
15.0 PPG
7.8 RPG
2.4 APG
577 games
Stats by season
| Season | Team | G | GS | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG% | 3P% | FT% | PER | WS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981-82 | IND | 82 | 75 | 27.8 | 11.5 | 7.4 | 1.7 | 0.6 | 2.2 | 47.7 | 28.6 | 67.0 | 16.1 | 4.6 |
| 1982-83 | IND | 78 | 74 | 32.2 | 16.9 | 7.5 | 3.4 | 0.7 | 2.2 | 49.9 | 0.0 | 70.5 | 17.4 | 3.5 |
| 1983-84 | IND | 69 | 53 | 33.0 | 14.9 | 8.0 | 3.1 | 0.9 | 1.6 | 47.8 | 0.0 | 70.2 | 14.8 | 2.8 |
| 1984-85 | IND | 75 | 70 | 34.1 | 18.3 | 8.5 | 3.4 | 0.7 | 1.8 | 47.5 | 11.1 | 65.7 | 15.5 | 2.2 |
| 1985-86 | IND | 78 | 74 | 35.5 | 19.9 | 9.1 | 2.2 | 0.6 | 2.4 | 49.2 | 8.3 | 73.0 | 17.9 | 6.2 |
| 1986-87 | IND | 74 | 67 | 34.1 | 14.9 | 7.3 | 2.4 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 48.0 | 0.0 | 74.0 | 14.1 | 4.7 |
| 1987-88 | IND | 75 | 37 | 26.2 | 10.0 | 6.3 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 1.9 | 42.5 | 0.0 | 73.7 | 12.0 | 1.8 |
| 1988-89 | NBA | 76 | 66 | 32.5 | 10.2 | 7.8 | 1.6 | 0.6 | 1.8 | 43.6 | 0.0 | 68.6 | — | — |
| 1988-89 | DAL | 30 | 20 | 30.1 | 6.6 | 6.6 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 1.8 | 39.6 | 0.0 | 63.2 | 8.6 | 0.5 |
| 1988-89 | IND | 46 | 46 | 34.1 | 12.6 | 8.6 | 1.9 | 0.7 | 1.7 | 45.0 | 0.0 | 71.4 | 11.8 | 0.9 |
| 1989-90 | DAL | 81 | 19 | 27.1 | 8.6 | 4.8 | 1.5 | 0.6 | 1.3 | 44.4 | 22.2 | 67.9 | 10.4 | 2.2 |
| 1990-91 | DAL | 60 | 36 | 30.5 | 12.5 | 6.0 | 1.6 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 50.7 | 0.0 | 63.8 | 13.1 | 1.7 |
| 1991-92 | DAL | 75 | 26 | 27.2 | 11.5 | 6.1 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 1.3 | 43.1 | 16.7 | 72.5 | 12.6 | 0.8 |
| 1992-93 | NYK | 55 | 0 | 10.4 | 2.9 | 2.7 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 41.1 | 0.0 | 66.7 | 10.1 | 1.1 |
| 1993-94 | NYK | 70 | 3 | 11.1 | 3.3 | 2.6 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 44.2 | 0.0 | 64.3 | 10.4 | 1.6 |
| 1994-95 | NYK | 56 | 3 | 13.3 | 3.3 | 2.4 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 45.6 | 0.0 | 62.2 | 7.7 | 0.6 |
| 1995-96 | NBA | 44 | 2 | 13.0 | 3.1 | 2.0 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 40.8 | 25.0 | 65.0 | — | — |
| 1995-96 | NYK | 43 | 2 | 12.6 | 3.1 | 1.9 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 41.0 | 25.0 | 65.0 | 7.9 | 0.4 |
| 1995-96 | TOR | 1 | 0 | 31.0 | 6.0 | 8.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 37.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 8.7 | 0.0 |
| 1996-97 | NYK | 21 | 2 | 8.8 | 1.9 | 1.5 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 39.1 | 0.0 | 75.0 | 7.0 | 0.2 |
| 1997-98 | NYK | 27 | 0 | 6.6 | 1.4 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 41.9 | 0.0 | 12.5 | 6.1 | 0.2 |
| 1998-99 | NYK | 6 | 0 | 5.7 | 1.7 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 50.0 | 0.0 | 100.0 | 12.2 | 0.1 |
Transfers & team changes
Derived from season-by-season team membership.
| Date | Move | Type | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 1996 | Toronto Raptors | New York Knicks | season change | ||
| Jul 1995 | New York Knicks | Toronto Raptors | season change | ||
| Jul 1992 | Dallas Mavericks | New York Knicks | season change | ||
| Oct 1988 | Dallas Mavericks | Indiana Pacers | mid season trade | From 1988-89 to 1988-89 | |
| Jul 1988 | Indiana Pacers | Dallas Mavericks | season change | ||
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About Herb Williams
Herbert Levene Williams is an American former professional basketball player in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for eighteen seasons from 1981 to 1999. Williams served as the interim head coach and the assistant coach of the NBA's New York Knicks. He was last an assistant coach for the New York Liberty of the WNBA.