Don Otten vs. Zion Williamson Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Zion Williamson and Don Otten, 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.

Don Otten and Zion Williamson both played 4 years in the NBA. Don Otten had the first of his seasons in 1949-50, while Zion Williamson had his rookie season in 2019-20. 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.

Comparison Season by Season
Jump to season: 1-2-3-4
Rookie Season
	Don Otten	Zion Williamson
Season	1949-50	2019-20
Team	Tri-Cities Blackhawks, Washington Capitols	New Orleans Pelicans
Honors & Awards	-	All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs	Capitols Lost East Div 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		%
Don Otten	64	-	12.9	-	-	-	1.4	-	-	-	3.8	3.8	10.1	.373	-	-	-	5.3	7.2	.737
Zion Williamson	24	27.8	22.5	2.7	3.6	6.3	2.1	0.7	0.4	2.5	1.8	8.8	15.0	.583	0.3	0.6	.429	4.8	7.4	.640
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Don Otten	2	-	20.5	-	-	-	3.0	-	-	-	3.5	5.0	12.5	.400	-	-	-	10.5	13.0	.808
Zion Williamson	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Season 2
	Don Otten	Zion Williamson
Season	1950-51	2020-21
Team	Washington Capitols, Baltimore Bullets (1st), Fort Wayne Pistons	New Orleans Pelicans
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Pistons Lost West Div 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		%
Don Otten	67	-	8.5	-	-	6.0	0.9	-	-	-	3.8	2.4	7.1	.338	-	-	-	3.7	4.6	.799
Zion Williamson	61	33.2	27.0	2.7	4.5	7.2	3.7	0.9	0.6	2.7	2.2	10.4	17.0	.611	0.2	0.6	.294	6.0	8.7	.698
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Don Otten	3	-	9.7	-	-	6.3	2.7	-	-	-	5.0	2.7	8.7	.308	-	-	-	4.3	5.3	.813
Zion Williamson	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Note: Zion Williamson didn't play in 2021-22.

Season 3
	Don Otten	Zion Williamson
Season	1951-52	2022-23
Team	Fort Wayne Pistons, Milwaukee Hawks	New Orleans Pelicans
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Did Not Play	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		%
Don Otten	64	28.0	12.0	-	-	6.8	1.9	-	-	-	3.4	3.5	9.9	.349	-	-	-	5.0	6.5	.773
Zion Williamson	29	33.0	26.0	2.0	5.0	7.0	4.6	1.1	0.6	3.4	2.2	9.8	16.2	.608	0.2	0.7	.368	6.1	8.6	.714
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Don Otten	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Zion Williamson	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-