Gary Payton vs. Jason Williams Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Jason Williams and Gary Payton, 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.

Gary Payton played 17 years in the NBA, 5 more than Jason Williams, who played 12. Gary Payton had the first of his seasons in 1990-91, 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
Gary Payton	17	15	1990-91 to 2006-07
Jason Williams	12	8	1998-99 to 2010-11

Comparison Season by Season
Jump to season: 1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12


Rookie Season
	Gary Payton	Jason Williams
Season	1990-91	1998-99
Team	Seattle Supersonics	Sacramento Kings
Honors & Awards	-	All-Rookie First Team
Honors & Awards	All-Rookie Second Team	-
Playoffs	Supersonics Lost West Conf 1st Rd	Kings 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	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Gary Payton	82	27.4	7.2	1.3	1.6	3.0	6.4	2.0	0.2	2.2	3.0	3.2	7.0	.450	0.0	0.2	.077	0.8	1.2	.711
difference:	+32	+8.7	+5.6	+1.0	+1.2	+0.1	+0.4	+0.1	+0.2	-0.7	-1.2	+1.4	+5.3	+.076	+2.0	+6.3	+.233	+0.8	+0.9	+.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	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Gary Payton	5	27.0	4.8	1.0	1.6	2.6	6.4	1.6	0.2	1.8	3.2	2.2	5.4	.407	0.0	0.2	.000	0.4	0.4	1.000
difference:		+6.0	+5.2	+0.6	+1.6	+1.0	+2.4			-0.8	-0.2	+1.0	+3.6	+.051	+1.8	+5.6	+.310	+1.4	+1.4
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
	Gary Payton	Jason Williams
Season	1991-92	1999-00
Team	Seattle Supersonics	Sacramento Kings
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Supersonics Lost West Conf Semis	Kings 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	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Gary Payton	81	31.5	9.4	1.5	2.1	3.6	6.2	1.8	0.3	2.1	3.1	4.1	9.1	.451	0.0	0.3	.130	1.2	1.8	.669
difference:		+2.6	+2.9	+1.2	+0.5	+0.8	+1.1	+0.4	+0.2	-1.6	-1.4	+0.4	+2.9	+.078	+1.8	+5.9	+.157	+0.4	+0.3	+.084
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	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Gary Payton	8	27.6	7.6	0.8	1.9	2.6	4.8	1.0	0.3	1.3	3.3	3.4	7.3	.466	0.0	0.3	.000	0.9	1.5	.583
difference:	+3	+1.2	+2.8	+0.6	+0.5	+1.0	+2.4	+0.4	+0.3	-0.3	-1.7	+0.2	+2.3	+.091	+1.6	+4.7	+.320	+0.7	+0.5	+.217
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
	Gary Payton	Jason Williams
Season	1992-93	2000-01
Team	Seattle Supersonics	Sacramento Kings
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Supersonics Lost West Conf Finals	Kings Lost West Conf Semis

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3rd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Gary Payton	82	31.1	13.5	1.2	2.3	3.4	4.9	2.2	0.3	1.8	3.0	5.8	11.7	.494	0.1	0.4	.206	1.8	2.4	.770
difference:	+5	+1.4	+4.1	+1.0	+0.1	+1.0	+0.5	+1.0	+0.2	-0.3	-1.5	+2.2	+2.7	+.087	+1.2	+3.6	+.109	+1.0	+1.4	+.019
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	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Gary Payton	19	31.8	12.3	1.2	2.2	3.3	3.7	1.8	0.2	1.8	3.4	5.5	12.4	.443	0.1	0.3	.167	1.3	1.9	.676
difference:	+11	+8.2	+3.5	+1.2	+0.1	+1.0	+0.8	+0.8	+0.2	-0.8	-1.6	+2.2	+4.8	+.017	+1.3	+3.5	+.200	+0.4	+1.0	+.324
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


Season 4
	Gary Payton	Jason Williams
Season	1993-94	2001-02
Team	Seattle Supersonics	Memphis Grizzlies
Honors & Awards	All-NBA Third Team	-
	All-Defensive First Team	-
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Supersonics Lost West Conf 1st Rd	Did Not Play

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4th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Gary Payton	82	35.1	16.5	1.3	2.0	3.3	6.0	2.3	0.2	2.1	2.8	7.1	14.1	.504	0.2	0.7	.278	2.0	3.4	.595
difference:	+17	+0.7	+1.7	+1.0	+0.7	+0.3	+2.0	+0.6	+0.1	-1.2	-1.2	+1.3	+1.1	+.122	+1.8	+5.9	+.017	+0.8	+1.8	+.197
Jason Williams	65	34.4	14.8	0.3	2.7	3.0	8.0	1.7	0.1	3.3	1.6	5.8	15.2	.382	2.0	6.6	.295	1.2	1.6	.792

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Gary Payton	5	36.2	15.8	1.2	2.2	3.4	5.6	1.6	0.4	1.6	3.0	6.8	13.8	.493	0.6	1.8	.333	1.6	3.8	.421
Jason Williams	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 5
	Gary Payton	Jason Williams
Season	1994-95	2002-03
Team	Seattle Supersonics	Memphis Grizzlies
Honors & Awards	All-NBA Second Team	-
	All-Defensive First Team	-
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Supersonics Lost West Conf 1st Rd	Did Not Play

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5th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Gary Payton	82	36.8	20.6	1.3	2.1	3.4	7.1	2.5	0.2	2.5	2.5	8.4	16.4	.509	0.9	2.8	.302	3.0	4.2	.716
difference:	+6	+5.1	+8.5	+1.0	+0.4	+0.6	+1.2	+1.3	+0.1	-0.3	-0.8	+4.0	+5.1	+.121	+1.0	+2.5	+.052	+1.6	+2.5	+.124
Jason Williams	76	31.7	12.1	0.3	2.5	2.8	8.3	1.2	0.1	2.2	1.7	4.4	11.3	.388	1.9	5.3	.354	1.4	1.7	.840

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Gary Payton	4	43.0	17.8	1.5	1.0	2.5	5.3	1.3	0.0	2.0	3.3	8.0	16.8	.478	0.5	2.5	.200	1.3	3.0	.417
Jason Williams	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 6
	Gary Payton	Jason Williams
Season	1995-96	2003-04
Team	Seattle Supersonics	Memphis Grizzlies
Honors & Awards	All-NBA Second Team	-
	All-Defensive First Team	-
	Defensive Player of the Year	-
	Steals Leader	-
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Supersonics Lost NBA Finals	Grizzlies Lost West Conf 1st Rd

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6th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Gary Payton	81	39.0	19.3	1.3	2.9	4.2	7.5	2.9	0.2	3.2	2.7	7.6	15.8	.484	1.2	3.7	.328	2.8	3.8	.748
difference:	+9	+9.6	+8.4	+1.0	+1.2	+2.2	+0.7	+1.6	+0.1	-1.3	-1.4	+3.6	+5.9	+.077	+0.5	+1.4	+.002	+1.7	+2.4	+.089
Jason Williams	72	29.4	10.9	0.3	1.7	2.0	6.8	1.3	0.1	1.9	1.3	4.0	9.9	.407	1.7	5.1	.330	1.1	1.4	.837

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Gary Payton	21	43.4	20.7	0.9	4.2	5.1	6.8	1.8	0.3	3.0	3.3	7.7	15.9	.485	2.0	4.8	.410	3.3	5.2	.633
difference:	+17	+11.1	+9.9	+0.6	+2.2	+2.8	+2.3	+1.3	+0.3	-1.2	-0.8	+3.9	+4.4	+.159	+0.5	+0.5	+.124	+1.5	+3.4	+.367
Jason Williams	4	32.3	10.8	0.3	2.0	2.3	4.5	0.5	0.0	1.8	2.5	3.8	11.5	.326	1.5	5.3	.286	1.8	1.8	1.000


Season 7
	Gary Payton	Jason Williams
Season	1996-97	2004-05
Team	Seattle Supersonics	Memphis Grizzlies
Honors & Awards	All-NBA Second Team	-
	All-Defensive First Team	-
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Supersonics Lost West Conf Semis	Grizzlies Lost West Conf 1st Rd

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7th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Gary Payton	82	39.2	21.8	1.3	3.3	4.6	7.1	2.4	0.2	2.6	2.5	8.6	18.1	.476	1.5	4.6	.313	3.1	4.3	.715
difference:	+11	+11.7	+11.7	+1.0	+1.8	+2.9	+1.5	+1.3	+0.1	-0.8	-1.2	+4.9	+9.0	+.063			+.011	+2.0	+2.9	+.077
Jason Williams	71	27.5	10.1	0.3	1.5	1.7	5.6	1.1	0.1	1.8	1.3	3.7	9.1	.413	1.5	4.6	.324	1.1	1.4	.792

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Gary Payton	12	45.6	23.8	1.7	3.8	5.4	8.7	2.2	0.3	2.9	2.2	8.8	21.3	.412	2.1	6.3	.333	4.2	5.1	.820
difference:	+8	+16.6	+6.8	+1.4	+1.8	+3.1	+3.4	+0.7	+0.3	-0.9	-0.4	+1.8	+8.0	+.116	+0.4	+1.0	+.143	+3.7	+4.6	+.180
Jason Williams	4	29.0	17.0	0.3	2.0	2.3	5.3	1.5	0.0	2.0	1.8	7.0	13.3	.528	2.5	5.3	.476	0.5	0.5	1.000


Season 8
	Gary Payton	Jason Williams
Season	1997-98	2005-06
Team	Seattle Supersonics	Miami Heat
Honors & Awards	All-NBA First Team	-
	All-Defensive First Team	-
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Supersonics Lost West Conf Semis	NBA Champion

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8th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Gary Payton	82	38.4	19.2	0.9	3.6	4.6	8.3	2.3	0.2	2.8	2.4	7.1	15.6	.453	1.6	4.8	.338	3.4	4.6	.744
difference:	+23	+6.6	+6.9	+0.8	+1.3	+2.2	+3.4	+1.4	+0.1	-1.1	-0.7	+2.6	+5.3	+.011	+0.2	+0.1	+.034	+2.0	+2.9	+.123
Jason Williams	59	31.8	12.3	0.1	2.3	2.4	4.9	0.9	0.1	1.7	1.7	4.5	10.3	.442	1.8	4.9	.372	1.4	1.7	.867

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Gary Payton	10	42.7	24.0	0.9	2.5	3.4	7.0	1.8	0.1	2.6	3.1	8.7	18.3	.475	1.9	5.0	.380	4.7	5.0	.940
difference:	+13	+12.9	+14.7	+0.8	+0.6	+1.4	+3.1	+1.1	+0.1	-1.0	-1.3	+5.4	+10.3	+.070	+0.8	+0.9	+.106	+3.0	+3.0	+.096
Jason Williams	23	29.8	9.3	0.1	1.9	2.0	3.9	0.7	0.0	1.6	1.8	3.3	8.0	.405	1.1	4.1	.274	1.7	2.0	.844


Season 9
	Gary Payton	Jason Williams
Season	1998-99	2006-07
Team	Seattle Supersonics	Miami Heat
Honors & Awards	All-NBA Second Team	-
Honors & Awards	All-Defensive First Team	-
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Heat Lost East Conf 1st Rd

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9th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Gary Payton	50	40.2	21.7	1.2	3.6	4.9	8.7	2.2	0.2	3.1	2.3	8.0	18.5	.434	1.7	5.6	.295	4.0	5.5	.721
difference:	+11	+9.6	+10.8	+0.9	+1.6	+2.6	+3.4	+1.2	+0.2	-1.5	-1.2	+4.1	+9.2	+.021	+0.1	+0.8	+.044	+2.5	+3.8	+.192
Jason Williams	61	30.6	10.9	0.3	2.0	2.3	5.3	1.0	0.0	1.6	1.1	3.9	9.3	.413	1.6	4.8	.339	1.5	1.7	.913

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Gary Payton	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Jason Williams	4	28.0	5.8	0.0	2.0	2.0	3.5	1.3	0.3	0.8	1.3	1.8	7.0	.250	1.3	4.3	.294	1.0	1.3	.800


Season 10
	Gary Payton	Jason Williams
Season	1999-00	2007-08
Team	Seattle Supersonics	Miami Heat
Honors & Awards	All-NBA First Team	-
	All-Defensive First Team	-
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Supersonics Lost West Conf 1st Rd	Did Not Play

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10th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Gary Payton	82	41.8	24.2	1.2	5.2	6.5	8.9	1.9	0.2	2.7	2.2	9.1	20.3	.448	2.2	6.3	.340	3.8	5.2	.735
difference:	+15	+13.7	+15.4	+1.0	+3.4	+4.6	+4.3	+0.7	+0.1	-1.3	-0.8	+6.0	+12.1	+.064	+0.8	+2.2	+.013	+2.8	+4.0	+.128
Jason Williams	67	28.1	8.8	0.2	1.8	1.9	4.6	1.2	0.1	1.4	1.4	3.1	8.2	.384	1.4	4.1	.353	1.0	1.2	.863

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Gary Payton	5	44.2	25.8	1.6	6.0	7.6	7.4	1.8	0.2	3.6	3.2	10.0	22.6	.442	1.8	4.6	.391	4.0	5.2	.769
Jason Williams	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Note: Jason Williams didn't play in 2008-09.


Season 11
	Gary Payton	Jason Williams
Season	2000-01	2009-10
Team	Seattle Supersonics	Orlando Magic
Honors & Awards	All-NBA Third Team	-
	All-Defensive First Team	-
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Magic Lost East Conf Finals

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11th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Gary Payton	79	41.1	23.1	0.9	3.6	4.6	8.1	1.6	0.3	2.6	2.3	9.2	20.1	.456	1.3	3.4	.375	3.4	4.5	.766
difference:	+3	+20.3	+17.1	+0.8	+2.1	+3.1	+4.5	+1.0	+0.3	-1.5	-1.5	+6.9	+14.9	+.012	+0.3	+0.7	+.005	+3.0	+4.0	+.010
Jason Williams	82	20.8	6.0	0.1	1.5	1.5	3.6	0.6	0.0	1.1	0.8	2.3	5.2	.444	1.0	2.7	.380	0.4	0.5	.756

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Gary Payton	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Jason Williams	14	13.7	2.6	0.2	0.6	0.8	1.6	0.3	0.0	0.4	0.6	0.9	2.7	.342	0.4	1.7	.250	0.4	0.4	1.000


Season 12
	Gary Payton	Jason Williams
Season	2001-02	2010-11
Team	Seattle Supersonics	Orlando Magic, Memphis Grizzlies
Honors & Awards	All-NBA Second Team	-
	All-Defensive First Team	-
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Supersonics Lost West Conf 1st Rd	Did Not Play

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12th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Gary Payton	82	40.3	22.1	1.0	3.9	4.8	9.0	1.6	0.3	2.5	2.2	9.0	19.2	.467	0.9	2.9	.314	3.3	4.1	.797
difference:	+55	+29.4	+20.1	+0.9	+2.9	+3.7	+7.1	+1.2	+0.3	-1.8	-1.9	+8.2	+16.7	+.139	+0.5	+1.5	+.051	+3.3	+4.1
Jason Williams	27	10.9	2.0	0.1	1.0	1.1	1.9	0.4	0.0	0.7	0.3	0.8	2.5	.328	0.4	1.4	.263	0.0	0.0	-

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Gary Payton	5	41.2	22.2	2.0	6.6	8.6	5.8	0.6	0.4	2.6	2.4	9.0	21.2	.425	0.8	3.0	.267	3.4	5.8	.586
Jason Williams	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Additional Years
* Gary Payton played 5 seasons more than Jason Williams in the NBA. In that period—his seasons 13 to 17, from 2003 to 2007—Gary Payton played in 5 Playoffs and won one NBA Championship. In those 5 extra years over Jason Williams, Gary Payton got these achievements:
Honors & Awards	1 All-Star Game

Gary Payton vs. Jason Williams Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Jason Williams and Gary Payton, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

Their Careers

Comparison Season by Season

Rookie Season

Rookie Season Stats Comparison

Season 2

2nd Season Stats Comparison

Season 3

3rd Season Stats Comparison

Season 4

4th Season Stats Comparison

Season 5

5th Season Stats Comparison

Season 6

6th Season Stats Comparison

Season 7

7th Season Stats Comparison

Season 8

8th Season Stats Comparison

Season 9

9th Season Stats Comparison

Season 10

10th Season Stats Comparison

Season 11

11th Season Stats Comparison

Season 12

12th Season Stats Comparison

Additional Years