Kermit Washington vs. Jalen Williams Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Jalen Williams and Kermit Washington, 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.

Kermit Washington played 10 years in the NBA, 8 more than Jalen Williams, who played 2. Kermit Washington had the first of his seasons in 1973-74, 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
Kermit Washington 10 3 1973-74 to 1987-88
Jalen Williams 2 1 2022-23 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Kermit Washington Jalen Williams
Season 1973-742022-23
Team Los Angeles LakersOklahoma City Thunder
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs Lakers Lost West Conf SemisDid 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 %
Kermit Washington 45 8.9 3.8 1.4 1.9 3.3 0.4 0.5 0.4 - 1.7 1.6 3.4 .483 - - - 0.6 1.1 .531
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 %
Kermit Washington 3 4.7 5.0 3.0 0.3 3.3 0.3 0.3 0.0 - 0.0 1.7 3.7 .455 - - - 1.7 2.3 .714
Jalen Williams ------- --- ----------

Season 2

Kermit Washington Jalen Williams
Season 1974-752023-24
Team Los Angeles LakersOklahoma 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 %
Kermit Washington 55 17.3 4.5 1.9 4.4 6.4 1.2 0.5 0.6 - 2.8 1.6 3.8 .420 - - - 1.3 2.2 .590
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 %
Kermit Washington ------- --- ----------
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

Kermit Washington Jalen Williams
Season 1975-76-
Team Los Angeles Lakers-
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 %
Kermit Washington 36 13.7 3.4 1.4 3.2 4.6 0.6 0.3 0.7 - 2.1 1.1 2.5 .433 - - - 1.3 1.8 .682
Jalen Williams ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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Season 4

Kermit Washington Jalen Williams
Season 1976-77-
Team Los Angeles Lakers-
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 %
Kermit Washington 53 25.3 9.7 3.4 5.8 9.3 0.9 0.8 1.0 - 3.5 3.6 7.2 .503 - - - 2.5 3.5 .706
Jalen Williams ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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Season 5

Kermit Washington Jalen Williams
Season 1977-78-
Team Los Angeles Lakers, Boston Celtics-
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 %
Kermit Washington 57 28.4 11.6 3.8 7.0 10.8 1.3 0.8 1.1 1.9 3.3 4.3 8.9 .487 - - - 3.0 4.3 .691
Jalen Williams ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kermit Washington ------- --- ----------
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Season 6

Kermit Washington Jalen Williams
Season 1978-79-
Team San Diego Clippers-
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 %
Kermit Washington 82 33.7 11.3 3.6 6.1 9.8 1.5 1.0 1.5 2.3 3.9 4.3 7.6 .562 - - - 2.8 4.0 .688
Jalen Williams ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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Season 7

Kermit Washington Jalen Williams
Season 1979-80-
Team Portland Trail Blazers-
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Defensive Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
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 %
Kermit Washington 80 33.2 13.4 4.1 6.5 10.5 2.1 0.9 1.6 2.1 3.8 5.3 9.5 .553 0.0 0.0 .000 2.9 4.5 .642
Jalen Williams ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kermit Washington 3 40.3 10.3 4.0 6.3 10.3 2.0 0.3 1.3 1.3 3.0 4.3 8.7 .500 0.0 0.3 .000 1.7 2.7 .625
Jalen Williams ------- --- ----------

Season 8

Kermit Washington Jalen Williams
Season 1980-81-
Team Portland Trail Blazers-
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Defensive Second Team-
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 %
Kermit Washington 73 29.0 11.4 3.2 6.2 9.4 2.0 1.2 1.2 2.0 3.5 4.5 7.8 .569 0.0 0.0 .000 2.5 3.9 .628
Jalen Williams ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kermit Washington 3 42.7 8.7 4.7 12.7 17.3 2.3 2.7 0.7 2.3 3.0 4.0 7.7 .522 0.0 0.3 .000 0.7 0.7 1.000
Jalen Williams ------- --- ----------

Season 9

Kermit Washington Jalen Williams
Season 1981-82-
Team Portland Trail Blazers-
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 %
Kermit Washington 20 20.9 5.0 2.0 3.9 5.9 1.5 0.5 0.8 1.0 2.8 1.9 3.9 .487 0.0 0.0 - 1.2 2.1 .585
Jalen Williams ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kermit Washington ------- --- ----------
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Note: Kermit Washington didn't play in 1982-83, 1983-84, 1984-85, 1985-86 and 1986-87.

Season 10

Kermit Washington Jalen Williams
Season 1987-88-
Team Golden State Warriors-
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 %
Kermit Washington 6 9.3 2.7 1.5 1.7 3.2 0.0 0.7 0.7 0.7 2.2 1.2 2.3 .500 0.0 0.0 - 0.3 0.3 1.000
Jalen Williams ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kermit Washington ------- --- ----------
Jalen Williams ------- --- ----------