• Jason Williams
• #55
• Guard

COMPARE PLAYERS

Historical Player Search

WATCH VIDEO

PROFESSIONAL CAREER:
Has appeared in 612 regular season games during his nine-year NBA career and has made 596 starts…has averaged 11.7 points, 6.5 assists, 2.5 rebounds, 1.28 steals and 31.5 minutes while shooting 39.7 percent from the floor, 32.2 percent from three-point range and 81.2 percent from the foul line…owns a career 2.73:1 assist-to-turnover ratio…has scored in double figures on 367 occasions, including 78 games with at least 20 points and two games with at least 30 points…his longest stretch of consecutive games scoring in double figures is 12 games and occurred from Dec. 6-30, 2001…has averaged double figures in scoring in eight of his nine seasons, including each of the last six…has handed out double-figure assists 103 times and has recorded 76 double-doubles…his longest streak of consecutive games with double-figure assists is four and occurred from Mar. 19-24, 2003…his longest streak of consecutive games with a double-double is four and occurred from Mar. 19-24, 2003…ranks among the HEAT’s all-time leaders in three-point field goals attempted (8th-583), three-point field goals made (11th-207), three-point field goal percentage (15th-.355) and assists (16th-609)…is the Grizzlies’ all-time assists leader…also owns the Memphis records for assists in a game, in a half and in a quarter...is the Grizzlies’ all-time leader in three-point field goals attempted…owns the Grizzlies’ single-game record for three-point field goal attempts and the club record for most consecutive games with a three-point field goal made…his longest streak of consecutive games with at least one three-point field goal made is 21 games and has occurred twice (Nov. 26, 2005-Jan. 24, 2006 and Nov. 9, 2004-Dec. 29, 2004)…has hit at least 100 three-point field goals in eight of his nine seasons…has hit at least 75 percent of his free throw attempts in each of his nine seasons…participated in the Schick Rookie Challenge during the 2000 All-Star Weekend…named to the Schick All-Rookie First Team in 1999…has started each of the 53 postseason contests in which he has appeared and has averaged 9.8 points, 3.7 assists, 2.2 rebounds, 0.89 steals and 29.1 minutes while shooting 39.7 percent from the floor, 31.5 from the three-point range and 88.2 percent from the foul line…has scored in double figures in postseason play 27 times with five 20-point performances…ranks among Miami’s postseason leaders in assists (3rd-104), three-point field goals attempted (7th-112), starts (8th-27), three-point field goals made (9th-31) and games played (tied for 10th-27)…his longest stretch of consecutive games scoring in double figures in postseason action is nine and occurred from Apr. 22, 2005-Apr. 27, 2006…his longest streak of consecutive games with at least one three-point field goal made in postseason play is 12 and began on May 31, 2006 and is still active.

