Jonas Valanciunas vs. Jayson Williams Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Jayson Williams and Jonas Valanciunas, 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.

Jonas Valanciunas played 12 years in the NBA, 3 more than Jayson Williams, who played 9. Jonas Valanciunas had the first of his seasons in 2012-13, while Jayson Williams had his rookie season in 1990-91. 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
Jonas Valanciunas	12	8	2012-13 to 2023-24
Jayson Williams	9	3	1990-91 to 1998-99

Comparison Season by Season
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Rookie Season
	Jonas Valanciunas	Jayson Williams
Season	2012-13	1990-91
Team	Toronto Raptors	Philadelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards	All-Rookie Second Team	-
Playoffs	Did Not Play	76ers Lost East Conf Semis

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Jonas Valanciunas	62	23.9	8.9	2.0	4.0	6.0	0.7	0.3	1.3	1.5	3.0	3.3	5.9	.557	0.0	0.0	-	2.4	3.0	.789
Jayson Williams	52	9.8	3.5	0.8	1.3	2.1	0.3	0.2	0.1	0.8	1.8	1.4	3.1	.447	0.0	0.0	.500	0.7	1.1	.661

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Jonas Valanciunas	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Jayson Williams	4	2.5	2.0	0.5	0.5	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.3	0.3	1.0	1.3	.800	0.0	0.0	-	0.0	0.0	-


Season 2
	Jonas Valanciunas	Jayson Williams
Season	2013-14	1991-92
Team	Toronto Raptors	Philadelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Raptors Lost East Conf 1st Rd	Did Not Play

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Jonas Valanciunas	81	28.2	11.3	2.8	6.0	8.8	0.7	0.3	0.9	1.7	3.1	4.4	8.3	.531	0.0	0.0	.000	2.4	3.2	.762
Jayson Williams	50	12.9	4.1	1.2	1.7	2.9	0.2	0.4	0.4	0.9	2.2	1.5	4.1	.364	0.0	0.0	-	1.1	1.8	.636

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Jonas Valanciunas	7	28.6	10.9	2.7	7.0	9.7	0.3	0.0	1.0	2.7	3.1	4.4	7.0	.633	0.0	0.0	-	2.0	3.1	.636
Jayson Williams	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 3
	Jonas Valanciunas	Jayson Williams
Season	2014-15	1992-93
Team	Toronto Raptors	New Jersey Nets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Raptors Lost East Conf 1st Rd	Did Not Play

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Jonas Valanciunas	80	26.2	12.0	2.7	6.0	8.7	0.5	0.4	1.2	1.4	2.8	4.7	8.2	.572	0.0	0.0	.000	2.7	3.5	.786
Jayson Williams	12	11.6	4.1	1.8	1.6	3.4	0.0	0.3	0.3	0.7	2.0	1.8	3.8	.457	0.0	0.0	-	0.6	1.5	.389

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Jonas Valanciunas	4	26.5	11.3	2.3	7.0	9.3	0.5	0.5	0.3	1.0	1.8	4.8	9.5	.500	0.0	0.0	-	1.8	2.0	.875
Jayson Williams	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 4
	Jonas Valanciunas	Jayson Williams
Season	2015-16	1993-94
Team	Toronto Raptors	New Jersey Nets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Raptors Lost East Conf Finals	Nets Lost East Conf 1st Rd

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Jonas Valanciunas	60	26.0	12.8	3.1	6.1	9.1	0.7	0.4	1.3	1.4	2.6	5.1	8.9	.565	0.0	0.0	-	2.7	3.6	.761
Jayson Williams	70	12.5	4.6	1.6	2.2	3.8	0.4	0.2	0.5	0.5	2.0	1.8	4.2	.427	0.0	0.0	-	1.0	1.7	.605

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Jonas Valanciunas	12	26.8	13.8	4.0	6.8	10.8	0.9	0.8	1.2	1.5	2.7	5.7	10.0	.567	0.0	0.0	-	2.4	3.3	.744
Jayson Williams	2	8.5	0.5	1.5	0.0	1.5	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	2.5	0.0	1.5	.000	0.0	0.0	-	0.5	1.0	.500


Season 5
	Jonas Valanciunas	Jayson Williams
Season	2016-17	1994-95
Team	Toronto Raptors	New Jersey Nets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Raptors Lost East Conf Semis	Did Not Play

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Jonas Valanciunas	80	25.8	12.0	2.8	6.7	9.5	0.7	0.5	0.8	1.3	2.7	4.9	8.8	.557	0.0	0.0	.500	2.2	2.7	.811
Jayson Williams	75	13.1	4.8	2.4	3.3	5.7	0.5	0.3	0.4	0.8	2.1	2.0	4.3	.461	0.0	0.1	.000	0.9	1.6	.533

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Jonas Valanciunas	10	22.6	11.2	0.9	5.8	6.7	0.2	0.2	0.6	1.3	2.2	4.4	8.1	.543	0.0	0.1	.000	2.4	3.3	.727
Jayson Williams	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 6
	Jonas Valanciunas	Jayson Williams
Season	2017-18	1995-96
Team	Toronto Raptors	New Jersey Nets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Raptors Lost East Conf Semis	Did Not Play

