Amen Thompson vs. Zion Williamson Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Zion Williamson and Amen Thompson, 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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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.
Amen Thompson played 2 years in the NBA, 3 less than Zion Williamson, who played 5. Amen Thompson had the first of his seasons in 2023-24, 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 |
| Amen Thompson | 2 | 1 | 2023-24 to 2024-25 |
| Zion Williamson | 5 | 0 | 2019-20 to 2024-25 |
Rookie Season |
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| Amen Thompson | Zion Williamson | |
| Season | 2023-24 | 2019-20 |
| Team | Houston Rockets | New Orleans Pelicans |
| Honors & Awards | - |  All-Rookie First Team |
| All-Rookie Second Team | - | |
| Playoffs | Did Not Play | Did Not Play |
Rookie Season Stats Comparison | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Regular Season Stats | ||||||||||||||||||||
| G | Min | Pts | ORb | DRb | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | ||||
| Amen Thompson | 62 | 22.4 | 9.5 | 2.4 | 4.2 | 6.6 | 2.6 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 1.5 | 2.3 | 3.9 | 7.2 | .536 | 0.1 | 0.9 | .138 | 1.7 | 2.5 | .684 |
| difference: | +38 | +5.4 | +13.0 | +0.3 | +0.6 | +0.3 | +0.5 | +0.6 | +0.2 | -1.0 | -0.5 | +4.9 | +7.8 | +.047 | +0.2 | +0.3 | +.291 | +3.1 | +4.9 | +.044 |
| 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 Amen Thompson nor Zion Williamson played in the postseason in their season 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Season 2 |
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| Amen Thompson | Zion Williamson | |
| Season | 2024-25 | 2020-21 |
| Team | Houston Rockets | New Orleans Pelicans |
| Honors & Awards | All-Defensive First Team | - |
| - | All-Star Game | |
| Playoffs | Rockets Lost West Conf 1st Rd | Did Not Play |
2nd Season Stats Comparison | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Regular Season Stats | ||||||||||||||||||||
| G | Min | Pts | ORb | DRb | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | ||||
| Amen Thompson | 69 | 32.2 | 14.1 | 2.8 | 5.4 | 8.2 | 3.8 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 2.0 | 2.4 | 5.6 | 10.1 | .557 | 0.4 | 1.3 | .275 | 2.4 | 3.6 | .684 |
| difference: | +8 | +1.0 | +12.9 | +0.1 | +0.9 | +1.0 | +0.1 | +0.5 | +0.7 | -0.7 | -0.2 | +4.8 | +6.9 | +.054 | +0.2 | +0.7 | +.019 | +3.6 | +5.1 | +.014 |
| 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 | % | ||||
| Amen Thompson | 7 | 33.0 | 15.7 | 2.7 | 4.1 | 6.9 | 3.3 | 1.7 | 0.9 | 1.7 | 2.6 | 6.0 | 12.1 | .494 | 0.1 | 0.6 | .250 | 3.6 | 5.1 | .694 |
| Zion Williamson | DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Additional Years |
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* Zion Williamson played 3 seasons more than Amen Thompson in the NBA. In that period—his seasons 3 to 5, from 2023 to 2025—Zion Williamson didn't play in the postseason. In those 3 extra years over Amen Thompson, Zion Williamson got these achievements: | |
| Honors & Awards | 1 All-Star Game |