2006-07 SEASON:
Started 55 of the 61 games in which he appeared with the HEAT and averaged 10.9 points (.413 FG%, career-high .913 FT%), 5.3 assists, 2.3 rebounds, 0.95 steals and 30.6 minutes…missed a total of 19 games due to injury and was a DNP-CD on two occasions (Feb. 5 and Apr. 18)…missed seven games recovering from right knee surgery from Oct. 31-Nov. 14, five games due to quadriceps fatigue (Nov. 22-24, Dec. 8, Dec. 15 and Dec. 30) and seven games due to an abdominal strain (Jan. 30-Feb. 3 and Feb. 7-13)…ranked sixth in the NBA in assist-to-turnover ratio (3.22)…led the HEAT in free throw percentage and assist-to-turnover ratio and ranked second in assists (322) and three-point field goals made (100)…set a HEAT record for most assists in a game without a turnover when he registered a season-high 14 assists and no turnovers at Memphis on Dec. 2…recorded double-figure assists without a turnover on two occasions…led the HEAT in scoring on six occasions, in assists 26 times, in steals in 16 contests, in minutes seven times and in blocks once…was Miami’s leading scorer off the bench on three occasions and also topped the HEAT reserves in assists five times, in minutes on three occasions and in steals three times…scored in double figures 33 times, including nine games with 20-or-more points…handed out double-figure assists four times and recorded four double-doubles…marked the sixth consecutive season in which he hit at least 100 treys…had three streaks of at least 18 consecutive free throws made, including a pair of 22 straight (Dec. 27-Jan. 21 and Mar. 13-30)…made his 1,000th career three-point field goal at New York on Feb. 26…matched his career high with seven three-point field goals made at Chicago on Dec. 27 en route to a season-high 28-point effort…grabbed a career-high three offensive rebounds at New York on Feb. 26…had nine double-figure scoring quarters…converted 21-23 technical free throw attempts (.913)…drew four charges and had 18 multi-steal games…had off-season knee surgery on July 21 which caused him to miss the first seven games of the season…Season Highs: 28 points (at Chicago, Dec. 27), 14 assists (at Memphis, Dec. 2), seven rebounds (at New York, Feb. 26), three steals (five times), one block (vs. Dallas, Jan. 21) and 43:48 minutes (vs. New York, Jan. 22).

2005-06 SEASON:
Saw action in 59 games (56 starts) with the HEAT and averaged 12.3 points (.442 FG%, .867 FT%), 4.9 assists, 2.4 rebounds, 0.90 steals and 31.8 minutes…missed a total of 22 games due to injury and one game was a healthy scratch on the inactive list…missed a pair of games with a bruised right knee from Nov. 18-20…missed seven games due to right knee tendinitis from Dec. 9-20…sat out another pair of games in January with right knee tendinitis (Jan. 6 and Jan. 14)…missed four games from Jan. 26-30 with a lacerated right ring finger…sat out seven games from Apr. 2-14 with right knee tendinitis…set career highs in field goal percentage, free throw percentage and three-point field goal percentage (.372)…led the HEAT in assist-to-turnover ratio (2.87:1) and ranked second in assists (287)…ranked 12th in the NBA in assist-to-turnover ratio (2.87:1), tied for 41st in three-point field goals attempted (288) and 44th in three-point field foals made (107)…scored in double figures 37 occasions, including 11 games with at least 20 points…handed out double-figure assists once and recorded one double-double…topped the HEAT in scoring five times, in assists on 25 occasions, in steals 10 times, in minutes in eight contests and in blocks once…had 11 double-figure scoring quarters, including a high of 13 points in the fourth quarter at Charlotte on Mar. 6…hit at least one three-point field goal in a team-high 21 games from Nov. 26-Jan. 24, tying his career high…converted 19 consecutive free throw attempts from Mar. 8-21, a HEAT high for the 2005-06 season…also had a streak of 17 consecutive free throws made from Dec. 2-Jan. 8…drew five charges…made a career-high 10 free throws against Sacramento on Jan. 22 and recorded his first double-double as a member of the HEAT with 19 points and a season-high 11 assists…Season Highs: 24 points (three times), 11 assists (vs. Sacramento, Jan. 22), six rebounds (twice), three steals (five times), one block (five times) and 45:04 minutes (at Charlotte, Mar. 6).

