Amar'e Stoudemire vs. Zion Williamson Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Zion Williamson and Amar'e Stoudemire, 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 / Stats Rankings

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.

Amar'e Stoudemire played 14 years in the NBA, 9 more than Zion Williamson, who played 5. Amar'e Stoudemire had the first of his seasons in 2002-03, 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
Amar'e Stoudemire 14 10 2002-03 to 2015-16
Zion Williamson 5 0 2019-20 to 2024-25

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Amar'e Stoudemire Zion Williamson
Season 2002-032019-20
Team Phoenix SunsNew Orleans Pelicans
Honors & Awards Achievement Rookie of the Year-
Achievement All-Rookie First TeamAchievement All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs Suns Lost West Conf 1st RdDid 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%
Amar'e Stoudemire 82 31.3 13.5 3.0 5.7 8.8 1.0 0.8 1.1 2.3 3.3 4.8 10.1 .472 0.0 0.1 .200 3.9 5.9 .661
difference:+58+3.5+9.0+0.3+2.1+2.5+1.1+0.1+0.7-0.2-1.5+4.0+4.9+.111+0.3+0.5+.229+0.9+1.5+.021
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 TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Amar'e Stoudemire 6 34.0 14.2 2.7 5.2 7.8 1.2 1.7 1.5 3.2 4.7 5.7 10.8 .523 0.2 0.2 1.000 2.7 4.7 .571
Zion Williamson DNP------ --- ----------

Season 2
Amar'e Stoudemire Zion Williamson
Season 2003-042020-21
Team Phoenix SunsNew 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%
Amar'e Stoudemire 55 36.8 20.6 2.9 6.2 9.0 1.4 1.2 1.6 3.2 3.4 7.5 15.7 .475 0.0 0.1 .200 5.6 7.9 .713
difference:+6+3.6+6.4+0.2+1.7+1.8+2.3+0.3+1.0-0.5-1.2+2.9+1.3+.136+0.2+0.5+.094+0.4+0.8+.015
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 Amar'e Stoudemire nor Zion Williamson played in the postseason in their season 2

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

Season 3
Amar'e Stoudemire Zion Williamson
Season 2004-052022-23
Team Phoenix SunsNew Orleans Pelicans
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Star GameAchievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Suns Lost West Conf FinalsDid 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%
Amar'e Stoudemire 80 36.1 26.0 2.7 6.2 8.9 1.6 1.0 1.6 2.4 3.5 9.3 16.7 .559 0.0 0.2 .188 7.3 9.9 .733
difference:+51+3.1+0.7+1.2+1.9+3.0+0.1+1.0-1.0-1.3+0.5+0.5+.049+0.2+0.5+.180+1.2+1.3+.019
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 TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Amar'e Stoudemire 15 40.0 29.9 4.0 6.7 10.7 1.2 0.7 2.0 3.1 3.9 10.2 18.9 .539 0.0 0.2 .000 9.5 12.2 .781
Zion Williamson DNP------ --- ----------

Season 4
Amar'e Stoudemire Zion Williamson
Season 2005-062023-24
Team Phoenix SunsNew 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%
Amar'e Stoudemire 3 16.7 8.7 2.0 3.3 5.3 0.7 0.3 1.0 0.3 1.3 3.0 9.0 .333 0.0 0.3 .000 2.7 3.0 .889
difference:+67+14.8+14.2+0.3+0.8+0.5+4.3+0.8+0.3-2.5-1.0+5.9+6.6+.237+0.1+.333+2.3+4.1+.187
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 Amar'e Stoudemire nor Zion Williamson played in the postseason in their season 4

Season 5
Amar'e Stoudemire Zion Williamson
Season 2006-072024-25
Team Phoenix SunsNew Orleans Pelicans
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Suns Lost West Conf SemisDid 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%
Amar'e Stoudemire 82 32.8 20.4 2.7 6.9 9.6 1.0 1.0 1.3 2.8 3.6 7.4 12.9 .575 0.0 0.0 - 5.6 7.1 .781
difference:+52+4.2+4.2+0.2+2.2+2.4+4.3+0.2+0.4-0.2-0.9+2.2+4.0+.008+0.1+0.4+0.3+0.9+.125
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%
Amar'e Stoudemire 10 34.3 25.3 3.0 9.1 12.1 0.6 1.3 1.9 1.9 3.9 9.1 17.4 .523 0.1 0.3 .333 7.0 9.1 .769
Zion Williamson DNP------ --- ----------

Additional Years

* Amar'e Stoudemire played 9 seasons more than Zion Williamson in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 6 to 14, from 2008 to 2016—Amar'e Stoudemire played in 7 Playoffs.

In those 9 extra years over Zion Williamson, Amar'e Stoudemire got these achievements:

Honors & AwardsAchievement 3 All-NBA Second Team
Achievement 4 All-Star Game
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