Shai Gilgeous-Alexander vs. Jalen Williams Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Jalen Williams and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, 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 / Scoring / Stats / Stats Rankings / Games against each other

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.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander played 7 years in the NBA, 4 more than Jalen Williams, who played 3. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander had the first of his seasons in 2018-19, 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
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 7 4 2018-19 to 2024-25
Jalen Williams 3 2 2022-23 to 2024-25

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Jalen Williams
Season 2018-192022-23
Team Los Angeles ClippersOklahoma City Thunder
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie First Team
Achievement All-Rookie Second Team-
Playoffs Clippers Lost West Conf 1st RdDid 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%
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 82 26.5 10.8 0.7 2.1 2.8 3.3 1.2 0.5 1.7 2.1 4.2 8.7 .476 0.6 1.7 .367 1.9 2.4 .800
difference:+7+3.8+3.3+0.4+1.3+1.7+0.2-0.1-0.4+1.3+1.9+.045+0.4+1.0+.011+0.2+0.1+.012
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 TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 6 28.8 13.7 0.7 2.0 2.7 3.2 1.0 0.8 0.8 2.8 4.7 10.0 .467 1.5 3.0 .500 2.8 3.3 .850
Jalen Williams DNP------ --- ----------

Season 2
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Jalen Williams
Season 2019-202023-24
Team Oklahoma City ThunderOklahoma City Thunder
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Thunder Lost West Conf 1st RdThunder 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%
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 70 34.7 19.0 0.7 5.2 5.9 3.3 1.1 0.7 1.9 1.7 6.8 14.5 .471 1.2 3.6 .347 4.1 5.1 .807
difference:+1+3.4+0.1+0.2+1.7+1.9+1.2+0.1-0.2-0.8+0.7+0.5+.069+0.3+0.2+.080+1.6+2.0+.007
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%
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 7 39.9 16.3 0.4 4.9 5.3 4.1 1.0 0.4 2.1 2.4 5.6 12.9 .433 2.0 5.0 .400 3.1 3.3 .957
difference:+3+2.2+2.4+0.9+0.6+1.5+1.3+0.7+0.1-0.2-0.3+1.9+3.1+.036+0.5+1.1+.015+0.9+0.6+.142
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
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Jalen Williams
Season 2020-212024-25
Team Oklahoma City ThunderOklahoma City Thunder
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Third Team
-Achievement All-Defensive Second Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayNBA 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%
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 35 33.7 23.7 0.5 4.2 4.7 5.9 0.8 0.7 3.0 2.0 8.2 16.1 .508 2.0 4.9 .418 5.3 6.5 .808
difference:+34+1.3+2.1+0.4+0.3+0.6+0.8+0.8-0.8-0.3+0.8+.024+0.2+.053+1.9+2.2+.019
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%
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander DNP------ --- ----------
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

Additional Years

* Shai Gilgeous-Alexander played 4 seasons more than Jalen Williams in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 4 to 7, from 2022 to 2025—Shai Gilgeous-Alexander played in two Playoffs and won one NBA Championship.

In those 4 extra years over Jalen Williams, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander got these achievements:

Honors & AwardsAchievement 1 Finals MVP
Achievement 1 Season MVP
Achievement 3 All-NBA First Team
Achievement 1 Scoring Leader
Achievement 1 Steals Leader
Achievement 1 Cup All-Tournament Team
Achievement 3 All-Star Game
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