Jim Smith vs. Jalen Williams Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Jalen Williams and Jim Smith, 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.
Jim Smith and Jalen Williams both played 2 years in the NBA. Jim Smith had the first of his seasons in 1981-82, 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 achivements, 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 |
| Jim Smith |
2 |
0 |
1981-82 to 1982-83 |
| Jalen Williams |
2 |
1 |
2022-23 to 2023-24 |
Comparison Season by Season |
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Rookie Season |
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Jim Smith |
Jalen Williams |
| Season |
1981-82 | 2022-23 |
| Team |
San Diego Clippers | Oklahoma City Thunder |
| Honors & Awards |
- |  All-Rookie First Team |
| Playoffs |
Did Not Play | Did Not Play |
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| Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
| Jim Smith |
72 |
11.9 |
2.9 |
1.0 |
1.5 |
2.5 |
0.6 |
0.3 |
0.7 |
0.7 |
2.6 |
1.2 |
2.3 |
.509 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
0.5 |
1.2 |
.459 |
| 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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| Playoffs Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
| Jim Smith |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Jalen Williams |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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| Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
| Jim Smith |
4 |
4.5 |
2.0 |
0.0 |
1.3 |
1.3 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
1.0 |
0.8 |
1.0 |
.750 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
0.5 |
1.0 |
.500 |
| 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 |
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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 |
% |
| Jim Smith |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Jalen Williams |
9 |
37.8 |
18.3 |
1.2 |
5.3 |
6.6 |
5.1 |
1.7 |
0.4 |
2.1 |
2.2 |
7.4 |
16.0 |
.465 |
1.3 |
3.8 |
.353 |
2.1 |
2.7 |
.792 |