Hot Rod Hundley vs. Zion Williamson Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Zion Williamson and Hot Rod Hundley, 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.

Hot Rod Hundley played 6 years in the NBA, 2 more than Zion Williamson, who played 4. Hot Rod Hundley had the first of his seasons in 1957-58, 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
Rookie Season
	Hot Rod Hundley	Zion Williamson
Season	1957-58	2019-20
Team	Minneapolis Lakers	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		%
Hot Rod Hundley	65	17.8	7.0	-	-	2.9	1.9	-	-	-	1.5	2.7	8.4	.318	-	-	-	1.6	2.5	.642
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		%
Hot Rod Hundley	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Zion Williamson	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Season 2
	Hot Rod Hundley	Zion Williamson
Season	1958-59	2020-21
Team	Minneapolis Lakers	New Orleans Pelicans
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Lakers Lost NBA 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		%
Hot Rod Hundley	71	23.4	9.6	-	-	3.5	2.9	-	-	-	2.0	3.6	10.1	.360	-	-	-	2.3	3.1	.752
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		%
Hot Rod Hundley	13	13.5	4.0	-	-	1.8	1.5	-	-	-	1.2	1.5	4.5	.345	-	-	-	0.9	1.1	.857
Zion Williamson	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

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

Season 3
	Hot Rod Hundley	Zion Williamson
Season	1959-60	2022-23
Team	Minneapolis Lakers	New Orleans Pelicans
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Lakers Lost West 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		%
Hot Rod Hundley	73	31.2	12.8	-	-	5.3	4.6	-	-	-	2.7	5.0	14.0	.358	-	-	-	2.8	3.7	.744
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		%
Hot Rod Hundley	9	37.4	11.8	-	-	6.8	6.1	-	-	-	2.0	4.6	13.6	.336	-	-	-	2.7	4.1	.649
Zion Williamson	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Season 4
	Hot Rod Hundley	Zion Williamson
Season	1960-61	2023-24
Team	Los Angeles Lakers	New Orleans Pelicans
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Lakers Lost West 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		%
Hot Rod Hundley	79	27.5	11.0	-	-	3.7	4.4	-	-	-	1.8	4.1	11.7	.351	-	-	-	2.8	3.7	.753
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		%
Hot Rod Hundley	12	23.9	6.7	-	-	3.4	3.8	-	-	-	1.6	2.5	8.4	.297	-	-	-	1.7	2.4	.690
Zion Williamson	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-