Jalen Williams vs. James Worthy Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of James Worthy and Jalen Williams, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.
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 Williams played 4 years in the NBA, 8 less than James Worthy, who played 12. Jalen Williams had the first of his seasons in 2022-23, while James Worthy had his rookie season in 1982-83. 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 Williams |
4 |
2 |
2022-23 to 2025-26 |
| James Worthy |
12 |
9 |
1982-83 to 1993-94 |
Comparison Season by Season |
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Rookie Season |
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Jalen Williams |
James Worthy |
| Season |
2022-23 | 1982-83 |
| Team |
Oklahoma City Thunder | Los Angeles Lakers |
| Honors & Awards |
 All-Rookie First Team | All-Rookie First Team |
| Playoffs |
Did Not Play | Did Not Play |
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Rookie Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| 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 |
| difference: | +2 | +4.7 | +0.7 | +0.9 | +0.3 | +0.7 | +1.6 | +0.2 | +0.3 | -0.7 | -0.4 | +0.3 | +0.6 | +.058 | +1.0 | +2.6 | +.106 | +0.3 | +0.4 | +.188 |
| James Worthy |
77 |
25.6 |
13.4 |
2.0 |
3.1 |
5.2 |
1.7 |
1.2 |
0.8 |
2.3 |
2.9 |
5.8 |
10.0 |
.579 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.250 |
1.8 |
2.9 |
.624 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
| * Neiher Jalen Williams nor James Worthy played in the postseason in their season 1 |
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2nd Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| 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 |
| difference: | +11 | +1.8 | +4.6 | +1.4 | +0.9 | +2.3 | +2.0 | +0.2 | +0.3 | -0.5 | -0.5 | +1.5 | +3.1 | +.016 | +1.5 | +3.3 | +.427 | +0.1 | | +.055 |
| James Worthy |
82 |
29.5 |
14.5 |
1.9 |
4.4 |
6.3 |
2.5 |
0.9 |
0.9 |
2.2 |
3.0 |
6.0 |
10.9 |
.556 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.000 |
2.4 |
3.1 |
.759 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| 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 |
| difference: | +11 | +4.0 | +1.0 | +0.4 | +2.2 | +1.8 | +2.7 | +0.4 | | | -0.6 | +0.3 | +3.0 | +.130 | +1.5 | +3.8 | +.115 | +0.2 | +0.6 | +.206 |
| James Worthy |
21 |
33.7 |
17.7 |
1.7 |
3.3 |
5.0 |
2.7 |
1.3 |
0.5 |
1.9 |
2.7 |
7.8 |
13.0 |
.599 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.500 |
2.0 |
3.3 |
.609 |
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3rd Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| 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 |
| difference: | +11 | +1.3 | +4.0 | +1.2 | +0.2 | +1.1 | +2.6 | +0.5 | +0.1 | -0.3 | -0.2 | +0.6 | +3.6 | +.088 | +1.8 | +4.8 | +.365 | +1.0 | +1.2 | +.013 |
| James Worthy |
80 |
33.7 |
17.6 |
2.1 |
4.3 |
6.4 |
2.5 |
1.1 |
0.8 |
2.5 |
2.5 |
7.6 |
13.3 |
.572 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.000 |
2.4 |
3.1 |
.776 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| 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 |
| difference: | +4 | +1.7 | +0.1 | +0.8 | +1.3 | +0.4 | +2.6 | +0.5 | +0.3 | -0.4 | -0.6 | +1.0 | +3.1 | +.173 | +1.4 | +4.9 | +.196 | +0.5 | +0.2 | +.113 |
| James Worthy |
19 |
32.9 |
21.5 |
1.8 |
3.2 |
5.1 |
2.2 |
0.9 |
0.7 |
1.4 |
2.8 |
8.7 |
14.1 |
.622 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
.500 |
3.9 |
5.8 |
.676 |
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4th Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Jalen Williams |
2 |
31.5 |
13.5 |
0.0 |
6.0 |
6.0 |
6.5 |
1.0 |
2.0 |
1.0 |
2.5 |
5.0 |
15.0 |
.333 |
0.5 |
0.5 |
1.000 |
3.0 |
3.0 |
1.000 |
| difference: | +73 | +1.2 | +6.5 | +1.8 | +2.7 | +0.8 | +3.8 | +0.1 | +1.0 | -1.0 | -0.1 | +3.4 | +0.5 | +.246 | +0.5 | +0.3 | +1.000 | +0.2 | +1.2 | +.229 |
| James Worthy |
75 |
32.7 |
20.0 |
1.8 |
3.3 |
5.2 |
2.7 |
1.1 |
1.0 |
2.0 |
2.6 |
8.4 |
14.5 |
.579 |
0.0 |
0.2 |
.000 |
3.2 |
4.2 |
.771 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Jalen Williams |
DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| James Worthy |
14 |
38.5 |
19.6 |
1.6 |
3.1 |
4.6 |
3.2 |
1.1 |
0.7 |
2.6 |
3.1 |
8.6 |
15.5 |
.558 |
0.0 |
0.3 |
.000 |
2.3 |
3.4 |
.681 |
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Additional Years |
* James Worthy played 8 seasons more than Jalen Williams in the NBA.
In that period—his seasons 5 to 12, from 1987 to 1994—James Worthy played in 6 Playoffs and won two NBA Championships. In those 8 extra years over Jalen Williams, James Worthy got these achievements: |
| Honors & Awards | 1 Finals MVP
2 All-NBA Third Team
6 All-Star Game
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NBA Champion