Bernard King vs. Jalen Williams Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Jalen Williams and Bernard 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.
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.
Bernard King played 14 years in the NBA, 11 more than Jalen Williams, who played 3. Bernard King had the first of his seasons in 1977-78, 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 achievements, 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 |
| Bernard King |
14 |
5 |
1977-78 to 1992-93 |
| Jalen Williams |
3 |
2 |
2022-23 to 2024-25 |
Comparison Season by Season |
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Rookie Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Bernard King |
79 |
39.1 |
24.2 |
3.4 |
6.2 |
9.5 |
2.4 |
1.5 |
0.5 |
3.9 |
3.8 |
10.1 |
21.1 |
.479 |
- |
- |
- |
4.0 |
5.8 |
.677 |
| difference: | +4 | +8.8 | +10.1 | +2.3 | +2.8 | +5.0 | +0.9 | +0.1 | | -2.3 | -1.3 | +4.6 | +10.5 | +.042 | | | | +1.9 | +3.3 | +.135 |
| 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 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
| * Neiher Bernard King nor Jalen Williams played in the postseason in their season 1 |
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2nd Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Bernard King |
82 |
34.9 |
21.6 |
3.1 |
5.1 |
8.2 |
3.6 |
1.4 |
0.5 |
3.9 |
4.0 |
8.7 |
16.6 |
.522 |
- |
- |
- |
4.3 |
7.5 |
.564 |
| difference: | +11 | +3.6 | +2.5 | +2.6 | +1.6 | +4.2 | +0.9 | +0.3 | +0.1 | -2.2 | -1.5 | +1.2 | +2.6 | +.018 | | | | +1.8 | +4.4 | +.250 |
| 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 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Bernard King |
2 |
40.5 |
26.0 |
2.5 |
3.0 |
5.5 |
3.5 |
2.0 |
0.0 |
3.0 |
5.0 |
10.5 |
21.0 |
.500 |
- |
- |
- |
5.0 |
12.0 |
.417 |
| difference: | +8 | +2.8 | +7.3 | +1.2 | +2.5 | +1.3 | +1.9 | +0.3 | +0.5 | -1.1 | -2.9 | +3.0 | +5.0 | +.031 | | | | +2.8 | +9.3 | +.398 |
| 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 |
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3rd Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Bernard King |
19 |
22.1 |
9.3 |
1.3 |
3.4 |
4.6 |
2.7 |
0.4 |
0.2 |
2.6 |
3.5 |
3.7 |
7.2 |
.518 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
1.8 |
3.3 |
.540 |
| difference: | +50 | +10.3 | +12.3 | +0.4 | +1.1 | +0.7 | +2.4 | +1.2 | +0.5 | -0.4 | -1.2 | +4.5 | +9.7 | +.034 | +1.8 | +4.9 | | +1.6 | +1.0 | +.249 |
| Jalen Williams |
69 |
32.4 |
21.6 |
0.9 |
4.5 |
5.3 |
5.1 |
1.6 |
0.7 |
2.2 |
2.3 |
8.2 |
16.9 |
.484 |
1.8 |
4.9 |
.365 |
3.4 |
4.3 |
.789 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Bernard King |
DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Jalen Williams |
23 |
34.6 |
21.4 |
1.0 |
4.5 |
5.5 |
4.8 |
1.4 |
0.4 |
1.8 |
2.2 |
7.7 |
17.2 |
.449 |
1.5 |
5.0 |
.304 |
4.4 |
5.6 |
.789 |
All-Rookie First Team
NBA Champion