Brent Barry vs. Zion Williamson Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Zion Williamson and Brent Barry, 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

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.

Brent Barry played 14 years in the NBA, 10 more than Zion Williamson, who played 4. Brent Barry had the first of his seasons in 1995-96, 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
Brent Barry 14 8 1995-96 to 2008-09
Zion Williamson 4 0 2019-20 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Brent Barry Zion Williamson
Season 1995-962019-20
Team Los Angeles ClippersNew Orleans Pelicans
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie First Team
Achievement All-Rookie Second Team-
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid 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 %
Brent Barry 79 24.0 10.1 0.5 1.6 2.1 2.9 1.2 0.3 1.5 2.5 3.6 7.6 .474 1.6 3.7 .416 1.4 1.7 .810
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 %
Brent Barry ------- --- ----------
Zion Williamson ------- --- ----------

Season 2

Brent Barry Zion Williamson
Season 1996-972020-21
Team Los Angeles ClippersNew Orleans Pelicans
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Clippers 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 %
Brent Barry 59 18.5 7.5 0.5 1.4 1.9 2.6 0.9 0.3 1.3 1.5 2.6 6.4 .409 0.9 2.9 .324 1.3 1.6 .817
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 %
Brent Barry 3 27.7 11.7 0.3 2.0 2.3 3.3 1.3 0.0 1.3 3.3 3.7 9.0 .407 1.7 3.7 .455 2.7 3.0 .889
Zion Williamson ------- --- ----------

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

Season 3

Brent Barry Zion Williamson
Season 1997-982022-23
Team Los Angeles Clippers, Miami HeatNew Orleans Pelicans
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid 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 %
Brent Barry 58 27.6 10.9 0.5 2.4 2.9 2.6 1.1 0.5 1.8 2.0 3.7 8.7 .421 1.6 3.9 .393 2.0 2.3 .858
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 %
Brent Barry ------- --- ----------
Zion Williamson ------- --- ----------

Season 4

Brent Barry Zion Williamson
Season 1998-992023-24
Team Chicago BullsNew Orleans Pelicans
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid 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 %
Brent Barry 37 31.9 11.1 1.1 2.8 3.9 3.1 1.1 0.3 1.9 2.6 3.8 9.6 .396 1.4 4.6 .302 2.1 2.7 .772
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 %
Brent Barry ------- --- ----------
Zion Williamson ------- --- ----------

Season 5

Brent Barry Zion Williamson
Season 1999-00-
Team Seattle Supersonics-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Supersonics Lost West Conf 1st Rd-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Brent Barry 80 34.1 11.8 0.6 4.0 4.7 3.6 1.3 0.4 1.8 2.9 4.1 8.8 .463 2.1 5.0 .411 1.6 2.0 .809
Zion Williamson ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Brent Barry 5 31.0 8.4 0.6 2.0 2.6 3.0 0.6 0.6 1.4 4.0 2.4 6.6 .364 1.6 4.0 .400 2.0 2.8 .714
Zion Williamson ------- --- ----------

Season 6

Brent Barry Zion Williamson
Season 2000-01-
Team Seattle Supersonics-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not Play-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Brent Barry 67 26.5 8.8 0.5 2.7 3.1 3.4 1.2 0.2 1.3 1.9 3.0 6.0 .494 1.6 3.4 .476 1.3 1.5 .816
Zion Williamson ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Brent Barry ------- --- ----------
Zion Williamson ------- --- ----------

Season 7

Brent Barry Zion Williamson
Season 2001-02-
Team Seattle Supersonics-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Supersonics Lost West Conf 1st Rd-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Brent Barry 81 37.5 14.4 0.7 4.7 5.4 5.3 1.8 0.5 2.0 2.2 5.0 9.8 .508 2.0 4.8 .424 2.4 2.9 .846
Zion Williamson ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Brent Barry 5 30.0 7.8 1.2 3.4 4.6 2.8 0.6 0.8 1.8 2.4 2.8 6.8 .412 1.4 3.2 .438 0.8 0.8 1.000
Zion Williamson ------- --- ----------

