Larry Kenon vs. Zion Williamson Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Zion Williamson and Larry Kenon, 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.

Larry Kenon played 7 years in the NBA, 3 more than Zion Williamson, who played 4. Larry Kenon had the first of his seasons in 1976-77, 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
Larry Kenon 7 5 1976-77 to 1982-83
Zion Williamson 4 0 2019-20 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Larry Kenon Zion Williamson
Season 1976-772019-20
Team San Antonio SpursNew Orleans Pelicans
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs Spurs Lost East Conf 1st RdDid 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 %
Larry Kenon 78 37.6 21.9 3.6 7.7 11.3 2.9 2.1 0.8 - 2.4 9.1 18.4 .492 - - - 3.8 4.6 .823
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 %
Larry Kenon 2 39.5 17.0 1.5 6.0 7.5 3.0 2.5 0.5 - 4.5 8.0 16.5 .485 - - - 1.0 1.0 1.000
Zion Williamson ------- --- ----------

Season 2
Larry Kenon Zion Williamson
Season 1977-782020-21
Team San Antonio SpursNew Orleans Pelicans
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star GameAchievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Spurs 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 %
Larry Kenon 81 35.4 20.6 3.0 6.5 9.5 3.3 1.4 0.3 3.4 2.6 8.6 17.6 .489 - - - 3.4 4.0 .854
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 %
Larry Kenon 6 33.3 17.7 2.7 6.5 9.2 3.7 0.8 0.3 3.2 3.8 7.7 17.2 .447 - - - 2.3 3.2 .737
Zion Williamson ------- --- ----------

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

Season 3
Larry Kenon Zion Williamson
Season 1978-792022-23
Team San Antonio SpursNew Orleans Pelicans
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star GameAchievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Spurs Lost East 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 %
Larry Kenon 81 36.4 22.1 3.2 6.5 9.8 4.1 1.9 0.2 3.7 2.4 9.2 18.3 .504 - - - 3.6 4.3 .845
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 %
Larry Kenon 14 39.8 21.1 4.1 7.4 11.4 3.0 1.4 0.1 2.4 3.0 9.1 20.9 .438 - - - 2.8 3.8 .736
Zion Williamson ------- --- ----------

Season 4
Larry Kenon Zion Williamson
Season 1979-802023-24
Team San Antonio SpursNew Orleans Pelicans
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Spurs Lost East Conf 1st RdDid 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 %
Larry Kenon 78 35.9 20.1 3.3 6.6 9.9 3.0 1.4 0.2 3.0 2.5 8.3 17.1 .485 0.0 0.1 .111 3.5 4.4 .783
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 %
Larry Kenon 3 27.0 8.7 2.0 2.3 4.3 1.3 0.0 0.0 1.7 2.0 3.3 11.3 .294 0.0 0.0 - 2.0 3.7 .545
Zion Williamson ------- --- ----------

Season 5
Larry Kenon Zion Williamson
Season 1980-81-
Team Chicago Bulls-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Bulls Lost East Conf Semis-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Larry Kenon 77 28.1 14.1 2.3 2.8 5.2 1.6 1.0 0.2 2.1 2.1 5.9 12.3 .480 0.0 0.0 - 2.3 3.2 .735
Zion Williamson ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Larry Kenon 6 19.0 6.7 2.8 1.7 4.5 1.3 0.7 0.2 0.2 0.7 3.0 7.7 .391 0.0 0.2 .000 0.7 1.3 .500
Zion Williamson ------- --- ----------

Season 6
Larry Kenon Zion Williamson
Season 1981-82-
Team Chicago Bulls-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs 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 %
Larry Kenon 60 17.3 7.2 1.2 1.8 3.0 1.1 0.5 0.1 1.4 1.2 3.2 6.9 .466 0.0 0.0 - 0.8 1.5 .568
Zion Williamson ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Larry Kenon ------- --- ----------
Zion Williamson ------- --- ----------

Season 7
Larry Kenon Zion Williamson
Season 1982-83-
Team Chicago Bulls, Golden State Warriors, Cleveland Cavaliers-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs 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 %
Larry Kenon 48 16.0 5.8 1.4 1.7 3.1 0.8 0.5 0.2 1.0 1.3 2.5 5.4 .463 0.0 0.0 .000 0.9 1.2 .737
Zion Williamson ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Larry Kenon ------- --- ----------
Zion Williamson ------- --- ----------
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