2004-05 SEASON:
Started in 68 of 71 games in which he appeared for the Memphis Grizzlies and averaged 10.1 points (.413 FG%, .792 FT%), 5.6 assists, 1.7 rebounds, 1.06 steals and 27.5 minutes…had a 3.07:1 assist-to-turnover ratio…missed a total of 11 games due to injury…sat out the Nov. 30 game against Sacramento due to a sprained right index finger…did not play at Orlando on Dec. 4 due to a sore right foot…missed five games with a right ankle sprain that landed him on the injured list from Dec. 7-15…sat out the Feb. 13 game at Indiana due to a sore left foot…missed a pair of games from Mar. 14-16 due to a right ankle sprain…sat out the Apr. 1 game at Milwaukee due to illness…ranked 15th in the NBA in assist average and 16th in assist-to-turnover ratio…had seven assists on Nov. 14 at Seattle to become the Grizzlies’ all-time leader, passing the old mark of 1,675 set by Mike Bibby…led the Grizzlies in assists (399) and three-point field goal attempts (330)…topped the Grizzlies in scoring six times, in assists on 43 occasions and in steals 17 times…scored in double figures 35 times, including six games of 20-or-more points…handed out double-figure assists five times and recorded one double-double…connected on at least one three-point field goal in a career-high 21 consecutive games from Nov. 9-Dec. 29 establishing a team record, breaking the old mark of 18, shared by Anthony Peeler and Michael Dickerson…had a season-high 15 assists with no turnovers on Jan. 21 at Denver, the most assists in a game by a Grizzlie during the 2004-05 season…had 25 points and tied career highs in three-pointers (seven) and steals (five) on Jan. 15 vs. Milwaukee…had his only double-double of the season with 13 points and 11 assists on Dec. 22 at Golden State…Season Highs: 27 points (vs. New Jersey, Dec. 17), 15 assists (at Denver, Jan. 21), seven rebounds (at Houston, Apr. 13), five steals (vs. LA Lakers, Nov. 10), two blocks (vs. Golden State, Nov. 12) and 41 minutes (vs. Denver, Feb. 25).

2003-04 SEASON:
Started in 67 games of the 72 games in which he appeared for the Memphis Grizzlies and averaged 10.9 points (.407 FG %, .837 FT%), 6.8 assists, 2.0 rebounds, 1.28 steals and 29.4 minutes…missed nine games due to injury and one (Apr. 7 vs. Cleveland) due to an NBA suspension…missed nine games from Dec. 1-16 due to a strained back…ranked third in the NBA in assist-to-turnover ratio (3.66) and seventh in assists…tied his career high in offensive rebounds (25)…led the Grizzlies in free throw percentage, assists (492) and three-point field goals made (120) and attempted (364)…his 364 three-point field goal attempts ranked second on the Grizzlies’ all-time single-season list…his six three-point field goals made in the second half at Seattle on Nov. 21 set a franchise record for three-point field goals made in a half…led the Grizzlies in assists 50 times and in scoring twice…scored in double figures 43 times, including six games with 20-or-more points…handed out double-figure assists 18 times and amassed 14 double-doubles…recorded the 2,500th assist of his career on Nov. 8 at Utah…the Grizzlies compiled a 40-27 record in his 67 starts…Season Highs: 28 points (at Seattle, Nov. 28), 12 assists (twice), eight rebounds (at L.A. Lakers, Apr. 9), five steals (vs. L.A. Clippers, Nov. 10), two blocks (vs. Golden State, Nov. 12) and 45 minutes (at Golden State, Jan. 12).

