Kenny Payne vs. Jalen Williams Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Jalen Williams and Kenny Payne, 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.

Kenny Payne played 4 years in the NBA, 2 more than Jalen Williams, who played 2. Kenny Payne had the first of his seasons in 1989-90, 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
Kenny Payne 4 1 1989-90 to 1992-93
Jalen Williams 2 1 2022-23 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Kenny Payne Jalen Williams
Season 1989-902022-23
Team Philadelphia 76ersOklahoma City Thunder
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs 76ers Lost East Conf SemisDid 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 %
Kenny Payne 35 6.2 3.3 0.3 0.4 0.7 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.6 1.1 1.3 3.1 .435 0.1 0.3 .400 0.5 0.5 .889
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 %
Kenny Payne 3 3.3 2.0 0.3 0.3 0.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3 1.0 0.7 1.7 .400 0.0 0.7 .000 0.7 0.7 1.000
Jalen Williams ------- --- ----------

Season 2

Kenny Payne Jalen Williams
Season 1990-912023-24
Team 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 %
Kenny Payne 47 9.4 3.5 0.4 1.0 1.4 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.4 0.9 1.4 4.0 .360 0.1 0.4 .222 0.6 0.6 .897
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 %
Kenny Payne ------- --- ----------
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

Kenny Payne Jalen Williams
Season 1991-92-
Team Philadelphia 76ers-
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 %
Kenny Payne 49 7.2 2.9 0.3 0.8 1.1 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.4 0.7 1.3 3.0 .448 0.1 0.2 .417 0.2 0.3 .692
Jalen Williams ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kenny Payne ------- --- ----------
Jalen Williams ------- --- ----------

Season 4

Kenny Payne Jalen Williams
Season 1992-93-
Team Philadelphia 76ers-
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 %
Kenny Payne 13 11.8 6.5 0.3 1.5 1.8 1.4 0.4 0.2 0.5 1.2 2.9 6.9 .422 0.3 1.4 .222 0.3 0.3 1.000
Jalen Williams ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kenny Payne ------- --- ----------
Jalen Williams ------- --- ----------