Bob Hansen vs. Zion Williamson Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Zion Williamson and Bob Hansen, 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.

Bob Hansen played 9 years in the NBA, 5 more than Zion Williamson, who played 4. Bob Hansen had the first of his seasons in 1983-84, 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
Bob Hansen 9 8 1983-84 to 1991-92
Zion Williamson 4 0 2019-20 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

Jump to season:
1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9

Rookie Season

Bob Hansen Zion Williamson
Season 1983-842019-20
Team Utah JazzNew Orleans Pelicans
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs Jazz Lost West Conf SemisDid Not Play
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bob Hansen 55 7.6 2.7 0.2 0.6 0.9 0.8 0.3 0.1 0.6 1.1 1.2 2.6 .448 0.0 0.1 .000 0.3 0.5 .643
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 %
Bob Hansen 4 4.5 1.8 0.5 1.3 1.8 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.5 1.0 0.5 1.8 .286 0.5 0.8 .667 0.3 0.5 .500
Zion Williamson ------- --- ----------

Season 2

Bob Hansen Zion Williamson
Season 1984-852020-21
Team Utah JazzNew Orleans Pelicans
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Jazz Lost West Conf SemisDid Not Play
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bob Hansen 54 12.0 4.8 0.4 0.9 1.3 1.4 0.5 0.0 0.9 1.6 2.0 4.2 .489 0.0 0.1 .143 0.7 1.3 .556
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 %
Bob Hansen 8 4.3 1.1 0.1 0.4 0.5 0.8 0.4 0.0 0.4 0.8 0.3 1.0 .250 0.0 0.0 - 0.6 1.0 .625
Zion Williamson ------- --- ----------

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

Season 3

Bob Hansen Zion Williamson
Season 1985-862022-23
Team Utah JazzNew Orleans Pelicans
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Jazz Lost West Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bob Hansen 82 24.8 8.7 1.0 2.0 3.0 2.4 0.9 0.1 1.5 2.5 3.6 7.7 .476 0.2 0.6 .340 1.2 1.6 .720
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 %
Bob Hansen 4 35.0 16.0 2.5 2.0 4.5 2.8 0.8 0.3 1.8 4.0 6.8 9.3 .730 0.5 0.8 .667 2.0 2.3 .889
Zion Williamson ------- --- ----------

Season 4

Bob Hansen Zion Williamson
Season 1986-872023-24
Team Utah JazzNew Orleans Pelicans
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Jazz Lost West Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bob Hansen 72 20.2 9.7 1.2 1.7 2.8 1.4 0.6 0.1 1.1 2.0 3.8 8.3 .453 0.2 0.6 .356 1.9 2.5 .760
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 %
Bob Hansen 5 28.4 12.2 0.6 2.4 3.0 2.2 0.2 0.2 1.4 2.8 4.2 9.8 .429 0.4 1.0 .400 3.4 4.0 .850
Zion Williamson ------- --- ----------

Season 5

Bob Hansen Zion Williamson
Season 1987-88-
Team Utah Jazz-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Jazz Lost West Conf Semis-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bob Hansen 81 22.2 9.6 0.8 1.5 2.3 2.2 0.8 0.1 1.1 2.4 3.9 7.5 .517 0.4 1.2 .330 1.4 1.9 .743
Zion Williamson ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bob Hansen 11 37.1 15.4 0.7 2.8 3.5 2.9 0.6 0.0 2.5 3.8 6.1 12.3 .496 1.7 3.3 .528 1.5 2.0 .727
Zion Williamson ------- --- ----------

Season 6

Bob Hansen Zion Williamson
Season 1988-89-
Team Utah Jazz-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Jazz Lost West Conf 1st Rd-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bob Hansen 46 21.0 7.4 0.6 2.2 2.8 1.1 0.8 0.1 0.9 2.3 3.0 6.5 .467 0.4 1.2 .352 0.9 1.6 .560
Zion Williamson ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bob Hansen 3 41.0 11.0 1.7 4.0 5.7 1.3 0.3 0.7 2.0 5.0 3.7 11.7 .314 1.0 3.0 .333 2.7 3.3 .800
Zion Williamson ------- --- ----------

Season 7

Bob Hansen Zion Williamson
Season 1989-90-
Team Utah Jazz-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Jazz Lost West Conf 1st Rd-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bob Hansen 81 26.8 7.6 0.8 2.0 2.8 1.8 0.6 0.1 1.0 2.4 3.3 7.0 .467 0.7 1.9 .351 0.4 0.8 .516
Zion Williamson ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bob Hansen 5 29.0 10.0 1.4 1.4 2.8 1.0 0.6 0.0 0.8 2.8 4.2 8.6 .488 1.4 2.8 .500 0.2 0.8 .250
Zion Williamson ------- --- ----------

Season 8

Bob Hansen Zion Williamson
Season 1990-91-
Team Sacramento Kings-
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 %
Bob Hansen 36 22.5 6.4 0.9 1.8 2.7 2.5 0.6 0.1 0.9 2.0 2.7 7.1 .375 0.5 1.9 .275 0.5 1.0 .500
Zion Williamson ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bob Hansen ------- --- ----------
Zion Williamson ------- --- ----------

Season 9

Bob Hansen Zion Williamson
Season 1991-92-
Team Sacramento Kings, Chicago Bulls-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA Champion-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bob Hansen 68 11.9 2.5 0.3 0.9 1.1 1.0 0.4 0.0 0.4 2.0 1.2 2.6 .444 0.1 0.4 .259 0.1 0.3 .364
Zion Williamson ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bob Hansen 9 7.7 2.4 0.4 0.6 1.0 1.1 0.1 0.0 0.2 1.1 1.0 2.4 .409 0.3 0.7 .500 0.1 0.3 .333
Zion Williamson ------- --- ----------