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Jonas Valanciunas	77	22.4	12.7	2.4	6.2	8.6	1.1	0.4	0.9	1.5	2.5	5.1	8.9	.568	0.4	1.0	.405	2.2	2.7	.806
Jayson Williams	80	23.2	9.0	4.3	5.8	10.0	0.6	0.4	0.7	1.3	3.0	3.5	8.3	.423	0.0	0.1	.286	2.0	3.4	.592

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Jonas Valanciunas	10	24.4	14.6	3.0	7.5	10.5	1.2	0.4	1.5	1.9	2.2	5.8	10.7	.542	0.2	0.5	.400	2.8	3.4	.824
Jayson Williams	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 7
	Jonas Valanciunas	Jayson Williams
Season	2018-19	1996-97
Team	Toronto Raptors, Memphis Grizzlies	New Jersey Nets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Did Not Play

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Jonas Valanciunas	49	22.3	15.6	2.2	6.4	8.6	1.4	0.4	1.1	1.8	3.0	6.1	11.0	.559	0.3	1.0	.292	3.0	3.8	.795
Jayson Williams	41	34.9	13.4	5.9	7.6	13.5	1.2	0.6	0.9	2.0	3.9	5.4	13.2	.409	0.0	0.1	.000	2.6	4.5	.590

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Jonas Valanciunas	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Jayson Williams	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 8
	Jonas Valanciunas	Jayson Williams
Season	2019-20	1997-98
Team	Memphis Grizzlies	New Jersey Nets
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Nets Lost East Conf 1st Rd

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Jonas Valanciunas	70	26.4	14.9	3.0	8.2	11.3	1.9	0.4	1.1	1.8	2.6	6.2	10.6	.585	0.5	1.3	.352	2.1	2.9	.740
Jayson Williams	65	36.0	12.9	6.8	6.8	13.6	1.0	0.7	0.8	1.5	3.6	4.9	9.9	.498	0.0	0.1	.000	3.0	4.5	.666

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Jonas Valanciunas	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Jayson Williams	3	39.0	7.0	6.7	7.3	14.0	1.7	0.7	1.0	0.7	2.7	3.0	7.0	.429	0.0	0.0	-	1.0	2.0	.500


Season 9
	Jonas Valanciunas	Jayson Williams
Season	2020-21	1998-99
Team	Memphis Grizzlies	New Jersey Nets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Grizzlies Lost West Conf 1st Rd	Did Not Play

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Jonas Valanciunas	62	28.3	17.1	4.1	8.4	12.5	1.8	0.6	0.9	1.6	2.9	7.1	12.0	.592	0.3	0.9	.368	2.5	3.3	.773
Jayson Williams	30	34.0	8.1	4.9	7.1	12.0	1.1	0.8	2.0	1.5	4.2	3.2	7.3	.445	0.0	0.1	.000	1.6	2.8	.565

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Jonas Valanciunas	5	33.2	15.0	4.0	5.8	9.8	2.6	0.6	0.6	2.0	3.6	6.6	11.6	.569	0.4	1.6	.250	1.4	1.6	.875
Jayson Williams	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 10
	Jonas Valanciunas	Jayson Williams
Season	2021-22	-
Team	New Orleans Pelicans	-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Pelicans Lost West Conf 1st Rd	-

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Jonas Valanciunas	74	30.3	17.8	3.1	8.3	11.4	2.6	0.6	0.8	2.4	3.3	6.9	12.7	.544	0.8	2.1	.361	3.2	3.9	.820
Jayson Williams	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Jonas Valanciunas	6	29.2	14.5	5.5	8.8	14.3	3.0	0.7	0.2	2.0	2.8	5.5	11.3	.485	0.2	1.0	.167	3.3	4.3	.769
Jayson Williams	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 11
	Jonas Valanciunas	Jayson Williams
Season	2022-23	-
Team	New Orleans Pelicans	-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	-

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Jonas Valanciunas	79	24.9	14.1	2.8	7.3	10.2	1.8	0.3	0.7	2.0	3.1	5.6	10.3	.547	0.5	1.4	.349	2.3	2.8	.826
Jayson Williams	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Jonas Valanciunas	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Jayson Williams	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 12
	Jonas Valanciunas	Jayson Williams
Season	2023-24	-
Team	New Orleans Pelicans	-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Pelicans Lost West Conf 1st Rd	-

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Jonas Valanciunas	82	23.5	12.2	2.3	6.5	8.8	2.1	0.4	0.8	1.4	2.7	4.9	8.8	.559	0.5	1.5	.308	2.0	2.5	.785
Jayson Williams	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Jonas Valanciunas	4	22.5	14.5	4.5	6.5	11.0	1.3	0.5	0.0	2.5	2.3	5.5	10.5	.524	0.0	0.3	.000	3.5	4.3	.824
Jayson Williams	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Jonas Valanciunas vs. Jayson Williams Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Jayson Williams and Jonas Valanciunas, 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

Season 2

Season 3

Season 4

Season 5

Season 6

Season 7

Season 8

Season 9

Season 10

Season 11

Season 12