Michael Hawkins vs. Zion Williamson Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Zion Williamson and Michael Hawkins, 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.

Michael Hawkins and Zion Williamson both played 4 years in the NBA. Michael Hawkins had the first of his seasons in 1996-97, 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
Michael Hawkins 4 1 1996-97 to 2000-01
Zion Williamson 4 0 2019-20 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Michael Hawkins Zion Williamson
Season 1996-972019-20
Team Boston CelticsNew 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 %
Michael Hawkins 29 11.2 2.8 0.3 0.8 1.1 2.2 0.6 0.0 1.0 1.4 1.0 2.3 .426 0.3 1.1 .323 0.4 0.5 .800
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 %
Michael Hawkins ------- --- ----------
Zion Williamson ------- --- ----------

Note: Michael Hawkins didn't play in 1997-98.

Season 2
Michael Hawkins Zion Williamson
Season 1998-992020-21
Team Sacramento KingsNew Orleans Pelicans
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Kings 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 %
Michael Hawkins 24 8.5 1.5 0.4 0.6 1.0 1.1 0.1 0.0 0.5 0.6 0.6 1.7 .350 0.2 0.8 .263 0.1 0.1 1.000
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 %
Michael Hawkins 2 5.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.0 0.5 .000 0.0 0.5 .000 1.0 1.0 1.000
Zion Williamson ------- --- ----------

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

Season 3
Michael Hawkins Zion Williamson
Season 1999-002022-23
Team Charlotte HornetsNew 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 %
Michael Hawkins 12 3.0 0.7 0.0 0.6 0.6 1.1 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.2 0.3 1.1 .231 0.1 0.4 .200 0.1 0.2 .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 %
Michael Hawkins ------- --- ----------
Zion Williamson ------- --- ----------

Season 4
Michael Hawkins Zion Williamson
Season 2000-012023-24
Team Cleveland CavaliersNew 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 %
Michael Hawkins 10 7.6 0.8 0.2 0.3 0.5 1.3 0.2 0.0 0.6 1.3 0.3 0.9 .333 0.2 0.4 .500 0.0 0.0 -
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 %
Michael Hawkins ------- --- ----------
Zion Williamson ------- --- ----------
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