Jon Barry vs. Zion Williamson Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Zion Williamson and Jon Barry, 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

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.

Jon Barry played 14 years in the NBA, 10 more than Zion Williamson, who played 4. Jon Barry had the first of his seasons in 1992-93, 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 achivements, 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
Jon Barry 14 9 1992-93 to 2005-06
Zion Williamson 4 0 2019-20 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Jon Barry Zion Williamson
Season 1992-932019-20
Team Milwaukee BucksNew Orleans Pelicans
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jon Barry 47 11.7 4.4 0.2 0.7 0.9 1.4 0.7 0.1 0.9 1.2 1.6 4.4 .369 0.4 1.3 .333 0.7 1.0 .673
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 TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jon Barry ------- --- ----------
Zion Williamson ------- --- ----------

Season 2

Jon Barry Zion Williamson
Season 1993-942020-21
Team Milwaukee BucksNew Orleans Pelicans
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jon Barry 72 17.3 6.2 0.5 1.5 2.0 2.3 1.4 0.2 1.2 1.5 2.2 5.3 .414 0.4 1.6 .278 1.3 1.7 .795
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 TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jon Barry ------- --- ----------
Zion Williamson ------- --- ----------

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

Season 3

Jon Barry Zion Williamson
Season 1994-952022-23
Team Milwaukee BucksNew Orleans Pelicans
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jon Barry 52 11.6 3.7 0.3 0.7 0.9 1.6 0.6 0.1 0.8 1.0 1.1 2.6 .425 0.3 0.9 .333 1.2 1.5 .763
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 TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jon Barry ------- --- ----------
Zion Williamson ------- --- ----------

Season 4

Jon Barry Zion Williamson
Season 1995-962023-24
Team Golden State WarriorsNew Orleans Pelicans
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jon Barry 68 10.5 3.8 0.3 0.7 0.9 1.3 0.5 0.2 0.6 0.8 1.3 2.7 .492 0.6 1.4 .473 0.5 0.5 .838
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 TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jon Barry ------- --- ----------
Zion Williamson ------- --- ----------

Season 5

Jon Barry Zion Williamson
Season 1996-97-
Team Atlanta Hawks-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Hawks Lost East Conf Semis-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jon Barry 58 16.6 4.9 0.4 1.3 1.7 2.0 0.9 0.1 1.0 1.0 1.7 4.2 .407 0.8 2.1 .387 0.6 0.8 .804
Zion Williamson ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jon Barry 2 4.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.5 .000 0.0 1.5 .000 0.0 0.0 -
Zion Williamson ------- --- ----------

Season 6

Jon Barry Zion Williamson
Season 1997-98-
Team Los Angeles Lakers-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Lakers Lost West Conf Finals-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jon Barry 49 7.6 2.5 0.2 0.6 0.8 1.0 0.5 0.1 0.4 0.7 0.8 2.1 .365 0.4 1.2 .295 0.6 0.6 .931
Zion Williamson ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jon Barry 7 2.3 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.3 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 1.1 .000 0.0 0.7 .000 0.0 0.0 -
Zion Williamson ------- --- ----------

Season 7

Jon Barry Zion Williamson
Season 1998-99-
Team Sacramento Kings-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Kings Lost West Conf 1st Rd-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jon Barry 43 17.1 5.0 0.6 1.7 2.2 2.6 1.2 0.1 1.1 1.4 1.4 3.2 .428 0.6 1.8 .304 1.7 2.0 .845
Zion Williamson ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jon Barry 5 22.4 8.0 0.6 1.4 2.0 1.8 1.2 0.2 1.8 1.8 2.4 6.8 .353 1.0 3.8 .263 2.2 2.4 .917
Zion Williamson ------- --- ----------

