Brian Oliver vs. Zion Williamson Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Zion Williamson and Brian Oliver, 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.
Brian Oliver and Zion Williamson both played 4 years in the NBA. Brian Oliver had the first of his seasons in 1990-91, 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 |
Brian Oliver |
4 |
1 |
1990-91 to 1997-98 |
Zion Williamson |
4 |
0 |
2019-20 to 2023-24 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Brian Oliver |
73 |
11.0 |
3.8 |
0.2 |
0.8 |
1.1 |
1.2 |
0.5 |
0.1 |
0.7 |
1.0 |
1.5 |
3.7 |
.408 |
0.1 |
0.2 |
.278 |
0.7 |
1.0 |
.732 |
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 |
% |
Brian Oliver |
4 |
3.8 |
1.5 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
1.0 |
0.5 |
1.5 |
.333 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
0.5 |
0.5 |
1.000 |
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 |
% |
Brian Oliver |
34 |
8.2 |
2.4 |
0.3 |
0.6 |
0.9 |
0.6 |
0.3 |
0.1 |
0.7 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
2.9 |
.330 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.000 |
0.4 |
0.6 |
.682 |
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 |
% |
Brian Oliver |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Zion Williamson |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Note: Brian Oliver didn't play in 1992-93 and 1993-94.
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 |
% |
Brian Oliver |
6 |
7.0 |
2.3 |
0.0 |
0.7 |
0.7 |
0.7 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.5 |
1.3 |
0.7 |
1.5 |
.444 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
1.0 |
1.3 |
.750 |
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 |
% |
Brian Oliver |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Zion Williamson |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Note: Brian Oliver didn't play in 1995-96 and 1996-97.
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Brian Oliver |
5 |
12.2 |
3.0 |
0.6 |
1.2 |
1.8 |
0.4 |
0.2 |
0.0 |
0.2 |
0.8 |
1.4 |
3.8 |
.368 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
0.2 |
0.8 |
.250 |
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 |
% |
Brian Oliver |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Zion Williamson |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |