Royce O'Neale vs. Zion Williamson Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Zion Williamson and Royce O'Neale, 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 / Games against each other

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.

Royce O'Neale played 7 years in the NBA, 3 more than Zion Williamson, who played 4. Royce O'Neale had the first of his seasons in 2017-18, 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
Royce O'Neale 7 7 2017-18 to 2023-24
Zion Williamson 4 0 2019-20 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Royce O'Neale Zion Williamson
Season 2017-182019-20
Team Utah JazzNew Orleans Pelicans
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs Jazz Lost West 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 %
Royce O'Neale 69 16.7 5.0 0.4 3.1 3.4 1.4 0.5 0.2 0.8 1.5 1.7 4.1 .423 0.6 1.7 .356 0.9 1.1 .803
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 %
Royce O'Neale 11 23.5 7.1 0.3 3.2 3.5 1.4 0.9 0.4 1.5 2.7 2.5 5.1 .500 0.9 2.5 .357 1.1 1.7 .632
Zion Williamson ------- --- ----------

Season 2
Royce O'Neale Zion Williamson
Season 2018-192020-21
Team Utah JazzNew Orleans Pelicans
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Jazz 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 %
Royce O'Neale 82 20.4 5.2 0.3 3.2 3.5 1.5 0.7 0.3 0.9 2.1 2.0 4.2 .475 0.8 2.1 .386 0.4 0.5 .762
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 %
Royce O'Neale 5 27.4 10.6 0.4 4.2 4.6 1.6 0.4 0.4 2.0 3.0 4.2 9.0 .467 1.6 4.6 .348 0.6 0.8 .750
Zion Williamson ------- --- ----------

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

Season 3
Royce O'Neale Zion Williamson
Season 2019-202022-23
Team Utah JazzNew Orleans Pelicans
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Jazz 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 %
Royce O'Neale 71 28.9 6.3 0.4 5.1 5.5 2.5 0.8 0.5 0.9 2.8 2.2 5.1 .433 1.3 3.4 .377 0.6 0.8 .764
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 %
Royce O'Neale 7 35.6 5.6 0.4 5.0 5.4 2.7 1.3 0.3 1.9 3.6 1.9 4.6 .406 1.4 3.1 .455 0.4 0.9 .500
Zion Williamson ------- --- ----------

Season 4
Royce O'Neale Zion Williamson
Season 2020-212023-24
Team Utah JazzNew Orleans Pelicans
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Jazz Lost West 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 %
Royce O'Neale 71 31.6 7.0 1.2 5.6 6.8 2.5 0.8 0.5 1.2 2.6 2.5 5.5 .444 1.5 3.9 .385 0.5 0.6 .848
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 %
Royce O'Neale 11 36.7 11.3 1.5 5.8 7.3 2.1 1.1 0.3 0.7 3.7 3.9 7.7 .506 2.5 5.5 .467 0.9 1.1 .833
Zion Williamson ------- --- ----------

Season 5
Royce O'Neale Zion Williamson
Season 2021-22-
Team Utah Jazz-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Jazz 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 %
Royce O'Neale 77 31.2 7.4 0.8 3.9 4.8 2.5 1.1 0.4 1.0 2.4 2.6 5.8 .457 1.5 4.0 .389 0.6 0.7 .804
Zion Williamson ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Royce O'Neale 6 31.3 6.2 1.0 4.7 5.7 1.5 0.5 0.2 0.5 2.7 2.3 5.8 .400 1.2 4.2 .280 0.3 0.3 1.000
Zion Williamson ------- --- ----------

Season 6
Royce O'Neale Zion Williamson
Season 2022-23-
Team Brooklyn Nets-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Nets 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 %
Royce O'Neale 76 31.7 8.8 0.7 4.3 5.1 3.7 0.9 0.6 1.5 3.1 3.0 7.8 .386 2.1 5.5 .389 0.7 0.9 .725
Zion Williamson ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Royce O'Neale 4 29.5 5.0 1.0 3.3 4.3 3.5 1.3 0.3 1.0 2.8 1.8 7.3 .241 1.0 5.5 .182 0.5 0.5 1.000
Zion Williamson ------- --- ----------

Season 7
Royce O'Neale Zion Williamson
Season 2023-24-
Team Brooklyn Nets, Phoenix Suns-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Suns Lost West Conf 1st Rd-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Royce O'Neale 79 24.7 7.7 0.8 4.0 4.8 2.8 0.7 0.6 0.9 2.2 2.7 6.8 .397 2.0 5.3 .370 0.3 0.4 .686
Zion Williamson ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Royce O'Neale 4 26.0 5.0 1.3 3.5 4.8 1.0 0.3 0.0 0.5 2.8 1.8 5.5 .318 1.5 4.5 .333 0.0 0.0 -
Zion Williamson ------- --- ----------
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