Arnie Risen vs. Jason Williams Season by Season Comparison

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

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.

Arnie Risen played 10 years in the NBA, 2 less than Jason Williams, who played 12. Arnie Risen had the first of his seasons in 1948-49, while Jason Williams had his rookie season in 1998-99. 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.

Comparison Season by Season
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Rookie Season
	Arnie Risen	Jason Williams
Season	1948-49	1998-99
Team	Rochester Royals	Sacramento Kings
Honors & Awards	All-NBA Second Team	-
	-	All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs	Royals Lost West Div Finals	Kings 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		%
Arnie Risen	60	-	16.6	-	-	-	1.7	-	-	-	3.6	5.8	13.6	.423	-	-	-	5.1	7.7	.660
Jason Williams	50	36.1	12.8	0.3	2.8	3.1	6.0	1.9	0.0	2.9	1.8	4.6	12.3	.374	2.0	6.5	.310	1.6	2.1	.752
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Arnie Risen	4	-	16.5	-	-	-	2.5	-	-	-	4.0	5.5	13.3	.415	-	-	-	5.5	8.3	.667
Jason Williams	5	33.0	10.0	0.4	3.2	3.6	4.0	1.6	0.2	2.6	3.0	3.2	9.0	.356	1.8	5.8	.310	1.8	1.8	1.000

Season 3
	Arnie Risen	Jason Williams
Season	1950-51	2000-01
Team	Rochester Royals	Sacramento Kings
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	NBA Champion	Kings 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		%
Arnie Risen	66	-	16.3	-	-	12.0	2.4	-	-	-	4.2	5.7	14.2	.401	-	-	-	4.9	6.7	.734
Jason Williams	77	29.7	9.4	0.2	2.2	2.4	5.4	1.2	0.1	2.1	1.5	3.6	9.0	.407	1.3	4.0	.315	0.8	1.0	.789
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Arnie Risen	14	-	19.5	-	-	14.0	2.4	-	-	-	4.2	6.6	17.1	.389	-	-	-	6.2	9.6	.644
Jason Williams	8	23.6	8.8	0.0	2.3	2.3	2.9	1.0	0.0	2.6	1.8	3.3	7.6	.426	1.4	3.8	.367	0.9	0.9	1.000

Season 4
	Arnie Risen	Jason Williams
Season	1951-52	2001-02
Team	Rochester Royals	Memphis Grizzlies
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Royals Lost West Div Finals	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		%
Arnie Risen	66	36.3	15.6	-	-	12.7	2.3	-	-	-	3.9	5.5	14.0	.394	-	-	-	4.6	6.5	.701
Jason Williams	65	34.4	14.8	0.3	2.7	3.0	8.0	1.7	0.1	3.3	1.6	5.8	15.2	.382	2.0	6.6	.295	1.2	1.6	.792
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Arnie Risen	6	38.2	15.7	-	-	12.5	1.5	-	-	-	4.0	5.5	13.5	.407	-	-	-	4.7	6.7	.700
Jason Williams	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Season 5
	Arnie Risen	Jason Williams
Season	1952-53	2002-03
Team	Rochester Royals	Memphis Grizzlies
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Royals Lost West Div Semis	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		%
Arnie Risen	68	33.6	13.0	-	-	11.0	2.0	-	-	-	4.0	4.3	11.8	.368	-	-	-	4.3	6.3	.685
Jason Williams	76	31.7	12.1	0.3	2.5	2.8	8.3	1.2	0.1	2.2	1.7	4.4	11.3	.388	1.9	5.3	.354	1.4	1.7	.840
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Arnie Risen	3	36.3	13.0	-	-	11.7	0.7	-	-	-	5.3	3.7	12.7	.289	-	-	-	5.7	8.0	.708
Jason Williams	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Season 6
	Arnie Risen	Jason Williams
Season	1953-54	2003-04
Team	Rochester Royals	Memphis Grizzlies
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Royals Lost West Div Finals	Grizzlies 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		%
Arnie Risen	72	33.1	13.2	-	-	10.1	1.7	-	-	-	3.9	4.5	12.1	.368	-	-	-	4.3	6.0	.714
Jason Williams	72	29.4	10.9	0.3	1.7	2.0	6.8	1.3	0.1	1.9	1.3	4.0	9.9	.407	1.7	5.1	.330	1.1	1.4	.837
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Arnie Risen	6	33.3	14.8	-	-	9.0	0.7	-	-	-	4.2	4.7	11.2	.418	-	-	-	5.5	7.3	.750
Jason Williams	4	32.3	10.8	0.3	2.0	2.3	4.5	0.5	0.0	1.8	2.5	3.8	11.5	.326	1.5	5.3	.286	1.8	1.8	1.000

Season 7
	Arnie Risen	Jason Williams
Season	1954-55	2004-05
Team	Rochester Royals	Memphis Grizzlies
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Royals Lost West Div Semis	Grizzlies 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		%
Arnie Risen	69	28.6	11.6	-	-	10.2	1.6	-	-	-	3.7	3.8	10.1	.371	-	-	-	4.0	5.4	.744
Jason Williams	71	27.5	10.1	0.3	1.5	1.7	5.6	1.1	0.1	1.8	1.3	3.7	9.1	.413	1.5	4.6	.324	1.1	1.4	.792
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Arnie Risen	3	25.7	16.0	-	-	12.3	1.7	-	-	-	4.3	5.7	12.7	.447	-	-	-	4.7	6.3	.737
Jason Williams	4	29.0	17.0	0.3	2.0	2.3	5.3	1.5	0.0	2.0	1.8	7.0	13.3	.528	2.5	5.3	.476	0.5	0.5	1.000

Season 8
	Arnie Risen	Jason Williams
Season	1955-56	2005-06
Team	Boston Celtics	Miami Heat
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Celtics Lost East Div Semis	NBA Champion

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Arnie Risen	68	23.5	8.1	-	-	8.1	1.3	-	-	-	4.4	2.8	7.3	.383	-	-	-	2.5	3.5	.708
Jason Williams	59	31.8	12.3	0.1	2.3	2.4	4.9	0.9	0.1	1.7	1.7	4.5	10.3	.442	1.8	4.9	.372	1.4	1.7	.867
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Arnie Risen	3	29.3	12.3	-	-	14.7	0.7	-	-	-	5.0	4.0	11.3	.353	-	-	-	4.3	6.0	.722
Jason Williams	23	29.8	9.3	0.1	1.9	2.0	3.9	0.7	0.0	1.6	1.8	3.3	8.0	.405	1.1	4.1	.274	1.7	2.0	.844

Season 9
	Arnie Risen	Jason Williams
Season	1956-57	2006-07
Team	Boston Celtics	Miami Heat
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	NBA Champion	Heat Lost East 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		%
Arnie Risen	43	21.7	8.0	-	-	6.7	1.2	-	-	-	3.8	2.8	7.1	.388	-	-	-	2.5	3.6	.679
Jason Williams	61	30.6	10.9	0.3	2.0	2.3	5.3	1.0	0.0	1.6	1.1	3.9	9.3	.413	1.6	4.8	.339	1.5	1.7	.913
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Arnie Risen	10	15.2	7.5	-	-	5.8	0.8	-	-	-	4.8	2.8	6.3	.444	-	-	-	1.9	2.9	.655
Jason Williams	4	28.0	5.8	0.0	2.0	2.0	3.5	1.3	0.3	0.8	1.3	1.8	7.0	.250	1.3	4.3	.294	1.0	1.3	.800

Note: Jason Williams didn't play in 2008-09.