Jalen Brunson vs. Jalen Williams Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Jalen Williams and Jalen Brunson, 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 / Scoring / Stats / Stats Rankings / Games against each other
Career comparison / Season by season / Scoring / Stats / Stats Rankings / 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.
Jalen Brunson played 8 years in the NBA, 4 more than Jalen Williams, who played 4. Jalen Brunson had the first of his seasons in 2018-19, 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 |
| Jalen Brunson | 8 | 5 | 2018-19 to 2025-26 |
| Jalen Williams | 4 | 2 | 2022-23 to 2025-26 |
Rookie Season |
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| Jalen Brunson | Jalen Williams | |
| Season | 2018-19 | 2022-23 |
| Team | Dallas Mavericks | Oklahoma City Thunder |
| Honors & Awards | - |  All-Rookie First Team |
| Playoffs | Did Not Play | Did Not Play |
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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 | % | ||||
| Jalen Brunson | 73 | 21.8 | 9.3 | 0.3 | 2.0 | 2.3 | 3.2 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 1.2 | 1.7 | 3.6 | 7.7 | .467 | 0.9 | 2.5 | .348 | 1.2 | 1.6 | .725 |
| difference: | +2 | +8.5 | +4.8 | +0.8 | +1.4 | +2.2 | +0.1 | +0.9 | +0.4 | -0.4 | -0.8 | +1.9 | +2.9 | +.054 | +0.1 | +0.2 | +.008 | +0.9 | +0.9 | +.087 |
| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| * Neiher Jalen Brunson nor Jalen Williams played in the postseason in their season 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Season 2 |
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| Jalen Brunson | Jalen Williams | |
| Season | 2019-20 | 2023-24 |
| Team | Dallas Mavericks | Oklahoma City Thunder |
| Honors & Awards | ||
| Playoffs | Did Not Play | Thunder Lost West Conf Semis |
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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 | % | ||||
| Jalen Brunson | 57 | 17.9 | 8.2 | 0.4 | 2.0 | 2.4 | 3.3 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 3.2 | 6.8 | .466 | 0.8 | 2.1 | .358 | 1.1 | 1.3 | .813 |
| difference: | +14 | +13.4 | +10.9 | +0.1 | +1.5 | +1.6 | +1.2 | +0.7 | +0.5 | -0.5 | -1.2 | +4.3 | +7.2 | +.074 | +0.7 | +1.3 | +.069 | +1.4 | +1.8 | +.001 |
| 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 | % | ||||
| Jalen Brunson | 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 |
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| Jalen Brunson | Jalen Williams | |
| Season | 2020-21 | 2024-25 |
| Team | Dallas Mavericks | Oklahoma City Thunder |
| Honors & Awards | - | All-NBA Third Team |
| - | All-Defensive Second Team | |
| - | All-Star Game | |
| Playoffs | Mavericks Lost West Conf 1st Rd |  NBA Champion |
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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 | % | ||||
| Jalen Brunson | 68 | 25.0 | 12.6 | 0.4 | 3.0 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1.2 | 1.6 | 4.8 | 9.2 | .523 | 1.2 | 2.9 | .405 | 1.8 | 2.2 | .795 |
| difference: | +1 | +7.4 | +9.0 | +0.5 | +1.5 | +1.9 | +1.6 | +1.1 | +0.7 | -1.0 | -0.7 | +3.4 | +7.7 | +.039 | +0.6 | +2.0 | +.040 | +1.6 | +2.1 | +.006 |
| 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 | TO | PF | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | ||||
| Jalen Brunson | 7 | 16.3 | 8.0 | 0.9 | 1.7 | 2.6 | 1.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 2.9 | 6.3 | .455 | 0.9 | 1.9 | .462 | 1.4 | 1.9 | .769 |
| difference: | +16 | +18.3 | +13.4 | +0.1 | +2.8 | +2.9 | +3.4 | +1.4 | +0.4 | -1.2 | -1.3 | +4.8 | +10.9 | +.006 | +0.6 | +3.1 | +.158 | +3.0 | +3.7 | +.020 |
| 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 |
Season 4 |
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| Jalen Brunson | Jalen Williams | |
| Season | 2021-22 | 2025-26 |
| Team | Dallas Mavericks | Oklahoma City Thunder |
| Honors & Awards | ||
| Playoffs | Mavericks Lost West Conf Finals | 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 | % | ||||
| Jalen Brunson | 79 | 31.9 | 16.3 | 0.5 | 3.4 | 3.9 | 4.8 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 1.6 | 1.9 | 6.4 | 12.8 | .502 | 1.2 | 3.2 | .373 | 2.3 | 2.7 | .840 |
| difference: | +71 | +3.1 | +1.3 | +0.1 | +1.1 | +1.0 | +1.0 | +0.8 | +0.6 | -0.1 | -0.1 | +0.2 | +1.5 | +.037 | +0.2 | +0.6 | +.008 | +1.1 | +0.8 | +.124 |
| Jalen Williams | 8 | 28.8 | 17.6 | 0.4 | 4.5 | 4.9 | 5.8 | 1.6 | 0.6 | 1.5 | 1.8 | 6.6 | 14.3 | .465 | 1.0 | 2.6 | .381 | 3.4 | 3.5 | .964 |
| Playoffs Stats | ||||||||||||||||||||
| G | Min | Pts | ORb | DRb | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | ||||
| Jalen Brunson | 18 | 34.9 | 21.6 | 0.8 | 3.8 | 4.6 | 3.7 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 1.1 | 2.1 | 8.1 | 17.3 | .466 | 1.4 | 4.2 | .347 | 4.0 | 5.0 | .800 |
| Jalen Williams | DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Additional Years |
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* Jalen Brunson played 4 seasons more than Jalen Williams in the NBA. In that period—his seasons 5 to 8, from 2023 to 2026—Jalen Brunson played in 3 Playoffs and one NBA Cup. In those 4 extra years over Jalen Williams, Jalen Brunson got these achievements: | |
| Honors & Awards | 2 All-NBA Second Team 1 Clutch Player of the Year 1 Cup MVP 2 All-Star Game |