J.R. Reid vs. Zion Williamson Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Zion Williamson and J.R. Reid, 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.

J.R. Reid played 11 years in the NBA, 7 more than Zion Williamson, who played 4. J.R. Reid had the first of his seasons in 1989-90, 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
J.R. Reid 11 6 1989-90 to 2000-01
Zion Williamson 4 0 2019-20 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

J.R. Reid Zion Williamson
Season 1989-902019-20
Team Charlotte HornetsNew Orleans Pelicans
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie First Team
Achievement All-Rookie Second 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 %
J.R. Reid 82 33.6 11.1 2.4 6.0 8.4 1.2 1.1 0.7 2.1 3.6 4.4 9.9 .440 0.0 0.1 .000 2.3 3.5 .664
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 %
J.R. Reid ------- --- ----------
Zion Williamson ------- --- ----------

Season 2

J.R. Reid Zion Williamson
Season 1990-912020-21
Team Charlotte HornetsNew 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 %
J.R. Reid 80 30.8 11.3 1.9 4.4 6.3 1.1 1.1 0.6 1.9 3.6 4.5 9.7 .466 0.0 0.0 .000 2.3 3.2 .703
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 %
J.R. Reid ------- --- ----------
Zion Williamson ------- --- ----------

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

Season 3

J.R. Reid Zion Williamson
Season 1991-922022-23
Team Charlotte HornetsNew 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 %
J.R. Reid 51 24.6 11.0 1.9 4.3 6.2 1.6 1.0 0.5 1.6 3.1 4.2 8.5 .490 0.0 0.1 .000 2.6 3.7 .705
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 %
J.R. Reid ------- --- ----------
Zion Williamson ------- --- ----------

Season 4

J.R. Reid Zion Williamson
Season 1992-932023-24
Team Charlotte Hornets, San Antonio SpursNew Orleans Pelicans
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Spurs Lost West Conf SemisDid 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 %
J.R. Reid 83 22.7 9.4 1.4 4.0 5.5 1.0 0.6 0.4 1.5 3.2 3.4 7.2 .476 0.0 0.1 .000 2.6 3.4 .764
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 %
J.R. Reid 10 22.0 8.5 1.6 3.4 5.0 1.5 0.8 0.8 1.3 3.1 2.9 6.0 .483 0.0 0.2 .000 2.7 3.5 .771
Zion Williamson ------- --- ----------

Season 5

J.R. Reid Zion Williamson
Season 1993-94-
Team San Antonio Spurs-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Spurs 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 %
J.R. Reid 70 19.2 9.0 1.3 1.8 3.1 1.0 0.6 0.4 1.2 2.4 3.7 7.6 .491 0.0 0.0 .000 1.5 2.2 .699
Zion Williamson ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
J.R. Reid 4 14.0 3.8 0.8 2.3 3.0 0.8 0.3 0.5 0.3 2.5 1.5 5.3 .286 0.0 0.0 - 0.8 1.3 .600
Zion Williamson ------- --- ----------

Season 6

J.R. Reid Zion Williamson
Season 1994-95-
Team San Antonio Spurs-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Spurs 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 %
J.R. Reid 81 19.3 7.0 1.5 3.4 4.9 0.7 0.7 0.4 1.4 2.8 2.5 4.9 .508 0.0 0.0 .500 2.0 2.9 .687
Zion Williamson ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
J.R. Reid 15 13.9 6.1 0.9 1.9 2.8 0.6 0.5 0.3 1.0 2.4 1.9 3.9 .492 0.0 0.0 - 2.2 2.6 .846
Zion Williamson ------- --- ----------

Season 7

J.R. Reid Zion Williamson
Season 1995-96-
Team San Antonio Spurs, New York Knicks-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Knicks 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 %
J.R. Reid 65 20.2 6.6 1.1 2.8 3.9 0.6 0.7 0.3 1.2 2.9 2.5 5.0 .494 0.0 0.0 .000 1.6 2.2 .754
Zion Williamson ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
J.R. Reid 1 7.0 2.0 0.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 2.0 1.0 1.0 1.000 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -
Zion Williamson ------- --- ----------

Note: J.R. Reid didn't play in 1996-97.

Season 8

J.R. Reid Zion Williamson
Season 1997-98-
Team Charlotte Hornets-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Hornets 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 %
J.R. Reid 79 14.0 4.9 0.9 1.7 2.7 0.6 0.4 0.2 0.8 2.2 1.8 4.0 .459 0.0 0.1 .375 1.1 1.5 .730
Zion Williamson ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
J.R. Reid 9 12.8 3.3 0.8 1.4 2.2 0.2 0.3 0.2 1.2 2.6 1.2 3.1 .393 0.0 0.1 .000 0.9 1.1 .800
Zion Williamson ------- --- ----------

Season 9

J.R. Reid Zion Williamson
Season 1998-99-
Team Charlotte Hornets, Los Angeles Lakers-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Lakers 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 %
J.R. Reid 41 25.1 9.0 1.1 4.1 5.2 1.2 0.9 0.2 1.2 3.3 3.2 6.8 .477 0.0 0.0 .000 2.6 3.3 .766
Zion Williamson ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
J.R. Reid 8 22.4 3.3 1.1 4.1 5.3 0.4 0.5 0.6 0.3 4.1 1.3 3.5 .357 0.0 0.0 - 0.8 1.0 .750
Zion Williamson ------- --- ----------

Season 10

J.R. Reid Zion Williamson
Season 1999-00-
Team Milwaukee Bucks-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did 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 %
J.R. Reid 34 17.7 4.4 0.9 2.6 3.4 0.5 0.6 0.1 0.6 2.4 1.6 3.7 .417 0.0 0.2 .143 1.3 1.6 .768
Zion Williamson ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
J.R. Reid ------- --- ----------
Zion Williamson ------- --- ----------

Season 11

J.R. Reid Zion Williamson
Season 2000-01-
Team Cleveland Cavaliers-
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 %
J.R. Reid 6 6.5 1.7 0.8 0.5 1.3 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.7 0.3 0.8 .400 0.0 0.0 - 1.0 1.3 .750
Zion Williamson ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
J.R. Reid ------- --- ----------
Zion Williamson ------- --- ----------