Eric Gordon vs. Zion Williamson Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Zion Williamson and Eric Gordon, 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 / 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.

Eric Gordon played 18 years in the NBA, 12 more than Zion Williamson, who played 6. Eric Gordon had the first of his seasons in 2008-09, 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
Eric Gordon 18 7 2008-09 to 2025-26
Zion Williamson 6 0 2019-20 to 2025-26

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Eric Gordon Zion Williamson
Season 2008-092019-20
Team Los Angeles ClippersNew Orleans Pelicans
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie First Team
Achievement All-Rookie Second 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%
Eric Gordon 78 34.3 16.1 0.6 2.0 2.6 2.8 1.0 0.4 2.1 2.2 5.3 11.6 .456 1.7 4.3 .389 3.8 4.5 .854
difference:+54+6.5+6.4+2.1+1.6+3.7+0.7+0.3-0.4-0.4+3.5+3.4+.127+1.4+3.7+.040+1.0+2.9+.214
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 Eric Gordon nor Zion Williamson played in the postseason in their season 1

Season 2
Eric Gordon Zion Williamson
Season 2009-102020-21
Team Los Angeles ClippersNew 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%
Eric Gordon 62 36.0 16.9 0.4 2.2 2.6 3.0 1.1 0.2 2.3 1.5 5.7 12.6 .449 1.9 5.2 .371 3.6 4.8 .742
difference:+1+2.8+10.1+2.3+2.3+4.6+0.7+0.2+0.4-0.4-0.7+4.7+4.4+.162+1.7+4.6+.077+2.4+3.9+.044
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 Eric Gordon nor Zion Williamson played in the postseason in their season 2

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

Season 3
Eric Gordon Zion Williamson
Season 2010-112022-23
Team Los Angeles ClippersNew 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%
Eric Gordon 56 37.7 22.3 0.8 2.1 2.9 4.4 1.3 0.3 2.7 2.1 7.6 16.9 .450 1.9 5.2 .364 5.1 6.2 .825
difference:+27+4.7+3.7+1.2+2.9+4.1+0.2+0.2+0.3-0.7-0.1+2.2+0.7+.158+1.7+4.5+.004+1.0+2.4+.111
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 Eric Gordon nor Zion Williamson played in the postseason in their season 3

Season 4
Eric Gordon Zion Williamson
Season 2011-122023-24
Team New Orleans HornetsNew Orleans Pelicans
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid 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%
Eric Gordon 9 34.4 20.6 0.2 2.6 2.8 3.4 1.4 0.4 2.7 2.2 7.0 15.6 .450 1.1 4.4 .250 5.4 7.2 .754
difference:+61+2.9+2.3+1.5+1.5+3.0+1.6+0.3+0.3-0.1-0.1+1.9+.120+1.0+4.1+.083+0.4+0.1+.052
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 Eric Gordon nor Zion Williamson played in the postseason in their season 4

Season 5
Eric Gordon Zion Williamson
Season 2012-132024-25
Team New Orleans HornetsNew 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%
Eric Gordon 42 30.1 17.0 0.2 1.6 1.8 3.3 1.1 0.2 2.8 1.8 5.6 13.9 .402 1.3 4.1 .324 4.5 5.3 .842
difference:+12+1.5+7.6+2.3+3.1+5.4+2.0+0.1+0.7-0.2-0.9+4.0+3.0+.165+1.2+3.7+.093+0.8+2.7+.186
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 Eric Gordon nor Zion Williamson played in the postseason in their season 5

Season 6
Eric Gordon Zion Williamson
Season 2013-142025-26
Team New Orleans PelicansNew Orleans Pelicans
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid 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%
Eric Gordon 64 32.1 15.4 0.5 2.1 2.6 3.3 1.2 0.2 2.1 1.8 5.6 12.8 .436 1.6 4.0 .391 2.7 3.5 .785
difference:+54+1.2+6.7+1.8+1.2+3.0+0.7+0.4+0.3-1.0-0.5+1.8+1.7+.074+1.6+3.7+.391+4.6+6.6+.062
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
* Neiher Eric Gordon nor Zion Williamson played in the postseason in their season 6

Additional Years

* Eric Gordon played 12 seasons more than Zion Williamson in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 7 to 18, from 2015 to 2026—Eric Gordon played in 7 Playoffs.

In those 12 extra years over Zion Williamson, Eric Gordon got these achievements:

Honors & AwardsAchievement 1 Sixth Man of the Year
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