 Williams going for a free throw with the Boston Celtics. | |
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| Position: | Shooting Guard / Small Forward |
| League: | NBA |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | July 17, 1972 Newark, New Jersey |
| Nationality: |  American
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| Physical stats | |
| Listed height: | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) |
| Listed weight: | 220 lbs (100 kg) |
| National Basketball Association career | |
| Debut: 1995 for the Boston Celtics | |
| Final season: 2007 for the Charlotte Bobcats | |
| Career information | |
| High school: | Malcolm X Shabazz (Newark, New Jersey) |
| College: | Vincennes (1991–1993) Providence (1993–1995) |
| NBA Draft: | 1995 / Round: 1 / Pick: 14th overall |
| Selected by the Boston Celtics | |
| Playing career: | 1995–2007 (12 years) |
| Career history | |
| 1995–1997 | Boston Celtics |
| 1997–1999 | Denver Nuggets |
| 1999–2003 | Boston Celtics |
| 2003–2004 | Cleveland Cavaliers |
| 2004 | New Jersey Nets |
| 2004–2006 | Toronto Raptors |
| 2006–2007 | San Antonio Spurs |
| 2007 | Charlotte Bobcats |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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| NBA career playing statistics | |
| Points: | 5,642 (8.6 PPG) |
| Rebounds: | 2,139 (3.3 RPG) |
| Assists: | 936 (1.4 APG) |
| Steals: | 548 (0.8 SPG) |
| Blocks: | 103 (0.2 BPG) |
| Stats at NBA.com Stats at Basketball–Reference.com | |
Eric C. Williams (born July 17, 1972) is an American former professional basketball player who played in the National Basketball Association (NBA).
Career statistics[]
| Legend | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
| FG% | Field goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field-goal percentage | FT% | Free-throw percentage |
| RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
| BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | Bold | Career high |
NBA[]
Regular season[]
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995–96 | Boston | 64 | 6 | 23.0 | .441 | .300 | .671 | 3.4 | 1.1 | .9 | .2 | 10.7 |
| 1996–97 | Boston | 72 | 67 | 33.8 | .456 | .250 | .752 | 4.6 | 1.8 | 1.0 | .2 | 15.0 |
| 1997–98 | Denver | 4 | 4 | 36.3 | .393 | – | .689 | 5.3 | 3.0 | 1.0 | .0 | 19.8 |
| 1998–99 | Denver | 38 | 8 | 20.5 | .365 | .231 | .799 | 2.1 | 1.0 | .7 | .2 | 7.3 |
| 1999–2000 | Boston | 68 | 17 | 20.3 | .427 | .347 | .793 | 2.3 | 1.4 | .6 | .2 | 7.2 |
| 2000–01 | Boston | 81 | 11 | 21.5 | .362 | .331 | .714 | 2.6 | 1.4 | .8 | .2 | 6.6 |
| 2001–02 | Boston | 74 | 30 | 23.6 | .374 | .279 | .731 | 3.0 | 1.5 | 1.0 | .1 | 6.4 |
| 2002–03 | Boston | 82 | 79 | 28.7 | .442 | .336 | .750 | 4.7 | 1.7 | 1.0 | .2 | 9.1 |
| 2003–04 | Boston | 21 | 0 | 24.4 | .435 | .344 | .716 | 4.5 | 1.2 | 1.0 | .0 | 11.6 |
| 2003–04 | Cleveland | 50 | 36 | 27.5 | .366 | .253 | .787 | 3.8 | 1.9 | 1.0 | .2 | 9.4 |
| 2004–05 | New Jersey | 21 | 21 | 35.2 | .470 | .425 | .685 | 4.5 | 2.0 | .8 | .1 | 12.6 |
| 2004–05 | Toronto | 34 | 18 | 17.1 | .379 | .333 | .717 | 2.3 | 1.5 | .6 | .1 | 4.7 |
| 2005–06 | Toronto | 28 | 11 | 12.6 | .387 | .278 | .737 | 1.8 | .5 | .3 | .1 | 3.3 |
| 2006–07 | San Antonio | 16 | 0 | 5.5 | .441 | .471 | .571 | .9 | .4 | .1 | .0 | 2.6 |
| 2006–07 | Charlotte | 5 | 0 | 6.6 | .308 | .000 | .571 | .6 | .2 | .2 | .0 | 2.4 |
| Career | 658 | 308 | 23.9 | .415 | .318 | .736 | 3.3 | 1.4 | .8 | .2 | 8.6 | |
Playoffs[]
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Boston | 16 | 16 | 30.4 | .500 | .467 | .739 | 4.4 | 1.3 | 1.6 | .3 | 7.8 |
| 2003 | Boston | 11 | 0 | 31.0 | .375 | .200 | .794 | 3.2 | 1.7 | .9 | .0 | 9.6 |
| Career | 27 | 16 | 30.7 | .440 | .378 | .772 | 3.9 | 1.5 | 1.3 | .2 | 8.5 | |