Walter Palmer vs. Jalen Williams Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Jalen Williams and Walter Palmer, 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.
Walter Palmer and Jalen Williams both played 2 years in the NBA. Walter Palmer had the first of his seasons in 1990-91, 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 |
| Walter Palmer | 2 | 1 | 1990-91 to 1992-93 |
| Jalen Williams | 2 | 1 | 2022-23 to 2023-24 |
Comparison Season by Season |
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Rookie Season |
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| Walter Palmer | Jalen Williams | |
| Season | 1990-91 | 2022-23 |
| Team | Utah Jazz | Oklahoma City Thunder |
| Honors & Awards | - |  All-Rookie First Team |
| Playoffs | Jazz Lost West Conf Semis | 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 | % | ||||
| Walter Palmer | 28 | 3.0 | 1.4 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 1.6 | .333 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 0.4 | 0.5 | .667 |
| 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 |
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| G | Min | Pts | ORb | DRb | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | ||||
| Walter Palmer | 2 | 3.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 2.0 | .250 | 0.0 | 0.0 | - | 0.0 | 0.0 | - |
| Jalen Williams | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Note: Walter Palmer didn't play in 1991-92.
Season 2 |
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| Walter Palmer | Jalen Williams | |
| Season | 1992-93 | 2023-24 |
| Team | Dallas Mavericks | Oklahoma City Thunder |
| Honors & Awards | ||
| Playoffs | Did Not Play | Thunder 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 | % | ||||
| Walter Palmer | 20 | 6.2 | 3.0 | 0.6 | 1.6 | 2.2 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 2.9 | .474 | 0.0 | 0.0 | - | 0.3 | 0.5 | .667 |
| 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 |
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| G | Min | Pts | ORb | DRb | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | ||||
| Walter Palmer | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 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 |