Roy Hibbert vs. Zion Williamson Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Zion Williamson and Roy Hibbert, 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.
Roy Hibbert played 9 years in the NBA, 4 more than Zion Williamson, who played 5. Roy Hibbert had the first of his seasons in 2008-09, 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 |
| Roy Hibbert |
9 |
4 |
2008-09 to 2016-17 |
| Zion Williamson |
5 |
0 |
2019-20 to 2024-25 |
Comparison Season by Season |
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Rookie Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Roy Hibbert |
70 |
14.4 |
7.1 |
1.6 |
1.8 |
3.5 |
0.7 |
0.3 |
1.1 |
0.8 |
3.1 |
2.8 |
6.0 |
.471 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
1.4 |
2.1 |
.667 |
| difference: | +46 | +13.4 | +15.4 | +1.1 | +1.8 | +2.8 | +1.4 | +0.4 | +0.7 | -1.7 | -1.3 | +6.0 | +9.0 | +.112 | +0.3 | +0.6 | | +3.4 | +5.3 | +.027 |
| 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 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
| * Neiher Roy Hibbert nor Zion Williamson played in the postseason in their season 1 |
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2nd Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Roy Hibbert |
81 |
25.1 |
11.7 |
2.2 |
3.5 |
5.7 |
2.0 |
0.4 |
1.6 |
1.8 |
3.5 |
4.8 |
9.7 |
.495 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.500 |
2.1 |
2.8 |
.754 |
| difference: | +20 | +8.1 | +15.3 | +0.5 | +1.0 | +1.5 | +1.7 | +0.5 | +1.0 | -0.9 | -1.3 | +5.6 | +7.3 | +.116 | +0.2 | +0.5 | +.206 | +3.9 | +5.9 | +.056 |
| 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 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
| * Neiher Roy Hibbert nor Zion Williamson played in the postseason in their season 2 |
Note: Zion Williamson didn't play in 2021-22.
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3rd Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Roy Hibbert |
81 |
27.7 |
12.7 |
2.2 |
5.3 |
7.5 |
2.0 |
0.4 |
1.8 |
2.3 |
3.2 |
5.1 |
11.0 |
.461 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
2.5 |
3.4 |
.745 |
| difference: | +52 | +5.3 | +13.3 | +0.2 | +0.3 | +0.5 | +2.6 | +0.7 | +1.2 | -1.1 | -1.0 | +4.7 | +5.2 | +.147 | +0.2 | +0.7 | | +3.6 | +5.2 | +.031 |
| 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 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Roy Hibbert |
5 |
26.4 |
10.4 |
3.0 |
3.8 |
6.8 |
0.6 |
0.4 |
1.8 |
2.6 |
4.2 |
4.0 |
9.0 |
.444 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
2.4 |
3.4 |
.706 |
| Zion Williamson |
DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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4th Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Roy Hibbert |
65 |
29.8 |
12.8 |
3.3 |
5.5 |
8.8 |
1.7 |
0.5 |
2.0 |
2.0 |
3.0 |
5.1 |
10.3 |
.497 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
2.6 |
3.7 |
.711 |
| difference: | +5 | +1.7 | +10.1 | +1.6 | +1.4 | +3.0 | +3.3 | +0.6 | +1.3 | -0.8 | -0.7 | +3.8 | +5.3 | +.073 | +0.1 | +0.3 | | +2.4 | +3.4 | +.009 |
| 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 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Roy Hibbert |
11 |
30.9 |
11.7 |
4.1 |
7.1 |
11.2 |
1.1 |
0.4 |
3.1 |
2.0 |
3.5 |
4.7 |
9.5 |
.500 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
1.000 |
2.2 |
3.3 |
.667 |
| Zion Williamson |
DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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5th Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Roy Hibbert |
79 |
28.7 |
11.9 |
3.7 |
4.6 |
8.3 |
1.4 |
0.5 |
2.6 |
2.1 |
3.5 |
4.9 |
10.9 |
.448 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.250 |
2.1 |
2.8 |
.741 |
| difference: | +49 | +0.1 | +12.7 | +1.2 | +0.1 | +1.1 | +3.9 | +0.7 | +1.7 | -0.9 | -0.8 | +4.7 | +6.0 | +.119 | +0.1 | +0.3 | +.019 | +3.2 | +5.2 | +.085 |
| 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 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Roy Hibbert |
19 |
36.5 |
17.0 |
4.7 |
5.2 |
9.9 |
1.4 |
0.2 |
1.9 |
2.3 |
3.9 |
6.3 |
12.4 |
.511 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
4.4 |
5.4 |
.806 |
| Zion Williamson |
DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Additional Years |
* Roy Hibbert played 4 seasons more than Zion Williamson in the NBA.
In that period—his seasons 6 to 9, from 2014 to 2017—Roy Hibbert played in one postseason. In those 4 extra years over Zion Williamson, Roy Hibbert got these achievements: |
| Honors & Awards |  1 All-Defensive Second Team
1 All-Star Game
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