Ed Conlin vs. Zion Williamson Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Zion Williamson and Ed Conlin, 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.

Ed Conlin played 7 years in the NBA, 3 more than Zion Williamson, who played 4. Ed Conlin had the first of his seasons in 1955-56, 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
	Ed Conlin	Zion Williamson
Season	1955-56	2019-20
Team	Syracuse Nationals	New Orleans Pelicans
Honors & Awards	-	All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs	Nationals Lost East Div Finals	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		%
Ed Conlin	66	21.6	8.2	-	-	4.9	2.2	-	-	-	1.8	3.2	8.7	.368	-	-	-	1.8	2.7	.680
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		%
Ed Conlin	8	24.6	10.5	-	-	5.9	1.1	-	-	-	1.8	3.9	10.6	.365	-	-	-	2.8	4.8	.579
Zion Williamson	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Season 2
	Ed Conlin	Zion Williamson
Season	1956-57	2020-21
Team	Syracuse Nationals	New Orleans Pelicans
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Nationals Lost East Div Finals	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		%
Ed Conlin	71	31.7	13.4	-	-	6.1	2.9	-	-	-	2.4	4.7	12.6	.374	-	-	-	4.0	5.2	.769
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		%
Ed Conlin	5	32.8	15.4	-	-	3.4	3.0	-	-	-	2.2	5.6	14.2	.394	-	-	-	4.2	5.4	.778
Zion Williamson	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

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

Season 3
	Ed Conlin	Zion Williamson
Season	1957-58	2022-23
Team	Syracuse Nationals	New Orleans Pelicans
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Nationals Lost East Div Semis	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		%
Ed Conlin	60	31.2	15.0	-	-	7.3	2.2	-	-	-	2.8	5.7	14.6	.391	-	-	-	3.6	4.5	.796
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		%
Ed Conlin	3	37.7	11.0	-	-	7.0	1.3	-	-	-	3.3	4.7	15.0	.311	-	-	-	1.7	2.3	.714
Zion Williamson	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-