Terry Rozier vs. Zion Williamson Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Zion Williamson and Terry Rozier, 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.

Terry Rozier played 10 years in the NBA, 4 more than Zion Williamson, who played 6. Terry Rozier had the first of his seasons in 2015-16, 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
Terry Rozier 10 4 2015-16 to 2024-25
Zion Williamson 6 0 2019-20 to 2025-26

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Terry Rozier Zion Williamson
Season 2015-162019-20
Team Boston CelticsNew Orleans Pelicans
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs Celtics 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%
Terry Rozier 39 8.0 1.8 0.6 1.0 1.6 0.9 0.2 0.0 0.5 0.6 0.7 2.7 .274 0.2 0.7 .222 0.2 0.3 .800
difference:+15+19.8+20.7+2.1+2.6+4.7+1.2+0.5+0.4-2.0-1.2+8.1+12.3+.309+0.1+0.1+.207+4.6+7.1+.160
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%
Terry Rozier 5 19.8 4.8 0.6 2.8 3.4 1.2 0.2 0.6 0.4 1.0 1.8 4.6 .391 0.8 2.2 .364 0.4 0.4 1.000
Zion Williamson DNP------ --- ----------

Season 2
Terry Rozier Zion Williamson
Season 2016-172020-21
Team Boston CelticsNew Orleans Pelicans
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Celtics Lost East Conf FinalsDid 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%
Terry Rozier 74 17.1 5.5 0.5 2.5 3.1 1.8 0.6 0.1 0.6 0.9 2.0 5.6 .367 0.8 2.4 .318 0.7 0.9 .773
difference:+13+16.1+21.5+2.2+2.0+4.1+1.9+0.3+0.5-2.1-1.3+8.4+11.4+.244+0.6+1.8+.024+5.3+7.8+.075
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%
Terry Rozier 17 16.3 5.6 0.7 1.9 2.6 1.9 0.6 0.2 0.6 1.2 1.9 4.8 .402 0.8 2.2 .368 0.9 1.2 .800
Zion Williamson DNP------ --- ----------

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

Season 3
Terry Rozier Zion Williamson
Season 2017-182022-23
Team Boston CelticsNew Orleans Pelicans
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Celtics Lost East Conf FinalsDid 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%
Terry Rozier 80 25.9 11.3 0.8 3.9 4.7 2.9 1.0 0.2 1.0 1.5 4.0 10.0 .395 1.9 5.0 .381 1.4 1.9 .772
difference:+51+7.1+14.7+1.2+1.1+2.3+1.7+0.1+0.4-2.4-0.7+5.8+6.2+.213+1.7+4.3+.013+4.7+6.7+.058
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%
Terry Rozier 19 36.6 16.5 0.4 4.8 5.3 5.7 1.3 0.3 1.2 2.0 5.7 14.0 .406 2.7 7.7 .347 2.4 2.9 .821
Zion Williamson DNP------ --- ----------

Season 4
Terry Rozier Zion Williamson
Season 2018-192023-24
Team Boston CelticsNew Orleans Pelicans
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Celtics Lost East Conf SemisDid 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%
Terry Rozier 79 22.7 9.0 0.4 3.5 3.9 2.9 0.9 0.3 0.9 1.3 3.3 8.4 .387 1.5 4.3 .353 0.9 1.2 .785
difference:+9+8.8+13.9+1.3+0.6+1.9+2.1+0.2+0.4-1.9-1.0+5.6+7.2+.183+1.4+4.0+.020+4.1+5.9+.083
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%
Terry Rozier 9 18.0 6.4 0.4 3.9 4.3 1.9 0.4 0.2 1.1 1.7 2.1 6.6 .322 0.9 3.8 .235 1.3 1.8 .750
Zion Williamson DNP------ --- ----------

Season 5
Terry Rozier Zion Williamson
Season 2019-202024-25
Team Charlotte HornetsNew 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%
Terry Rozier 63 34.3 18.0 0.8 3.6 4.4 4.1 1.0 0.2 2.2 2.0 6.3 14.9 .423 2.7 6.7 .407 2.6 3.0 .874
difference:+33+5.7+6.6+1.7+1.1+2.8+1.2+0.2+0.7-0.8-0.7+3.3+2.0+.144+2.6+6.3+.176+2.7+5.0+.218
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 Terry Rozier nor Zion Williamson played in the postseason in their season 5

Season 6
Terry Rozier Zion Williamson
Season 2020-212025-26
Team Charlotte HornetsNew Orleans Pelicans
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid 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%
Terry Rozier 69 34.5 20.4 0.7 3.7 4.4 4.2 1.3 0.4 1.9 1.7 7.4 16.4 .450 3.2 8.3 .389 2.4 2.9 .817
difference:+59+3.6+1.7+1.6+0.4+1.2+0.2+0.3+0.1-1.2-0.6+1.9+.060+3.2+8.0+.389+4.9+7.2+.094
Zion Williamson 10 30.9 22.1 2.3 3.3 5.6 4.0 1.6 0.5 3.1 2.3 7.4 14.5 .510 0.0 0.3 .000 7.3 10.1 .723
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Terry Rozier nor Zion Williamson played in the postseason in their season 6

Additional Years

* Terry Rozier played 4 seasons more than Zion Williamson in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 7 to 10, from 2022 to 2025—Terry Rozier didn't play in the postseason.

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