Tyrus Thomas vs. Zion Williamson Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Zion Williamson and Tyrus Thomas, 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

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.

Tyrus Thomas played 8 years in the NBA, 4 more than Zion Williamson, who played 4. Tyrus Thomas had the first of his seasons in 2006-07, 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
Tyrus Thomas 8 3 2006-07 to 2014-15
Zion Williamson 4 0 2019-20 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Tyrus Thomas Zion Williamson
Season 2006-072019-20
Team Chicago BullsNew Orleans Pelicans
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie First Team
Achievement All-Rookie Second Team-
Playoffs Bulls Lost East Conf SemisDid 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 %
Tyrus Thomas 72 13.4 5.2 1.2 2.5 3.7 0.6 0.6 1.1 1.3 2.3 1.9 3.9 .475 0.0 0.0 .000 1.5 2.4 .606
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 %
Tyrus Thomas 10 12.2 5.1 1.2 2.2 3.4 0.6 1.0 0.5 1.5 2.3 1.6 4.1 .390 0.0 0.0 - 1.9 3.0 .633
Zion Williamson ------- --- ----------

Season 2
Tyrus Thomas Zion Williamson
Season 2007-082020-21
Team Chicago BullsNew 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 %
Tyrus Thomas 74 18.0 6.8 1.4 3.2 4.6 1.2 0.6 1.0 1.0 2.3 2.5 5.9 .423 0.0 0.1 .167 1.7 2.4 .741
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 %
Tyrus Thomas ------- --- ----------
Zion Williamson ------- --- ----------

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

Season 3
Tyrus Thomas Zion Williamson
Season 2008-092022-23
Team Chicago BullsNew Orleans Pelicans
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Bulls 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 %
Tyrus Thomas 79 27.5 10.8 1.9 4.6 6.4 1.0 1.2 1.9 1.6 2.8 3.9 8.6 .451 0.0 0.1 .333 3.0 3.8 .783
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 %
Tyrus Thomas 7 27.9 9.6 1.1 5.1 6.3 0.9 1.0 2.9 1.6 3.3 4.0 9.1 .438 0.0 0.1 .000 1.6 2.0 .786
Zion Williamson ------- --- ----------

Season 4
Tyrus Thomas Zion Williamson
Season 2009-102023-24
Team Chicago Bulls, Charlotte BobcatsNew Orleans Pelicans
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Bobcats 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 %
Tyrus Thomas 54 22.6 9.4 1.5 4.7 6.2 1.0 1.2 1.6 1.7 2.4 3.6 7.8 .462 0.0 0.1 .000 2.2 3.2 .686
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 %
Tyrus Thomas 4 17.0 8.8 1.5 4.0 5.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 1.0 2.3 3.8 6.0 .625 0.0 0.0 - 1.3 1.5 .833
Zion Williamson ------- --- ----------

Season 5
Tyrus Thomas Zion Williamson
Season 2010-11-
Team Charlotte Bobcats-
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 %
Tyrus Thomas 41 21.0 10.2 1.6 3.9 5.5 0.7 0.7 1.6 1.6 2.8 3.8 8.1 .471 0.0 0.1 .000 2.6 3.3 .787
Zion Williamson ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tyrus Thomas ------- --- ----------
Zion Williamson ------- --- ----------

Season 6
Tyrus Thomas Zion Williamson
Season 2011-12-
Team Charlotte Bobcats-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not Play-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tyrus Thomas 54 18.8 5.6 0.9 2.8 3.7 0.6 0.7 1.1 1.0 2.7 2.2 6.1 .367 0.0 0.1 .333 1.2 1.5 .759
Zion Williamson ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tyrus Thomas ------- --- ----------
Zion Williamson ------- --- ----------

Season 7
Tyrus Thomas Zion Williamson
Season 2012-13-
Team Charlotte Bobcats-
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 %
Tyrus Thomas 26 13.8 4.8 0.6 1.7 2.3 0.7 0.5 0.6 0.7 2.0 1.8 5.2 .353 0.1 0.3 .375 1.0 1.2 .839
Zion Williamson ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tyrus Thomas ------- --- ----------
Zion Williamson ------- --- ----------

Note: Tyrus Thomas didn't play in 2013-14.

Season 8
Tyrus Thomas Zion Williamson
Season 2014-15-
Team Memphis Grizzlies-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not Play-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tyrus Thomas 2 3.5 2.0 0.0 0.0 0 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.5 1.000 0.0 0.0 - 1.0 1.0 1.000
Zion Williamson ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tyrus Thomas ------- --- ----------
Zion Williamson ------- --- ----------
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