Bob Thornton vs. Zion Williamson Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Zion Williamson and Bob Thornton, 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.
Bob Thornton played 8 years in the NBA, 4 more than Zion Williamson, who played 4. Bob Thornton had the first of his seasons in 1985-86, 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 Thornton |
8 |
2 |
1985-86 to 1995-96 |
Zion Williamson |
4 |
0 |
2019-20 to 2023-24 |
Comparison Season by Season |
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|
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Rookie Season |
|
Bob Thornton |
Zion Williamson |
Season |
1985-86 | 2019-20 |
Team |
New York Knicks | New Orleans Pelicans |
Honors & Awards |
- | All-Rookie First 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 |
% |
Bob Thornton |
71 |
18.6 |
4.7 |
1.6 |
2.5 |
4.1 |
0.6 |
0.4 |
0.1 |
1.2 |
2.9 |
1.8 |
3.9 |
.456 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
1.2 |
2.3 |
.531 |
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 Thornton |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
% |
Bob Thornton |
33 |
8.5 |
2.2 |
0.5 |
1.2 |
1.7 |
0.2 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
0.7 |
1.5 |
0.9 |
2.0 |
.433 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
.000 |
0.4 |
0.6 |
.650 |
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 Thornton |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
% |
Bob Thornton |
48 |
12.4 |
3.4 |
1.0 |
1.4 |
2.3 |
0.3 |
0.2 |
0.1 |
0.7 |
2.1 |
1.4 |
2.7 |
.500 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
.000 |
0.7 |
1.1 |
.618 |
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 |
% |
Bob Thornton |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
% |
Bob Thornton |
54 |
8.3 |
2.4 |
0.7 |
1.0 |
1.7 |
0.3 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
0.4 |
1.6 |
0.9 |
2.1 |
.423 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.333 |
0.6 |
1.1 |
.533 |
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 Thornton |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
% |
Bob Thornton |
56 |
10.6 |
2.2 |
0.8 |
1.6 |
2.4 |
0.3 |
0.4 |
0.2 |
0.6 |
1.9 |
0.9 |
2.0 |
.429 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.333 |
0.5 |
0.9 |
.510 |
Zion Williamson |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Bob Thornton |
9 |
9.9 |
2.1 |
1.2 |
0.4 |
1.7 |
0.4 |
0.2 |
0.1 |
0.2 |
2.4 |
0.8 |
2.0 |
.389 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
0.6 |
1.1 |
.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 |
% |
Bob Thornton |
12 |
9.2 |
1.3 |
0.1 |
1.2 |
1.3 |
0.1 |
0.0 |
0.3 |
0.8 |
1.5 |
0.3 |
1.1 |
.308 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
0.7 |
0.8 |
.800 |
Zion Williamson |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Bob Thornton |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
% |
Bob Thornton |
2 |
3.0 |
2.0 |
1.0 |
0.0 |
1.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.5 |
0.5 |
3.5 |
.143 |
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 |
% |
Bob Thornton |
7 |
4.6 |
1.0 |
0.6 |
0.7 |
1.3 |
0.1 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
0.4 |
0.3 |
0.7 |
.400 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
0.4 |
0.6 |
.750 |
Zion Williamson |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Note: Bob Thornton didn't play in 1992-93, 1993-94 and 1994-95.
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Bob Thornton |
7 |
4.4 |
0.4 |
0.9 |
0.9 |
1.7 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
1.0 |
0.1 |
0.9 |
.167 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
0.1 |
0.3 |
.500 |
Zion Williamson |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Bob Thornton |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Zion Williamson |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |