Michael Stewart vs. Zion Williamson Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Zion Williamson and Michael Stewart, 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 Stewart played 8 years in the NBA, 4 more than Zion Williamson, who played 4. Michael Stewart had the first of his seasons in 1997-98, 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 Stewart 8 3 1997-98 to 2004-05
Zion Williamson 4 0 2019-20 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Michael Stewart Zion Williamson
Season 1997-982019-20
Team Sacramento KingsNew 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 Stewart 81 21.7 4.6 2.4 4.2 6.6 0.8 0.4 2.4 1.0 3.1 1.9 4.0 .480 0.0 0.0 - 0.8 1.8 .458
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 Stewart ------- --- ----------
Zion Williamson ------- --- ----------

Season 2
Michael Stewart Zion Williamson
Season 1998-992020-21
Team Toronto RaptorsNew 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 Stewart 42 9.4 1.5 1.0 1.3 2.4 0.1 0.1 0.7 0.3 1.8 0.5 1.3 .415 0.0 0.0 - 0.4 0.6 .680
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 Stewart ------- --- ----------
Zion Williamson ------- --- ----------

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

Season 3
Michael Stewart Zion Williamson
Season 1999-002022-23
Team Toronto RaptorsNew 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 Stewart 42 9.3 1.4 0.8 1.5 2.2 0.1 0.1 0.5 0.4 1.9 0.5 1.3 .377 0.0 0.0 - 0.4 0.8 .563
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 Stewart ------- --- ----------
Zion Williamson ------- --- ----------

Season 4
Michael Stewart Zion Williamson
Season 2000-012023-24
Team Toronto RaptorsNew Orleans Pelicans
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Raptors 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 %
Michael Stewart 26 4.7 1.3 0.6 0.5 1.1 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.7 0.4 1.3 .324 0.0 0.0 - 0.4 0.7 .611
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 Stewart 2 2.0 0.0 0.5 0.0 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 .000 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -
Zion Williamson ------- --- ----------

Season 5
Michael Stewart Zion Williamson
Season 2001-02-
Team Toronto Raptors-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Raptors 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 %
Michael Stewart 11 8.5 2.0 1.1 1.2 2.3 0.3 0.4 0.3 0.4 2.0 0.7 2.1 .348 0.0 0.0 - 0.5 1.0 .545
Zion Williamson ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Michael Stewart 1 8.0 4.0 0.0 3.0 3.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 1.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 1.000 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -
Zion Williamson ------- --- ----------

Season 6
Michael Stewart Zion Williamson
Season 2002-03-
Team 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 %
Michael Stewart 47 5.3 0.8 0.4 0.8 1.2 0.1 0.0 0.3 0.2 0.9 0.3 0.8 .378 0.0 0.0 - 0.2 0.3 .667
Zion Williamson ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Michael Stewart ------- --- ----------
Zion Williamson ------- --- ----------

Season 7
Michael Stewart Zion Williamson
Season 2003-04-
Team Cleveland Cavaliers, Boston Celtics-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Celtics 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 %
Michael Stewart 25 5.9 0.5 0.3 0.8 1.2 0.0 0.1 0.4 0.1 1.4 0.2 0.5 .417 0.0 0.0 - 0.1 0.2 .750
Zion Williamson ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Michael Stewart 1 2.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -
Zion Williamson ------- --- ----------

Season 8
Michael Stewart Zion Williamson
Season 2004-05-
Team Atlanta Hawks-
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 %
Michael Stewart 12 12.1 2.1 1.8 1.6 3.3 0.4 0.5 0.4 0.5 2.7 0.9 1.8 .524 0.0 0.0 - 0.3 0.6 .429
Zion Williamson ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Michael Stewart ------- --- ----------
Zion Williamson ------- --- ----------
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