Frank Ramsey vs. Zion Williamson Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Zion Williamson and Frank Ramsey, 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.

Frank Ramsey played 9 years in the NBA, 5 more than Zion Williamson, who played 4. Frank Ramsey had the first of his seasons in 1954-55, 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.

Their Careers

Player		 Total Seasons Playoffs Played NBA Years
Frank Ramsey 9 9 1954-55 to 1963-64
Zion Williamson 4 0 2019-20 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Frank Ramsey Zion Williamson
Season 1954-552019-20
Team Boston CelticsNew Orleans Pelicans
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs Celtics Lost East Div FinalsDid 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 %
Frank Ramsey 64 27.4 11.2 - - 6.3 2.9 - - - 3.9 3.7 9.3 .399 - - - 3.8 5.0 .755
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 %
Frank Ramsey 7 22.0 10.7 - - 5.0 2.3 - - - 3.9 4.0 7.7 .519 - - - 2.7 3.7 .731
Zion Williamson ------- --- ----------

Note: Frank Ramsey didn't play in 1955-56.

Season 2
Frank Ramsey Zion Williamson
Season 1956-572020-21
Team Boston CelticsNew Orleans Pelicans
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionDid 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 %
Frank Ramsey 35 23.1 11.9 - - 5.1 1.9 - - - 3.2 3.9 10.0 .393 - - - 4.1 5.2 .791
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 %
Frank Ramsey 10 22.9 12.2 - - 4.3 1.7 - - - 3.6 3.8 8.2 .463 - - - 4.6 5.9 .780
Zion Williamson ------- --- ----------

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

Season 3
Frank Ramsey Zion Williamson
Season 1957-582022-23
Team Boston CelticsNew Orleans Pelicans
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Celtics Lost NBA FinalsDid 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 %
Frank Ramsey 69 29.7 16.5 - - 7.3 2.4 - - - 3.6 5.5 13.0 .419 - - - 5.6 6.8 .811
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 %
Frank Ramsey 11 32.0 18.4 - - 8.2 1.5 - - - 4.5 6.7 15.8 .425 - - - 4.9 5.4 .915
Zion Williamson ------- --- ----------

Season 4
Frank Ramsey Zion Williamson
Season 1958-592023-24
Team Boston CelticsNew Orleans Pelicans
Honors & Awards
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionDid 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 %
Frank Ramsey 72 28.0 15.4 - - 6.8 2.0 - - - 3.7 5.3 14.1 .378 - - - 4.7 6.1 .782
Zion Williamson 70 31.5 22.9 1.7 4.1 5.8 5.0 1.1 0.7 2.8 2.3 8.9 15.6 .570 0.1 0.3 .333 5.0 7.1 .702
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Frank Ramsey 11 27.5 23.2 - - 6.2 1.8 - - - 4.7 8.6 17.5 .495 - - - 5.9 7.4 .802
Zion Williamson ------- --- ----------

Season 5
Frank Ramsey Zion Williamson
Season 1959-60-
Team Boston Celtics-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA Champion-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Frank Ramsey 73 27.5 15.3 - - 6.9 1.9 - - - 3.4 5.8 14.5 .397 - - - 3.7 4.8 .787
Zion Williamson ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Frank Ramsey 13 35.3 16.7 - - 7.7 2.1 - - - 3.9 6.2 15.1 .413 - - - 4.2 4.8 .873
Zion Williamson ------- --- ----------

Season 6
Frank Ramsey Zion Williamson
Season 1960-61-
Team Boston Celtics-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA Champion-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Frank Ramsey 79 25.6 15.1 - - 5.5 1.8 - - - 3.6 5.7 13.9 .407 - - - 3.7 4.5 .833
Zion Williamson ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Frank Ramsey 10 30.0 17.1 - - 6.4 2.3 - - - 4.0 5.5 13.6 .404 - - - 6.1 7.5 .813
Zion Williamson ------- --- ----------

Season 7
Frank Ramsey Zion Williamson
Season 1961-62-
Team Boston Celtics-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA Champion-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Frank Ramsey 79 24.2 15.3 - - 4.9 1.4 - - - 3.1 5.5 12.9 .428 - - - 4.2 5.1 .825
Zion Williamson ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Frank Ramsey 13 16.2 9.2 - - 2.9 0.8 - - - 2.9 3.0 8.0 .375 - - - 3.2 3.5 .911
Zion Williamson ------- --- ----------

Season 8
Frank Ramsey Zion Williamson
Season 1962-63-
Team Boston Celtics-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA Champion-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Frank Ramsey 77 20.0 10.9 - - 3.7 1.2 - - - 3.4 3.7 9.6 .382 - - - 3.5 4.3 .816
Zion Williamson ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Frank Ramsey 13 19.3 8.3 - - 2.7 0.9 - - - 3.3 2.8 8.0 .356 - - - 2.6 3.6 .723
Zion Williamson ------- --- ----------

Season 9
Frank Ramsey Zion Williamson
Season 1963-64-
Team Boston Celtics-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA Champion-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Frank Ramsey 75 16.4 8.6 - - 3.0 1.1 - - - 3.3 3.0 8.1 .374 - - - 2.6 3.1 .841
Zion Williamson ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Frank Ramsey 10 13.8 6.2 - - 2.1 1.0 - - - 2.5 2.2 6.3 .349 - - - 1.8 2.1 .857
Zion Williamson ------- --- ----------
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