Troy Daniels vs. Zion Williamson Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Zion Williamson and Troy Daniels, 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.

Troy Daniels played 7 years in the NBA, 3 more than Zion Williamson, who played 4. Troy Daniels had the first of his seasons in 2013-14, 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.

Their Careers

Player		 Total Seasons Playoffs Played NBA Years
Troy Daniels 7 4 2013-14 to 2019-20
Zion Williamson 4 0 2019-20 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Troy Daniels Zion Williamson
Season 2013-142019-20
Team Houston RocketsNew Orleans Pelicans
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs Rockets Lost West Conf 1st RdDid 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 %
Troy Daniels 5 15.0 8.4 0.0 0.8 0.8 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.6 1.2 3.0 6.2 .484 2.4 5.0 .480 0.0 0.0 -
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 %
Troy Daniels 4 17.0 7.8 0.8 1.5 2.3 0.3 0.5 0.0 0.5 2.5 2.3 4.3 .529 2.0 3.8 .533 1.3 1.3 1.000
Zion Williamson ------- --- ----------

Season 2
Troy Daniels Zion Williamson
Season 2014-152020-21
Team Houston Rockets, Minnesota Timberwolves, Charlotte HornetsNew Orleans Pelicans
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid 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 %
Troy Daniels 47 8.4 3.7 0.2 0.5 0.7 0.5 0.1 0.0 0.4 0.9 1.3 3.5 .370 0.9 2.5 .364 0.2 0.3 .846
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 %
Troy Daniels ------- --- ----------
Zion Williamson ------- --- ----------

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

Season 3
Troy Daniels Zion Williamson
Season 2015-162022-23
Team Charlotte HornetsNew Orleans Pelicans
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Hornets Lost East Conf 1st RdDid 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 %
Troy Daniels 43 11.1 5.6 0.2 1.2 1.3 0.5 0.3 0.1 0.6 0.9 2.1 4.3 .476 1.4 2.8 .484 0.1 0.2 .556
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 %
Troy Daniels 4 4.5 0.5 0.0 0.5 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.3 2.0 .125 0.0 0.8 .000 0.0 0.0 -
Zion Williamson ------- --- ----------

Season 4
Troy Daniels Zion Williamson
Season 2016-172023-24
Team Memphis GrizzliesNew Orleans Pelicans
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Grizzlies Lost West Conf 1st RdDid 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 %
Troy Daniels 67 17.7 8.2 0.3 1.2 1.5 0.7 0.3 0.1 0.7 1.3 2.8 7.4 .374 2.1 5.3 .389 0.6 0.8 .796
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 %
Troy Daniels 6 11.3 1.5 0.2 0.7 0.8 0.3 0.3 0.0 0.3 0.2 0.5 1.5 .333 0.5 1.5 .333 0.0 0.0 -
Zion Williamson ------- --- ----------

Season 5
Troy Daniels Zion Williamson
Season 2017-18-
Team Phoenix Suns-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs 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 %
Troy Daniels 79 20.5 8.9 0.2 1.5 1.6 0.6 0.3 0.1 0.7 1.7 2.9 7.3 .403 2.3 5.8 .400 0.7 0.8 .875
Zion Williamson ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Troy Daniels ------- --- ----------
Zion Williamson ------- --- ----------

Season 6
Troy Daniels Zion Williamson
Season 2018-19-
Team Phoenix Suns-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs 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 %
Troy Daniels 51 14.9 6.2 0.3 1.2 1.4 0.5 0.5 0.1 0.5 1.5 2.2 5.4 .411 1.5 3.8 .381 0.4 0.5 .783
Zion Williamson ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Troy Daniels ------- --- ----------
Zion Williamson ------- --- ----------

Season 7
Troy Daniels Zion Williamson
Season 2019-20-
Team Los Angeles Lakers, Denver Nuggets-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Nuggets Lost West Conf Finals-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Troy Daniels 47 11.3 4.3 0.3 0.9 1.1 0.4 0.2 0.1 0.3 0.8 1.5 4.0 .387 1.0 2.8 .348 0.2 0.3 .625
Zion Williamson ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Troy Daniels 6 5.0 2.7 0.2 0.3 0.5 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3 1.0 2.0 .500 0.5 1.0 .500 0.2 0.3 .500
Zion Williamson ------- --- ----------
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