Chet Holmgren vs. Jason Williams Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Jason Williams and Chet Holmgren, 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.

Chet Holmgren played 3 years in the NBA, 9 less than Jason Williams, who played 12. Chet Holmgren had the first of his seasons in 2023-24, 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 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
Chet Holmgren 3 2 2023-24 to 2025-26
Jason Williams 12 8 1998-99 to 2010-11

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Chet Holmgren Jason Williams
Season 2023-241998-99
Team Oklahoma City ThunderSacramento Kings
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie First TeamAchievement All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs Thunder Lost West Conf SemisKings Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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Rookie Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Chet Holmgren 82 29.4 16.5 1.6 6.3 7.9 2.4 0.6 2.3 1.6 2.4 6.2 11.6 .530 1.6 4.3 .370 2.7 3.4 .793
difference:+32+6.7+3.7+1.3+3.5+4.8+3.6+1.3+2.3-1.3-0.6+1.6+0.7+.156+0.4+2.2+.060+1.1+1.3+.041
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 TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Chet Holmgren 10 34.5 15.6 1.4 5.8 7.2 2.1 0.7 2.5 1.9 2.6 5.9 11.9 .496 1.3 5.0 .260 2.5 3.3 .758
difference:+5+1.5+5.6+1.0+2.6+3.6+1.9+0.9+2.3-0.7-0.4+2.7+2.9+.140+0.5+0.8+.050+0.7+1.5+.242
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 2

Chet Holmgren Jason Williams
Season 2024-251999-00
Team Oklahoma City ThunderSacramento Kings
Honors & Awards
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionKings Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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2nd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Chet Holmgren 32 27.4 15.0 1.5 6.5 8.0 2.0 0.7 2.2 1.8 2.3 5.2 10.7 .490 1.4 3.6 .379 3.2 4.2 .754
difference:+49+6.7+2.7+1.2+3.9+5.2+5.3+0.7+2.1-1.9-0.6+0.7+1.3+.117+0.4+2.6+.092+1.6+2.1+.001
Jason Williams 81 34.1 12.3 0.3 2.6 2.8 7.3 1.4 0.1 3.7 1.7 4.5 12.0 .373 1.8 6.2 .287 1.6 2.1 .753
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Chet Holmgren 23 29.8 15.2 1.8 6.8 8.7 1.0 0.7 1.9 1.2 2.0 5.3 11.6 .462 1.2 4.0 .297 3.3 4.2 .784
difference:+18+1.0+4.8+1.6+5.4+7.1+1.4+0.1+1.9-0.4-0.4+1.7+2.0+.087+0.4+1.0+.023+1.7+2.2+.016
Jason Williams 5 28.8 10.4 0.2 1.4 1.6 2.4 0.6 0.0 1.6 1.6 3.6 9.6 .375 1.6 5.0 .320 1.6 2.0 .800

Season 3

Chet Holmgren Jason Williams
Season 2025-262000-01
Team Oklahoma City ThunderSacramento Kings
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayKings Lost West Conf Semis
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3rd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Chet Holmgren 15 29.4 17.9 1.5 6.5 7.9 1.8 0.7 1.5 2.3 3.3 6.6 12.1 .547 1.5 4.2 .349 3.2 3.8 .842
difference:+62+0.3+8.5+1.3+4.3+5.5+3.6+0.5+1.4-0.2-1.8+3.0+3.1+.140+0.2+0.2+.034+2.4+2.8+.053
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 TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Chet Holmgren DNP------ --- ----------
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

Additional Years

* Jason Williams played 9 seasons more than Chet Holmgren in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 4 to 12, from 2002 to 2011—Jason Williams played in 5 Playoffs and won one NBA Championship.