Kenyon Martin vs. Zion Williamson Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Zion Williamson and Kenyon Martin, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

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Career comparison / Season by season / Stats Rankings

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.

Kenyon Martin played 15 years in the NBA, 10 more than Zion Williamson, who played 5. Kenyon Martin had the first of his seasons in 2000-01, 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
Kenyon Martin 15 11 2000-01 to 2014-15
Zion Williamson 5 0 2019-20 to 2024-25

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Kenyon Martin Zion Williamson
Season 2000-012019-20
Team New Jersey NetsNew Orleans Pelicans
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie First TeamAchievement 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%
Kenyon Martin 68 33.4 12.0 2.0 5.4 7.4 1.9 1.1 1.7 2.0 4.1 5.1 11.4 .445 0.0 0.2 .091 1.8 2.8 .630
difference:+44+5.6+10.5+0.7+1.8+1.1+0.2+0.4+1.3-0.5-2.3+3.7+3.6+.138+0.3+0.4+.338+3.0+4.6+.010
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 Kenyon Martin nor Zion Williamson played in the postseason in their season 1

Season 2
Kenyon Martin Zion Williamson
Season 2001-022020-21
Team New Jersey NetsNew Orleans Pelicans
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Nets Lost NBA FinalsDid 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%
Kenyon Martin 73 34.3 14.9 1.5 3.8 5.3 2.6 1.2 1.7 2.4 3.6 6.1 13.2 .463 0.2 0.9 .224 2.5 3.7 .678
difference:+12+1.1+12.1+1.2+0.7+1.9+1.1+0.3+1.1-0.3-1.4+4.3+3.8+.148+0.3+.070+3.5+5.0+.020
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%
Kenyon Martin 20 37.5 16.8 1.5 4.3 5.8 2.9 1.2 1.3 2.6 4.3 6.5 15.2 .424 0.1 0.5 .222 3.8 5.5 .691
Zion Williamson DNP------ --- ----------

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

Season 3
Kenyon Martin Zion Williamson
Season 2002-032022-23
Team New Jersey NetsNew Orleans Pelicans
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Nets Lost NBA FinalsDid 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%
Kenyon Martin 77 34.1 16.7 2.1 6.2 8.3 2.4 1.3 0.9 2.5 3.8 6.6 14.1 .470 0.1 0.6 .209 3.3 5.1 .653
difference:+48+1.1+9.3+0.1+1.2+1.3+2.2+0.2+0.3-0.9-1.6+3.2+2.1+.138+0.1+0.1+.159+2.8+3.5+.061
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%
Kenyon Martin 20 38.8 18.9 2.5 6.9 9.4 2.9 1.5 1.6 2.9 4.6 7.5 16.5 .453 0.1 0.6 .091 4.0 5.7 .693
Zion Williamson DNP------ --- ----------

Season 4
Kenyon Martin Zion Williamson
Season 2003-042023-24
Team New Jersey NetsNew Orleans Pelicans
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Nets Lost East Conf SemisDid 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%
Kenyon Martin 65 34.6 16.7 2.0 7.4 9.5 2.5 1.5 1.3 2.6 3.5 6.8 13.8 .488 0.1 0.4 .280 3.1 4.5 .684
difference:+5+3.1+6.2+0.3+3.3+3.7+2.5+0.4+0.6-0.2-1.2+2.1+1.8+.082+0.1+.053+1.9+2.6+.018
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%
Kenyon Martin 11 37.1 19.1 2.3 8.7 11.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 2.9 4.5 7.4 13.8 .533 0.0 0.4 .000 4.4 5.8 .750
Zion Williamson DNP------ --- ----------

Season 5
Kenyon Martin Zion Williamson
Season 2004-052024-25
Team Denver NuggetsNew Orleans Pelicans
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Nuggets Lost West Conf 1st RdDid 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%
Kenyon Martin 70 32.5 15.5 2.1 5.2 7.3 2.4 1.4 1.1 2.1 3.3 6.3 13.0 .490 0.0 0.2 .000 2.8 4.4 .646
difference:+40+3.9+9.1+0.4+0.5+0.1+2.9+0.2+0.2-0.9-0.6+3.3+3.9+.077+0.1+0.2+.231+2.5+3.6+.010
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%
Kenyon Martin 5 32.8 12.4 1.4 4.2 5.6 1.2 1.0 1.0 1.4 4.4 5.4 11.6 .466 0.0 0.2 .000 1.6 2.6 .615
Zion Williamson DNP------ --- ----------

Additional Years

* Kenyon Martin played 10 seasons more than Zion Williamson in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 6 to 15, from 2006 to 2015—Kenyon Martin played in 7 Playoffs.

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