Jonathon Simmons vs. Zion Williamson Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Zion Williamson and Jonathon Simmons, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season

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.

Jonathon Simmons and Zion Williamson both played 4 years in the NBA. Jonathon Simmons had the first of his seasons in 2015-16, 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
Jonathon Simmons 4 3 2015-16 to 2018-19
Zion Williamson 4 0 2019-20 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Jonathon Simmons Zion Williamson
Season 2015-162019-20
Team San Antonio SpursNew Orleans Pelicans
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs Spurs Lost West Conf SemisDid 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 %
Jonathon Simmons 55 14.8 6.0 0.3 1.5 1.7 1.1 0.4 0.1 1.0 1.9 2.2 4.4 .504 0.3 0.9 .383 1.3 1.7 .750
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 %
Jonathon Simmons 3 8.7 3.7 1.0 0.3 1.3 0.7 0.7 0.0 0.3 1.3 1.3 3.3 .400 0.7 1.0 .667 0.3 0.7 .500
Zion Williamson ------- --- ----------

Season 2

Jonathon Simmons Zion Williamson
Season 2016-172020-21
Team San Antonio SpursNew Orleans Pelicans
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Spurs Lost West Conf FinalsDid 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 %
Jonathon Simmons 78 17.8 6.2 0.3 1.8 2.1 1.6 0.6 0.3 1.0 1.9 2.3 5.4 .420 0.4 1.3 .294 1.3 1.7 .750
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 %
Jonathon Simmons 15 20.4 10.5 0.6 1.3 1.9 1.9 0.6 0.1 0.7 2.0 4.1 9.1 .456 0.9 2.5 .351 1.4 2.1 .677
Zion Williamson ------- --- ----------

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

Season 3

Jonathon Simmons Zion Williamson
Season 2017-182022-23
Team Orlando MagicNew Orleans Pelicans
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid 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 %
Jonathon Simmons 69 29.4 13.9 0.9 2.6 3.5 2.5 0.8 0.2 2.1 2.5 5.1 11.0 .465 1.0 3.0 .338 2.7 3.5 .768
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 %
Jonathon Simmons ------- --- ----------
Zion Williamson ------- --- ----------

Season 4

Jonathon Simmons Zion Williamson
Season 2018-192023-24
Team Orlando Magic, Philadelphia 76ersNew Orleans Pelicans
Honors & Awards
Playoffs 76ers Lost East Conf SemisDid 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 %
Jonathon Simmons 56 19.0 6.5 0.5 1.8 2.3 2.3 0.5 0.3 1.2 1.6 2.4 6.3 .380 0.5 1.9 .269 1.3 1.7 .742
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 %
Jonathon Simmons 7 7.4 3.6 0.3 1.0 1.3 0.3 0.1 0.0 0.9 0.3 1.4 4.3 .333 0.3 1.4 .200 0.4 0.6 .750
Zion Williamson ------- --- ----------