Justin Anderson vs. Jalen Williams Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Jalen Williams and Justin Anderson, 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.

Justin Anderson played 6 years in the NBA, 4 more than Jalen Williams, who played 2. Justin Anderson had the first of his seasons in 2015-16, 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
Justin Anderson 6 3 2015-16 to 2021-22
Jalen Williams 2 1 2022-23 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Justin Anderson Jalen Williams
Season 2015-162022-23
Team Dallas MavericksOklahoma City Thunder
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs Mavericks Lost West Conf 1st RdDid 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 %
Justin Anderson 55 11.8 3.8 0.3 2.1 2.4 0.5 0.3 0.5 0.4 0.8 1.3 3.2 .406 0.4 1.5 .265 0.8 1.0 .800
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
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Justin Anderson 5 19.0 9.4 1.8 2.2 4.0 1.4 0.8 0.6 1.0 2.4 3.4 7.4 .459 0.8 2.6 .308 1.8 2.8 .643
Jalen Williams ------- --- ----------

Season 2
Justin Anderson Jalen Williams
Season 2016-172023-24
Team Dallas Mavericks, Philadelphia 76ersOklahoma City Thunder
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayThunder Lost West 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 %
Justin Anderson 75 16.4 7.1 0.9 2.3 3.3 0.9 0.5 0.3 0.9 1.5 2.5 5.9 .424 0.8 2.6 .299 1.4 1.7 .791
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 %
Justin Anderson ------- --- ----------
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
Justin Anderson Jalen Williams
Season 2017-18-
Team Philadelphia 76ers-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs 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 %
Justin Anderson 38 13.7 6.2 0.7 1.8 2.4 0.7 0.4 0.2 0.4 1.4 2.3 5.3 .431 0.9 2.7 .330 0.7 1.0 .737
Jalen Williams ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Justin Anderson 7 4.7 1.1 0.1 1.1 1.3 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.3 1.1 0.4 1.1 .375 0.3 1.0 .286 0.0 0.0 -
Jalen Williams ------- --- ----------

Season 4
Justin Anderson Jalen Williams
Season 2018-19-
Team Atlanta Hawks-
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 %
Justin Anderson 48 9.6 3.7 0.5 1.3 1.8 0.5 0.5 0.3 0.5 1.0 1.3 3.3 .408 0.5 1.6 .312 0.5 0.7 .743
Jalen Williams ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Justin Anderson ------- --- ----------
Jalen Williams ------- --- ----------

Season 5
Justin Anderson Jalen Williams
Season 2019-20-
Team Brooklyn Nets-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs 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 %
Justin Anderson 10 10.7 2.8 0.1 2.0 2.1 0.8 0.0 0.6 0.4 1.3 1.0 3.8 .263 0.6 2.9 .207 0.2 0.4 .500
Jalen Williams ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Justin Anderson 3 9.3 6.3 0.0 2.7 2.7 1.0 0.0 0.3 0.7 0.7 1.7 4.0 .417 1.7 3.7 .455 1.3 1.3 1.000
Jalen Williams ------- --- ----------

Note: Justin Anderson didn't play in 2020-21.

Season 6
Justin Anderson Jalen Williams
Season 2021-22-
Team Cleveland Cavaliers, Indiana Pacers-
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 %
Justin Anderson 16 19.8 6.4 0.3 2.6 2.9 2.1 0.5 0.4 0.5 1.4 2.3 5.9 .379 0.9 3.7 .254 0.9 1.2 .789
Jalen Williams ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Justin Anderson ------- --- ----------
Jalen Williams ------- --- ----------
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