Dickey Simpkins vs. Zion Williamson Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Zion Williamson and Dickey Simpkins, 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.

Dickey Simpkins played 7 years in the NBA, 3 more than Zion Williamson, who played 4. Dickey Simpkins had the first of his seasons in 1994-95, 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
Jump to season: 1-2-3-4-5-6-7
Rookie Season
	Dickey Simpkins	Zion Williamson
Season	1994-95	2019-20
Team	Chicago Bulls	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		%
Dickey Simpkins	59	9.9	3.5	1.0	1.5	2.6	0.6	0.2	0.1	0.8	1.2	1.3	3.1	.424	0.0	0.0	-	0.8	1.2	.694
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		%
Dickey Simpkins	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Zion Williamson	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Season 2
	Dickey Simpkins	Zion Williamson
Season	1995-96	2020-21
Team	Chicago Bulls	New Orleans Pelicans
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	NBA Champion	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		%
Dickey Simpkins	60	11.4	3.6	1.1	1.5	2.6	0.6	0.2	0.1	0.9	1.3	1.3	2.7	.481	0.0	0.0	1.000	1.0	1.6	.629
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		%
Dickey Simpkins	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Zion Williamson	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

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

Season 3
	Dickey Simpkins	Zion Williamson
Season	1996-97	2022-23
Team	Chicago Bulls	New Orleans Pelicans
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	NBA Champion	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		%
Dickey Simpkins	48	8.2	1.9	0.8	1.2	1.9	0.6	0.1	0.1	0.7	0.9	0.6	1.9	.333	0.0	0.1	.250	0.6	0.8	.700
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		%
Dickey Simpkins	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Zion Williamson	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Season 4
	Dickey Simpkins	Zion Williamson
Season	1997-98	2023-24
Team	Golden State Warriors, Chicago Bulls	New Orleans Pelicans
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	NBA Champion	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		%
Dickey Simpkins	40	10.8	3.3	0.7	1.3	1.9	0.8	0.2	0.1	0.8	1.4	1.2	2.2	.539	0.0	0.1	.000	0.9	1.8	.514
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		%
Dickey Simpkins	13	5.6	1.2	0.3	0.7	1.0	0.2	0.2	0.1	0.2	0.8	0.5	1.2	.375	0.0	0.0	-	0.3	0.7	.444
Zion Williamson	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Note: Dickey Simpkins didn't play in 2000-01.