Dean Meminger vs. Zion Williamson Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Zion Williamson and Dean Meminger, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

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.

Dean Meminger played 6 years in the NBA, 2 more than Zion Williamson, who played 4. Dean Meminger had the first of his seasons in 1971-72, 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.

Comparison Season by Season
Jump to season: 1-2-3-4-5-6
Rookie Season
	Dean Meminger	Zion Williamson
Season	1971-72	2019-20
Team	New York Knicks	New Orleans Pelicans
Honors & Awards	-	All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs	Knicks Lost NBA Finals	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		%
Dean Meminger	78	15.0	4.6	-	-	2.4	1.3	-	-	-	1.8	1.8	3.8	.474	-	-	-	1.0	1.8	.564
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		%
Dean Meminger	16	17.3	4.1	-	-	2.7	1.3	-	-	-	2.3	1.5	3.6	.421	-	-	-	1.1	1.7	.630
Zion Williamson	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Season 2
	Dean Meminger	Zion Williamson
Season	1972-73	2020-21
Team	New York Knicks	New Orleans Pelicans
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	NBA Champion	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		%
Dean Meminger	80	18.2	5.7	-	-	2.9	1.7	-	-	-	1.4	2.4	4.6	.515	-	-	-	1.0	1.6	.628
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		%
Dean Meminger	17	19.0	4.8	-	-	2.2	2.2	-	-	-	1.7	1.8	3.3	.554	-	-	-	1.1	2.0	.559
Zion Williamson	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

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

Season 3
	Dean Meminger	Zion Williamson
Season	1973-74	2022-23
Team	New York Knicks	New Orleans Pelicans
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Knicks Lost East Conf Finals	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		%
Dean Meminger	78	26.7	8.3	1.6	2.0	3.6	2.1	0.8	0.1	-	2.1	3.5	6.9	.508	-	-	-	1.3	2.1	.644
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		%
Dean Meminger	12	14.9	1.9	0.8	1.3	2.0	2.1	0.3	0.0	-	1.6	0.9	2.7	.344	-	-	-	0.1	0.4	.200
Zion Williamson	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-