Leo Barnhorst vs. Zion Williamson Season by Season Comparison

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

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.

Leo Barnhorst played 5 years in the NBA, 1 more than Zion Williamson, who played 4. Leo Barnhorst had the first of his seasons in 1949-50, 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.

Comparison Season by Season
Jump to season: 1-2-3-4-5
Rookie Season
	Leo Barnhorst	Zion Williamson
Season	1949-50	2019-20
Team	Chicago Stags	New Orleans Pelicans
Honors & Awards	-	All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs	Stags Lost Cent Div Semis	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		%
Leo Barnhorst	67	-	6.5	-	-	-	2.1	-	-	-	2.9	2.6	7.4	.349	-	-	-	1.3	1.9	.698
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		%
Leo Barnhorst	2	-	11.0	-	-	-	2.0	-	-	-	5.0	4.0	12.5	.320	-	-	-	3.0	3.0	1.000
Zion Williamson	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Season 2
	Leo Barnhorst	Zion Williamson
Season	1950-51	2020-21
Team	Indianapolis Olympians	New Orleans Pelicans
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Olympians Lost West Div Semis	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		%
Leo Barnhorst	68	-	8.0	-	-	4.4	3.2	-	-	-	2.9	3.4	9.9	.346	-	-	-	1.2	1.8	.689
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		%
Leo Barnhorst	3	-	11.3	-	-	3.0	4.0	-	-	-	2.3	4.3	11.7	.371	-	-	-	2.7	3.3	.800
Zion Williamson	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

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

Season 3
	Leo Barnhorst	Zion Williamson
Season	1951-52	2022-23
Team	Indianapolis Olympians	New Orleans Pelicans
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Olympians Lost West Div Semis	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		%
Leo Barnhorst	66	35.5	12.4	-	-	6.5	3.9	-	-	-	3.0	5.3	13.6	.389	-	-	-	1.8	2.8	.652
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		%
Leo Barnhorst	2	42.5	15.5	-	-	4.5	4.0	-	-	-	3.5	7.0	17.0	.412	-	-	-	1.5	3.5	.429
Zion Williamson	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Season 4
	Leo Barnhorst	Zion Williamson
Season	1952-53	2023-24
Team	Indianapolis Olympians	New Orleans Pelicans
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Olympians Lost West Div Semis	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		%
Leo Barnhorst	71	40.4	13.6	-	-	6.8	3.9	-	-	-	3.5	5.7	14.6	.389	-	-	-	2.3	3.6	.629
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		%
Leo Barnhorst	2	39.5	15.0	-	-	11.0	2.5	-	-	-	5.0	6.0	16.5	.364	-	-	-	3.0	4.5	.667
Zion Williamson	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-