Doug McDermott vs. Jalen Williams Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Jalen Williams and Doug McDermott, 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 / Games against each other

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.

Doug McDermott played 10 years in the NBA, 8 more than Jalen Williams, who played 2. Doug McDermott had the first of his seasons in 2014-15, 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
Doug McDermott 10 5 2014-15 to 2023-24
Jalen Williams 2 1 2022-23 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Doug McDermott Jalen Williams
Season 2014-152022-23
Team Chicago BullsOklahoma City Thunder
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs Bulls Lost East 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 %
Doug McDermott 36 8.9 3.0 0.2 1.0 1.2 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.5 0.8 1.2 3.0 .402 0.4 1.1 .317 0.3 0.4 .667
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 %
Doug McDermott 3 3.3 1.7 0.3 0.3 0.7 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.3 1.0 .333 0.3 0.7 .500 0.7 0.7 1.000
Jalen Williams ------- --- ----------

Season 2

Doug McDermott Jalen Williams
Season 2015-162023-24
Team Chicago BullsOklahoma City Thunder
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayThunder 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 %
Doug McDermott 81 23.0 9.4 0.5 2.0 2.4 0.7 0.2 0.1 0.7 1.6 3.6 8.0 .452 1.4 3.2 .425 0.9 1.0 .857
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 %
Doug McDermott ------- --- ----------
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

Doug McDermott Jalen Williams
Season 2016-17-
Team Chicago Bulls, Oklahoma City Thunder-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Thunder 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 %
Doug McDermott 66 22.8 9.0 0.3 2.4 2.7 0.9 0.2 0.1 0.6 1.2 3.4 7.5 .447 1.2 3.2 .370 1.1 1.3 .845
Jalen Williams ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Doug McDermott 5 13.2 5.0 0.0 1.0 1.0 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.4 1.8 3.6 .500 1.4 2.6 .538 0.0 0.0 -
Jalen Williams ------- --- ----------

Season 4

Doug McDermott Jalen Williams
Season 2017-18-
Team New York Knicks, Dallas Mavericks-
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 %
Doug McDermott 81 21.8 7.8 0.5 2.0 2.5 1.0 0.2 0.2 0.7 1.5 2.9 6.3 .467 1.1 2.7 .426 0.8 1.0 .790
Jalen Williams ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Doug McDermott ------- --- ----------
Jalen Williams ------- --- ----------

Season 5

Doug McDermott Jalen Williams
Season 2018-19-
Team Indiana Pacers-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Pacers 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 %
Doug McDermott 77 17.4 7.3 0.2 1.2 1.4 0.9 0.2 0.1 0.5 1.4 2.7 5.5 .491 1.1 2.7 .408 0.9 1.0 .835
Jalen Williams ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Doug McDermott 3 9.7 2.0 1.0 0.7 1.7 1.3 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.7 0.7 3.3 .200 0.0 2.3 .000 0.7 1.3 .500
Jalen Williams ------- --- ----------

Season 6

Doug McDermott Jalen Williams
Season 2019-20-
Team Indiana Pacers-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Pacers 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 %
Doug McDermott 69 19.9 10.3 0.4 2.1 2.5 1.1 0.2 0.1 0.6 1.7 3.9 7.9 .488 1.9 4.3 .435 0.7 0.8 .828
Jalen Williams ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Doug McDermott 4 13.5 2.5 0.0 0.8 0.8 0.3 0.3 0.0 0.3 0.8 1.0 3.8 .267 0.5 2.5 .200 0.0 0.0 -
Jalen Williams ------- --- ----------

Season 7

Doug McDermott Jalen Williams
Season 2020-21-
Team Indiana Pacers-
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 %
Doug McDermott 66 24.5 13.6 0.9 2.4 3.3 1.3 0.3 0.1 0.8 1.8 5.4 10.1 .532 1.7 4.3 .388 1.2 1.5 .816
Jalen Williams ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Doug McDermott ------- --- ----------
Jalen Williams ------- --- ----------

Season 8

Doug McDermott Jalen Williams
Season 2021-22-
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 %
Doug McDermott 51 24.0 11.3 0.4 1.9 2.3 1.3 0.3 0.1 0.8 1.5 4.2 9.1 .462 2.1 5.0 .422 0.8 1.0 .784
Jalen Williams ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Doug McDermott ------- --- ----------
Jalen Williams ------- --- ----------

Season 9

Doug McDermott Jalen Williams
Season 2022-23-
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 %
Doug McDermott 64 20.5 10.2 0.4 1.8 2.2 1.4 0.2 0.1 0.9 1.8 3.7 8.2 .457 1.9 4.7 .413 0.8 1.1 .757
Jalen Williams ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Doug McDermott ------- --- ----------
Jalen Williams ------- --- ----------

Season 10

Doug McDermott Jalen Williams
Season 2023-24-
Team San Antonio Spurs, Indiana Pacers-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Pacers 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 %
Doug McDermott 64 14.1 5.5 0.2 0.8 0.9 1.1 0.3 0.0 0.4 1.0 1.9 4.4 .433 1.5 3.6 .410 0.2 0.3 .579
Jalen Williams ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Doug McDermott 7 5.0 0.9 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.3 0.3 1.0 .286 0.3 0.9 .333 0.0 0.0 -
Jalen Williams ------- --- ----------