Jaylen Wells vs. Jalen Williams Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Jalen Williams and Jaylen Wells, 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.
Jaylen Wells played 1 year in the NBA, 2 less than Jalen Williams, who played 3. Jaylen Wells had his first NBA Season in 2024-25, 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 |
| Jaylen Wells | 1 | 0 | 2024-25 |
| Jalen Williams | 3 | 2 | 2022-23 to 2024-25 |
Comparison Season by Season |
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Rookie Season |
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| Jaylen Wells | Jalen Williams | |
| Season | 2024-25 | 2022-23 |
| Team | Memphis Grizzlies | Oklahoma City Thunder |
| Honors & Awards |  All-Rookie First Team | All-Rookie First Team |
| Playoffs | Did Not Play | Did Not Play |
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| G | Min | Pts | ORb | DRb | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | ||||
| Jaylen Wells | 79 | 25.9 | 10.4 | 1.1 | 2.3 | 3.4 | 1.7 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.9 | 1.8 | 3.6 | 8.6 | .425 | 1.7 | 5.0 | .352 | 1.4 | 1.7 | .822 |
| difference: | +4 | +4.4 | +3.7 | +1.1 | +1.1 | +1.6 | +0.8 | +0.4 | -0.7 | -0.7 | +1.9 | +2.0 | +.096 | +0.7 | +2.3 | +.004 | +0.7 | +0.8 | +.010 | |
| 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 |
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| * Neiher Jaylen Wells nor Jalen Williams played in the postseason in their season 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Additional Years |
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* Jalen Williams played 2 seasons more than Jaylen Wells in the NBA. In that period—his seasons 2 to 3, from 2024 to 2025—Jalen Williams played in two Playoffs and won one NBA Championship. In those 2 extra years over Jaylen Wells, Jalen Williams got these achievements: | |
| Honors & Awards | 1 All-NBA Third Team 1 All-Defensive Second Team 1 All-Star Game |