Season 8

Brent Barry Zion Williamson
Season 2002-03-
Team Seattle Supersonics-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not Play-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Brent Barry 75 33.1 10.3 0.6 3.4 4.0 5.1 1.5 0.2 1.9 2.7 3.5 7.7 .458 1.6 3.9 .403 1.7 2.1 .795
Zion Williamson ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Brent Barry ------- --- ----------
Zion Williamson ------- --- ----------

Season 9

Brent Barry Zion Williamson
Season 2003-04-
Team Seattle Supersonics-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not Play-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Brent Barry 59 30.6 10.8 0.4 3.1 3.5 5.8 1.4 0.3 2.4 2.1 3.6 7.2 .504 1.9 4.3 .452 1.5 1.9 .827
Zion Williamson ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Brent Barry ------- --- ----------
Zion Williamson ------- --- ----------

Season 10

Brent Barry Zion Williamson
Season 2004-05-
Team San Antonio Spurs-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA Champion-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Brent Barry 81 21.5 7.4 0.4 2.0 2.3 2.2 0.5 0.2 0.8 1.5 2.4 5.7 .423 1.2 3.5 .357 1.4 1.7 .837
Zion Williamson ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Brent Barry 23 23.8 6.1 0.6 1.9 2.4 1.9 0.7 0.2 1.2 1.9 2.1 4.6 .457 1.2 2.9 .424 0.7 0.9 .810
Zion Williamson ------- --- ----------

Season 11

Brent Barry Zion Williamson
Season 2005-06-
Team San Antonio Spurs-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Spurs Lost West Conf Semis-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Brent Barry 74 17.0 5.8 0.4 1.8 2.1 1.7 0.5 0.4 0.7 1.3 2.1 4.7 .452 1.1 2.7 .396 0.5 0.8 .661
Zion Williamson ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Brent Barry 13 23.2 7.8 0.2 2.2 2.5 1.7 0.7 0.2 0.7 2.2 2.6 4.7 .557 1.3 2.6 .500 1.2 1.6 .762
Zion Williamson ------- --- ----------

Season 12

Brent Barry Zion Williamson
Season 2006-07-
Team San Antonio Spurs-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA Champion-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Brent Barry 75 21.7 8.5 0.2 1.9 2.1 1.8 0.7 0.2 0.8 1.2 2.7 5.7 .475 1.7 3.8 .446 1.4 1.6 .880
Zion Williamson ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Brent Barry 19 11.8 3.1 0.2 1.1 1.3 1.1 0.2 0.1 0.6 0.9 1.1 3.2 .350 0.8 2.6 .306 0.1 0.1 1.000
Zion Williamson ------- --- ----------

Season 13

Brent Barry Zion Williamson
Season 2007-08-
Team San Antonio Spurs-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Spurs Lost West Conf Finals-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Brent Barry 31 17.9 7.1 0.4 1.4 1.8 1.7 0.5 0.1 0.6 1.4 2.5 5.2 .481 1.5 3.6 .429 0.6 0.6 .950
Zion Williamson ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Brent Barry 16 14.2 5.2 0.1 1.0 1.1 1.1 0.4 0.1 0.6 1.4 1.6 3.3 .491 1.2 2.6 .463 0.8 0.9 .800
Zion Williamson ------- --- ----------

Season 14

Brent Barry Zion Williamson
Season 2008-09-
Team Houston Rockets-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Rockets Lost West Conf Semis-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Brent Barry 56 15.3 3.7 0.3 1.4 1.7 1.4 0.4 0.1 0.9 0.8 1.3 3.1 .407 0.9 2.3 .374 0.3 0.4 .950
Zion Williamson ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Brent Barry 4 8.8 3.3 0.0 1.0 1.0 0.8 0.5 0.0 1.0 0.8 1.3 2.5 .500 0.8 2.0 .375 0.0 0.0 -
Zion Williamson ------- --- ----------