Mark Olberding vs. Zion Williamson Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Zion Williamson and Mark Olberding, 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.

Mark Olberding played 11 years in the NBA, 7 more than Zion Williamson, who played 4. Mark Olberding had the first of his seasons in 1976-77, 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
Mark Olberding 11 8 1976-77 to 1986-87
Zion Williamson 4 0 2019-20 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Mark Olberding Zion Williamson
Season 1976-772019-20
Team San Antonio SpursNew Orleans Pelicans
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs Spurs Lost East 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 %
Mark Olberding 82 23.8 10.4 2.0 3.5 5.5 1.5 0.7 0.4 - 3.4 3.7 7.3 .503 - - - 3.1 3.9 .794
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 %
Mark Olberding 2 21.0 6.5 1.0 2.5 3.5 1.0 0.0 0.5 - 4.0 2.5 4.5 .556 - - - 1.5 3.0 .500
Zion Williamson ------- --- ----------

Season 2
Mark Olberding Zion Williamson
Season 1977-782020-21
Team San Antonio SpursNew Orleans Pelicans
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Spurs Lost East 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 %
Mark Olberding 79 22.4 8.2 1.3 3.4 4.7 1.7 0.6 0.3 1.5 3.0 2.9 6.1 .481 - - - 2.3 2.9 .811
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 %
Mark Olberding 6 25.3 10.5 1.5 3.5 5.0 2.3 1.0 1.0 1.3 3.8 4.2 8.5 .490 - - - 2.2 2.5 .867
Zion Williamson ------- --- ----------

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

Season 3
Mark Olberding Zion Williamson
Season 1978-792022-23
Team San Antonio SpursNew Orleans Pelicans
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Spurs Lost East Conf FinalsDid 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 %
Mark Olberding 80 23.6 9.4 1.2 4.2 5.4 2.6 0.7 0.2 2.0 3.5 3.3 6.9 .474 - - - 2.9 3.6 .803
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 %
Mark Olberding 14 25.6 7.9 0.9 4.1 4.9 2.4 0.9 0.4 2.1 3.8 2.9 7.4 .398 - - - 2.1 2.6 .784
Zion Williamson ------- --- ----------

Season 4
Mark Olberding Zion Williamson
Season 1979-802023-24
Team San Antonio SpursNew Orleans Pelicans
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Spurs Lost East 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 %
Mark Olberding 75 28.1 10.6 1.1 4.5 5.6 4.4 0.9 0.3 2.4 3.7 3.9 8.1 .478 0.0 0.0 .000 2.8 3.5 .795
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 %
Mark Olberding 3 32.3 9.7 1.7 5.7 7.3 3.7 0.7 0.3 1.0 4.7 4.3 7.7 .565 0.0 0.0 - 1.0 1.3 .750
Zion Williamson ------- --- ----------

Season 5
Mark Olberding 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 %
Mark Olberding 82 29.4 12.3 1.8 4.0 5.7 3.4 0.9 0.4 2.5 3.7 4.2 8.4 .508 0.0 0.1 .143 3.8 4.6 .829
Zion Williamson ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Mark Olberding 7 36.3 19.7 1.6 4.3 5.9 4.3 0.6 0.0 2.4 4.4 8.3 15.0 .552 0.1 0.4 .333 3.0 3.6 .840
Zion Williamson ------- --- ----------

Season 6
Mark Olberding Zion Williamson
Season 1981-82-
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 %
Mark Olberding 68 30.9 13.8 1.7 4.7 6.5 3.0 0.8 0.4 2.0 3.7 4.9 10.4 .472 0.0 0.2 .167 4.0 5.0 .808
Zion Williamson ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Mark Olberding 9 36.4 14.7 2.2 4.2 6.4 3.6 1.0 0.7 3.0 4.3 5.9 13.3 .442 0.0 0.1 .000 2.9 3.4 .839
Zion Williamson ------- --- ----------

Season 7
Mark Olberding Zion Williamson
Season 1982-83-
Team Chicago Bulls-
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 %
Mark Olberding 80 22.7 8.7 1.4 3.1 4.5 1.6 0.6 0.1 1.9 3.1 3.1 6.5 .481 0.0 0.2 .167 2.4 3.1 .782
Zion Williamson ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Mark Olberding ------- --- ----------
Zion Williamson ------- --- ----------

Season 8
Mark Olberding Zion Williamson
Season 1983-84-
Team Kansas City Kings-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Kings 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 %
Mark Olberding 81 26.7 9.4 1.5 4.0 5.5 2.4 0.6 0.3 2.0 3.6 3.1 6.2 .494 0.0 0.0 .000 3.2 3.9 .821
Zion Williamson ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Mark Olberding 3 20.0 6.7 1.3 3.7 5.0 2.0 0.0 0.0 1.3 2.0 2.0 5.0 .400 0.0 0.0 - 2.7 4.7 .571
Zion Williamson ------- --- ----------

Season 9
Mark Olberding Zion Williamson
Season 1984-85-
Team Kansas City Kings-
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 %
Mark Olberding 81 28.1 10.2 1.7 4.6 6.3 3.0 0.7 0.1 2.3 3.7 3.3 6.5 .502 0.0 0.0 .000 3.6 4.3 .832
Zion Williamson ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Mark Olberding ------- --- ----------
Zion Williamson ------- --- ----------

Season 10
Mark Olberding Zion Williamson
Season 1985-86-
Team Sacramento Kings-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Kings 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 %
Mark Olberding 81 26.6 7.6 1.4 3.8 5.2 3.3 0.5 0.3 1.8 3.4 2.8 5.0 .558 0.0 0.0 .000 2.0 2.6 .771
Zion Williamson ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Mark Olberding 3 24.7 5.0 1.3 3.0 4.3 1.0 0.7 0.3 2.3 3.0 1.0 3.0 .333 0.0 0.0 - 3.0 4.0 .750
Zion Williamson ------- --- ----------

Season 11
Mark Olberding Zion Williamson
Season 1986-87-
Team Sacramento Kings-
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 %
Mark Olberding 76 13.2 3.3 0.7 1.8 2.4 1.2 0.2 0.1 0.7 1.9 0.9 2.2 .418 0.0 0.0 .000 1.5 1.7 .885
Zion Williamson ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Mark Olberding ------- --- ----------
Zion Williamson ------- --- ----------
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