2002-03 SEASON:
Started each of the 76 games in which he appeared for the Memphis Grizzlies and averaged 12.1 points (.388 FG%, .840 FT%), 8.3 assists, 2.8 rebounds, 1.20 steals and 31.7 minutes…missed six games due to injury…missed two games from Nov. 22-23 with a sprained foot…missed a pair of games from Dec. 8-10 with a hip injury…sat out the Feb. 5 game at Utah due to a sore foot…did not play the Feb. 12 game due to illness…named by Sports Illustrated as the NBA’s Most Improved Player for the 2002-03 season…finished as the runner-up for The Sporting News NBA Most Improved Player Award…set career highs in free throw percentage, three-point field goal percentage (.354), offensive rebounds (25), assists (631) and blocks (10)…finished second in the NBA in assist-to-turnover ratio (career-high 3.76:1), a significant improvement from his 2.43 ratio the previous season, marking the first time in his career he finished in the league’s top 20 in the category…tied for second in the NBA in assists per game, the highest ranking in his career…led the Grizzlies in assists and three-point field goals made (143) and attempted (404)…his 143 three-point field goals made set the Grizzlies single-season record for treys in a season and his 404 three-point field goal attempts are the second-highest single-season total in franchise history…his .840 free throw percentage marked the second-best single-season mark in franchise history…his 631 assists ranked third on the Grizzlies single-season list…led the team in scoring seven times and assists 60 times…scored in double figures 52 times, including seven games with 20-or-more points…recorded double-figure assists on 25 occasions and posted 20 double-doubles…recorded double-figure assists in a career-high four consecutive games from Mar. 19-24 and averaged 14.3 assists in that stretch…also averaged 16.8 points in that stretch and registered a double-double in a career-high four consecutive games…compiled 38 assists and zero turnovers during a three-game stretch from Mar. 18-21…hit the game winning shot at New York with 1.4 seconds remaining to earn the Grizzlies a 87-85 win on Mar. 11…Season Highs: 28 points (twice), 16 assists (vs. Cleveland, Mar. 19), nine rebounds (at Boston, Dec. 13), four steals (vs. Seattle, Nov. 27), one block (10 times), 42 minutes (vs. Houston, Dec. 13).

2001-02 SEASON:
Started each of the 65 games in which he appeared for the Memphis Grizzlies and averaged a career-high 14.8 points (.382 FG%, .792 FT%), 8.0 assists, 3.0 rebounds, 1.71 steals and 34.4 minutes…recorded a 2.43:1 assist-to-turnover ratio…missed a total of 17 games due to injury…missed a pair of games due to migraine headaches (Dec. 13 at Denver and Jan. 21 at Sacramento)…missed eight games due to ingrown toenail surgery from Jan. 28-Feb. 14…missed seven games from Feb. 21-Mar. 4 due to sore toes…set career highs in field goals made (376) and attempted (985)…set the Memphis single-season record for three-point field goal attempts in a season (430)…his 127 treys made rank third on the Grizzlies’ all-time single-season list…led the Grizzlies in assists (519) and in three-point field goals made and attempted…topped the team in scoring 10 times and in assists 50 times…scored in double figures 47 times, including 13 games with 20-or-more points and a pair of 30-point games…recorded double-figure assists 22 times and recorded 18 double-doubles…poured in a career-high 38 points against Houston on Nov. 30…his 19 assists against Golden State on Mar. 30 set a career high and a franchise single-game record…topped the 30-point plateau for the first time in his career in a 33-point, 11-assist performance against Indiana on Mar. 7…Season Highs: 38 points (vs. Houston, Nov. 30), 19 assists (vs. Golden State, Mar. 30), eight rebounds (vs. Atlanta, Jan. 4), five steals (vs. San Antonio, Dec. 30), one block (seven times) and 48 minutes (three times).

2000-01 SEASON:
Started each of the 77 games in which he appeared for the Sacramento Kings and averaged 9.4 points (.407 FG%, .789 FT%), 5.4 assists, 2.4 rebounds, 1.22 steals and 29.7 minutes…recorded a 2.60:1 assist-to-turnover ratio…ranked among the NBA leaders in assists (23rd) and steals (29th)…led the Kings in assists (416)…scored in double figures 37 times, including four games with at least 20 points…had 10-or-more assists four times and posted a pair of double-doubles…finished third behind Kobe Bryant and Jason Kidd in the Sprite NBA All-Star 2001 Voting Program for Western Conference guards…Season Highs: 24 points (vs. Cleveland, Jan. 10), 12 assists (vs. Golden State, Nov. 8), nine rebounds (at Indiana, Mar. 18), five steals (at San Antonio, Apr. 12), two blocks (twice) and 48 minutes (at Toronto, Feb. 23).

