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John Williams
Forward ·Washington Wizards ·NBA ·#24

John Williams

Age59 BornOct 26, 1966 FromUSA Height203 cm (6'8") Weight107 kg CollegeLouisiana State Draft1986 · #12
Career averages
10.1PPG
5.1RPG
2.9APG
435 games · 8 seasons

At a glance

WAS hub
Career snapshot
8Seasons
435Games
4,408Career points
8.4PER average
Most-played franchise: Washington Wizards · 293 games · 1986-87 to 1990-91
Draft1986
1Round
12Overall pick
From Louisiana State
Career highsSingle season
13.7PPG · 1988-89 · WAS
7.0RPG · 1988-89 · WAS
4.3APG · 1988-89 · WAS
10.5PER · 1992-93 · LAC
1.9Win shares · 1992-93 · LAC
Position rank1992-93
#73PPG rank
#68PER rank
#55Win shares rank
ForwardPosition
Among 103 Forward players with 41+ games

Career by team

Indiana Pacers
1994-95 - 1994-95 · 1 seasons
2.9 PPG 1.8 RPG 0.8 APG
34 games
Los Angeles Clippers
1992-93 - 1993-94 · 2 seasons
6.3 PPG 4.1 RPG 2.2 APG
108 games
Washington Wizards
1986-87 - 1990-91 · 5 seasons
12.4 PPG 5.8 RPG 3.4 APG
293 games

Stats by season

SeasonTeamGGSMIN PTSREBASTSTLBLK FG%3P%FT%PERWS
1986-87 WAS 78 6 22.7 9.2 4.7 2.4 1.7 0.4 45.4 22.2 64.6 - -
1987-88 WAS 82 37 29.6 12.8 5.4 2.8 1.4 0.4 46.9 13.2 73.4 - -
1988-89 WAS 82 1 29.4 13.7 7.0 4.3 1.7 0.9 46.6 26.8 77.6 - -
1989-90 WAS 18 18 35.1 18.2 7.6 4.7 1.2 0.5 47.4 11.1 77.4 - -
1990-91 WAS 33 11 28.5 12.5 5.4 4.0 1.2 0.2 41.7 24.4 75.3 - -
1992-93 LAC 74 8 22.1 6.6 4.3 1.9 1.1 0.3 43.0 22.6 54.3 10.5 1.9
1993-94 LAC 34 6 21.3 5.6 3.7 2.9 0.7 0.3 43.1 25.0 66.7 10.5 0.8
1994-95 IND 34 0 11.8 2.9 1.8 0.8 0.3 0.1 35.7 33.3 56.0 4.2 -0.5

Transfers & team changes

Derived from season-by-season team membership.

Date Move Type Notes
Jul 1994 Los Angeles Clippers Indiana Pacers season change
Oct 1992 Washington Wizards Los Angeles Clippers offseason From 1990-91 to 1992-93

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Born on October 26

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About John Williams

John Sam Williams is an American former basketball player who played professionally for several seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA) and the Liga ACB.