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Retired#1Guard1975–1986#198 all-time in points

Gus Williams

Gus Williams scored 14,093 points in 825 games, 198th on the all-time list. His best scoring season was 1981-82 at 23.4 points a game. He earned 4 RimBlaze badges.

Height / Weight6′ 2″ / 175 lb
Age73
PositionGuard
BornOct 10, 1953
HometownMount Vernon, New York
Experience1975–1986
CollegeUniversity of Southern California
Draft1975 · round 2, pick 20
High schoolMount Vernon High School Mount Vernon, New York
TeamsGolden State Warriors 1975–1976Seattle SuperSonics 1977–1979Seattle SuperSonics 1981–1983Washington Wizards 1984–1985Atlanta Hawks 1986–1986
Career points
14,093
825 games · 17.1 per game
Triple-doubles
—
Counted since 1996-97, when NBA.com game logs begin
All-time points
#198
Also 89th in assists, 904th in rebounds
NBA dataCareer 1975–1986. Game-by-game feats count games since 1996-97, when NBA.com game logs begin.
0 rare
LOGO RANGE · 30 FT HALF COURT · 47 FT
No rare buckets tracked in 1986-87.

1986-87 season

ATL · 33 games
Points1384.2 per game
Rebounds1.240 total
Assists4.2139 total
Triple-doubles—— double-doubles
40-point games00 big nights
Rare buckets0Logo 3s, buzzer-beaters, daggers

Player’s Vault

4 badges earned
0Unicorn
1Rare Air
3Legend
  • ×2Rare AirSeasonAll-NBA1979-80, 1981-82
  • ×2LegendSeasonAll-Star1981-82, 1982-83
  • LegendCareer10,000 points14,093 points
  • LegendCareerChampionship ring1 ring · 1978-79

Gus Williams career arc

By season · tap a barSelected seasonPeak: 1981-82 · 23.4 points per game

Gus Williams milestones

Career · regular season
14,093 career points
Retired 198th on the all-time scoring list.
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Career marks
Points14,093Past 10,000 · 198th all-time
Assists4,597Past 2,500 · 89th all-time
Steals1,638Past 1,500 · 30th all-time

Gus Williams career highs

Game logs begin in 1996-97, after his career

Biggest nights

Ranked by rarity
No big nights yet.

Deepest makes

0 rare buckets tracked
No rare buckets tracked yet.

Gus Williams stats by season

Regular season · tap a row
SeasonTeamGPPTSPPGRPGAPGFG%3P%FT%3PMTDDDRare
1986-87ATL331384.21.24.2.363.278.6755———
1985-86WAS771,03613.52.25.9.428.259.73430———
1984-85WAS791,57820.02.57.7.430.290.72551———
1983-84SEA801,49718.72.58.4.458.160.7504———
1982-83SEA801,60020.02.68.0.477.047.7512———
1981-82SEA801,87523.43.06.9.486.225.7349———
1979-80SEA821,81622.13.44.8.482.194.7887———
1978-79SEA761,45719.23.24.0.495—.775————
1977-78SEA791,43118.13.23.7.451—.817————
1976-77GOS827629.32.83.6.464—.747————
1975-76GOS7790311.72.13.1.428—.742————
Career11 seasons82514,09317.12.75.6.461.238.756108——0

Gus Williams splits

Career · points per game
No game-by-game logs for his career. NBA.com’s logs begin in 1996-97.

How he scores

Share of points · rare bucket mix
Career
Twos
81%
Threes
2%
Free throws
17%

Every big night · 0

No big nights yet.

Quick answers

Gus Williams facts
How many career points did Gus Williams score?

Gus Williams scored 14,093 career regular-season points in 825 games, 17.1 per game, which ranks 198th all-time.

What was Gus Williams’s best season?

His best scoring season was 1981-82 with SEA: 23.4 points, 3.0 rebounds and 6.9 assists per game.

Where is Gus Williams from?

Gus Williams is from Mount Vernon, New York. He played high school ball at Mount Vernon High School in Mount Vernon, New York. He played college ball at University of Southern California.

What teams did Gus Williams play for?

Golden State Warriors (1975–1976); Seattle SuperSonics (1977–1979); Seattle SuperSonics (1981–1983); Washington Wizards (1984–1985); Atlanta Hawks (1986–1986).