Carlos Boozer vs. Zion Williamson Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Zion Williamson and Carlos Boozer, 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.

Carlos Boozer played 13 years in the NBA, 8 more than Zion Williamson, who played 5. Carlos Boozer 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
Carlos Boozer 13 8 2002-03 to 2014-15
Zion Williamson 5 0 2019-20 to 2024-25

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Carlos Boozer Zion Williamson
Season 2002-032019-20
Team Cleveland CavaliersNew Orleans Pelicans
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie First Team
Achievement All-Rookie Second Team-
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid 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%
Carlos Boozer 81 25.3 10.0 2.5 5.0 7.5 1.3 0.7 0.6 1.3 2.8 4.1 7.6 .536 0.0 0.0 - 1.8 2.4 .771
difference:+57+2.5+12.5+0.2+1.4+1.2+0.8+0.2-1.2-1.0+4.7+7.4+.047+0.3+0.6+3.0+5.0+.131
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 Carlos Boozer nor Zion Williamson played in the postseason in their season 1

Season 2
Carlos Boozer Zion Williamson
Season 2003-042020-21
Team Cleveland CavaliersNew 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%
Carlos Boozer 75 34.6 15.5 3.1 8.4 11.4 2.0 1.0 0.7 1.8 2.7 6.3 12.0 .523 0.0 0.1 .167 2.9 3.8 .768
difference:+14+1.4+11.5+0.4+3.9+4.2+1.7+0.1+0.1-0.9-0.5+4.1+5.0+.088+0.2+0.5+.127+3.1+4.9+.070
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 Carlos Boozer nor Zion Williamson played in the postseason in their season 2

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

Season 3
Carlos Boozer Zion Williamson
Season 2004-052022-23
Team Utah JazzNew Orleans Pelicans
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid 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%
Carlos Boozer 51 34.7 17.8 2.8 6.2 9.0 2.8 0.8 0.5 2.7 3.5 7.1 13.6 .521 0.0 0.0 - 3.7 5.3 .698
difference:+22+1.7+8.2+0.8+1.2+2.0+1.8+0.3+0.1-0.7-1.3+2.7+2.6+.087+0.2+0.7+2.4+3.3+.016
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 Carlos Boozer nor Zion Williamson played in the postseason in their season 3

Season 4
Carlos Boozer Zion Williamson
Season 2005-062023-24
Team Utah JazzNew 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%
Carlos Boozer 33 31.1 16.3 2.2 6.4 8.6 2.7 0.9 0.2 2.1 3.2 6.6 12.1 .549 0.0 0.0 - 3.0 4.2 .723
difference:+37+0.4+6.6+0.5+2.3+2.8+2.3+0.2+0.5-0.7-0.9+2.3+3.5+.021+0.1+0.3+2.0+2.9+.021
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 Carlos Boozer nor Zion Williamson played in the postseason in their season 4

Season 5
Carlos Boozer Zion Williamson
Season 2006-072024-25
Team Utah JazzNew Orleans Pelicans
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Jazz Lost West Conf FinalsDid 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%
Carlos Boozer 74 34.6 20.9 3.2 8.5 11.7 3.0 0.9 0.3 2.6 2.9 8.7 15.6 .561 0.0 0.0 - 3.4 5.0 .685
difference:+44+6.0+3.7+0.7+3.8+4.5+2.3+0.3+0.6-0.4-0.2+0.9+1.3+.006+0.1+0.4+1.9+3.0+.029
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%
Carlos Boozer 17 38.5 23.5 3.2 9.0 12.2 2.9 1.0 0.3 3.0 3.1 9.5 17.8 .536 0.0 0.0 - 4.5 6.1 .738
Zion Williamson DNP------ --- ----------

Additional Years

* Carlos Boozer played 8 seasons more than Zion Williamson in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 6 to 13, from 2008 to 2015—Carlos Boozer played in 7 Playoffs.

In those 8 extra years over Zion Williamson, Carlos Boozer got these achievements:

Honors & AwardsAchievement 1 All-NBA Third Team
Achievement 1 All-Star Game
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