Bostjan Nachbar vs. Jalen Williams Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Jalen Williams and Bostjan Nachbar, 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.

Bostjan Nachbar played 6 years in the NBA, 4 more than Jalen Williams, who played 2. Bostjan Nachbar had the first of his seasons in 2002-03, 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
Bostjan Nachbar 6 3 2002-03 to 2007-08
Jalen Williams 2 1 2022-23 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Bostjan Nachbar Jalen Williams
Season 2002-032022-23
Team Houston RocketsOklahoma 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 %
Bostjan Nachbar 14 5.5 2.1 0.2 0.6 0.8 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.4 0.9 0.8 2.2 .355 0.1 0.7 .200 0.4 0.7 .500
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 %
Bostjan Nachbar ------- --- ----------
Jalen Williams ------- --- ----------

Season 2
Bostjan Nachbar Jalen Williams
Season 2003-042023-24
Team Houston RocketsOklahoma City Thunder
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Rockets Lost West Conf 1st RdThunder 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 %
Bostjan Nachbar 45 11.5 3.1 0.2 1.4 1.6 0.7 0.3 0.3 0.5 1.6 1.0 2.9 .356 0.5 1.4 .365 0.5 0.6 .724
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 %
Bostjan Nachbar 5 7.8 2.8 0.2 1.0 1.2 0.4 0.2 0.0 0.4 1.8 0.8 1.8 .444 0.2 0.6 .333 1.0 1.0 1.000
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
Bostjan Nachbar Jalen Williams
Season 2004-05-
Team Houston Rockets, New Orleans Hornets-
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 %
Bostjan Nachbar 71 18.9 7.0 0.3 2.2 2.6 1.0 0.4 0.2 1.0 2.6 2.3 5.8 .392 1.1 2.8 .383 1.4 1.6 .829
Jalen Williams ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bostjan Nachbar ------- --- ----------
Jalen Williams ------- --- ----------

Season 4
Bostjan Nachbar Jalen Williams
Season 2005-06-
Team New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets, New Jersey Nets-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Nets Lost East 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 %
Bostjan Nachbar 36 13.9 4.4 0.2 1.4 1.7 0.8 0.4 0.1 0.7 1.8 1.5 4.3 .346 0.5 2.0 .268 0.8 1.2 .682
Jalen Williams ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bostjan Nachbar 1 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -
Jalen Williams ------- --- ----------

Season 5
Bostjan Nachbar Jalen Williams
Season 2006-07-
Team New Jersey Nets-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Nets Lost East 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 %
Bostjan Nachbar 76 20.2 9.2 0.4 3.0 3.3 0.8 0.4 0.3 0.9 2.4 3.0 6.5 .457 1.5 3.5 .423 1.7 2.2 .805
Jalen Williams ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bostjan Nachbar 12 23.4 9.9 0.4 2.5 2.9 1.5 0.6 0.1 1.5 2.5 3.3 7.9 .421 1.5 4.0 .375 1.8 1.8 .955
Jalen Williams ------- --- ----------

Season 6
Bostjan Nachbar Jalen Williams
Season 2007-08-
Team New Jersey 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 %
Bostjan Nachbar 75 22.1 9.8 0.7 2.7 3.5 1.2 0.6 0.3 1.1 2.4 3.3 8.1 .402 1.3 3.5 .359 2.1 2.6 .786
Jalen Williams ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bostjan Nachbar ------- --- ----------
Jalen Williams ------- --- ----------
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