Ruben Patterson vs. Zion Williamson Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Zion Williamson and Ruben Patterson, 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.

Ruben Patterson played 10 years in the NBA, 6 more than Zion Williamson, who played 4. Ruben Patterson had the first of his seasons in 1998-99, 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
Ruben Patterson 10 5 1998-99 to 2007-08
Zion Williamson 4 0 2019-20 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Ruben Patterson Zion Williamson
Season 1998-992019-20
Team Los Angeles LakersNew Orleans Pelicans
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs Lakers Lost West Conf SemisDid 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 %
Ruben Patterson 24 6.0 2.7 0.7 0.5 1.3 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.5 0.7 0.9 2.1 .412 0.0 0.3 .167 0.9 1.3 .710
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 %
Ruben Patterson 3 1.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.3 .000 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -
Zion Williamson ------- --- ----------

Season 2
Ruben Patterson Zion Williamson
Season 1999-002020-21
Team Seattle SupersonicsNew Orleans Pelicans
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Supersonics Lost West Conf 1st RdDid 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 %
Ruben Patterson 81 25.9 11.6 2.7 2.7 5.4 1.6 1.2 0.5 1.8 2.3 4.4 8.2 .536 0.1 0.3 .444 2.7 4.0 .692
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 %
Ruben Patterson 5 16.8 8.2 1.8 1.2 3.0 0.4 0.6 0.4 1.6 1.2 2.8 5.2 .538 0.0 0.4 .000 2.6 3.0 .867
Zion Williamson ------- --- ----------

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

Season 3
Ruben Patterson Zion Williamson
Season 2000-012022-23
Team Seattle SupersonicsNew Orleans Pelicans
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
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 %
Ruben Patterson 76 27.1 13.0 2.4 2.6 5.0 2.1 1.4 0.6 2.0 2.3 4.9 9.9 .494 0.0 0.5 .056 3.2 4.8 .681
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 %
Ruben Patterson ------- --- ----------
Zion Williamson ------- --- ----------

Season 4
Ruben Patterson Zion Williamson
Season 2001-022023-24
Team Portland Trail BlazersNew Orleans Pelicans
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Trail Blazers Lost West Conf 1st RdDid 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 %
Ruben Patterson 75 23.5 11.2 2.1 1.9 4.0 1.4 1.1 0.5 1.5 1.9 4.3 8.3 .515 0.1 0.5 .250 2.6 3.7 .701
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 %
Ruben Patterson 3 22.0 5.3 0.7 1.7 2.3 0.3 1.0 0.3 1.0 2.3 1.7 5.0 .333 0.0 0.3 .000 2.0 2.7 .750
Zion Williamson ------- --- ----------

Season 5
Ruben Patterson Zion Williamson
Season 2002-03-
Team Portland Trail Blazers-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Trail Blazers 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 %
Ruben Patterson 78 21.2 8.3 1.5 1.8 3.4 1.3 0.9 0.4 1.5 2.1 3.3 6.6 .492 0.0 0.3 .150 1.8 2.8 .627
Zion Williamson ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Ruben Patterson 7 22.1 10.0 2.0 1.7 3.7 1.6 0.6 0.1 1.4 1.4 3.6 7.4 .481 0.0 0.6 .000 2.9 4.1 .690
Zion Williamson ------- --- ----------

Season 6
Ruben Patterson Zion Williamson
Season 2003-04-
Team Portland Trail Blazers-
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 %
Ruben Patterson 73 22.6 6.9 1.8 1.9 3.7 1.9 1.2 0.3 1.4 2.1 2.7 5.4 .506 0.0 0.2 .167 1.4 2.6 .553
Zion Williamson ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Ruben Patterson ------- --- ----------
Zion Williamson ------- --- ----------

Season 7
Ruben Patterson Zion Williamson
Season 2004-05-
Team Portland Trail Blazers-
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 %
Ruben Patterson 70 28.0 11.6 1.8 2.1 3.9 2.0 1.5 0.3 2.0 2.3 4.6 8.6 .531 0.0 0.4 .080 2.4 4.0 .599
Zion Williamson ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Ruben Patterson ------- --- ----------
Zion Williamson ------- --- ----------

Season 8
Ruben Patterson Zion Williamson
Season 2005-06-
Team Portland Trail Blazers, Denver Nuggets-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Nuggets 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 %
Ruben Patterson 71 25.2 12.1 1.7 1.8 3.4 1.8 1.1 0.3 2.1 2.1 4.6 8.9 .515 0.0 0.2 .077 2.9 4.8 .601
Zion Williamson ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Ruben Patterson 4 14.5 5.0 1.3 0.3 1.5 0.8 0.3 0.0 0.8 1.5 2.3 4.3 .529 0.0 0.0 - 0.5 1.3 .400
Zion Williamson ------- --- ----------

Season 9
Ruben Patterson Zion Williamson
Season 2006-07-
Team Milwaukee Bucks-
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 %
Ruben Patterson 81 31.0 14.7 2.3 3.1 5.4 2.9 1.4 0.3 2.5 2.9 5.9 10.7 .548 0.0 0.2 .158 3.0 4.6 .641
Zion Williamson ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Ruben Patterson ------- --- ----------
Zion Williamson ------- --- ----------

Season 10
Ruben Patterson Zion Williamson
Season 2007-08-
Team Los Angeles Clippers-
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 %
Ruben Patterson 20 16.4 5.1 1.2 2.0 3.2 0.9 1.1 0.4 1.4 1.9 2.0 4.3 .453 0.0 0.1 .000 1.2 2.2 .558
Zion Williamson ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Ruben Patterson ------- --- ----------
Zion Williamson ------- --- ----------
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