Randy Livingston vs. Zion Williamson Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Zion Williamson and Randy Livingston, 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.

Randy Livingston played 11 years in the NBA, 7 more than Zion Williamson, who played 4. Randy Livingston had the first of his seasons in 1996-97, 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
Randy Livingston 11 4 1996-97 to 2006-07
Zion Williamson 4 0 2019-20 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Randy Livingston Zion Williamson
Season 1996-972019-20
Team Houston RocketsNew Orleans Pelicans
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs Rockets 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 %
Randy Livingston 64 15.3 3.9 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.4 0.6 0.2 1.6 1.7 1.6 3.6 .437 0.1 0.3 .409 0.7 1.0 .646
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 %
Randy Livingston 2 7.5 1.5 0.0 0.0 0 2.0 0.5 0.0 0.5 0.5 0.5 2.0 .250 0.5 0.5 1.000 0.0 0.0 -
Zion Williamson ------- --- ----------

Season 2
Randy Livingston Zion Williamson
Season 1997-982020-21
Team Atlanta HawksNew 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 %
Randy Livingston 12 6.8 0.8 0.1 0.4 0.5 0.4 0.6 0.2 0.5 0.5 0.3 1.0 .250 0.0 0.0 - 0.3 0.4 .800
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 %
Randy Livingston ------- --- ----------
Zion Williamson ------- --- ----------

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

Season 3
Randy Livingston Zion Williamson
Season 1998-992022-23
Team Phoenix SunsNew Orleans Pelicans
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Suns Lost West 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 %
Randy Livingston 1 22.0 12.0 0.0 2.0 2.0 3.0 2.0 0.0 1.0 1.0 5.0 8.0 .625 0.0 0.0 - 2.0 2.0 1.000
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 %
Randy Livingston 3 8.3 5.3 1.7 0.7 2.3 0.7 0.3 0.0 0.7 2.0 2.0 5.0 .400 0.0 0.3 .000 1.3 1.3 1.000
Zion Williamson ------- --- ----------

Season 4
Randy Livingston Zion Williamson
Season 1999-002023-24
Team Phoenix SunsNew Orleans Pelicans
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Suns 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 %
Randy Livingston 79 13.7 4.8 0.3 1.3 1.6 2.2 0.6 0.2 1.2 1.6 2.0 4.7 .416 0.2 0.7 .345 0.7 0.8 .839
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 %
Randy Livingston 7 9.3 2.0 0.3 0.7 1.0 0.6 0.6 0.1 0.6 0.9 0.9 3.9 .222 0.3 0.9 .333 0.0 0.0 -
Zion Williamson ------- --- ----------

Season 5
Randy Livingston Zion Williamson
Season 2000-01-
Team Golden State Warriors-
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 %
Randy Livingston 2 3.5 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 .000 0.0 0.5 .000 0.0 0.0 -
Zion Williamson ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Randy Livingston ------- --- ----------
Zion Williamson ------- --- ----------

Season 6
Randy Livingston Zion Williamson
Season 2001-02-
Team Seattle Supersonics-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Supersonics Lost West Conf 1st Rd-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Randy Livingston 13 13.5 3.2 0.7 1.2 1.9 2.0 0.7 0.2 0.2 0.8 1.2 4.2 .278 0.1 0.6 .125 0.8 0.8 .909
Zion Williamson ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Randy Livingston 5 16.2 4.0 0.2 1.0 1.2 2.0 0.4 0.0 0.2 1.4 1.4 3.4 .412 0.2 0.6 .333 1.0 1.0 1.000
Zion Williamson ------- --- ----------

Season 7
Randy Livingston Zion Williamson
Season 2002-03-
Team New Orleans Hornets-
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 %
Randy Livingston 2 6.0 3.0 0.0 0.0 0 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 2.0 .500 0.0 0.0 - 1.0 1.0 1.000
Zion Williamson ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Randy Livingston ------- --- ----------
Zion Williamson ------- --- ----------

Season 8
Randy Livingston Zion Williamson
Season 2003-04-
Team Los Angeles Clippers-
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 %
Randy Livingston 4 12.0 2.0 0.5 1.3 1.8 1.0 0.5 0.0 1.0 1.8 0.5 2.5 .200 0.0 0.8 .000 1.0 1.5 .667
Zion Williamson ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Randy Livingston ------- --- ----------
Zion Williamson ------- --- ----------

Season 9
Randy Livingston Zion Williamson
Season 2004-05-
Team Utah Jazz-
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 %
Randy Livingston 17 13.4 3.8 0.2 0.5 0.7 2.6 0.7 0.1 0.8 1.6 1.3 3.1 .423 0.3 0.5 .625 0.9 1.0 .882
Zion Williamson ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Randy Livingston ------- --- ----------
Zion Williamson ------- --- ----------

Season 10
Randy Livingston Zion Williamson
Season 2005-06-
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 %
Randy Livingston 5 4.4 0.0 0.2 0.6 0.8 0.2 0.2 0.0 0.2 1.2 0.0 0.4 .000 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -
Zion Williamson ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Randy Livingston ------- --- ----------
Zion Williamson ------- --- ----------

Season 11
Randy Livingston Zion Williamson
Season 2006-07-
Team Seattle Supersonics-
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 %
Randy Livingston 4 6.5 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.3 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.5 0.0 0.8 .000 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -
Zion Williamson ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Randy Livingston ------- --- ----------
Zion Williamson ------- --- ----------
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