Season 8

Jon Barry Zion Williamson
Season 1999-00-
Team Sacramento Kings-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Kings Lost West Conf 1st Rd-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jon Barry 62 20.7 8.0 0.6 2.0 2.6 2.4 1.2 0.1 1.4 1.7 2.6 5.6 .465 1.1 2.5 .429 1.7 1.9 .922
Zion Williamson ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jon Barry 5 20.6 7.8 0.4 2.0 2.4 2.4 0.6 0.0 0.8 1.4 1.8 4.2 .429 1.4 2.4 .583 2.8 3.2 .875
Zion Williamson ------- --- ----------

Season 9

Jon Barry Zion Williamson
Season 2000-01-
Team Sacramento Kings-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Kings Lost West Conf Semis-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jon Barry 62 16.3 5.1 0.3 1.3 1.5 2.1 0.5 0.1 0.9 1.1 1.7 4.1 .404 0.7 2.1 .348 1.0 1.2 .877
Zion Williamson ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jon Barry 7 7.9 2.3 0.4 0.0 0.4 0.6 0.1 0.0 0.4 1.0 1.0 2.4 .412 0.3 1.0 .286 0.0 0.0 -
Zion Williamson ------- --- ----------

Season 10

Jon Barry Zion Williamson
Season 2001-02-
Team Detroit Pistons-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Pistons Lost East Conf Semis-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jon Barry 82 24.2 9.0 0.5 2.3 2.9 3.3 1.1 0.2 1.4 1.6 3.1 6.4 .489 1.5 3.1 .469 1.3 1.4 .931
Zion Williamson ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jon Barry 10 17.7 8.0 0.4 1.6 2.0 2.1 0.5 0.1 1.9 1.4 2.9 6.1 .475 1.7 3.8 .447 0.5 0.8 .625
Zion Williamson ------- --- ----------

Season 11

Jon Barry Zion Williamson
Season 2002-03-
Team Detroit Pistons-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Pistons Lost East Conf Finals-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jon Barry 80 18.4 6.9 0.4 1.8 2.3 2.6 0.8 0.2 1.0 1.3 2.4 5.3 .450 1.1 2.7 .407 1.1 1.3 .860
Zion Williamson ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jon Barry 14 12.3 5.0 0.4 1.4 1.7 1.4 0.6 0.1 0.5 1.0 1.6 3.9 .426 1.1 2.4 .455 0.6 0.6 1.000
Zion Williamson ------- --- ----------

Season 12

Jon Barry Zion Williamson
Season 2003-04-
Team Denver Nuggets-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Nuggets Lost West Conf 1st Rd-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jon Barry 57 19.3 6.2 0.4 1.7 2.2 2.6 1.0 0.1 0.9 1.2 2.1 5.2 .404 0.9 2.4 .370 1.1 1.2 .845
Zion Williamson ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jon Barry 5 20.0 4.2 0.8 2.8 3.6 2.0 0.6 0.0 0.8 0.8 1.6 4.8 .333 0.6 1.8 .333 0.4 0.6 .667
Zion Williamson ------- --- ----------

Season 13

Jon Barry Zion Williamson
Season 2004-05-
Team Atlanta Hawks, Houston Rockets-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Rockets Lost West Conf 1st Rd-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jon Barry 69 21.8 6.6 0.4 1.9 2.3 2.4 0.9 0.1 1.0 1.4 2.3 5.3 .438 1.0 2.4 .430 0.9 1.0 .873
Zion Williamson ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jon Barry 7 26.6 8.6 0.1 4.0 4.1 1.3 0.7 0.0 0.9 1.9 3.0 6.9 .438 1.6 3.3 .478 1.0 1.1 .875
Zion Williamson ------- --- ----------

Season 14

Jon Barry Zion Williamson
Season 2005-06-
Team Houston Rockets-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not Play-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jon Barry 20 17.1 4.3 0.1 1.5 1.6 1.3 0.7 0.1 1.1 1.3 1.3 3.3 .385 0.6 1.6 .375 1.2 1.5 .828
Zion Williamson ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jon Barry ------- --- ----------
Zion Williamson ------- --- ----------