Kornel David vs. Zion Williamson Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Zion Williamson and Kornel David, 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.

Kornel David played 3 years in the NBA, 1 less than Zion Williamson, who played 4. Kornel David had the first of his seasons in 1998-99, 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
Kornel David 3 0 1998-99 to 2000-01
Zion Williamson 4 0 2019-20 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Kornel David Zion Williamson
Season 1998-992019-20
Team Chicago BullsNew 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 %
Kornel David 50 18.0 6.2 1.4 2.1 3.5 0.8 0.5 0.3 1.0 1.8 2.2 4.9 .449 0.0 0.0 .000 1.8 2.2 .811
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 %
Kornel David ------- --- ----------
Zion Williamson ------- --- ----------

Season 2

Kornel David Zion Williamson
Season 1999-002020-21
Team Chicago Bulls, Cleveland CavaliersNew 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 %
Kornel David 32 14.8 5.6 0.8 1.7 2.5 0.5 0.5 0.1 1.0 1.8 2.1 4.9 .427 0.0 0.1 .000 1.4 1.8 .804
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 %
Kornel David ------- --- ----------
Zion Williamson ------- --- ----------

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

Season 3

Kornel David Zion Williamson
Season 2000-012022-23
Team Toronto Raptors, Detroit PistonsNew 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 %
Kornel David 27 7.7 2.3 0.6 1.4 1.9 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.4 1.0 0.9 1.9 .490 0.0 0.0 - 0.4 0.5 .923
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 %
Kornel David ------- --- ----------
Zion Williamson ------- --- ----------

Season 4

Kornel David Zion Williamson
Season -2023-24
Team -New Orleans Pelicans
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 %
Kornel David ------- --- ----------
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 %
Kornel David ------- --- ----------
Zion Williamson ------- --- ----------