Aron Baynes vs. Zion Williamson Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Zion Williamson and Aron Baynes, 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 / 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.

Aron Baynes played 9 years in the NBA, 5 more than Zion Williamson, who played 4. Aron Baynes had the first of his seasons in 2012-13, 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
Aron Baynes 9 6 2012-13 to 2020-21
Zion Williamson 4 0 2019-20 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Aron Baynes Zion Williamson
Season 2012-132019-20
Team San Antonio SpursNew Orleans Pelicans
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs Spurs Lost NBA FinalsDid 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 %
Aron Baynes 16 8.8 2.7 0.8 1.3 2.0 0.3 0.1 0.4 0.7 1.4 1.1 2.3 .500 0.0 0.1 .000 0.4 0.8 .583
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 %
Aron Baynes 4 5.8 2.0 0.5 0.8 1.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3 1.0 1.0 1.8 .571 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -
Zion Williamson ------- --- ----------

Season 2
Aron Baynes Zion Williamson
Season 2013-142020-21
Team San Antonio SpursNew Orleans Pelicans
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
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 %
Aron Baynes 53 9.3 3.0 1.1 1.7 2.7 0.6 0.0 0.1 0.7 1.5 1.3 3.1 .436 0.0 0.0 - 0.4 0.4 .905
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 %
Aron Baynes 14 7.2 2.3 0.9 1.4 2.2 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.5 1.1 0.9 1.7 .500 0.0 0.1 .000 0.6 0.7 .800
Zion Williamson ------- --- ----------

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

Season 3
Aron Baynes Zion Williamson
Season 2014-152022-23
Team San Antonio SpursNew Orleans Pelicans
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Spurs Lost West Conf 1st RdDid 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 %
Aron Baynes 70 16.0 6.6 1.6 3.0 4.5 0.5 0.2 0.3 0.9 2.3 2.6 4.7 .566 0.0 0.1 .250 1.3 1.5 .865
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 %
Aron Baynes 4 10.0 2.3 0.8 1.8 2.5 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.8 2.3 0.8 2.5 .300 0.0 0.0 - 0.8 0.8 1.000
Zion Williamson ------- --- ----------

Season 4
Aron Baynes Zion Williamson
Season 2015-162023-24
Team Detroit PistonsNew Orleans Pelicans
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Pistons Lost East Conf 1st RdDid 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 %
Aron Baynes 81 15.2 6.3 1.7 3.0 4.7 0.6 0.3 0.6 0.8 1.9 2.4 4.7 .505 0.0 0.0 .000 1.6 2.0 .764
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 %
Aron Baynes 4 11.0 2.5 0.8 1.3 2.0 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.8 1.0 1.0 2.3 .444 0.0 0.0 - 0.5 0.8 .667
Zion Williamson ------- --- ----------

Season 5
Aron Baynes Zion Williamson
Season 2016-17-
Team Detroit Pistons-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs 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 %
Aron Baynes 75 15.5 4.9 1.5 3.0 4.4 0.4 0.2 0.5 0.7 2.2 1.9 3.7 .513 0.0 0.0 - 1.1 1.3 .840
Zion Williamson ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Aron Baynes ------- --- ----------
Zion Williamson ------- --- ----------

Season 6
Aron Baynes Zion Williamson
Season 2017-18-
Team Boston Celtics-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Celtics Lost East Conf 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 %
Aron Baynes 81 18.3 6.0 1.6 3.8 5.4 1.1 0.3 0.6 1.0 2.5 2.6 5.5 .471 0.0 0.3 .143 0.7 1.0 .756
Zion Williamson ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Aron Baynes 19 20.5 6.0 2.4 3.8 6.2 1.0 0.2 0.6 0.4 2.3 2.4 4.7 .506 0.6 1.2 .478 0.7 0.9 .722
Zion Williamson ------- --- ----------

Season 7
Aron Baynes Zion Williamson
Season 2018-19-
Team Boston Celtics-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Celtics Lost East Conf Semis-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Aron Baynes 51 16.1 5.6 1.7 3.0 4.7 1.1 0.2 0.7 0.8 2.5 2.1 4.4 .471 0.4 1.2 .344 1.0 1.2 .855
Zion Williamson ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Aron Baynes 9 12.8 2.1 0.7 2.1 2.8 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.6 2.2 0.9 1.6 .571 0.2 0.7 .333 0.1 0.2 .500
Zion Williamson ------- --- ----------

Season 8
Aron Baynes Zion Williamson
Season 2019-20-
Team Phoenix Suns-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs 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 %
Aron Baynes 42 22.3 11.5 1.7 4.0 5.6 1.6 0.2 0.5 1.2 3.4 4.4 9.1 .480 1.4 4.0 .351 1.3 1.8 .747
Zion Williamson ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Aron Baynes ------- --- ----------
Zion Williamson ------- --- ----------

Season 9
Aron Baynes Zion Williamson
Season 2020-21-
Team Toronto Raptors-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs 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 %
Aron Baynes 53 18.5 6.1 1.6 3.5 5.2 0.9 0.3 0.4 0.9 2.2 2.5 5.7 .441 0.5 1.9 .262 0.5 0.8 .707
Zion Williamson ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Aron Baynes ------- --- ----------
Zion Williamson ------- --- ----------
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