Shannon Brown vs. Zion Williamson Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Zion Williamson and Shannon Brown, 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.

Shannon Brown played 9 years in the NBA, 5 more than Zion Williamson, who played 4. Shannon Brown had the first of his seasons in 2006-07, 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.

Comparison Season by Season
Jump to season: 1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9
Rookie Season
	Shannon Brown	Zion Williamson
Season	2006-07	2019-20
Team	Cleveland Cavaliers	New Orleans Pelicans
Honors & Awards	-	All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs	Cavaliers Lost NBA Finals	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		%
Shannon Brown	23	8.8	3.2	0.3	0.7	0.9	0.4	0.3	0.1	0.6	1.0	1.2	3.2	.378	0.3	1.1	.280	0.4	0.6	.714
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		%
Shannon Brown	1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	-	0.0	0.0	-	0.0	0.0	-
Zion Williamson	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Season 2
	Shannon Brown	Zion Williamson
Season	2007-08	2020-21
Team	Cleveland Cavaliers, Chicago Bulls	New Orleans Pelicans
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Did Not Play	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		%
Shannon Brown	21	11.4	5.4	0.3	0.7	1.0	0.8	0.5	0.1	1.1	1.4	2.1	6.0	.349	0.4	1.4	.300	0.8	1.4	.586
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		%
Shannon Brown	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Zion Williamson	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

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

Season 3
	Shannon Brown	Zion Williamson
Season	2008-09	2022-23
Team	Charlotte Bobcats, Los Angeles Lakers	New Orleans Pelicans
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	NBA Champion	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		%
Shannon Brown	48	9.9	4.2	0.2	0.7	0.9	0.8	0.5	0.1	0.8	0.9	1.6	3.4	.473	0.3	0.8	.378	0.7	0.8	.821
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		%
Shannon Brown	21	13.1	4.9	0.4	0.8	1.2	0.6	0.5	0.1	0.5	1.3	1.7	4.0	.434	0.6	1.2	.480	0.9	1.1	.792
Zion Williamson	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Season 4
	Shannon Brown	Zion Williamson
Season	2009-10	2023-24
Team	Los Angeles Lakers	New Orleans Pelicans
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	NBA Champion	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		%
Shannon Brown	82	20.7	8.1	0.4	1.9	2.2	1.3	0.7	0.4	0.8	1.6	3.1	7.2	.427	0.8	2.3	.328	1.2	1.5	.818
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		%
Shannon Brown	23	14.1	4.9	0.3	1.0	1.3	0.9	0.4	0.3	0.6	1.6	1.8	4.7	.393	0.4	1.4	.281	0.9	1.2	.714
Zion Williamson	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-