Jae Crowder vs. Zion Williamson Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Zion Williamson and Jae Crowder, 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.

Jae Crowder played 13 years in the NBA, 7 more than Zion Williamson, who played 6. Jae Crowder had the first of his seasons in 2012-13, 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
Jae Crowder 13 11 2012-13 to 2024-25
Zion Williamson 6 0 2019-20 to 2025-26

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Jae Crowder Zion Williamson
Season 2012-132019-20
Team Dallas MavericksNew Orleans Pelicans
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie First 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%
Jae Crowder 78 17.3 5.0 0.4 1.9 2.4 1.2 0.8 0.2 0.6 1.6 1.8 4.7 .384 0.8 2.5 .328 0.6 0.9 .644
difference:+54+10.5+17.5+2.3+1.7+3.9+0.9+0.1+0.2-1.9-0.2+7.0+10.3+.199+0.5+1.9+.101+4.2+6.5+.004
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 Jae Crowder nor Zion Williamson played in the postseason in their season 1

Season 2
Jae Crowder Zion Williamson
Season 2013-142020-21
Team Dallas MavericksNew Orleans Pelicans
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Mavericks Lost West Conf 1st RdDid 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%
Jae Crowder 78 16.1 4.6 0.6 1.9 2.5 0.8 0.8 0.3 0.5 1.3 1.7 3.8 .439 0.6 1.9 .331 0.6 0.8 .754
difference:+17+17.1+22.4+2.1+2.6+4.7+2.9+0.1+0.3-2.2-0.9+8.7+13.2+.172+0.4+1.3+.037+5.4+7.9+.056
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%
Jae Crowder 7 11.6 2.7 0.6 1.1 1.7 0.3 0.3 0.1 0.4 1.9 1.1 2.6 .444 0.4 1.0 .429 0.0 0.0 -
Zion Williamson DNP------ --- ----------

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

Season 3
Jae Crowder Zion Williamson
Season 2014-152022-23
Team Dallas Mavericks, Boston CelticsNew Orleans Pelicans
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Celtics Lost East Conf 1st RdDid 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%
Jae Crowder 82 20.1 7.7 0.9 2.7 3.6 1.1 0.9 0.3 0.6 1.7 2.8 6.6 .420 0.7 2.5 .293 1.3 1.7 .773
difference:+53+12.9+18.3+1.1+2.3+3.4+3.5+0.2+0.3-2.8-0.5+7.0+9.6+.188+0.5+1.8+.075+4.8+6.9+.059
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%
Jae Crowder 4 25.0 10.8 2.0 3.0 5.0 2.0 1.0 0.8 1.3 3.5 3.8 7.3 .517 0.8 2.5 .300 2.5 3.3 .769
Zion Williamson DNP------ --- ----------

Season 4
Jae Crowder Zion Williamson
Season 2015-162023-24
Team Boston CelticsNew Orleans Pelicans
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Celtics 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%
Jae Crowder 73 31.6 14.2 1.0 4.2 5.1 1.8 1.7 0.5 1.1 2.7 4.9 11.1 .443 1.7 5.0 .336 2.7 3.3 .820
difference:+3+0.1+8.7+0.7+0.1+0.7+3.2+0.6+0.2-1.7-0.4+4.0+4.5+.127+1.6+4.7+.003+2.3+3.8+.118
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%
Jae Crowder 6 32.8 9.5 0.8 5.7 6.5 2.2 1.5 0.5 1.2 2.8 3.3 12.0 .278 1.7 6.8 .244 1.2 1.8 .636
Zion Williamson DNP------ --- ----------

Season 5
Jae Crowder Zion Williamson
Season 2016-172024-25
Team Boston CelticsNew Orleans Pelicans
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Celtics Lost East Conf FinalsDid 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%
Jae Crowder 72 32.4 13.9 0.7 5.1 5.8 2.2 1.0 0.3 1.1 2.2 4.6 10.0 .463 2.2 5.5 .398 2.4 3.0 .811
difference:+42+3.8+10.7+1.8+0.4+1.4+3.1+0.2+0.6-1.9-0.5+5.0+6.9+.104+2.1+5.1+.167+2.9+5.0+.155
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
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Jae Crowder 18 33.1 13.6 1.1 5.3 6.4 2.7 1.1 0.3 0.7 2.9 4.8 11.1 .435 1.7 4.9 .352 2.2 2.7 .833
Zion Williamson DNP------ --- ----------

Season 6
Jae Crowder Zion Williamson
Season 2017-182025-26
Team Cleveland Cavaliers, Utah JazzNew Orleans Pelicans
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Jazz Lost West Conf SemisDid 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%
Jae Crowder 80 26.1 9.7 0.7 2.7 3.4 1.2 0.8 0.3 0.9 2.3 3.4 8.4 .404 1.4 4.3 .323 1.5 1.9 .818
difference:+70+4.8+12.4+1.6+0.6+2.2+2.8+0.8+0.2-2.2+4.0+6.1+.106+1.4+4.0+.323+5.8+8.2+.095
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%
Jae Crowder 11 29.4 10.0 0.4 4.7 5.1 1.7 1.4 0.2 1.3 2.3 3.2 9.8 .324 2.0 6.0 .333 1.6 2.5 .643
Zion Williamson DNP------ --- ----------

Additional Years

* Jae Crowder played 7 seasons more than Zion Williamson in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 7 to 13, from 2019 to 2025—Jae Crowder played in 6 Playoffs.

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