Taurean Prince vs. Zion Williamson Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Zion Williamson and Taurean Prince, 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.

Taurean Prince played 10 years in the NBA, 4 more than Zion Williamson, who played 6. Taurean Prince had the first of his seasons in 2016-17, 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
Taurean Prince 10 5 2016-17 to 2025-26
Zion Williamson 6 0 2019-20 to 2025-26

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Taurean Prince Zion Williamson
Season 2016-172019-20
Team Atlanta HawksNew Orleans Pelicans
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs Hawks Lost East 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%
Taurean Prince 59 16.6 5.7 0.4 2.2 2.7 0.9 0.7 0.5 1.0 1.6 1.9 4.8 .400 0.6 1.7 .324 1.3 1.6 .787
difference:+35+11.2+16.8+2.3+1.4+3.6+1.2+0.1-1.5-0.2+6.9+10.2+.183+0.3+1.1+.105+3.5+5.8+.147
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%
Taurean Prince 6 31.2 11.2 1.2 4.2 5.3 1.3 0.3 0.2 1.2 1.5 4.8 8.7 .558 0.7 2.3 .286 0.8 0.8 1.000
Zion Williamson DNP------ --- ----------

Season 2
Taurean Prince Zion Williamson
Season 2017-182020-21
Team Atlanta HawksNew Orleans Pelicans
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid 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%
Taurean Prince 82 30.0 14.1 0.6 4.1 4.7 2.6 1.0 0.5 2.3 2.0 5.1 11.9 .426 2.1 5.6 .385 1.9 2.2 .844
difference:+21+3.2+12.9+2.1+0.4+2.5+1.1+0.1+0.1-0.4-0.2+5.3+5.1+.185+1.9+5.0+.091+4.1+6.5+.146
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
* Neiher Taurean Prince nor Zion Williamson played in the postseason in their season 2

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

Season 3
Taurean Prince Zion Williamson
Season 2018-192022-23
Team Atlanta HawksNew Orleans Pelicans
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid 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%
Taurean Prince 55 28.2 13.5 0.4 3.2 3.6 2.1 1.0 0.3 1.8 2.6 4.8 10.8 .441 2.2 5.7 .390 1.7 2.1 .819
difference:+26+4.8+12.5+1.6+1.8+3.4+2.5+0.1+0.3-1.6-0.4+5.0+5.4+.167+2.0+5.0+.022+4.4+6.5+.105
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
* Neiher Taurean Prince nor Zion Williamson played in the postseason in their season 3

Season 4
Taurean Prince Zion Williamson
Season 2019-202023-24
Team Brooklyn NetsNew Orleans Pelicans
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid 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%
Taurean Prince 64 29.0 12.1 0.8 5.2 6.0 1.8 0.9 0.4 2.0 2.5 4.3 11.5 .376 2.3 6.7 .339 1.1 1.4 .798
difference:+6+2.5+10.8+0.9+1.1+0.2+3.2+0.2+0.3-0.8-0.2+4.6+4.1+.194+2.2+6.4+.006+3.9+5.7+.096
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
* Neiher Taurean Prince nor Zion Williamson played in the postseason in their season 4

Season 5
Taurean Prince Zion Williamson
Season 2020-212024-25
Team Brooklyn Nets, Cleveland CavaliersNew Orleans Pelicans
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid 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%
Taurean Prince 41 22.1 9.5 0.5 3.0 3.5 1.9 0.7 0.6 1.1 1.8 3.2 8.0 .401 1.5 3.8 .400 1.6 1.9 .855
difference:+11+6.5+15.1+2.0+1.7+3.7+3.4+0.5+0.3-1.9-0.9+6.4+8.9+.166+1.4+3.4+.169+3.7+6.1+.199
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
* Neiher Taurean Prince nor Zion Williamson played in the postseason in their season 5

Season 6
Taurean Prince Zion Williamson
Season 2021-222025-26
Team Minnesota TimberwolvesNew Orleans Pelicans
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Timberwolves Lost West Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
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6th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Taurean Prince 69 17.1 7.3 0.4 2.1 2.5 1.0 0.7 0.3 0.8 1.7 2.6 5.7 .454 1.2 3.3 .376 0.9 1.2 .756
difference:+64+14.3+15.5+2.8+1.5+4.3+3.6+1.3+0.1-2.6-0.7+5.0+9.9+.033+1.2+3.3+6.7+10.2+.089
Zion Williamson 5 31.4 22.8 3.2 3.6 6.8 4.6 2.0 0.2 3.4 2.4 7.6 15.6 .487 0.0 0.0 - 7.6 11.4 .667
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Taurean Prince 5 13.0 6.0 0.2 1.4 1.6 1.2 0.4 0.2 0.8 1.0 2.0 5.4 .370 0.8 2.8 .286 1.2 1.4 .857
Zion Williamson DNP------ --- ----------

Additional Years

* Taurean Prince played 4 seasons more than Zion Williamson in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 7 to 10, from 2023 to 2026—Taurean Prince played in 3 Playoffs and two NBA Cups.

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