T.J. McConnell vs. Zion Williamson Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Zion Williamson and T.J. McConnell, 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.
T.J. McConnell played 10 years in the NBA, 5 more than Zion Williamson, who played 5. T.J. McConnell 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.
Comparison Season by Season |
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Rookie 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 | % |
| T.J. McConnell |
81 |
19.8 |
6.1 |
0.5 |
2.6 |
3.1 |
4.5 |
1.2 |
0.1 |
1.7 |
1.4 |
2.7 |
5.7 |
.470 |
0.4 |
1.1 |
.348 |
0.3 |
0.5 |
.634 |
| difference: | +57 | +8.0 | +16.4 | +2.2 | +1.0 | +3.2 | +2.4 | +0.5 | +0.3 | -0.8 | -0.4 | +6.1 | +9.3 | +.113 | +0.1 | +0.5 | +.081 | +4.5 | +6.9 | +.006 |
| 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 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
| * Neiher T.J. McConnell nor Zion Williamson played in the postseason in their season 1 |
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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 | % |
| T.J. McConnell |
81 |
26.3 |
6.9 |
0.5 |
2.6 |
3.1 |
6.6 |
1.7 |
0.1 |
2.0 |
1.7 |
2.9 |
6.3 |
.461 |
0.1 |
0.7 |
.200 |
0.9 |
1.1 |
.811 |
| difference: | +20 | +6.9 | +20.1 | +2.2 | +1.9 | +4.1 | +2.9 | +0.8 | +0.5 | -0.7 | -0.5 | +7.5 | +10.7 | +.150 | +0.1 | +0.1 | +.094 | +5.1 | +7.6 | +.113 |
| 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 |
| * Neiher T.J. McConnell nor Zion Williamson played in the postseason in their season 2 |
Note: Zion Williamson didn't play in 2021-22.
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3rd 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 | % |
| T.J. McConnell |
76 |
22.4 |
6.3 |
0.5 |
2.5 |
3.0 |
4.0 |
1.2 |
0.2 |
1.5 |
1.6 |
2.8 |
5.5 |
.499 |
0.4 |
0.8 |
.435 |
0.4 |
0.5 |
.795 |
| difference: | +47 | +10.6 | +19.7 | +1.5 | +2.5 | +4.0 | +0.6 | +0.1 | +0.4 | -1.9 | -0.6 | +7.0 | +10.7 | +.109 | +0.2 | +0.1 | +.067 | +5.7 | +8.1 | +.081 |
| 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 |
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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 | % |
| T.J. McConnell |
10 |
15.5 |
5.5 |
0.6 |
2.0 |
2.6 |
2.3 |
0.6 |
0.0 |
0.6 |
1.3 |
2.5 |
3.6 |
.694 |
0.2 |
0.3 |
.667 |
0.3 |
0.5 |
.600 |
| Zion Williamson |
DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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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 | % |
| T.J. McConnell |
76 |
19.3 |
6.4 |
0.4 |
1.9 |
2.3 |
3.4 |
1.0 |
0.2 |
1.2 |
1.4 |
2.9 |
5.5 |
.525 |
0.2 |
0.6 |
.333 |
0.4 |
0.5 |
.784 |
| difference: | +6 | +12.2 | +16.5 | +1.3 | +2.2 | +3.5 | +1.6 | +0.1 | +0.5 | -1.6 | -0.9 | +6.0 | +10.1 | +.045 | +0.1 | +0.3 | | +4.6 | +6.6 | +.082 |
| 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 | % |
| T.J. McConnell |
9 |
8.3 |
2.7 |
0.1 |
0.6 |
0.7 |
1.2 |
0.2 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
0.4 |
1.3 |
3.0 |
.444 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
| 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 | % |
| T.J. McConnell |
71 |
18.7 |
6.5 |
0.5 |
2.1 |
2.7 |
5.0 |
0.8 |
0.2 |
1.4 |
1.0 |
3.0 |
5.8 |
.516 |
0.1 |
0.2 |
.294 |
0.5 |
0.6 |
.833 |
| difference: | +41 | +9.9 | +18.1 | +2.0 | +2.6 | +4.5 | +0.3 | +0.4 | +0.7 | -1.6 | -1.7 | +6.6 | +11.1 | +.051 | | +0.2 | +.063 | +4.8 | +7.4 | +.177 |
| 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 | % |
| T.J. McConnell |
3 |
9.3 |
2.3 |
0.0 |
2.0 |
2.0 |
2.3 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.7 |
1.3 |
1.0 |
2.7 |
.375 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
0.3 |
0.7 |
.500 |
| Zion Williamson |
DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Additional Years |
* T.J. McConnell played 5 seasons more than Zion Williamson in the NBA.
In that period—his seasons 6 to 10, from 2021 to 2025—T.J. McConnell played in two Playoffs. |
All-Rookie First Team