Robert Reid vs. Zion Williamson Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Zion Williamson and Robert Reid, 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.

Robert Reid played 13 years in the NBA, 9 more than Zion Williamson, who played 4. Robert Reid had the first of his seasons in 1977-78, 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: 1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12-13
Rookie Season
	Robert Reid	Zion Williamson
Season	1977-78	2019-20
Team	Houston Rockets	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		%
Robert Reid	80	23.1	7.3	1.4	3.1	4.5	1.5	0.8	0.6	1.0	3.5	3.3	7.2	.455	-	-	-	0.8	1.2	.656
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		%
Robert Reid	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Zion Williamson	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Season 2
	Robert Reid	Zion Williamson
Season	1978-79	2020-21
Team	Houston Rockets	New Orleans Pelicans
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Rockets 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		%
Robert Reid	82	27.5	10.9	1.6	4.3	5.9	2.8	0.9	0.6	1.6	3.7	4.7	9.5	.492	-	-	-	1.6	2.3	.704
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		%
Robert Reid	2	22.5	10.0	2.5	2.0	4.5	1.0	0.5	1.0	2.5	3.5	3.5	8.5	.412	-	-	-	3.0	4.5	.667
Zion Williamson	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

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

Season 3
	Robert Reid	Zion Williamson
Season	1979-80	2022-23
Team	Houston Rockets	New Orleans Pelicans
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Rockets Lost East Conf Semis	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		%
Robert Reid	76	30.3	13.0	1.8	4.0	5.8	3.2	1.7	0.8	2.2	3.7	5.5	11.3	.487	0.0	0.0	.000	2.0	2.7	.736
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		%
Robert Reid	7	38.0	18.0	2.0	5.9	7.9	3.7	0.9	1.0	2.7	4.0	7.4	14.6	.510	0.0	0.1	.000	3.1	3.7	.846
Zion Williamson	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Note: Robert Reid didn't play in 1982-83.