Zan Tabak vs. Zion Williamson Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Zion Williamson and Zan Tabak, 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.

Zan Tabak played 6 years in the NBA, 2 more than Zion Williamson, who played 4. Zan Tabak had the first of his seasons in 1994-95, 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
Zan Tabak 6 3 1994-95 to 2000-01
Zion Williamson 4 0 2019-20 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Zan Tabak Zion Williamson
Season 1994-952019-20
Team Houston RocketsNew Orleans Pelicans
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie First Team
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 %
Zan Tabak 37 4.9 2.0 0.6 0.9 1.5 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.5 1.0 0.6 1.4 .453 0.0 0.0 .000 0.7 1.2 .614
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 %
Zan Tabak 8 3.9 0.8 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.4 0.3 0.6 0.3 0.6 .400 0.0 0.0 - 0.3 0.3 1.000
Zion Williamson ------- --- ----------

Season 2

Zan Tabak Zion Williamson
Season 1995-962020-21
Team Toronto RaptorsNew 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 %
Zan Tabak 67 19.9 7.7 1.7 3.0 4.8 0.9 0.4 0.5 1.5 3.0 3.4 6.2 .543 0.0 0.0 .000 1.0 1.7 .561
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 %
Zan Tabak ------- --- ----------
Zion Williamson ------- --- ----------

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

Season 3

Zan Tabak Zion Williamson
Season 1996-972022-23
Team Toronto RaptorsNew 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 %
Zan Tabak 13 16.8 6.5 1.5 2.2 3.8 1.1 0.5 0.8 1.6 2.7 2.5 5.5 .451 0.0 0.0 - 1.5 2.2 .690
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 %
Zan Tabak ------- --- ----------
Zion Williamson ------- --- ----------

Season 4

Zan Tabak Zion Williamson
Season 1997-982023-24
Team Toronto Raptors, Boston CelticsNew Orleans Pelicans
Honors & Awards
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 %
Zan Tabak 57 17.3 5.4 1.5 2.2 3.7 0.8 0.4 0.7 1.1 2.9 2.5 5.3 .467 0.0 0.0 .000 0.4 1.1 .377
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 %
Zan Tabak ------- --- ----------
Zion Williamson ------- --- ----------

Note: Zan Tabak didn't play in 1998-99.

Season 5

Zan Tabak Zion Williamson
Season 1999-00-
Team Indiana Pacers-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Pacers Lost NBA Finals-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Zan Tabak 18 6.3 2.1 0.9 0.9 1.8 0.2 0.2 0.5 0.6 0.7 0.9 1.9 .471 0.0 0.0 - 0.3 0.4 .625
Zion Williamson ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Zan Tabak 10 4.5 1.2 0.4 1.2 1.6 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.1 1.0 0.4 0.8 .500 0.0 0.0 - 0.4 0.4 1.000
Zion Williamson ------- --- ----------

Season 6

Zan Tabak Zion Williamson
Season 2000-01-
Team Indiana Pacers-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Pacers Lost East 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 %
Zan Tabak 55 14.1 3.9 1.2 2.7 3.9 0.6 0.2 0.5 1.0 2.3 1.8 3.4 .527 0.0 0.0 - 0.4 0.9 .426
Zion Williamson ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Zan Tabak 2 5.0 0.5 1.5 0.0 1.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 0.0 2.0 .000 0.0 0.0 - 0.5 1.0 .500
Zion Williamson ------- --- ----------