Adrian Branch vs. Jalen Williams Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Jalen Williams and Adrian Branch, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season

Who had the better rookie season? Who had best stats in their 10th season? Who won a championship first? These questions and many others, are answered here.

Adrian Branch played 4 years in the NBA, 2 more than Jalen Williams, who played 2. Adrian Branch had the first of his seasons in 1986-87, while Jalen Williams had his rookie season in 2022-23. With that starting point, here you can take a look at each of their seasons side by side and compare how their careers evolved in achivements, awards and championships won, the stats they recorded both in the Regular Season and the Playoffs and how their teams performed in the postseason.

Their Careers

Player		 Total Seasons Playoffs Played NBA Years
Adrian Branch 4 2 1986-87 to 1989-90
Jalen Williams 2 1 2022-23 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Adrian Branch Jalen Williams
Season 1986-872022-23
Team Los Angeles LakersOklahoma City Thunder
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Adrian Branch 32 6.8 4.3 0.7 0.9 1.7 0.5 0.5 0.1 0.8 1.2 1.5 3.0 .500 0.0 0.1 .000 1.3 1.7 .778
Jalen Williams 75 30.3 14.1 1.1 3.4 4.5 3.3 1.4 0.5 1.6 2.5 5.5 10.6 .521 1.0 2.7 .356 2.1 2.5 .812
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Adrian Branch 11 3.8 1.3 0.3 0.6 0.9 0.5 0.2 0.0 0.5 0.9 0.4 1.9 .190 0.0 0.1 .000 0.5 1.1 .500
Jalen Williams ------- --- ----------

Season 2
Adrian Branch Jalen Williams
Season 1987-882023-24
Team New Jersey NetsOklahoma City Thunder
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayThunder Lost West Conf Semis
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Adrian Branch 20 15.4 6.7 1.0 1.4 2.4 0.8 0.8 0.6 1.5 2.1 2.8 6.7 .418 0.1 0.3 .200 1.0 1.2 .870
Jalen Williams 71 31.3 19.1 0.5 3.5 4.0 4.5 1.1 0.6 1.7 2.5 7.5 14.0 .540 1.5 3.4 .427 2.5 3.1 .814
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Adrian Branch ------- --- ----------
Jalen Williams 10 37.7 18.7 1.3 5.5 6.8 5.4 1.7 0.5 1.9 2.1 7.5 16.0 .469 1.5 3.9 .385 2.2 2.7 .815

Season 3
Adrian Branch Jalen Williams
Season 1988-89-
Team Portland Trail Blazers-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Trail Blazers Lost West Conf 1st Rd-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Adrian Branch 67 12.1 7.4 0.9 1.0 2.0 0.9 0.7 0.0 1.0 1.5 3.0 6.5 .463 0.1 0.5 .226 1.3 1.8 .725
Jalen Williams ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Adrian Branch 1 5.0 2.0 0.0 1.0 1.0 2.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 3.0 .000 0.0 0.0 - 2.0 2.0 1.000
Jalen Williams ------- --- ----------

Season 4
Adrian Branch Jalen Williams
Season 1989-90-
Team Minnesota Timberwolves-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not Play-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Adrian Branch 11 8.3 5.9 0.7 1.1 1.8 0.4 0.5 0.0 0.7 1.3 2.3 5.5 .410 0.1 0.1 1.000 1.3 2.0 .636
Jalen Williams ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Adrian Branch ------- --- ----------
Jalen Williams ------- --- ----------
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