Zion Williamson vs. James Young Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of James Young and Zion Williamson, 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.
Zion Williamson and James Young both played 4 years in the NBA. Zion Williamson had the first of his seasons in 2019-20, while James Young had his rookie season in 2014-15. 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 |
Zion Williamson |
4 |
0 |
2019-20 to 2023-24 |
James Young |
4 |
2 |
2014-15 to 2017-18 |
Comparison Season by Season |
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Rookie Season |
|
Zion Williamson |
James Young |
Season |
2019-20 | 2014-15 |
Team |
New Orleans Pelicans | Boston Celtics |
Honors & Awards |
All-Rookie First Team | - |
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 |
% |
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 |
James Young |
31 |
10.7 |
3.4 |
0.3 |
1.1 |
1.4 |
0.4 |
0.3 |
0.1 |
0.2 |
0.7 |
1.2 |
3.3 |
.353 |
0.5 |
2.1 |
.258 |
0.5 |
0.9 |
.552 |
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Playoffs Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Zion Williamson |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
James Young |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
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 |
James Young |
29 |
6.9 |
1.0 |
0.1 |
0.8 |
0.9 |
0.3 |
0.2 |
0.0 |
0.2 |
0.6 |
0.4 |
1.2 |
.306 |
0.2 |
0.9 |
.231 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.250 |
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Playoffs Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Zion Williamson |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
James Young |
3 |
3.3 |
0.7 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
1.0 |
.333 |
0.0 |
0.3 |
.000 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
Note: Zion Williamson didn't play in 2021-22.
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Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
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 |
James Young |
29 |
7.6 |
2.3 |
0.2 |
0.7 |
0.9 |
0.1 |
0.3 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
0.5 |
0.9 |
2.0 |
.431 |
0.4 |
1.2 |
.343 |
0.2 |
0.3 |
.667 |
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Playoffs Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Zion Williamson |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
James Young |
10 |
3.9 |
1.5 |
0.1 |
0.6 |
0.7 |
0.3 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
0.2 |
0.5 |
1.5 |
.333 |
0.5 |
1.4 |
.357 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
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 |
James Young |
6 |
10.2 |
2.8 |
0.0 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.2 |
0.7 |
0.8 |
2.3 |
.357 |
0.5 |
1.7 |
.300 |
0.7 |
1.0 |
.667 |
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Playoffs Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Zion Williamson |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
James Young |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |