Kevin Johnson vs. Jalen Williams Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Jalen Williams and Kevin Johnson, 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.
Kevin Johnson played 12 years in the NBA, 9 more than Jalen Williams, who played 3. Kevin Johnson had the first of his seasons in 1987-88, 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 |
| Kevin Johnson |
12 |
11 |
1987-88 to 1999-00 |
| Jalen Williams |
3 |
2 |
2022-23 to 2024-25 |
Comparison Season by Season |
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Rookie Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Kevin Johnson |
80 |
24.0 |
9.2 |
0.5 |
1.9 |
2.4 |
5.5 |
1.3 |
0.3 |
1.8 |
1.9 |
3.4 |
7.5 |
.461 |
0.1 |
0.3 |
.208 |
2.2 |
2.6 |
.839 |
| difference: | +5 | +6.3 | +4.9 | +0.6 | +1.5 | +2.1 | +2.2 | +0.1 | +0.2 | -0.2 | -0.6 | +2.1 | +3.1 | +.060 | +0.9 | +2.4 | +.148 | +0.1 | +0.1 | +.027 |
| 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 |
| * Neiher Kevin Johnson nor Jalen Williams played in the postseason in their season 1 |
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2nd Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Kevin Johnson |
81 |
39.2 |
20.4 |
0.6 |
3.6 |
4.2 |
12.2 |
1.7 |
0.3 |
4.0 |
2.8 |
7.0 |
13.9 |
.505 |
0.0 |
0.3 |
.091 |
6.3 |
7.1 |
.882 |
| difference: | +10 | +7.9 | +1.3 | +0.1 | +0.1 | +0.2 | +7.7 | +0.6 | +0.3 | -2.3 | -0.3 | +0.5 | +0.1 | +.035 | +1.5 | +3.1 | +.336 | +3.8 | +4.0 | +.068 |
| 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 | % |
| Kevin Johnson |
12 |
41.2 |
23.8 |
1.0 |
3.3 |
4.3 |
12.3 |
1.6 |
0.4 |
4.6 |
2.3 |
7.5 |
15.2 |
.495 |
0.3 |
0.8 |
.300 |
8.5 |
9.2 |
.927 |
| difference: | +2 | +3.5 | +5.1 | +0.3 | +2.2 | +2.5 | +6.9 | +0.1 | +0.1 | -2.7 | -0.2 | | +0.8 | +.026 | +1.2 | +3.1 | +.085 | +6.3 | +6.5 | +.112 |
| 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 |
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3rd Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Kevin Johnson |
74 |
37.6 |
22.5 |
0.6 |
3.1 |
3.6 |
11.4 |
1.3 |
0.2 |
3.6 |
1.9 |
7.8 |
15.7 |
.499 |
0.1 |
0.6 |
.195 |
6.8 |
8.1 |
.838 |
| difference: | +5 | +5.2 | +0.9 | +0.3 | +1.4 | +1.7 | +6.3 | +0.3 | +0.5 | -1.4 | -0.4 | +0.4 | +1.2 | +.015 | +1.7 | +4.3 | +.170 | +3.4 | +3.8 | +.049 |
| 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 |
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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 | % |
| Kevin Johnson |
16 |
36.4 |
21.3 |
0.6 |
2.8 |
3.3 |
10.6 |
1.6 |
0.0 |
3.9 |
1.8 |
7.7 |
16.1 |
.479 |
0.1 |
0.7 |
.182 |
5.8 |
7.0 |
.821 |
| difference: | +7 | +1.8 | +0.1 | +0.4 | +1.7 | +2.2 | +5.8 | +0.2 | +0.4 | -2.1 | -0.4 | | +1.1 | +.030 | +1.4 | +4.3 | +.122 | +1.4 | +1.4 | +.032 |
| 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 |
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Additional Years |
* Kevin Johnson played 9 seasons more than Jalen Williams in the NBA.
In that period—his seasons 4 to 12, from 1991 to 2000—Kevin Johnson played in 9 Playoffs. In those 9 extra years over Jalen Williams, Kevin Johnson got these achievements: |
| Honors & Awards |  2 All-NBA Second Team
1 All-NBA Third Team
2 All-Star Game
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NBA Champion