Brook Lopez vs. Zion Williamson Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Zion Williamson and Brook Lopez, 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 / Scoring / Stats / Stats Rankings / Games against each other
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.
Brook Lopez played 17 years in the NBA, 12 more than Zion Williamson, who played 5. Brook Lopez had the first of his seasons in 2008-09, 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 |
| Brook Lopez | 17 | 9 | 2008-09 to 2024-25 |
| Zion Williamson | 5 | 0 | 2019-20 to 2024-25 |
Rookie Season |
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| Brook Lopez | Zion Williamson | |
| Season | 2008-09 | 2019-20 |
| Team | New Jersey Nets | New Orleans Pelicans |
| Honors & Awards |  All-Rookie First Team | All-Rookie First Team |
| Playoffs | Did Not Play | Did Not Play |
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Rookie Season Stats Comparison | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Regular Season Stats | ||||||||||||||||||||
| G | Min | Pts | ORb | DRb | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | ||||
| Brook Lopez | 82 | 30.5 | 13.0 | 2.7 | 5.4 | 8.1 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 3.1 | 5.5 | 10.3 | .531 | 0.0 | 0.0 | - | 2.1 | 2.6 | .793 |
| difference: | +58 | +2.7 | +9.5 | +1.8 | +1.8 | +1.1 | +0.2 | +1.4 | -0.7 | -1.3 | +3.3 | +4.7 | +.052 | +0.3 | +0.6 | +2.7 | +4.8 | +.153 | ||
| 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 Brook Lopez nor Zion Williamson played in the postseason in their season 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Season 2 |
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| Brook Lopez | Zion Williamson | |
| Season | 2009-10 | 2020-21 |
| Team | New Jersey Nets | New Orleans Pelicans |
| Honors & Awards | - | All-Star Game |
| Playoffs | Did Not Play | Did Not Play |
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2nd Season Stats Comparison | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Regular Season Stats | ||||||||||||||||||||
| G | Min | Pts | ORb | DRb | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | ||||
| Brook Lopez | 82 | 36.9 | 18.8 | 3.3 | 5.4 | 8.6 | 2.3 | 0.7 | 1.7 | 2.5 | 3.1 | 6.9 | 13.8 | .499 | 0.0 | 0.0 | - | 5.1 | 6.2 | .817 |
| difference: | +21 | +3.7 | +8.2 | +0.6 | +0.9 | +1.4 | +1.4 | +0.2 | +1.1 | -0.2 | -0.9 | +3.5 | +3.2 | +.112 | +0.2 | +0.6 | +0.9 | +2.5 | +.119 | |
| 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 Brook Lopez nor Zion Williamson played in the postseason in their season 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Note: Zion Williamson didn't play in 2021-22.
Season 3 |
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| Brook Lopez | Zion Williamson | |
| Season | 2010-11 | 2022-23 |
| Team | New Jersey Nets | New Orleans Pelicans |
| Honors & Awards | - | All-Star Game |
| Playoffs | Did Not Play | Did Not Play |
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3rd Season Stats Comparison | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Regular Season Stats | ||||||||||||||||||||
| G | Min | Pts | ORb | DRb | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | ||||
| Brook Lopez | 82 | 35.2 | 20.4 | 2.4 | 3.5 | 6.0 | 1.6 | 0.6 | 1.5 | 2.1 | 2.9 | 7.9 | 16.0 | .492 | 0.0 | 0.0 | - | 4.7 | 6.0 | .787 |
| difference: | +53 | +2.2 | +5.6 | +0.4 | +1.5 | +1.0 | +3.0 | +0.5 | +0.9 | -1.3 | -0.7 | +1.9 | +0.2 | +.116 | +0.2 | +0.7 | +1.4 | +2.6 | +.073 | |
| 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 Brook Lopez nor Zion Williamson played in the postseason in their season 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Season 4 |
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| Brook Lopez | Zion Williamson | |
| Season | 2011-12 | 2023-24 |
| Team | New Jersey Nets | New Orleans Pelicans |
| Honors & Awards | ||
| Playoffs | Did Not Play | Did Not Play |
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4th Season Stats Comparison | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Regular Season Stats | ||||||||||||||||||||
| G | Min | Pts | ORb | DRb | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | ||||
| Brook Lopez | 5 | 27.2 | 19.2 | 1.6 | 2.0 | 3.6 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 1.6 | 7.6 | 15.4 | .494 | 0.0 | 0.0 | - | 4.0 | 6.4 | .625 |
| difference: | +65 | +4.3 | +3.7 | +0.1 | +2.1 | +2.2 | +3.8 | +0.9 | +0.1 | -1.6 | -0.7 | +1.3 | +0.2 | +.076 | +0.1 | +0.3 | +1.0 | +0.7 | +.077 | |
| 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 Brook Lopez nor Zion Williamson played in the postseason in their season 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Season 5 |
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| Brook Lopez | Zion Williamson | |
| Season | 2012-13 | 2024-25 |
| Team | Brooklyn Nets | New Orleans Pelicans |
| Honors & Awards | All-Star Game | - |
| Playoffs | Nets Lost East Conf 1st Rd | Did Not Play |
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5th Season Stats Comparison | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Regular Season Stats | ||||||||||||||||||||
| G | Min | Pts | ORb | DRb | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | ||||
| Brook Lopez | 74 | 30.4 | 19.4 | 2.8 | 4.1 | 6.9 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 2.1 | 1.8 | 2.1 | 7.7 | 14.8 | .521 | 0.0 | 0.0 | - | 4.0 | 5.3 | .758 |
| difference: | +44 | +1.8 | +5.2 | +0.3 | +0.6 | +0.3 | +4.4 | +0.8 | +1.2 | -1.2 | -0.6 | +1.9 | +2.1 | +.046 | +0.1 | +0.4 | +1.3 | +2.7 | +.102 | |
| 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 | TO | PF | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | ||||
| Brook Lopez | 7 | 37.6 | 22.3 | 4.1 | 3.3 | 7.4 | 1.4 | 0.9 | 3.0 | 2.3 | 2.9 | 8.3 | 17.6 | .472 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 1.000 | 5.6 | 6.3 | .886 |
| Zion Williamson | DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Additional Years |
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* Brook Lopez played 12 seasons more than Zion Williamson in the NBA. In that period—his seasons 6 to 17, from 2014 to 2025—Brook Lopez played in 8 Playoffs and won one NBA Championship and one NBA Cup. In those 12 extra years over Zion Williamson, Brook Lopez got these achievements: | |
| Honors & Awards | 1 All-Defensive First Team 1 All-Defensive Second Team |