Micheal Williams vs. Zion Williamson Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Zion Williamson and Micheal Williams, 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.

Micheal Williams played 10 years in the NBA, 6 more than Zion Williamson, who played 4. Micheal Williams had the first of his seasons in 1988-89, 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: 1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10
Rookie Season
	Micheal Williams	Zion Williamson
Season	1988-89	2019-20
Team	Detroit Pistons	New Orleans Pelicans
Honors & Awards	-	All-Rookie First Team
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		%
Micheal Williams	49	7.3	2.6	0.2	0.4	0.6	1.4	0.3	0.1	0.9	0.9	1.0	2.6	.364	0.0	0.2	.222	0.6	1.0	.660
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		%
Micheal Williams	4	1.5	0.5	0.3	0.3	0.5	0.5	0.3	0.0	0.0	0.3	0.0	0.0	-	0.0	0.0	-	0.5	0.5	1.000
Zion Williamson	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Season 2
	Micheal Williams	Zion Williamson
Season	1989-90	2020-21
Team	Phoenix Suns, Charlotte Hornets	New Orleans Pelicans
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
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		%
Micheal Williams	28	11.8	5.6	0.4	0.7	1.1	2.9	0.8	0.0	1.2	1.4	2.1	4.3	.504	0.0	0.1	.000	1.3	1.6	.783
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		%
Micheal Williams	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Zion Williamson	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

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

Season 3
	Micheal Williams	Zion Williamson
Season	1990-91	2022-23
Team	Indiana Pacers	New Orleans Pelicans
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Pacers Lost East Conf 1st Rd	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		%
Micheal Williams	73	23.4	11.1	0.7	1.7	2.4	4.8	2.1	0.2	2.1	2.8	3.6	7.2	.499	0.0	0.1	.143	4.0	4.5	.879
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		%
Micheal Williams	5	36.6	20.6	1.4	1.8	3.2	8.4	2.8	0.0	2.4	4.6	6.0	13.0	.462	0.0	0.2	.000	8.6	9.6	.896
Zion Williamson	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Season 4
	Micheal Williams	Zion Williamson
Season	1991-92	2023-24
Team	Indiana Pacers	New Orleans Pelicans
Honors & Awards	All-Defensive Second Team	-
Playoffs	Pacers Lost East Conf 1st Rd	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		%
Micheal Williams	79	34.8	15.0	0.9	2.6	3.6	8.2	2.9	0.3	3.0	3.3	5.1	10.4	.490	0.1	0.4	.242	4.7	5.4	.871
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		%
Micheal Williams	3	35.3	16.7	0.3	2.3	2.7	8.0	3.0	0.0	2.3	4.0	6.0	14.3	.419	1.0	3.0	.333	3.7	5.0	.733
Zion Williamson	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Note: Micheal Williams didn't play in 1996-97.