Shai Gilgeous-Alexander vs. Jason Williams Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Jason 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.
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, 5 less than Jason Williams, who played 12. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander had the first of his seasons in 2018-19, while Jason Williams had his rookie season in 1998-99. 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.
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 | % |
| 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: | +32 | +9.6 | +2.0 | +0.4 | +0.7 | +0.3 | +2.7 | +0.7 | +0.5 | -1.2 | -0.3 | +0.4 | +3.6 | +.102 | +1.4 | +4.8 | +.057 | +0.3 | +0.3 | +.048 |
| Jason Williams |
50 |
36.1 |
12.8 |
0.3 |
2.8 |
3.1 |
6.0 |
1.9 |
0.0 |
2.9 |
1.8 |
4.6 |
12.3 |
.374 |
2.0 |
6.5 |
.310 |
1.6 |
2.1 |
.752 |
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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 | % |
| 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 |
| difference: | +1 | +4.2 | +3.7 | +0.3 | +1.2 | +0.9 | +0.8 | +0.6 | +0.6 | -1.8 | -0.2 | +1.5 | +1.0 | +.111 | +0.3 | +2.8 | +.190 | +1.0 | +1.5 | +.150 |
| Jason Williams |
5 |
33.0 |
10.0 |
0.4 |
3.2 |
3.6 |
4.0 |
1.6 |
0.2 |
2.6 |
3.0 |
3.2 |
9.0 |
.356 |
1.8 |
5.8 |
.310 |
1.8 |
1.8 |
1.000 |
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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 | % |
| 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: | +11 | +0.6 | +6.7 | +0.4 | +2.6 | +3.1 | +4.0 | +0.3 | +0.6 | -1.8 | | +2.3 | +2.5 | +.098 | +0.6 | +2.6 | +.060 | +2.5 | +3.0 | +.054 |
| Jason Williams |
81 |
34.1 |
12.3 |
0.3 |
2.6 |
2.8 |
7.3 |
1.4 |
0.1 |
3.7 |
1.7 |
4.5 |
12.0 |
.373 |
1.8 |
6.2 |
.287 |
1.6 |
2.1 |
.753 |
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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 | % |
| 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: | +2 | +11.1 | +5.9 | +0.2 | +3.5 | +3.7 | +1.7 | +0.4 | +0.4 | -0.5 | -0.8 | +2.0 | +3.3 | +.058 | +0.4 | | +.080 | +1.5 | +1.3 | +.157 |
| Jason Williams |
5 |
28.8 |
10.4 |
0.2 |
1.4 |
1.6 |
2.4 |
0.6 |
0.0 |
1.6 |
1.6 |
3.6 |
9.6 |
.375 |
1.6 |
5.0 |
.320 |
1.6 |
2.0 |
.800 |
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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 | % |
| 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: | +42 | +4.0 | +14.3 | +0.3 | +2.0 | +2.3 | +0.5 | +0.4 | +0.6 | -0.9 | -0.5 | +4.6 | +7.1 | +.101 | +0.7 | +0.9 | +.103 | +4.5 | +5.5 | +.019 |
| Jason Williams |
77 |
29.7 |
9.4 |
0.2 |
2.2 |
2.4 |
5.4 |
1.2 |
0.1 |
2.1 |
1.5 |
3.6 |
9.0 |
.407 |
1.3 |
4.0 |
.315 |
0.8 |
1.0 |
.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 | % |
| Shai Gilgeous-Alexander |
DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Jason Williams |
8 |
23.6 |
8.8 |
0.0 |
2.3 |
2.3 |
2.9 |
1.0 |
0.0 |
2.6 |
1.8 |
3.3 |
7.6 |
.426 |
1.4 |
3.8 |
.367 |
0.9 |
0.9 |
1.000 |
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4th 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 | % |
| Shai Gilgeous-Alexander |
56 |
34.7 |
24.5 |
0.7 |
4.3 |
5.0 |
5.9 |
1.3 |
0.8 |
2.8 |
2.5 |
8.5 |
18.8 |
.453 |
1.6 |
5.3 |
.300 |
5.9 |
7.2 |
.810 |
| difference: | +9 | +0.3 | +9.7 | +0.4 | +1.6 | +2.0 | +2.1 | +0.4 | +0.7 | -0.5 | -0.9 | +2.7 | +3.6 | +.071 | +0.4 | +1.3 | +.005 | +4.7 | +5.6 | +.018 |
| Jason Williams |
65 |
34.4 |
14.8 |
0.3 |
2.7 |
3.0 |
8.0 |
1.7 |
0.1 |
3.3 |
1.6 |
5.8 |
15.2 |
.382 |
