Kenyon Martin vs. Jalen Williams Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Jalen Williams and Kenyon Martin, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

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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.

Kenyon Martin played 15 years in the NBA, 11 more than Jalen Williams, who played 4. Kenyon Martin had the first of his seasons in 2000-01, 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
Kenyon Martin 15 11 2000-01 to 2014-15
Jalen Williams 4 2 2022-23 to 2025-26

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Kenyon Martin Jalen Williams
Season 2000-012022-23
Team New Jersey NetsOklahoma City Thunder
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie First TeamAchievement All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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Rookie Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Kenyon Martin 68 33.4 12.0 2.0 5.4 7.4 1.9 1.1 1.7 2.0 4.1 5.1 11.4 .445 0.0 0.2 .091 1.8 2.8 .630
difference:+7+3.1+2.1+0.9+2.0+2.9+1.4+0.3+1.2-0.4-1.6+0.4+0.8+.076+1.0+2.5+.265+0.3+0.3+.182
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
* Neiher Kenyon Martin nor Jalen Williams played in the postseason in their season 1

Season 2

Kenyon Martin Jalen Williams
Season 2001-022023-24
Team New Jersey NetsOklahoma City Thunder
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Nets Lost NBA FinalsThunder Lost West Conf Semis
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2nd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Kenyon Martin 73 34.3 14.9 1.5 3.8 5.3 2.6 1.2 1.7 2.4 3.6 6.1 13.2 .463 0.2 0.9 .224 2.5 3.7 .678
difference:+2+3.0+4.2+1.0+0.3+1.3+1.9+0.1+1.1-0.7-1.1+1.4+0.8+.077+1.3+2.5+.203+0.6+.136
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 TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Kenyon Martin 20 37.5 16.8 1.5 4.3 5.8 2.9 1.2 1.3 2.6 4.3 6.5 15.2 .424 0.1 0.5 .222 3.8 5.5 .691
difference:+10+0.2+1.9+0.2+1.2+1.0+2.5+0.5+0.8-0.7-2.2+1.0+0.8+.045+1.4+3.4+.163+1.6+2.8+.124
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

Kenyon Martin Jalen Williams
Season 2002-032024-25
Team New Jersey NetsOklahoma City Thunder
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Third Team
-Achievement All-Defensive Second Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Nets Lost NBA FinalsNBA Champion NBA Champion
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3rd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Kenyon Martin 77 34.1 16.7 2.1 6.2 8.3 2.4 1.3 0.9 2.5 3.8 6.6 14.1 .470 0.1 0.6 .209 3.3 5.1 .653
difference:+8+1.7+4.9+1.2+1.7+3.0+2.7+0.3+0.2-0.3-1.5+1.6+2.8+.014+1.7+4.3+.156+0.1+0.8+.136
Jalen Williams 69 32.4 21.6 0.9 4.5 5.3 5.1 1.6 0.7 2.2 2.3 8.2 16.9 .484 1.8 4.9 .365 3.4 4.3 .789
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Kenyon Martin 20 38.8 18.9 2.5 6.9 9.4 2.9 1.5 1.6 2.9 4.6 7.5 16.5 .453 0.1 0.6 .091 4.0 5.7 .693
difference:+3+4.2+2.5+1.5+2.4+3.9+1.9+0.1+1.2-1.1-2.4+0.2+0.7+.004+1.4+4.4+.213+0.4+0.1+.096
Jalen Williams 23 34.6 21.4 1.0 4.5 5.5 4.8 1.4 0.4 1.8 2.2 7.7 17.2 .449 1.5 5.0 .304 4.4 5.6 .789

Season 4

Kenyon Martin Jalen Williams
Season 2003-042025-26
Team New Jersey NetsOklahoma City Thunder
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Nets Lost East Conf SemisDid Not Play
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4th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Kenyon Martin 65 34.6 16.7 2.0 7.4 9.5 2.5 1.5 1.3 2.6 3.5 6.8 13.8 .488 0.1 0.4 .280 3.1 4.5 .684
difference:+56+5.6+0.9+1.4+2.8+4.4+2.8+0.2+0.6-0.8-1.4+0.2+0.6+.034+1.0+2.4+.120+0.2+0.9+.254
Jalen Williams 9 29.0 17.6 0.6 4.6 5.1 5.3 1.7 0.7 1.8 2.1 6.6 14.4 .454 1.1 2.8 .400 3.3 3.6 .938
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Kenyon Martin 11 37.1 19.1 2.3 8.7 11.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 2.9 4.5 7.4 13.8 .533 0.0 0.4 .000 4.4 5.8 .750
Jalen Williams DNP------ --- ----------

Additional Years

* Kenyon Martin played 11 seasons more than Jalen Williams in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 5 to 15, from 2005 to 2015—Kenyon Martin played in 8 Playoffs.