Walt Williams vs. Zion Williamson Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Zion Williamson and Walt Williams, 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.
Walt Williams played 11 years in the NBA, 7 more than Zion Williamson, who played 4. Walt Williams had the first of his seasons in 1992-93, 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.
Comparison Season by Season |
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Rookie Season |
|
Walt Williams |
Zion Williamson |
Season |
1992-93 | 2019-20 |
Team |
Sacramento Kings | New Orleans Pelicans |
Honors & Awards |
- | All-Rookie First Team |
All-Rookie Second Team | - |
Playoffs |
Did Not Play | 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 |
% |
Walt Williams |
59 |
28.4 |
17.0 |
1.9 |
2.5 |
4.5 |
3.0 |
1.1 |
0.5 |
3.0 |
3.5 |
6.1 |
13.9 |
.435 |
1.0 |
3.2 |
.319 |
3.8 |
5.1 |
.742 |
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 |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Walt Williams |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Zion Williamson |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Walt Williams |
57 |
23.8 |
11.2 |
1.2 |
2.9 |
4.1 |
2.3 |
0.9 |
0.4 |
2.5 |
3.5 |
4.0 |
10.2 |
.390 |
0.7 |
2.3 |
.288 |
2.6 |
4.1 |
.635 |
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 |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Walt Williams |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Zion Williamson |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Note: Zion Williamson didn't play in 2021-22.
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Walt Williams |
77 |
35.6 |
16.4 |
1.3 |
3.2 |
4.5 |
4.1 |
1.6 |
0.8 |
3.2 |
3.4 |
5.8 |
13.0 |
.446 |
1.3 |
3.8 |
.348 |
3.5 |
4.7 |
.731 |
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 |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Walt Williams |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Zion Williamson |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Walt Williams |
73 |
29.7 |
13.6 |
1.4 |
3.0 |
4.4 |
3.2 |
1.2 |
0.8 |
2.1 |
3.3 |
4.9 |
11.1 |
.444 |
1.6 |
4.0 |
.389 |
2.2 |
3.2 |
.703 |
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 |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Walt Williams |
3 |
23.3 |
4.7 |
1.0 |
3.0 |
4.0 |
1.7 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
1.0 |
1.3 |
2.0 |
6.0 |
.333 |
0.3 |
3.0 |
.111 |
0.3 |
0.7 |
.500 |
Zion Williamson |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Walt Williams |
73 |
36.3 |
16.4 |
1.4 |
3.6 |
5.0 |
2.7 |
1.3 |
0.8 |
2.4 |
3.9 |
5.7 |
13.5 |
.427 |
2.4 |
6.0 |
.400 |
2.5 |
3.3 |
.765 |
Zion Williamson |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Walt Williams |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Zion Williamson |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Walt Williams |
59 |
24.9 |
10.3 |
0.8 |
2.5 |
3.4 |
2.1 |
1.0 |
0.6 |
1.6 |
2.7 |
3.6 |
9.2 |
.386 |
1.4 |
3.7 |
.365 |
1.8 |
2.1 |
.864 |
Zion Williamson |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Walt Williams |
4 |
25.5 |
13.3 |
0.8 |
2.8 |
3.5 |
2.3 |
0.3 |
0.0 |
0.3 |
4.5 |
4.3 |
7.8 |
.548 |
2.0 |
3.8 |
.533 |
2.8 |
3.5 |
.786 |
Zion Williamson |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Walt Williams |
48 |
21.8 |
9.3 |
0.8 |
2.2 |
3.0 |
1.7 |
0.8 |
0.6 |
1.3 |
2.1 |
3.1 |
7.2 |
.424 |
1.3 |
3.0 |
.438 |
1.9 |
2.2 |
.832 |
Zion Williamson |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Walt Williams |
13 |
14.3 |
4.8 |
0.4 |
0.8 |
1.2 |
0.8 |
0.5 |
0.2 |
0.8 |
2.1 |
1.6 |
4.5 |
.362 |
1.0 |
2.5 |
.406 |
0.6 |
1.1 |
.571 |
Zion Williamson |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Walt Williams |
76 |
24.5 |
10.9 |
0.9 |
3.1 |
4.0 |
2.1 |
0.6 |
0.6 |
1.5 |
2.5 |
4.1 |
9.0 |
.458 |
1.3 |
3.4 |
.391 |
1.3 |
1.6 |
.821 |
Zion Williamson |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Walt Williams |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Zion Williamson |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Walt Williams |
72 |
22.0 |
8.3 |
0.4 |
3.0 |
3.4 |
1.3 |
0.4 |
0.4 |
1.0 |
2.1 |
2.8 |
7.1 |
.394 |
1.4 |
3.4 |
.395 |
1.3 |
1.8 |
.770 |
Zion Williamson |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Walt Williams |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Zion Williamson |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Walt Williams |
48 |
23.3 |
9.4 |
0.8 |
2.6 |
3.4 |
1.4 |
0.4 |
0.2 |
1.1 |
2.2 |
3.5 |
8.3 |
.419 |
1.6 |
3.8 |
.426 |
0.8 |
1.1 |
.784 |
Zion Williamson |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Walt Williams |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Zion Williamson |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Walt Williams |
66 |
17.6 |
5.5 |
0.8 |
2.3 |
3.1 |
0.9 |
0.6 |
0.4 |
0.5 |
2.1 |
2.0 |
5.2 |
.393 |
1.0 |
2.6 |
.374 |
0.5 |
0.8 |
.620 |
Zion Williamson |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Walt Williams |
15 |
15.1 |
5.7 |
0.8 |
2.1 |
2.9 |
1.0 |
0.3 |
0.8 |
1.1 |
1.9 |
2.1 |
5.4 |
.395 |
0.9 |
2.7 |
.341 |
0.5 |
0.5 |
1.000 |
Zion Williamson |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |