Jakob Poeltl vs. Jason Williams Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Jason Williams and Jakob Poeltl, 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.

Jakob Poeltl played 9 years in the NBA, 3 less than Jason Williams, who played 12. Jakob Poeltl had the first of his seasons in 2016-17, 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
Jakob Poeltl	9	3	2016-17 to 2024-25
Jason Williams	12	8	1998-99 to 2010-11

Comparison Season by Season
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Rookie Season
	Jakob Poeltl	Jason Williams
Season	2016-17	1998-99
Team	Toronto Raptors	Sacramento Kings
Honors & Awards	-	All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs	Raptors Lost East Conf Semis	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		%
Jakob Poeltl	54	11.6	3.1	1.4	1.6	3.1	0.2	0.3	0.4	0.5	2.1	1.2	2.1	.583	0.0	0.0	-	0.6	1.1	.544
difference:	+4	+24.5	+9.7	+1.1	+1.2		+5.8	+1.6	+0.4	-2.4	-0.3	+3.4	+10.2	+.209	+2.0	+6.5		+1.0	+1.0	+.208
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		%
Jakob Poeltl	6	4.3	1.7	1.0	1.0	2.0	0.0	0.2	0.2	0.0	0.5	0.8	1.8	.455	0.0	0.0	-	0.0	0.3	.000
difference:	+1	+28.7	+8.3	+0.6	+2.2	+1.6	+4.0	+1.4		-2.6	-2.5	+2.4	+7.2	+.099	+1.8	+5.8		+1.8	+1.5	+1.000
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
	Jakob Poeltl	Jason Williams
Season	2017-18	1999-00
Team	Toronto Raptors	Sacramento Kings
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Raptors Lost East 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		%
Jakob Poeltl	82	18.6	6.9	2.0	2.8	4.8	0.7	0.5	1.2	1.0	2.6	3.1	4.7	.659	0.0	0.0	-	0.7	1.2	.594
difference:	+1	+15.5	+5.4	+1.7	+0.2	+2.0	+6.6	+0.9	+1.1	-2.7	-0.9	+1.4	+7.3	+.286	+1.8	+6.2		+0.9	+0.9	+.159
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		%
Jakob Poeltl	9	15.6	5.4	1.7	2.3	4.0	0.7	0.3	0.4	0.9	2.8	1.9	3.4	.548	0.0	0.1	.000	1.7	2.1	.789
difference:	+4	+13.2	+5.0	+1.5	+0.9	+2.4	+1.7	+0.3	+0.4	-0.7	-1.2	+1.7	+6.2	+.173	+1.6	+4.9	+.320	+0.1	+0.1	+.011
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
	Jakob Poeltl	Jason Williams
Season	2018-19	2000-01
Team	San Antonio Spurs	Sacramento Kings
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Spurs Lost West Conf 1st Rd	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		%
Jakob Poeltl	77	16.5	5.5	2.3	3.0	5.3	1.2	0.4	0.9	0.6	1.6	2.4	3.8	.645	0.0	0.0	-	0.6	1.2	.533
difference:		+13.2	+3.9	+2.1	+0.8	+2.9	+4.2	+0.8	+0.8	-1.5	-0.1	+1.2	+5.2	+.238	+1.3	+4.0		+0.2	+0.2	+.256
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		%
Jakob Poeltl	7	25.3	7.3	3.6	4.1	7.7	1.7	0.3	0.7	0.4	3.7	3.3	5.1	.639	0.0	0.1	.000	0.7	1.3	.556
difference:	+1	+1.7	+1.5	+3.6	+1.8	+5.4	+1.2	+0.7	+0.7	-2.2	-1.9		+2.5	+.213	+1.4	+3.7	+.367	+0.2	+0.4	+.444
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
	Jakob Poeltl	Jason Williams
Season	2019-20	2001-02
Team	San Antonio Spurs	Memphis Grizzlies
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	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		%
Jakob Poeltl	66	17.7	5.6	2.0	3.7	5.7	1.8	0.6	1.4	0.8	1.9	2.5	4.0	.624	0.0	0.0	-	0.6	1.3	.465
difference:	+1	+16.7	+9.2	+1.7	+1.0	+2.7	+6.2	+1.1	+1.3	-2.5	-0.3	+3.3	+11.2	+.242	+2.0	+6.6		+0.6	+0.3	+.327
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
* Neiher Jakob Poeltl nor Jason Williams played in the postseason in their season 4


Season 5
	Jakob Poeltl	Jason Williams
Season	2020-21	2002-03
Team	San Antonio Spurs	Memphis Grizzlies
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	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		%
Jakob Poeltl	69	26.7	8.6	3.2	4.8	7.9	1.9	0.7	1.8	1.2	2.5	3.8	6.2	.616	0.0	0.0	-	0.9	1.8	.508
difference:	+7	+5.0	+3.5	+2.9	+2.3	+5.1	+6.4	+0.5	+1.7	-1.0	-0.8	+0.6	+5.1	+.228	+1.9	+5.3		+0.5	+0.1	+.332
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
* Neiher Jakob Poeltl nor Jason Williams played in the postseason in their season 5


Season 6
	Jakob Poeltl	Jason Williams
Season	2021-22	2003-04
Team	San Antonio Spurs	Memphis Grizzlies
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	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		%
Jakob Poeltl	68	29.0	13.5	3.9	5.5	9.3	2.8	0.7	1.7	1.6	3.1	6.0	9.8	.618	0.0	0.0	-	1.4	2.8	.495
difference:	+4	+0.4	+2.6	+3.6	+3.8	+7.3	+4.0	+0.6	+1.6	-0.3	-1.8	+2.0	+0.1	+.211	+1.7	+5.1		+0.3	+1.4	+.342
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		%
Jakob Poeltl	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
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
	Jakob Poeltl	Jason Williams
Season	2022-23	2004-05
Team	San Antonio Spurs, Toronto Raptors	Memphis Grizzlies
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	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		%
Jakob Poeltl	72	26.5	12.5	3.3	5.8	9.1	2.7	0.9	1.2	1.7	2.7	5.4	8.6	.629	0.0	0.0	-	1.7	2.8	.592
difference:	+1	+1.0	+2.4	+3.0	+4.3	+7.4	+2.9	+0.2	+1.1	-0.1	-1.4	+1.7	+0.5	+.216	+1.5	+4.6		+0.6	+1.4	+.200
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		%
Jakob Poeltl	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
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
	Jakob Poeltl	Jason Williams
Season	2023-24	2005-06
Team	Toronto Raptors	Miami Heat
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	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		%
Jakob Poeltl	50	26.4	11.1	2.9	5.7	8.6	2.5	0.7	1.5	1.5	3.0	5.0	7.6	.656	0.0	0.0	-	1.2	2.1	.551
difference:	+9	+5.4	+1.2	+2.8	+3.4	+6.2	+2.4	+0.2	+1.4	-0.2	-1.3	+0.5	+2.7	+.214	+1.8	+4.9		+0.2	+0.4	+.316
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		%
Jakob Poeltl	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
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
	Jakob Poeltl	Jason Williams
Season	2024-25	2006-07
Team	Toronto Raptors	Miami Heat
Honors & Awards
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		%
Jakob Poeltl	57	29.6	14.5	3.3	6.3	9.6	2.8	1.2	1.2	1.9	3.1	6.4	10.2	.627	0.0	0.1	.333	1.7	2.5	.674
difference:	+4	+1.0	+3.6	+3.0	+4.3	+7.3	+2.5	+0.2	+1.2	-0.3	-2.0	+2.5	+0.9	+.214	+1.6	+4.7	+.006	+0.2	+0.8	+.239
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		%
Jakob Poeltl	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

Additional Years

* Jason Williams played 3 seasons more than Jakob Poeltl in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 10 to 12, from 2008 to 2011—Jason Williams played in one postseason.

Jakob Poeltl vs. Jason Williams Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Jason Williams and Jakob Poeltl, 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

Additional Years