Kevin Restani vs. Zion Williamson Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Zion Williamson and Kevin Restani, 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.

Kevin Restani played 8 years in the NBA, 4 more than Zion Williamson, who played 4. Kevin Restani had the first of his seasons in 1974-75, 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
Kevin Restani 8 3 1974-75 to 1981-82
Zion Williamson 4 0 2019-20 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Kevin Restani Zion Williamson
Season 1974-752019-20
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 %
Kevin Restani 76 23.1 5.4 1.7 3.6 5.3 1.6 0.5 0.3 - 2.3 2.5 5.6 .440 - - - 0.5 0.6 .714
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 %
Kevin Restani ------- --- ----------
Zion Williamson ------- --- ----------

Season 2
Kevin Restani Zion Williamson
Season 1975-762020-21
Team Milwaukee BucksNew Orleans Pelicans
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Bucks Lost West Conf 1st RdDid 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 %
Kevin Restani 82 20.1 6.0 1.4 3.2 4.6 1.2 0.4 0.1 - 1.8 2.9 6.0 .475 - - - 0.3 0.5 .571
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 %
Kevin Restani 3 11.0 0.7 0.0 1.7 1.7 0.3 0.3 0.0 - 0.0 0.3 1.7 .200 - - - 0.0 0.0 -
Zion Williamson ------- --- ----------

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

Season 3
Kevin Restani Zion Williamson
Season 1976-772022-23
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 %
Kevin Restani 64 17.4 5.6 1.3 2.8 4.1 1.4 0.5 0.2 - 1.6 2.7 5.2 .518 - - - 0.2 0.4 .500
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 %
Kevin Restani ------- --- ----------
Zion Williamson ------- --- ----------

Season 4
Kevin Restani Zion Williamson
Season 1977-782023-24
Team Milwaukee Bucks, Kansas City KingsNew 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 %
Kevin Restani 54 10.1 2.8 0.7 1.3 2.0 0.6 0.1 0.1 0.3 0.8 1.3 3.1 .431 - - - 0.2 0.2 .692
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 %
Kevin Restani ------- --- ----------
Zion Williamson ------- --- ----------

Season 5
Kevin Restani Zion Williamson
Season 1978-79-
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 %
Kevin Restani 81 19.7 7.1 1.7 3.0 4.8 1.5 0.4 0.3 1.2 1.9 3.2 6.5 .495 - - - 0.6 0.9 .699
Zion Williamson ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kevin Restani ------- --- ----------
Zion Williamson ------- --- ----------

Season 6
Kevin Restani Zion Williamson
Season 1979-80-
Team San Antonio Spurs-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Spurs Lost East 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 %
Kevin Restani 82 24.0 10.7 1.7 3.0 4.7 2.3 0.7 0.1 1.6 2.3 4.5 8.9 .508 0.1 0.4 .172 1.6 2.0 .814
Zion Williamson ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kevin Restani 3 24.7 12.7 2.7 2.7 5.3 1.0 0.0 0.3 0.7 2.7 5.7 9.3 .607 0.0 0.3 .000 1.3 3.0 .444
Zion Williamson ------- --- ----------

Season 7
Kevin Restani Zion Williamson
Season 1980-81-
Team San Antonio Spurs-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Spurs 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 %
Kevin Restani 64 15.6 7.0 1.1 1.6 2.7 1.3 0.3 0.2 1.1 1.6 3.0 5.8 .520 0.0 0.1 .375 1.0 1.4 .705
Zion Williamson ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kevin Restani 3 3.7 0.7 0.0 0.7 0.7 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.3 0.7 0.3 1.0 .333 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -
Zion Williamson ------- --- ----------

Season 8
Kevin Restani Zion Williamson
Season 1981-82-
Team San Antonio Spurs, Cleveland Cavaliers-
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 %
Kevin Restani 47 10.3 1.6 0.8 1.6 2.4 0.5 0.2 0.2 0.4 1.2 0.7 1.9 .364 0.0 0.0 .000 0.2 0.3 .625
Zion Williamson ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kevin Restani ------- --- ----------
Zion Williamson ------- --- ----------
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