Peja Stojakovic vs. Zion Williamson Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Zion Williamson and Peja Stojakovic, 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.

Peja Stojakovic played 13 years in the NBA, 8 more than Zion Williamson, who played 5. Peja Stojakovic 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 achievements, 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
Peja Stojakovic 13 11 1998-99 to 2010-11
Zion Williamson 5 0 2019-20 to 2024-25

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Peja Stojakovic Zion Williamson
Season 1998-992019-20
Team Sacramento KingsNew Orleans Pelicans
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs Kings Lost West Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
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Rookie Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Peja Stojakovic 48 21.4 8.4 0.9 2.1 3.0 1.5 0.9 0.1 1.1 0.9 2.9 7.8 .378 1.2 3.7 .320 1.3 1.5 .851
difference:+24+6.4+14.1+1.8+1.5+3.3+0.6+0.2+0.3-1.4-0.9+5.9+7.2+.205+0.9+3.1+.109+3.5+5.9+.211
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 TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Peja Stojakovic 5 21.6 4.8 2.4 1.4 3.8 0.4 0.6 0.0 1.2 1.4 1.8 5.2 .346 0.6 2.8 .214 0.6 0.6 1.000
Zion Williamson DNP------ --- ----------

Season 2
Peja Stojakovic Zion Williamson
Season 1999-002020-21
Team Sacramento KingsNew Orleans Pelicans
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Kings Lost West Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
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2nd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Peja Stojakovic 74 23.6 11.9 1.0 2.7 3.7 1.4 0.7 0.1 1.2 1.3 4.3 9.7 .448 1.4 3.6 .375 1.8 2.1 .882
difference:+13+9.6+15.1+1.7+1.8+3.5+2.3+0.2+0.5-1.5-0.9+6.1+7.3+.163+1.2+3.0+.081+4.2+6.6+.184
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 TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Peja Stojakovic 5 25.6 8.8 0.4 3.0 3.4 0.6 0.8 0.0 1.0 1.4 3.2 8.0 .400 1.2 2.6 .462 1.2 1.8 .667
Zion Williamson DNP------ --- ----------

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

Season 3
Peja Stojakovic Zion Williamson
Season 2000-012022-23
Team Sacramento KingsNew Orleans Pelicans
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Kings Lost West Conf SemisDid Not Play
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3rd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Peja Stojakovic 75 38.7 20.4 1.2 4.5 5.8 2.2 1.2 0.2 1.9 1.9 7.5 15.9 .470 1.9 4.8 .400 3.6 4.2 .856
difference:+46+5.7+5.6+0.8+0.5+1.2+2.4+0.1+0.4-1.5-0.3+2.3+0.3+.138+1.7+4.1+.032+2.5+4.4+.142
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 TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Peja Stojakovic 8 38.5 21.6 2.1 4.3 6.4 0.4 0.6 0.4 2.3 2.1 6.5 16.0 .406 1.1 3.3 .346 7.5 7.8 .968
Zion Williamson DNP------ --- ----------

Season 4
Peja Stojakovic Zion Williamson
Season 2001-022023-24
Team Sacramento KingsNew Orleans Pelicans
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Kings Lost West Conf FinalsDid Not Play
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4th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Peja Stojakovic 71 37.3 21.2 1.0 4.2 5.3 2.5 1.1 0.2 2.0 1.7 7.7 15.9 .484 1.8 4.4 .416 4.0 4.5 .876
difference:+1+5.8+1.7+0.7+0.1+0.5+2.5+0.5-0.8-0.6+1.2+0.3+.086+1.7+4.1+.083+1.0+2.6+.174
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 TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Peja Stojakovic 10 33.8 14.8 1.6 4.7 6.3 1.0 0.5 0.0 1.9 2.2 5.0 13.3 .376 1.3 4.8 .271 3.5 3.9 .897
Zion Williamson DNP------ --- ----------

Season 5
Peja Stojakovic Zion Williamson
Season 2002-032024-25
Team Sacramento KingsNew Orleans Pelicans
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Kings Lost West Conf SemisDid Not Play
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5th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Peja Stojakovic 72 34.0 19.2 0.8 4.7 5.5 2.0 1.0 0.1 1.4 2.0 6.9 14.4 .481 2.2 5.6 .382 3.2 3.7 .875
difference:+42+5.4+5.4+1.7+1.7+3.3+0.2+0.8-1.6-0.7+2.7+2.5+.086+2.1+5.2+.151+2.1+4.3+.219
Zion Williamson 30 28.6 24.6 2.5 4.7 7.2 5.3 1.2 0.9 3.0 2.7 9.6 16.9 .567 0.1 0.4 .231 5.3 8.0 .656
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Peja Stojakovic 12 40.5 23.1 1.4 5.5 6.9 2.5 0.8 0.4 1.0 2.8 8.1 16.8 .480 2.7 5.8 .457 4.3 5.0 .850
Zion Williamson DNP------ --- ----------

Additional Years

* Peja Stojakovic played 8 seasons more than Zion Williamson in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 6 to 13, from 2004 to 2011—Peja Stojakovic played in 6 Playoffs and won one NBA Championship.

In those 8 extra years over Zion Williamson, Peja Stojakovic got these achievements:

Honors & AwardsAchievement 1 All-NBA Second Team
Achievement 1 All-Star Game
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