Dave Robisch vs. Zion Williamson Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Zion Williamson and Dave Robisch, 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.

Dave Robisch played 8 years in the NBA, 4 more than Zion Williamson, who played 4. Dave Robisch had the first of his seasons in 1976-77, 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
Dave Robisch 8 4 1976-77 to 1983-84
Zion Williamson 4 0 2019-20 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Dave Robisch Zion Williamson
Season 1976-772019-20
Team Indiana PacersNew Orleans Pelicans
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie First 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 %
Dave Robisch 80 24.6 11.9 2.1 4.8 6.9 2.0 0.7 0.5 - 2.1 4.6 10.1 .455 - - - 2.7 3.2 .832
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 %
Dave Robisch ------- --- ----------
Zion Williamson ------- --- ----------

Season 2

Dave Robisch Zion Williamson
Season 1977-782020-21
Team Indiana Pacers, Los Angeles LakersNew Orleans Pelicans
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Lakers 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 %
Dave Robisch 78 16.4 5.8 1.3 3.2 4.5 1.1 0.5 0.4 0.9 1.7 2.3 5.5 .412 - - - 1.3 1.7 .775
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 %
Dave Robisch 3 15.7 10.0 2.7 1.3 4.0 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.0 2.0 4.3 8.0 .542 - - - 1.3 1.7 .800
Zion Williamson ------- --- ----------

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

Season 3

Dave Robisch Zion Williamson
Season 1978-792022-23
Team Los Angeles LakersNew Orleans Pelicans
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Lakers Lost West Conf SemisDid 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 %
Dave Robisch 80 15.2 4.8 1.0 2.5 3.6 1.2 0.3 0.3 0.7 1.4 1.9 4.2 .446 - - - 1.1 1.4 .748
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 %
Dave Robisch 5 6.4 1.6 0.0 2.0 2.0 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.6 0.8 0.6 1.0 .600 - - - 0.4 0.4 1.000
Zion Williamson ------- --- ----------

Season 4

Dave Robisch Zion Williamson
Season 1979-802023-24
Team Cleveland CavaliersNew 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 %
Dave Robisch 82 32.6 15.3 2.7 5.3 8.0 2.3 0.6 0.6 1.7 2.6 6.0 11.5 .520 0.0 0.0 .000 3.4 4.0 .842
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 %
Dave Robisch ------- --- ----------
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Season 5

Dave Robisch Zion Williamson
Season 1980-81-
Team Cleveland Cavaliers, Denver Nuggets-
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 %
Dave Robisch 84 25.2 10.2 1.9 4.1 5.9 2.1 0.4 0.4 1.0 2.1 3.9 8.8 .446 0.0 0.0 - 2.4 2.9 .810
Zion Williamson ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dave Robisch ------- --- ----------
Zion Williamson ------- --- ----------

Season 6

Dave Robisch Zion Williamson
Season 1981-82-
Team Denver Nuggets-
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 %
Dave Robisch 12 21.4 12.0 1.2 4.1 5.3 2.7 0.3 0.3 1.1 2.4 4.0 8.8 .453 0.0 0.0 - 4.0 4.6 .873
Zion Williamson ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dave Robisch ------- --- ----------
Zion Williamson ------- --- ----------

Season 7

Dave Robisch Zion Williamson
Season 1982-83-
Team Denver Nuggets-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Nuggets Lost West 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 %
Dave Robisch 61 11.7 4.7 0.6 1.9 2.5 0.9 0.2 0.1 0.7 1.0 1.6 4.1 .382 0.0 0.0 .000 1.5 1.9 .780
Zion Williamson ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dave Robisch 3 7.3 0.7 1.0 2.0 3.0 0.3 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.7 0.3 2.3 .143 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.7 .000
Zion Williamson ------- --- ----------

Season 8

Dave Robisch Zion Williamson
Season 1983-84-
Team Denver Nuggets, San Antonio Spurs, Kansas City Kings-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Kings 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 %
Dave Robisch 31 11.0 3.0 0.5 1.4 1.9 0.6 0.1 0.1 0.4 1.2 1.1 3.1 .365 0.0 0.0 - 0.7 0.8 .846
Zion Williamson ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dave Robisch 3 17.0 3.0 2.0 3.0 5.0 0.7 0.3 0.0 1.7 2.0 1.3 4.0 .333 0.0 0.0 - 0.3 0.7 .500
Zion Williamson ------- --- ----------