2.0 |
6.6 |
.295 |
1.2 |
1.6 |
.792 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
| * Neiher Shai Gilgeous-Alexander nor Jason Williams played in the postseason in their season 4 |
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5th 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 | % |
| Shai Gilgeous-Alexander |
68 |
35.5 |
31.4 |
0.9 |
4.0 |
4.8 |
5.5 |
1.6 |
1.0 |
2.8 |
2.8 |
10.4 |
20.3 |
.510 |
0.9 |
2.5 |
.345 |
9.8 |
10.9 |
.905 |
| difference: | +8 | +3.8 | +19.3 | +0.6 | +1.5 | +2.0 | +2.8 | +0.4 | +0.9 | -0.6 | -1.1 | +6.0 | +9.0 | +.122 | +1.0 | +2.8 | +.009 | +8.4 | +9.2 | +.065 |
| Jason Williams |
76 |
31.7 |
12.1 |
0.3 |
2.5 |
2.8 |
8.3 |
1.2 |
0.1 |
2.2 |
1.7 |
4.4 |
11.3 |
.388 |
1.9 |
5.3 |
.354 |
1.4 |
1.7 |
.840 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
| * Neiher Shai Gilgeous-Alexander nor Jason Williams played in the postseason in their season 5 |
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6th 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 | % |
| Shai Gilgeous-Alexander |
75 |
34.0 |
30.1 |
0.9 |
4.7 |
5.5 |
6.2 |
2.0 |
0.9 |
2.2 |
2.5 |
10.6 |
19.8 |
.535 |
1.3 |
3.6 |
.353 |
7.6 |
8.7 |
.874 |
| difference: | +3 | +4.6 | +19.2 | +0.6 | +3.0 | +3.5 | +0.6 | +0.7 | +0.8 | -0.3 | -1.2 | +6.6 | +9.9 | +.128 | +0.4 | +1.5 | +.023 | +6.5 | +7.3 | +.037 |
| Jason Williams |
72 |
29.4 |
10.9 |
0.3 |
1.7 |
2.0 |
6.8 |
1.3 |
0.1 |
1.9 |
1.3 |
4.0 |
9.9 |
.407 |
1.7 |
5.1 |
.330 |
1.1 |
1.4 |
.837 |
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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 | % |
| Shai Gilgeous-Alexander |
10 |
39.9 |
30.2 |
0.8 |
6.4 |
7.2 |
6.4 |
1.3 |
1.7 |
2.2 |
3.1 |
11.1 |
22.4 |
.496 |
1.6 |
3.7 |
.432 |
6.4 |
8.1 |
.790 |
| difference: | +6 | +7.6 | +19.4 | +0.5 | +4.4 | +4.9 | +1.9 | +0.8 | +1.7 | -0.4 | -0.6 | +7.3 | +10.9 | +.170 | +0.1 | +1.6 | +.146 | +4.6 | +6.3 | +.210 |
| Jason Williams |
4 |
32.3 |
10.8 |
0.3 |
2.0 |
2.3 |
4.5 |
0.5 |
0.0 |
1.8 |
2.5 |
3.8 |
11.5 |
.326 |
1.5 |
5.3 |
.286 |
1.8 |
1.8 |
1.000 |
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7th 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 | % |
| Shai Gilgeous-Alexander |
76 |
34.2 |
32.7 |
0.9 |
4.1 |
5.0 |
6.4 |
1.7 |
1.0 |
2.4 |
2.2 |
11.3 |
21.8 |
.519 |
2.1 |
5.7 |
.375 |
7.9 |
8.8 |
.898 |
| difference: | +5 | +6.7 | +22.6 | +0.6 | +2.6 | +3.3 | +0.8 | +0.6 | +0.9 | -0.6 | -0.9 | +7.6 | +12.7 | +.106 | +0.6 | +1.1 | +.051 | +6.8 | +7.4 | +.106 |
| Jason Williams |
71 |
27.5 |
10.1 |
0.3 |
1.5 |
1.7 |
5.6 |
1.1 |
0.1 |
1.8 |
1.3 |
3.7 |
9.1 |
.413 |
1.5 |
4.6 |
.324 |
1.1 |
1.4 |
.792 |
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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 | % |
| Shai Gilgeous-Alexander |
23 |
37.0 |
29.9 |
1.0 |
4.3 |
5.3 |
6.5 |
1.7 |
0.9 |
2.6 |
2.8 |
10.1 |
21.9 |
.462 |
1.4 |
4.9 |
.283 |
8.3 |
9.4 |
.876 |
| difference: | +19 | +8.0 | +12.9 | +0.7 | +2.3 | +3.0 | +1.2 | +0.2 | +0.9 | -0.6 | -1.0 | +3.1 | +8.6 | +.066 | +1.1 | +0.4 | +.193 | +7.8 | +8.9 | +.124 |
| Jason Williams |
4 |
29.0 |
17.0 |
0.3 |
2.0 |
2.3 |
5.3 |
1.5 |
0.0 |
2.0 |
1.8 |
7.0 |
13.3 |
.528 |
2.5 |
5.3 |
.476 |
0.5 |
0.5 |
1.000 |
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Additional Years |
* Jason Williams played 5 seasons more than Shai Gilgeous-Alexander in the NBA.
In that period—his seasons 8 to 12, from 2006 to 2011—Jason Williams played in 3 Playoffs and won one NBA Championship. |
All-Rookie First Team
NBA Champion