Ed Ratleff vs. Jalen Williams Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Jalen Williams and Ed Ratleff, 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.

Ed Ratleff played 5 years in the NBA, 3 more than Jalen Williams, who played 2. Ed Ratleff had the first of his seasons in 1973-74, 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
Ed Ratleff 5 1 1973-74 to 1977-78
Jalen Williams 2 1 2022-23 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Ed Ratleff Jalen Williams
Season 1973-742022-23
Team Houston RocketsOklahoma 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 %
Ed Ratleff 81 21.9 7.5 1.1 2.4 3.5 2.2 1.1 0.3 - 2.2 3.1 7.2 .434 - - - 1.3 1.6 .798
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 %
Ed Ratleff ------- --- ----------
Jalen Williams ------- --- ----------

Season 2
Ed Ratleff Jalen Williams
Season 1974-752023-24
Team Houston RocketsOklahoma City Thunder
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Rockets Lost East Conf SemisThunder 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 %
Ed Ratleff 80 32.0 11.8 2.3 3.4 5.7 3.2 1.8 0.6 - 2.9 4.9 10.6 .461 - - - 2.0 2.4 .826
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 %
Ed Ratleff 8 36.4 11.1 3.0 3.6 6.6 4.4 1.8 0.1 - 3.9 4.5 10.9 .414 - - - 2.1 2.5 .850
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
Ed Ratleff Jalen Williams
Season 1975-76-
Team Houston Rockets-
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 %
Ed Ratleff 72 33.3 11.1 1.5 3.8 5.3 3.6 1.6 0.5 - 3.3 4.4 9.0 .485 - - - 2.3 2.9 .816
Jalen Williams ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Ed Ratleff ------- --- ----------
Jalen Williams ------- --- ----------

Season 4
Ed Ratleff Jalen Williams
Season 1976-77-
Team Houston Rockets-
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 %
Ed Ratleff 37 14.4 4.5 0.6 1.4 2.1 1.2 0.5 0.2 - 1.2 1.9 4.4 .435 - - - 0.7 1.1 .619
Jalen Williams ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Ed Ratleff ------- --- ----------
Jalen Williams ------- --- ----------

Season 5
Ed Ratleff Jalen Williams
Season 1977-78-
Team Houston Rockets-
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 %
Ed Ratleff 68 17.1 4.4 0.8 1.6 2.4 2.3 0.9 0.3 1.0 1.6 1.9 4.6 .419 - - - 0.6 0.7 .830
Jalen Williams ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Ed Ratleff ------- --- ----------
Jalen Williams ------- --- ----------
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