Evan Fournier vs. Jalen Williams Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Jalen Williams and Evan Fournier, 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.

Evan Fournier played 12 years in the NBA, 9 more than Jalen Williams, who played 3. Evan Fournier had the first of his seasons in 2012-13, 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
Evan Fournier 12 4 2012-13 to 2023-24
Jalen Williams 3 2 2022-23 to 2024-25

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Evan Fournier Jalen Williams
Season 2012-132022-23
Team Denver NuggetsOklahoma City Thunder
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs Nuggets Lost West Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
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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%
Evan Fournier 38 11.3 5.3 0.2 0.8 0.9 1.2 0.5 0.0 0.8 1.7 2.0 4.0 .493 0.6 1.4 .407 0.8 1.0 .769
difference:+37+19.0+8.8+0.9+2.6+3.6+2.1+0.9+0.5-0.8-0.8+3.5+6.6+.028+0.4+1.3+.051+1.3+1.5+.043
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 TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Evan Fournier 4 13.3 4.8 0.0 0.0 0 1.0 0.5 0.0 1.5 1.5 1.5 4.3 .353 0.0 2.0 .000 1.8 2.0 .875
Jalen Williams DNP------ --- ----------

Season 2

Evan Fournier Jalen Williams
Season 2013-142023-24
Team Denver NuggetsOklahoma City Thunder
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayThunder Lost West Conf Semis
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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%
Evan Fournier 76 19.8 8.4 0.4 2.2 2.7 1.5 0.4 0.1 1.3 2.4 3.0 7.2 .419 1.2 3.1 .376 1.2 1.6 .756
difference:+5+11.5+10.7+0.1+1.3+1.3+3.0+0.7+0.5-0.4-0.1+4.5+6.8+.121+0.3+0.3+.051+1.3+1.5+.058
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 TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Evan Fournier DNP------ --- ----------
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

Season 3

Evan Fournier Jalen Williams
Season 2014-152024-25
Team Orlando MagicOklahoma City Thunder
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Third Team
-Achievement All-Defensive Second Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayNBA Champion NBA Champion
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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%
Evan Fournier 58 28.6 12.0 0.5 2.2 2.6 2.1 0.7 0.0 1.4 2.0 4.4 9.9 .440 1.5 3.9 .378 1.8 2.5 .728
difference:+11+3.8+9.6+0.4+2.3+2.7+3.0+0.9+0.7-0.8-0.3+3.8+7.0+.044+0.3+1.0+.013+1.6+1.8+.061
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Evan Fournier 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

Additional Years

* Evan Fournier played 9 seasons more than Jalen Williams in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 4 to 12, from 2016 to 2024—Evan Fournier played in 3 Playoffs.