Albert King vs. Jalen Williams Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Jalen Williams and Albert King, 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.

Albert King played 9 years in the NBA, 7 more than Jalen Williams, who played 2. Albert King had the first of his seasons in 1981-82, 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
Albert King 9 5 1981-82 to 1991-92
Jalen Williams 2 1 2022-23 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Albert King Jalen Williams
Season 1981-822022-23
Team New Jersey NetsOklahoma City Thunder
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs Nets Lost East Conf 1st RdDid 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 %
Albert King 76 22.3 12.1 1.4 2.7 4.1 1.9 0.8 0.5 2.4 3.4 5.1 10.7 .482 0.0 0.2 .231 1.8 2.3 .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 %
Albert King 2 29.0 20.0 1.5 2.5 4.0 3.0 2.5 0.5 2.5 4.0 9.0 16.5 .545 0.0 0.0 - 2.0 2.5 .800
Jalen Williams ------- --- ----------

Season 2

Albert King Jalen Williams
Season 1982-832023-24
Team New Jersey NetsOklahoma City Thunder
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Nets Lost East Conf 1st RdThunder 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 %
Albert King 79 31.0 17.0 2.0 3.8 5.8 3.7 1.2 0.5 3.1 3.5 7.4 15.5 .475 0.1 0.3 .261 2.2 2.9 .775
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 %
Albert King 2 34.0 21.0 2.0 2.0 4.0 1.5 1.0 0.0 2.0 6.0 9.0 19.0 .474 0.5 1.0 .500 2.5 3.0 .833
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

Albert King Jalen Williams
Season 1983-84-
Team New Jersey Nets-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Nets Lost East 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 %
Albert King 79 26.6 14.7 1.6 3.3 4.9 2.6 1.2 0.4 2.6 3.3 5.9 12.0 .492 0.0 0.3 .136 2.9 3.7 .786
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Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Albert King 11 26.8 12.5 2.3 3.0 5.3 2.3 0.9 0.4 2.1 2.9 4.8 11.6 .414 0.0 0.2 .000 2.9 4.2 .696
Jalen Williams ------- --- ----------

Season 4

Albert King Jalen Williams
Season 1984-85-
Team New Jersey Nets-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Nets 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 %
Albert King 42 20.5 12.8 1.7 2.1 3.8 1.4 1.0 0.2 1.5 2.6 5.4 11.0 .491 0.0 0.2 .000 2.0 2.5 .817
Jalen Williams ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Albert King 3 35.0 22.0 1.3 6.3 7.7 1.7 2.3 0.7 3.3 4.7 9.3 19.0 .491 0.3 0.3 1.000 3.0 4.3 .692
Jalen Williams ------- --- ----------

Season 5

Albert King Jalen Williams
Season 1985-86-
Team New Jersey Nets-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Nets 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 %
Albert King 73 27.4 14.3 1.6 3.4 5.0 2.5 0.8 0.3 2.5 2.8 6.0 13.2 .456 0.1 0.3 .174 2.3 2.8 .823
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Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Albert King 3 32.7 13.7 2.7 1.7 4.3 3.3 0.7 0.3 1.7 5.0 6.0 14.0 .429 0.3 1.3 .250 1.3 1.3 1.000
Jalen Williams ------- --- ----------

Season 6

Albert King Jalen Williams
Season 1986-87-
Team New Jersey Nets-
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 %
Albert King 61 21.2 9.5 1.3 2.2 3.5 1.7 0.6 0.5 1.7 2.9 4.0 9.4 .426 0.2 0.5 .406 1.3 1.6 .810
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

Albert King Jalen Williams
Season 1987-88-
Team Philadelphia 76ers-
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 %
Albert King 72 22.1 7.2 1.0 2.0 3.0 1.5 0.5 0.3 1.3 3.0 2.9 7.5 .391 0.2 0.7 .347 1.1 1.4 .757
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 8

Albert King Jalen Williams
Season 1988-89-
Team San Antonio Spurs-
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 %
Albert King 46 17.2 7.1 0.7 2.3 3.0 1.7 0.6 0.2 1.6 2.1 3.1 7.1 .431 0.2 0.7 .250 0.8 1.0 .771
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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Note: Albert King didn't play in 1989-90 and 1990-91.

Season 9

Albert King Jalen Williams
Season 1991-92-
Team Washington Bullets-
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 %
Albert King 6 9.8 5.2 0.2 1.7 1.8 0.8 0.5 0.0 0.3 1.2 1.8 5.0 .367 0.3 1.2 .286 1.2 1.3 .875
Jalen Williams ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Albert King ------- --- ----------
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