Darnell Hillman vs. Jalen Williams Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Jalen Williams and Darnell Hillman, 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.

Darnell Hillman played 4 years in the NBA, 2 more than Jalen Williams, who played 2. Darnell Hillman had the first of his seasons in 1976-77, 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
Darnell Hillman 4 2 1976-77 to 1979-80
Jalen Williams 2 1 2022-23 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Darnell Hillman Jalen Williams
Season 1976-772022-23
Team Indiana PacersOklahoma City Thunder
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid 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 %
Darnell Hillman 82 28.1 10.7 2.8 5.7 8.5 2.0 1.2 1.3 - 4.3 4.4 9.9 .443 - - - 2.0 3.0 .660
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 %
Darnell Hillman ------- --- ----------
Jalen Williams ------- --- ----------

Season 2
Darnell Hillman Jalen Williams
Season 1977-782023-24
Team New Jersey Nets, Denver NuggetsOklahoma City Thunder
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Nuggets Lost West Conf FinalsThunder TBD
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Darnell Hillman 78 25.2 10.9 2.6 4.8 7.4 1.3 0.8 1.0 2.2 3.7 4.4 9.1 .479 - - - 2.1 3.7 .584
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 %
Darnell Hillman 13 20.0 5.6 1.9 4.2 6.2 1.4 0.5 0.5 1.8 3.8 2.4 6.1 .392 - - - 0.8 1.2 .733
Jalen Williams 9 37.8 18.3 1.2 5.3 6.6 5.1 1.7 0.4 2.1 2.2 7.4 16.0 .465 1.3 3.8 .353 2.1 2.7 .792

Season 3
Darnell Hillman Jalen Williams
Season 1978-79-
Team Kansas City Kings-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs 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 %
Darnell Hillman 78 20.7 7.0 1.8 3.8 5.5 1.2 0.6 0.8 1.7 3.7 2.7 5.5 .493 - - - 1.6 2.9 .558
Jalen Williams ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Darnell Hillman 5 22.4 5.8 3.8 2.8 6.6 1.6 0.8 0.6 2.0 3.4 2.0 6.4 .313 - - - 1.8 3.4 .529
Jalen Williams ------- --- ----------

Season 4
Darnell Hillman Jalen Williams
Season 1979-80-
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 %
Darnell Hillman 49 14.4 4.0 1.2 2.5 3.7 1.0 0.4 0.5 1.2 2.6 1.7 3.7 .458 0.0 0.0 - 0.7 1.4 .500
Jalen Williams ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Darnell Hillman ------- --- ----------
Jalen Williams ------- --- ----------
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