Mel Davis vs. Jalen Williams Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Jalen Williams and Mel Davis, 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.

Mel Davis played 4 years in the NBA, 2 more than Jalen Williams, who played 2. Mel Davis had the first of his seasons in 1973-74, 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
Mel Davis 4 2 1973-74 to 1976-77
Jalen Williams 2 1 2022-23 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Mel Davis Jalen Williams
Season 1973-742022-23
Team New York KnicksOklahoma City Thunder
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs Knicks Lost East Conf FinalsDid 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 %
Mel Davis 30 5.6 2.6 0.6 1.2 1.8 0.3 0.1 0.1 - 1.2 1.1 3.2 .347 - - - 0.4 0.5 .750
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 %
Mel Davis 4 3.0 3.0 0.5 0.8 1.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 - 0.3 1.5 3.0 .500 - - - 0.0 0.0 -
Jalen Williams ------- --- ----------

Season 2
Mel Davis Jalen Williams
Season 1974-752023-24
Team New York KnicksOklahoma City Thunder
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Knicks Lost East Conf 1st RdThunder TBD
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Mel Davis 62 14.6 5.7 1.1 4.0 5.2 0.9 0.3 0.1 - 1.7 2.5 6.4 .390 - - - 0.8 1.1 .686
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 %
Mel Davis 3 9.3 4.0 0.0 1.3 1.3 0.7 0.0 0.0 - 0.7 1.7 4.0 .417 - - - 0.7 0.7 1.000
Jalen Williams 9 37.8 18.3 1.2 5.3 6.6 5.1 1.7 0.4 2.1 2.2 7.4 16.0 .465 1.3 3.8 .353 2.1 2.7 .792

Season 3
Mel Davis Jalen Williams
Season 1975-76-
Team New York Knicks-
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 %
Mel Davis 42 9.7 4.1 1.0 2.5 3.5 0.7 0.4 0.1 - 1.3 1.8 4.6 .394 - - - 0.5 0.7 .759
Jalen Williams ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Mel Davis ------- --- ----------
Jalen Williams ------- --- ----------

Season 4
Mel Davis Jalen Williams
Season 1976-77-
Team New York Knicks, New York Nets-
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 %
Mel Davis 56 19.5 7.1 1.8 3.5 5.2 1.3 0.6 0.1 - 2.3 3.0 8.3 .362 - - - 1.1 1.6 .703
Jalen Williams ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Mel Davis ------- --- ----------
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