Wayman Tisdale vs. Jalen Williams Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Jalen Williams and Wayman Tisdale, 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.

Wayman Tisdale played 12 years in the NBA, 10 more than Jalen Williams, who played 2. Wayman Tisdale had the first of his seasons in 1985-86, 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
Wayman Tisdale 12 4 1985-86 to 1996-97
Jalen Williams 2 1 2022-23 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Wayman Tisdale Jalen Williams
Season 1985-862022-23
Team Indiana PacersOklahoma 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 %
Wayman Tisdale 81 28.1 14.7 2.4 4.9 7.2 1.0 0.4 0.5 2.3 3.6 6.4 12.4 .515 0.0 0.0 .000 2.0 2.9 .684
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 %
Wayman Tisdale ------- --- ----------
Jalen Williams ------- --- ----------

Season 2
Wayman Tisdale Jalen Williams
Season 1986-872023-24
Team Indiana PacersOklahoma City Thunder
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Pacers Lost East 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 %
Wayman Tisdale 81 26.7 14.5 2.7 3.2 5.9 1.4 0.6 0.3 1.7 3.6 5.7 11.0 .513 0.0 0.0 .000 3.2 4.5 .709
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 %
Wayman Tisdale 4 27.0 12.8 1.3 2.8 4.0 2.3 0.3 0.0 1.3 4.3 4.8 7.8 .613 0.0 0.0 - 3.3 5.8 .565
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
Wayman Tisdale Jalen Williams
Season 1987-88-
Team Indiana Pacers-
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 %
Wayman Tisdale 79 30.1 16.1 2.1 4.1 6.2 1.3 0.7 0.4 1.8 3.5 6.5 12.6 .512 0.0 0.0 .000 3.1 4.0 .783
Jalen Williams ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Wayman Tisdale ------- --- ----------
Jalen Williams ------- --- ----------

Season 4
Wayman Tisdale Jalen Williams
Season 1988-89-
Team Indiana Pacers, Sacramento Kings-
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 %
Wayman Tisdale 79 30.8 17.5 2.4 5.3 7.7 1.6 0.7 0.7 2.2 3.7 6.7 13.1 .514 0.0 0.1 .000 4.0 5.2 .773
Jalen Williams ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Wayman Tisdale ------- --- ----------
Jalen Williams ------- --- ----------

Season 5
Wayman Tisdale Jalen Williams
Season 1989-90-
Team Sacramento Kings-
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 %
Wayman Tisdale 79 37.2 22.3 2.3 5.2 7.5 1.4 0.7 0.7 1.9 3.2 9.2 17.5 .525 0.0 0.1 .000 3.9 4.9 .783
Jalen Williams ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Wayman Tisdale ------- --- ----------
Jalen Williams ------- --- ----------

Season 6
Wayman Tisdale Jalen Williams
Season 1990-91-
Team Sacramento Kings-
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 %
Wayman Tisdale 33 33.8 20.0 2.3 5.4 7.7 2.0 0.7 0.8 2.5 3.0 7.9 16.4 .483 0.0 0.0 .000 4.1 5.2 .800
Jalen Williams ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Wayman Tisdale ------- --- ----------
Jalen Williams ------- --- ----------

Season 7
Wayman Tisdale Jalen Williams
Season 1991-92-
Team Sacramento Kings-
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 %
Wayman Tisdale 72 35.0 16.6 1.9 4.6 6.5 1.5 0.8 1.1 1.7 3.4 7.3 14.5 .500 0.0 0.0 .000 2.1 2.8 .763
Jalen Williams ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Wayman Tisdale ------- --- ----------
Jalen Williams ------- --- ----------

Season 8
Wayman Tisdale Jalen Williams
Season 1992-93-
Team Sacramento Kings-
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 %
Wayman Tisdale 76 30.0 16.6 1.7 4.9 6.6 1.4 0.7 0.6 1.5 3.6 7.2 14.1 .509 0.0 0.0 .000 2.3 3.0 .758
Jalen Williams ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Wayman Tisdale ------- --- ----------
Jalen Williams ------- --- ----------

Season 9
Wayman Tisdale Jalen Williams
Season 1993-94-
Team Sacramento Kings-
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 %
Wayman Tisdale 79 32.4 16.7 2.0 5.1 7.1 1.8 0.5 0.7 1.6 3.7 7.0 13.9 .501 0.0 0.0 - 2.7 3.4 .808
Jalen Williams ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Wayman Tisdale ------- --- ----------
Jalen Williams ------- --- ----------

Season 10
Wayman Tisdale Jalen Williams
Season 1994-95-
Team Phoenix Suns-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Suns 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 %
Wayman Tisdale 65 19.6 10.0 1.3 2.5 3.8 0.7 0.4 0.4 1.0 2.9 4.3 8.8 .484 0.0 0.0 - 1.4 1.9 .770
Jalen Williams ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Wayman Tisdale 10 17.0 7.3 0.6 2.4 3.0 1.1 0.0 0.4 0.6 3.2 3.2 7.1 .451 0.0 0.1 .000 0.9 1.4 .643
Jalen Williams ------- --- ----------

Season 11
Wayman Tisdale Jalen Williams
Season 1995-96-
Team Phoenix Suns-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Suns Lost West 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 %
Wayman Tisdale 63 18.3 10.7 0.9 2.5 3.4 0.9 0.2 0.6 1.0 3.0 4.4 9.0 .495 0.0 0.0 - 1.8 2.4 .765
Jalen Williams ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Wayman Tisdale 4 16.8 5.3 0.8 0.3 1.0 0.5 0.3 0.3 0.3 1.8 2.5 7.5 .333 0.0 0.0 - 0.3 0.5 .500
Jalen Williams ------- --- ----------

Season 12
Wayman Tisdale Jalen Williams
Season 1996-97-
Team Phoenix Suns-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Suns Lost West 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 %
Wayman Tisdale 53 14.7 6.5 0.7 1.6 2.3 0.4 0.2 0.4 0.7 2.1 3.0 7.0 .426 0.0 0.0 - 0.6 0.9 .625
Jalen Williams ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Wayman Tisdale 4 9.3 3.0 0.5 1.3 1.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3 1.3 1.5 3.8 .400 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -
Jalen Williams ------- --- ----------
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