Chauncey Billups vs. Zion Williamson Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Zion Williamson and Chauncey Billups, 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

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.

Chauncey Billups played 17 years in the NBA, 12 more than Zion Williamson, who played 5. Chauncey Billups had the first of his seasons in 1997-98, 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
Chauncey Billups 17 12 1997-98 to 2013-14
Zion Williamson 5 0 2019-20 to 2024-25

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Chauncey Billups Zion Williamson
Season 1997-982019-20
Team Boston Celtics, Toronto RaptorsNew Orleans Pelicans
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie First 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%
Chauncey Billups 80 27.7 11.2 0.8 1.6 2.4 3.9 1.3 0.1 2.2 2.2 3.5 9.4 .374 1.3 4.1 .329 2.8 3.3 .850
difference:+56+0.1+11.3+1.9+2.0+3.9+1.8+0.6+0.3-0.3-0.4+5.3+5.6+.209+1.0+3.5+.100+2.0+4.1+.210
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 Chauncey Billups nor Zion Williamson played in the postseason in their season 1

Season 2
Chauncey Billups Zion Williamson
Season 1998-992020-21
Team Denver NuggetsNew 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%
Chauncey Billups 45 33.1 13.9 0.5 1.6 2.1 3.8 1.3 0.3 2.2 2.6 4.2 11.0 .386 1.9 5.2 .362 3.5 3.8 .913
difference:+16+0.1+13.1+2.2+2.9+5.1+0.1+0.4+0.3-0.5-0.4+6.2+6.0+.225+1.7+4.6+.068+2.5+4.9+.215
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 Chauncey Billups nor Zion Williamson played in the postseason in their season 2

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

Season 3
Chauncey Billups Zion Williamson
Season 1999-002022-23
Team Denver NuggetsNew 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%
Chauncey Billups 13 23.5 8.6 0.6 2.0 2.6 3.0 0.8 0.2 1.8 2.1 2.6 7.8 .337 0.5 3.2 .171 2.8 3.4 .841
difference:+16+9.5+17.4+1.4+3.0+4.4+1.6+0.3+0.4-1.6-0.1+7.2+8.4+.271+0.3+2.5+.197+3.3+5.2+.127
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 Chauncey Billups nor Zion Williamson played in the postseason in their season 3

Season 4
Chauncey Billups Zion Williamson
Season 2000-012023-24
Team Minnesota TimberwolvesNew Orleans Pelicans
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Timberwolves Lost West Conf 1st RdDid 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%
Chauncey Billups 77 23.2 9.3 0.4 1.6 2.1 3.4 0.7 0.1 1.4 2.3 3.2 7.6 .422 0.9 2.5 .376 1.9 2.2 .842
difference:+7+8.3+13.6+1.3+2.5+3.7+1.6+0.4+0.6-1.4+5.7+8.0+.148+0.8+2.2+.043+3.1+4.9+.140
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 TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Chauncey Billups 3 9.0 1.0 0.3 1.3 1.7 0.7 0.0 0.0 0.3 1.7 0.3 2.0 .167 0.0 0.3 .000 0.3 0.3 1.000
Zion Williamson DNP------ --- ----------

Season 5
Chauncey Billups Zion Williamson
Season 2001-022024-25
Team Minnesota TimberwolvesNew Orleans Pelicans
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Timberwolves Lost West Conf 1st RdDid 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%
Chauncey Billups 82 28.7 12.5 0.4 2.3 2.8 5.5 0.8 0.2 1.7 2.1 4.2 10.0 .423 1.5 3.8 .394 2.5 2.9 .885
difference:+52+0.1+12.1+2.1+2.4+4.4+0.2+0.4+0.7-1.3-0.6+5.4+6.9+.144+1.4+3.4+.163+2.8+5.1+.229
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%
Chauncey Billups 3 44.7 22.0 0.3 4.7 5.0 5.7 1.0 0.3 3.0 4.7 7.7 17.0 .451 2.0 5.0 .400 4.7 6.7 .700
Zion Williamson DNP------ --- ----------

Additional Years

* Chauncey Billups played 12 seasons more than Zion Williamson in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 6 to 17, from 2003 to 2014—Chauncey Billups played in 10 Playoffs and won one NBA Championship.

In those 12 extra years over Zion Williamson, Chauncey Billups got these achievements:

Honors & AwardsAchievement 1 Finals MVP
Achievement 1 All-NBA Second Team
Achievement 2 All-NBA Third Team
Achievement 2 All-Defensive Second Team
Achievement 5 All-Star Game
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