Roy Tarpley vs. Zion Williamson Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Zion Williamson and Roy Tarpley, 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.
Roy Tarpley played 6 years in the NBA, 2 more than Zion Williamson, who played 4. Roy Tarpley had the first of his seasons in 1986-87, 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 |
Roy Tarpley |
6 |
3 |
1986-87 to 1994-95 |
Zion Williamson |
4 |
0 |
2019-20 to 2023-24 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Roy Tarpley |
75 |
18.7 |
7.5 |
2.4 |
4.7 |
7.1 |
0.7 |
0.7 |
1.1 |
1.3 |
3.1 |
3.1 |
6.7 |
.467 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
.333 |
1.3 |
1.9 |
.676 |
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 |
% |
Roy Tarpley |
4 |
28.5 |
13.3 |
4.5 |
6.0 |
10.5 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
1.8 |
1.8 |
4.5 |
6.0 |
12.0 |
.500 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
1.3 |
1.8 |
.714 |
Zion Williamson |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Roy Tarpley |
81 |
28.5 |
13.5 |
4.4 |
7.4 |
11.8 |
1.1 |
1.3 |
1.1 |
2.1 |
3.9 |
5.5 |
11.0 |
.500 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.000 |
2.5 |
3.4 |
.740 |
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 |
% |
Roy Tarpley |
17 |
33.1 |
17.9 |
5.2 |
7.7 |
12.9 |
1.8 |
1.2 |
1.5 |
1.9 |
4.1 |
7.4 |
14.2 |
.519 |
0.0 |
0.2 |
.000 |
3.2 |
4.3 |
.740 |
Zion Williamson |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Note: Zion Williamson didn't play in 2021-22.
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Roy Tarpley |
19 |
31.1 |
17.3 |
4.1 |
7.4 |
11.5 |
0.9 |
1.5 |
1.6 |
2.4 |
3.7 |
6.9 |
12.7 |
.541 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.000 |
3.5 |
5.1 |
.688 |
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 |
% |
Roy Tarpley |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Zion Williamson |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Roy Tarpley |
45 |
36.6 |
16.8 |
4.2 |
8.9 |
13.1 |
1.5 |
1.8 |
1.6 |
2.6 |
3.6 |
7.0 |
15.5 |
.451 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.000 |
2.9 |
3.8 |
.756 |
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 |
% |
Roy Tarpley |
3 |
43.0 |
16.7 |
3.0 |
12.3 |
15.3 |
0.3 |
2.3 |
3.3 |
3.0 |
4.0 |
7.3 |
15.3 |
.478 |
0.0 |
0.3 |
.000 |
2.0 |
4.0 |
.500 |
Zion Williamson |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Roy Tarpley |
5 |
34.2 |
20.4 |
3.2 |
7.8 |
11.0 |
2.4 |
1.2 |
1.8 |
2.6 |
4.0 |
8.6 |
15.8 |
.544 |
0.0 |
0.2 |
.000 |
3.2 |
3.6 |
.889 |
Zion Williamson |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Roy Tarpley |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Zion Williamson |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Note: Roy Tarpley didn't play in 1991-92, 1992-93 and 1993-94.
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Roy Tarpley |
55 |
24.6 |
12.6 |
2.6 |
5.6 |
8.2 |
1.1 |
0.8 |
1.0 |
2.0 |
2.8 |
5.3 |
11.1 |
.479 |
0.1 |
0.3 |
.278 |
1.9 |
2.2 |
.836 |
Zion Williamson |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Roy Tarpley |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Zion Williamson |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |