Jared McCain vs. Zion Williamson Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Zion Williamson and Jared McCain, 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.
Jared McCain played 2 years in the NBA, 4 less than Zion Williamson, who played 6. Jared McCain had the first of his seasons in 2024-25, 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 |
| Jared McCain |
2 |
0 |
2024-25 to 2025-26 |
| Zion Williamson |
6 |
0 |
2019-20 to 2025-26 |
Comparison Season by Season |
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Rookie Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Jared McCain |
23 |
25.7 |
15.3 |
0.6 |
1.9 |
2.4 |
2.6 |
0.7 |
0.0 |
1.6 |
1.6 |
5.5 |
11.9 |
.460 |
2.2 |
5.8 |
.383 |
2.1 |
2.4 |
.875 |
| difference: | +1 | +2.1 | +7.2 | +2.1 | +1.7 | +3.9 | +0.5 | | +0.4 | -0.9 | -0.2 | +3.3 | +3.1 | +.123 | +1.9 | +5.2 | +.046 | +2.7 | +5.0 | +.235 |
| 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 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
| * Neiher Jared McCain nor Zion Williamson played in the postseason in their season 1 |
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2nd Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Jared McCain |
10 |
17.0 |
6.8 |
0.2 |
1.4 |
1.6 |
1.1 |
0.8 |
0.0 |
0.6 |
1.5 |
2.5 |
7.1 |
.352 |
1.3 |
3.4 |
.382 |
0.5 |
0.6 |
.833 |
| difference: | +51 | +16.2 | +20.2 | +2.5 | +3.1 | +5.6 | +2.6 | +0.1 | +0.6 | -2.1 | -0.7 | +7.9 | +9.9 | +.259 | +1.1 | +2.8 | +.088 | +5.5 | +8.1 | +.135 |
| 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 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
| * Neiher Jared McCain nor Zion Williamson played in the postseason in their season 2 |
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Additional Years |
* Zion Williamson played 4 seasons more than Jared McCain in the NBA.
In that period—his seasons 3 to 6, from 2023 to 2026—Zion Williamson didn't play in the postseason. In those 4 extra years over Jared McCain, Zion Williamson got these achievements: |
| Honors & Awards |  1 All-Star Game
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