1999-00 SEASON:
Started each of the 81 games in which he appeared for the Sacramento Kings and averaged 12.3 points (.373 FG%, .753 FT%), 7.3 assists, 2.8 rebounds, 1.44 steals and 34.1 minutes…led the Kings in assists (589) and three-point field goals made (145) and attempted (505)…set career highs in games played, starts, points (999), free throws made (128) and attempted (170), three-point field goals made and attempted, steals (117) and minutes (2,760)…scored in double figures 49 times, including 12 games with 20-or-more points…handed out double-figure assists 18 times and posted 11 double-doubles…had 18 points and 18 assists in a 111-107 win in Cleveland on Jan. 4…Season Highs: 28 points (vs. Milwaukee, Dec. 21), 18 assists (vs. Cleveland, Jan. 4), seven rebounds (at Dallas, Apr. 4), four steals (five times), two blocks (vs. Charlotte, Dec. 28) and 48 minutes (vs. San Antonio, Apr. 11).

1998-99 SEASON:
Started all 50 games for the Sacramento Kings and averaged 12.8 points (.374 FG%, .752 FT%), 6.0 assists, 3.1 rebounds, 1.90 steals and 36.1 minutes…named to the 1998-99 Schick All-Rookie First Team…led the Kings in assists, three-pointers made (100) and attempted (323), and steals (95)…ranked among the NBA leaders in three-point field goals attempted (2nd), three-point field goals made (4th), steals (15th) and assists (17th)…led all rookies in steals and three-pointers made and attempted, and ranked second in assists, fourth in scoring, fifth in double-doubles (5), eighth in three-point percentage (.310) and ninth in free throw percentage…scored in double figures on 34 occasions and had 10 games with 20-or-more points…handed out double-figure assists on six occasions and posted five double-doubles…scored 19 of his season- and team-high 27 points in the third quarter in a 105-97 victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves on Apr. 23…recorded his first career double-double with 11 points and 10 rebounds against Seattle on Mar. 1…made his NBA debut at San Antonio on Feb. 5 and registered a game-high 21 points, five steals, four rebounds and three assists in 36 minutes against the Spurs…Season Highs: 27 points (vs. Minnesota, Apr. 23), 14 assists (at L.A. Clippers, Apr. 19), six rebounds (at Dallas, Feb. 27), five steals (twice), one block (at San Antonio, Feb. 5) and 46 minutes (vs. Seattle, Apr. 15).

