Devin Booker vs. Zion Williamson Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Zion Williamson and Devin Booker, 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 / Games against each other
Career comparison / Season by season / Scoring / Stats / 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.
Devin Booker played 10 years in the NBA, 5 more than Zion Williamson, who played 5. Devin Booker had the first of his seasons in 2015-16, 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 |
| Devin Booker | 10 | 4 | 2015-16 to 2024-25 |
| Zion Williamson | 5 | 0 | 2019-20 to 2024-25 |
Rookie Season |
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| Devin Booker | Zion Williamson | |
| Season | 2015-16 | 2019-20 |
| Team | Phoenix Suns | New Orleans Pelicans |
| Honors & Awards |  All-Rookie First Team | All-Rookie First Team |
| Playoffs | Did Not Play | Did Not Play |
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Rookie Season Stats Comparison | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Regular Season Stats | ||||||||||||||||||||
| G | Min | Pts | ORb | DRb | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | ||||
| Devin Booker | 76 | 27.7 | 13.8 | 0.4 | 2.1 | 2.5 | 2.6 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 2.1 | 3.0 | 4.8 | 11.4 | .423 | 1.3 | 3.8 | .343 | 2.8 | 3.4 | .840 |
| difference: | +52 | +0.1 | +8.7 | +2.3 | +1.5 | +3.8 | +0.5 | +0.1 | +0.1 | -0.4 | -1.2 | +4.0 | +3.6 | +.160 | +1.0 | +3.2 | +.086 | +2.0 | +4.0 | +.200 |
| 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 Devin Booker nor Zion Williamson played in the postseason in their season 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Season 2 |
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| Devin Booker | Zion Williamson | |
| Season | 2016-17 | 2020-21 |
| Team | Phoenix Suns | New Orleans Pelicans |
| Honors & Awards | - | All-Star Game |
| Playoffs | Did Not Play | Did Not Play |
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2nd Season Stats Comparison | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Regular Season Stats | ||||||||||||||||||||
| G | Min | Pts | ORb | DRb | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | ||||
| Devin Booker | 78 | 35.0 | 22.1 | 0.6 | 2.6 | 3.2 | 3.4 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 7.8 | 18.3 | .423 | 1.9 | 5.2 | .363 | 4.7 | 5.7 | .832 |
| difference: | +17 | +1.8 | +4.9 | +2.1 | +1.9 | +4.0 | +0.3 | +0.3 | -0.4 | -0.9 | +2.6 | +1.3 | +.188 | +1.7 | +4.6 | +.069 | +1.3 | +3.0 | +.134 | |
| 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 Devin Booker nor Zion Williamson played in the postseason in their season 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Note: Zion Williamson didn't play in 2021-22.
Season 3 |
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| Devin Booker | Zion Williamson | |
| Season | 2017-18 | 2022-23 |
| Team | Phoenix Suns | New Orleans Pelicans |
| Honors & Awards | - | All-Star Game |
| Playoffs | Did Not Play | Did Not Play |
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3rd Season Stats Comparison | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Regular Season Stats | ||||||||||||||||||||
| G | Min | Pts | ORb | DRb | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | ||||
| Devin Booker | 54 | 34.5 | 24.9 | 0.5 | 4.0 | 4.5 | 4.7 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 3.6 | 3.1 | 8.4 | 19.5 | .432 | 2.7 | 7.1 | .383 | 5.4 | 6.1 | .878 |
| difference: | +25 | +1.5 | +1.1 | +1.5 | +1.0 | +2.5 | +0.1 | +0.2 | +0.3 | -0.2 | -0.9 | +1.4 | +3.3 | +.176 | +2.5 | +6.4 | +.015 | +0.7 | +2.5 | +.164 |
| 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 Devin Booker nor Zion Williamson played in the postseason in their season 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Season 4 |
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| Devin Booker | Zion Williamson | |
| Season | 2018-19 | 2023-24 |
| Team | Phoenix Suns | New Orleans Pelicans |
| Honors & Awards | ||
| Playoffs | Did Not Play | Did Not Play |
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4th Season Stats Comparison | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Regular Season Stats | ||||||||||||||||||||
| G | Min | Pts | ORb | DRb | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | ||||
| Devin Booker | 64 | 35.0 | 26.6 | 0.6 | 3.5 | 4.1 | 6.8 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 4.1 | 3.1 | 9.2 | 19.6 | .467 | 2.1 | 6.5 | .326 | 6.1 | 7.1 | .866 |
| difference: | +6 | +3.5 | +3.7 | +1.1 | +0.6 | +1.7 | +1.8 | +0.2 | +0.5 | -1.3 | -0.8 | +0.3 | +4.0 | +.103 | +2.0 | +6.2 | +.007 | +1.1 | +.164 | |
| 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 Devin Booker nor Zion Williamson played in the postseason in their season 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Season 5 |
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| Devin Booker | Zion Williamson | |
| Season | 2019-20 | 2024-25 |
| Team | Phoenix Suns | New Orleans Pelicans |
| Honors & Awards | All-Star Game | - |
| Playoffs | Did Not Play | Did Not Play |
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5th Season Stats Comparison | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Regular Season Stats | ||||||||||||||||||||
| G | Min | Pts | ORb | DRb | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | ||||
| Devin Booker | 70 | 35.9 | 26.6 | 0.4 | 3.8 | 4.2 | 6.5 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 3.8 | 3.0 | 9.0 | 18.3 | .489 | 2.0 | 5.7 | .354 | 6.7 | 7.3 | .919 |
| difference: | +40 | +7.3 | +2.0 | +2.1 | +0.9 | +3.0 | +1.2 | +0.5 | +0.6 | -0.8 | -0.3 | +0.6 | +1.4 | +.078 | +1.9 | +5.3 | +.123 | +1.4 | +0.7 | +.263 |
| 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 Devin Booker nor Zion Williamson played in the postseason in their season 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Additional Years |
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* Devin Booker played 5 seasons more than Zion Williamson in the NBA. In that period—his seasons 6 to 10, from 2021 to 2025—Devin Booker played in 4 Playoffs. In those 5 extra years over Zion Williamson, Devin Booker got these achievements: | |
| Honors & Awards | 1 All-NBA First Team 1 All-NBA Third Team 3 All-Star Game |