Dennis Schroder vs. Zion Williamson Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Zion Williamson and Dennis Schroder, 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 / 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.

Dennis Schroder played 13 years in the NBA, 7 more than Zion Williamson, who played 6. Dennis Schroder had the first of his seasons in 2013-14, 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
Dennis Schroder 13 9 2013-14 to 2025-26
Zion Williamson 6 0 2019-20 to 2025-26

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Dennis Schroder Zion Williamson
Season 2013-142019-20
Team Atlanta HawksNew Orleans Pelicans
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs Hawks Lost East Conf 1st RdDid 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%
Dennis Schroder 49 13.1 3.7 0.1 1.1 1.2 1.9 0.3 0.0 1.2 1.1 1.5 3.8 .383 0.2 0.9 .238 0.6 0.9 .674
difference:+25+14.7+18.8+2.6+2.5+5.1+0.2+0.4+0.4-1.3-0.7+7.3+11.2+.200+0.1+0.3+.191+4.2+6.5+.034
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 TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Dennis Schroder 2 3.5 2.5 0.0 1.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.0 1.000 0.5 0.5 1.000 0.0 0.0 -
Zion Williamson DNP------ --- ----------

Season 2

Dennis Schroder Zion Williamson
Season 2014-152020-21
Team Atlanta HawksNew Orleans Pelicans
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Hawks Lost East Conf FinalsDid 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%
Dennis Schroder 77 19.7 10.0 0.4 1.8 2.1 4.1 0.6 0.1 1.9 1.6 3.7 8.6 .427 0.7 1.9 .351 1.9 2.3 .827
difference:+16+13.5+17.0+2.3+2.7+5.1+0.4+0.3+0.5-0.8-0.6+6.7+8.4+.184+0.5+1.3+.057+4.1+6.4+.129
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 TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Dennis Schroder 16 18.1 9.0 0.3 1.5 1.8 3.9 0.6 0.0 1.7 1.8 3.5 9.1 .386 0.5 2.1 .235 1.5 1.8 .857
Zion Williamson DNP------ --- ----------

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

Season 3

Dennis Schroder Zion Williamson
Season 2015-162022-23
Team Atlanta HawksNew Orleans Pelicans
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Hawks Lost East Conf SemisDid 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%
Dennis Schroder 80 20.3 11.0 0.3 2.2 2.6 4.4 0.9 0.1 2.3 1.7 4.1 9.8 .421 1.0 3.0 .322 1.8 2.3 .791
difference:+51+12.7+15.0+1.7+2.8+4.4+0.2+0.2+0.5-1.1-0.5+5.7+6.4+.187+0.8+2.3+.046+4.3+6.3+.077
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 TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Dennis Schroder 10 19.1 11.7 0.6 1.3 1.9 3.6 0.4 0.1 2.1 2.4 4.7 10.4 .452 1.2 3.5 .343 1.1 1.3 .846
Zion Williamson DNP------ --- ----------

Season 4

Dennis Schroder Zion Williamson
Season 2016-172023-24
Team Atlanta HawksNew Orleans Pelicans
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Hawks Lost East 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%
Dennis Schroder 79 31.5 17.9 0.5 2.6 3.1 6.3 0.9 0.2 3.3 1.9 6.9 15.4 .451 1.3 3.7 .340 2.8 3.2 .855
difference:+9+5.0+1.2+1.5+2.7+1.3+0.2+0.5-0.5-0.4+2.0+0.2+.119+1.2+3.4+.007+2.2+3.9+.153
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%
Dennis Schroder 6 35.2 24.7 0.7 1.7 2.3 7.7 1.0 0.0 1.7 3.2 8.3 18.3 .455 2.8 6.7 .425 5.2 6.2 .838
Zion Williamson DNP------ --- ----------

Season 5

Dennis Schroder Zion Williamson
Season 2017-182024-25
Team Atlanta HawksNew Orleans Pelicans
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid 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%
Dennis Schroder 67 31.0 19.4 0.7 2.4 3.1 6.2 1.1 0.1 2.7 2.2 7.5 17.1 .436 1.1 3.9 .290 3.4 4.0 .849
difference:+37+2.4+5.2+1.8+2.3+4.1+0.9+0.1+0.8-0.3-0.5+2.1+0.2+.131+1.0+3.5+.059+1.9+4.0+.193
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
* Neiher Dennis Schroder nor Zion Williamson played in the postseason in their season 5

Season 6

Dennis Schroder Zion Williamson
Season 2018-192025-26
Team Oklahoma City ThunderNew Orleans Pelicans
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Thunder Lost West Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
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6th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Dennis Schroder 79 29.3 15.5 0.5 3.1 3.6 4.1 0.8 0.2 2.2 2.4 5.8 14.0 .414 1.6 4.6 .341 2.4 2.9 .819
difference:+69+1.6+6.6+1.8+0.2+2.0+0.1+0.8+0.3-0.9-0.1+1.6+0.5+.096+1.6+4.3+.341+4.9+7.2+.096
Zion Williamson 10 30.9 22.1 2.3 3.3 5.6 4.0 1.6 0.5 3.1 2.3 7.4 14.5 .510 0.0 0.3 .000 7.3 10.1 .723
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Dennis Schroder 5 30.2 13.8 0.4 2.8 3.2 3.4 0.8 0.0 1.2 2.2 5.0 11.0 .455 1.2 4.0 .300 2.6 3.6 .722
Zion Williamson DNP------ --- ----------

Additional Years

* Dennis Schroder played 7 seasons more than Zion Williamson in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 7 to 13, from 2020 to 2026—Dennis Schroder played in 4 Playoffs.