NBA PLAYOFFS:
2007: Started each of the four games in Miami’s Opening Round series against Chicago and averaged 5.8 points (.250 FG%, .800 FT%), 3.5 assists, 2.0 rebounds, 1.25 steals and 28.0 minutes…recorded a 4.67 assist-to-turnover ratio…ranked second on the team in assists (14) and three-point field goals attempted (17), tied for second in steals (5) and third in three-point field goals made (5)…led the HEAT in assists, steals and blocks one time each…took one charge and had one multi-steal game…recorded a postseason career-high three steals in Game 1 at Chicago on Apr. 21…2006: Started all 23 postseason games for the NBA champion HEAT and averaged 9.3 points (.405 FG%, .844 FT%), 3.9 assists, 2.0 rebounds and 29.8 minutes…his 2.50:1 assist-to-turnover ratio led Miami…ranked second on the HEAT in assists (90) and three-point field goal attempts (95) and third in three-point field goals made (26)…ranked among the NBA postseason leaders in assists per game (21st) and free throw percentage (22nd)…scored in double figures on 11 occasions, including a pair of 20-point efforts…topped the HEAT in assists seven times, in steals on three occasions and in points once…averaged 10.3 points (.367 FG%, team-high .900 FT%), 3.8 assists, 2.0 rebounds and 30 minutes in Miami’s six-game Opening Round series against Chicago…averaged 9.6 points (.364 FG%, team-high .923 FT%), 3.4 assists, 2.4 rebounds and 30.2 minutes in the five-game Eastern Conference Semifinals series against New Jersey…had averages of 8.5 points (.548 FG%, 1.000 FT%), 3.7 assists, 1.8 rebounds and 27.8 minutes in the six-game Eastern Conference Finals series against Detroit…averaged 8.8 points (.360 FG%, .636 FT%), 4.7 assists, 1.8 rebounds and 31.3 minutes in the six-game NBA Finals series against Dallas…his 3.50:1 assist-to-turnover ratio and 28 assists in the Finals both topped the HEAT and his 10 three-point field goals made tied for the team lead…hit his first 10 field goal attempts en route to a 21-point, six-assist effort in Miami’s Eastern Conference championship clinching victory over Detroit on June 2…the 10 field goals made and his 83.3 percent (10-12) field goal accuracy both set individual postseason highs…registered postseason career highs in points (22) and offensive rebounds (2) in Game 2 of Miami’s Opening Round series against Chicago on Apr. 24…set postseason career highs in both free throws made (7) and attempted (7) in Game 1 of the Chicago series on Apr. 22…2005: Started each of the Grizzlies’ four games against Phoenix and averaged 17 points (.528 FG%, 1.000 FT%), 5.3 assists, 2.3 rebounds, 1.50 steals and 28.5 minutes…led the Grizzlies in three-point field goals made (10) and attempted (21), three-point field goal percentage (.476), assists (21) and steals (6)…scored in double figures in each of the four games, including a pair of 20-point efforts…matched his postseason career highs in assists (8) and three-point field goals made (4) in Game 4 against Phoenix on May 1…2004: Started each of the Grizzlies’ four games against San Antonio and averaged 10.8 points (.326 FG%, 1.000 FT%), 4.5 assists, 2.3 rebounds and 32.5 minutes…scored in double figures three times…dished out a postseason career-high eight assists in Game 4 against the Spurs on Apr. 25…had 16 points in Game 3…posted 13 points and eight assists in Game 4…2001: Started each of Sacramento’s eight games and averaged 8.8 points (.426 FG%, 1.000 FT%), 2.9 assists, 2.3 rebounds, 1.00 steals and 23.9 minutes...scored in double figures four times…2000: Started each of the Kings’ five postseason contests and averaged 10.4 points (.375 FG%, .800 FT%), 2.4 assists, 1.6 rebounds and 29 minutes…scored in double figures twice, including one 20-point performance…scored 20 points (his first postseason 20-point effort) and set postseason career highs in field goal attempts (16) and three-point field goal attempts (10) in Game 1 of the Kings Opening Round series against the Lakers on Apr. 23…1999: Started each of Sacramento’s five games against Utah and averaged 10 points (.356 FG%, 1.000 FT%), 4.0 assists, 3.6 rebounds, 1.60 steals and 32.6 minutes…scored in double figures three times…made his NBA postseason debut at Utah on May 8 and totaled 11 points, two assists, one rebound and one steal in 26 minutes.

HONORS:
2003: Named by Sports Illustrated as the NBA’s Most Improved Player…1999: Was named to the 1998-99 Schick All-Rookie First Team.

COLLEGE:
Opted for early entry into the 1998 NBA Draft following junior season at Florida…averaged 14.9 points, 6.5 assists, 3.3 rebounds and 2.15 steals in 48 games played during collegiate career at Marshall (1995-96) and Florida (1997-98) while shooting 48.3 percent from the floor, 39.4 percent from three-point range and 79.3 percent from the foul line…named Associated Press Honorable Mention All-Southeastern Conference after averaging 17.1 points, 6.7 assists, 3.0 rebounds and 2.70 steals in 20 games as a red shirt junior while shooting 44.1 percent from the floor, 40.3 percent from three-point range and 84 percent from the charity stripe in 1997-98…scored a career-high 31 points at Texas on Dec. 9, 1997…set a Florida single-game record with 17 assists against Duquesne on Dec. 3, 1997…practiced with Florida during the 1996-97 season, but had to sit out the season after transferring from Marshall…sat out the 1994-95 season at Marshall as a red-shirt.