Slick Watts vs. Jalen Williams Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Jalen Williams and Slick Watts, 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.

Slick Watts played 6 years in the NBA, 4 more than Jalen Williams, who played 2. Slick Watts 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
Slick Watts 6 3 1973-74 to 1978-79
Jalen Williams 2 1 2022-23 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Slick Watts Jalen Williams
Season 1973-742022-23
Team Seattle SupersonicsOklahoma City Thunder
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid 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 %
Slick Watts 62 23.0 8.0 1.2 1.8 2.9 5.7 1.9 0.2 - 3.3 3.2 8.2 .388 - - - 1.6 2.5 .645
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 %
Slick Watts ------- --- ----------
Jalen Williams ------- --- ----------

Season 2
Slick Watts Jalen Williams
Season 1974-752023-24
Team Seattle SupersonicsOklahoma City Thunder
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Supersonics Lost West Conf SemisThunder 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 %
Slick Watts 82 25.1 6.8 1.2 2.0 3.2 6.1 2.3 0.1 - 3.1 2.8 6.7 .421 - - - 1.1 1.9 .608
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 %
Slick Watts 9 31.3 11.1 1.1 2.6 3.7 7.1 3.0 0.4 - 3.3 4.8 10.3 .462 - - - 1.6 2.9 .538
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
Slick Watts Jalen Williams
Season 1975-76-
Team Seattle Supersonics-
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Defensive First Team-
Achievement Assists Leader-
Achievement Steals Leader-
Playoffs Supersonics Lost West Conf Semis-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Slick Watts 82 33.9 13.0 1.4 3.1 4.5 8.1 3.2 0.2 - 3.3 5.3 12.4 .427 - - - 2.4 4.2 .578
Jalen Williams ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Slick Watts 6 32.8 11.8 0.8 2.2 3.0 8.2 2.0 0.3 - 4.7 5.0 11.5 .435 - - - 1.8 3.8 .478
Jalen Williams ------- --- ----------

Season 4
Slick Watts Jalen Williams
Season 1976-77-
Team Seattle Supersonics-
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 %
Slick Watts 79 33.3 13.0 1.0 2.9 3.9 8.0 2.7 0.3 - 3.2 5.4 12.8 .422 - - - 2.2 3.7 .587
Jalen Williams ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Slick Watts ------- --- ----------
Jalen Williams ------- --- ----------

Season 5
Slick Watts Jalen Williams
Season 1977-78-
Team Seattle Supersonics, New Orleans Jazz-
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 %
Slick Watts 71 22.3 7.5 0.8 1.7 2.5 4.1 1.5 0.4 2.4 2.6 3.1 7.9 .392 - - - 1.3 2.2 .590
Jalen Williams ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Slick Watts ------- --- ----------
Jalen Williams ------- --- ----------

Season 6
Slick Watts Jalen Williams
Season 1978-79-
Team Houston Rockets-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Rockets Lost East Conf 1st Rd-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Slick Watts 61 17.1 3.7 0.6 1.1 1.7 4.0 1.2 0.2 1.2 2.3 1.5 3.7 .405 - - - 0.7 1.1 .612
Jalen Williams ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Slick Watts 2 21.5 7.0 2.0 1.5 3.5 3.5 2.0 0.5 3.5 4.0 3.0 7.5 .400 - - - 1.0 1.5 .667
Jalen Williams ------- --- ----------
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