Tim Duncan vs. Zion Williamson Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Zion Williamson and Tim Duncan, 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.
Tim Duncan played 19 years in the NBA, 13 more than Zion Williamson, who played 6. Tim Duncan had the first of his seasons in 1997-98, 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 |
| Tim Duncan |
19 |
18 |
1997-98 to 2015-16 |
| Zion Williamson |
6 |
0 |
2019-20 to 2025-26 |
Comparison Season by Season |
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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 | % |
| Tim Duncan |
50 |
39.3 |
21.7 |
3.2 |
8.2 |
11.4 |
2.4 |
0.9 |
2.5 |
2.9 |
2.9 |
8.4 |
16.9 |
.495 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.143 |
4.9 |
7.2 |
.690 |
| difference: | +11 | +6.1 | +5.3 | +0.5 | +3.7 | +4.2 | +1.3 | | +1.9 | -0.2 | -0.7 | +2.0 | +0.1 | +.116 | +0.2 | +0.5 | +.151 | +1.1 | +1.5 | +.008 |
| 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 |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Tim Duncan |
17 |
43.1 |
23.2 |
3.2 |
8.2 |
11.5 |
2.8 |
0.8 |
2.6 |
3.1 |
2.9 |
8.5 |
16.6 |
.511 |
0.0 |
0.2 |
.000 |
6.3 |
8.4 |
.748 |
| Zion Williamson |
DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Note: Zion Williamson didn't play in 2021-22.
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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 | % |
| Tim Duncan |
82 |
38.7 |
22.2 |
3.2 |
9.0 |
12.2 |
3.0 |
0.9 |
2.3 |
3.0 |
3.0 |
8.6 |
17.1 |
.499 |
0.1 |
0.3 |
.259 |
5.0 |
8.1 |
.618 |
| difference: | +12 | +7.2 | +0.7 | +1.5 | +4.9 | +6.4 | +2.0 | +0.2 | +1.6 | -0.2 | -0.7 | +0.3 | +1.5 | +.071 | | | +.074 | | +1.0 | +.084 |
| 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 | % |
| Tim Duncan |
13 |
40.5 |
24.4 |
4.2 |
10.3 |
14.5 |
3.8 |
1.1 |
2.7 |
3.8 |
3.3 |
9.2 |
18.9 |
.488 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
1.000 |
5.8 |
9.2 |
.639 |
| 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 | % |
| Tim Duncan |
82 |
40.6 |
25.5 |
3.3 |
9.4 |
12.7 |
3.7 |
0.7 |
2.5 |
3.2 |
2.6 |
9.3 |
18.3 |
.508 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.100 |
6.8 |
8.5 |
.799 |
| difference: | +52 | +12.0 | +0.9 | +0.8 | +4.7 | +5.5 | +1.6 | +0.5 | +1.6 | -0.2 | -0.1 | +0.3 | +1.4 | +.059 | +0.1 | +0.3 | +.131 | +1.5 | +0.5 | +.143 |
| 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 | % |
| Tim Duncan |
9 |
42.2 |
27.6 |
3.1 |
11.3 |
14.4 |
5.0 |
0.7 |
4.3 |
4.1 |
2.4 |
9.1 |
20.1 |
.453 |
0.1 |
0.3 |
.333 |
9.2 |
11.2 |
.822 |
| Zion Williamson |
DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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6th 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 | % |
| Tim Duncan |
81 |
39.3 |
23.3 |
3.2 |
9.7 |
12.9 |
3.9 |
0.7 |
2.9 |
3.1 |
2.9 |
8.8 |
17.2 |
.513 |
0.1 |
0.3 |
.273 |
5.6 |
7.8 |
.710 |
| difference: | +78 | +7.0 | +1.6 | +0.1 | +6.7 | +6.6 | +0.8 | +2.3 | +2.6 | -0.2 | -0.9 | +1.5 | +1.5 | +.045 | +0.1 | +0.3 | | +1.4 | +2.9 | +.054 |
| Zion Williamson |
3 |
32.3 |
21.7 |
3.3 |
3.0 |
6.3 |
4.7 |
3.0 |
0.3 |
3.3 |
2.0 |
7.3 |
15.7 |
.468 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
7.0 |
10.7 |
.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 | % |
| Tim Duncan |
24 |
42.5 |
24.7 |
4.0 |
11.4 |
15.4 |
5.3 |
0.6 |
3.3 |
3.2 |
3.3 |
9.1 |
17.2 |
.529 |
0.0 |
0.3 |
.000 |
6.5 |
9.7 |
.677 |
| Zion Williamson |
DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
All-NBA First Team
NBA Champion