Aaron Gordon vs. Zion Williamson Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Zion Williamson and Aaron Gordon, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

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Career comparison / Season by season / Scoring / Stats / Stats Rankings / Games against each other

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.

Aaron Gordon played 12 years in the NBA, 6 more than Zion Williamson, who played 6. Aaron Gordon had the first of his seasons in 2014-15, 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 achievements, 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
Aaron Gordon 12 6 2014-15 to 2025-26
Zion Williamson 6 0 2019-20 to 2025-26

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Aaron Gordon Zion Williamson
Season 2014-152019-20
Team Orlando MagicNew Orleans Pelicans
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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Rookie Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Aaron Gordon 47 17.0 5.2 1.0 2.6 3.6 0.7 0.4 0.5 0.8 1.8 2.0 4.4 .447 0.3 1.0 .271 0.9 1.3 .721
difference:+23+10.8+17.3+1.7+1.0+2.7+1.4+0.3+0.1-1.7+6.8+10.6+.136+0.4+.158+3.9+6.1+.081
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
* Neiher Aaron Gordon nor Zion Williamson played in the postseason in their season 1

Season 2
Aaron Gordon Zion Williamson
Season 2015-162020-21
Team Orlando MagicNew Orleans Pelicans
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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2nd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Aaron Gordon 78 23.9 9.2 2.0 4.5 6.5 1.6 0.8 0.7 0.8 2.0 3.5 7.4 .473 0.5 1.8 .296 1.7 2.5 .668
difference:+17+9.3+17.8+0.7+0.7+2.1+0.1+0.1-1.9-0.2+6.9+9.6+.138+0.3+1.2+.002+4.3+6.2+.030
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
* Neiher Aaron Gordon nor Zion Williamson played in the postseason in their season 2

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

Season 3
Aaron Gordon Zion Williamson
Season 2016-172022-23
Team Orlando MagicNew Orleans Pelicans
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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3rd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Aaron Gordon 80 28.7 12.7 1.5 3.6 5.1 1.9 0.8 0.5 1.1 2.2 4.9 10.8 .454 1.0 3.3 .288 2.0 2.7 .719
difference:+51+4.3+13.3+0.5+1.4+1.9+2.7+0.3+0.1-2.3+4.9+5.4+.154+0.8+2.6+.080+4.1+5.9+.005
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
* Neiher Aaron Gordon nor Zion Williamson played in the postseason in their season 3

Season 4
Aaron Gordon Zion Williamson
Season 2017-182023-24
Team Orlando MagicNew Orleans Pelicans
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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4th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Aaron Gordon 58 32.9 17.6 1.5 6.4 7.9 2.3 1.0 0.8 1.8 1.9 6.5 14.9 .434 2.0 5.9 .336 2.7 3.9 .698
difference:+12+1.4+5.3+0.2+2.3+2.1+2.7+0.1+0.1-1.0-0.4+2.4+0.7+.136+1.9+5.6+.003+2.3+3.2+.004
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
* Neiher Aaron Gordon nor Zion Williamson played in the postseason in their season 4

Season 5
Aaron Gordon Zion Williamson
Season 2018-192024-25
Team Orlando MagicNew Orleans Pelicans
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Magic Lost East Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
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5th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Aaron Gordon 78 33.8 16.0 1.7 5.7 7.4 3.7 0.7 0.7 2.1 2.2 6.0 13.4 .449 1.6 4.4 .349 2.4 3.2 .731
difference:+48+5.2+8.6+0.8+1.0+0.2+1.6+0.5+0.2-0.9-0.5+3.6+3.5+.118+1.5+4.0+.118+2.9+4.8+.075
Zion Williamson 30 28.6 24.6 2.5 4.7 7.2 5.3 1.2 0.9 3.0 2.7 9.6 16.9 .567 0.1 0.4 .231 5.3 8.0 .656
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Aaron Gordon 5 32.8 15.2 2.2 5.0 7.2 3.6 1.2 0.2 2.6 3.2 5.8 12.4 .468 1.6 4.0 .400 2.0 3.8 .526
Zion Williamson DNP------ --- ----------

Season 6
Aaron Gordon Zion Williamson
Season 2019-202025-26
Team Orlando MagicNew Orleans Pelicans
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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6th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Aaron Gordon 62 32.5 14.4 1.7 5.9 7.7 3.7 0.8 0.6 1.6 2.0 5.4 12.4 .437 1.2 3.8 .308 2.4 3.6 .674
difference:+59+0.2+7.3+1.6+2.9+1.4+1.0+2.2+0.3-1.7+1.9+3.3+.031+1.2+3.8+4.6+7.1+.018
Zion Williamson 3 32.3 21.7 3.3 3.0 6.3 4.7 3.0 0.3 3.3 2.0 7.3 15.7 .468 0.0 0.0 - 7.0 10.7 .656
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Aaron Gordon nor Zion Williamson played in the postseason in their season 6

Additional Years

* Aaron Gordon played 6 seasons more than Zion Williamson in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 7 to 12, from 2021 to 2026—Aaron Gordon played in 5 Playoffs and won one NBA Championship.

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