Steve Henson vs. Zion Williamson Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Zion Williamson and Steve Henson, 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.

Steve Henson played 7 years in the NBA, 3 more than Zion Williamson, who played 4. Steve Henson had the first of his seasons in 1990-91, 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
Steve Henson 7 2 1990-91 to 1998-99
Zion Williamson 4 0 2019-20 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

Jump to season:
1-2-3-4-5-6-7

Rookie Season

Steve Henson Zion Williamson
Season 1990-912019-20
Team Milwaukee BucksNew Orleans Pelicans
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs Bucks Lost East Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Steve Henson 68 10.1 3.1 0.2 0.5 0.8 1.9 0.5 0.0 0.6 1.2 1.2 2.8 .418 0.3 0.8 .333 0.6 0.6 .905
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 %
Steve Henson 3 13.3 5.7 0.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 0.3 0.0 2.0 1.0 2.0 4.0 .500 0.7 1.0 .667 1.0 1.3 .750
Zion Williamson ------- --- ----------

Season 2

Steve Henson Zion Williamson
Season 1991-922020-21
Team Milwaukee BucksNew Orleans Pelicans
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Steve Henson 50 7.7 3.0 0.3 0.5 0.8 1.6 0.3 0.0 0.8 1.0 1.0 2.9 .361 0.5 1.0 .479 0.5 0.6 .793
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 %
Steve Henson ------- --- ----------
Zion Williamson ------- --- ----------

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

Season 3

Steve Henson Zion Williamson
Season 1992-932022-23
Team Atlanta HawksNew Orleans Pelicans
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Hawks Lost East Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Steve Henson 53 13.6 4.0 0.2 0.8 1.0 2.9 0.6 0.0 1.0 1.6 1.3 3.4 .390 0.7 1.5 .463 0.6 0.8 .850
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 %
Steve Henson 3 15.7 2.7 0.3 1.0 1.3 1.7 1.3 0.0 0.7 1.3 1.0 3.0 .333 0.7 1.7 .400 0.0 0.0 -
Zion Williamson ------- --- ----------

Season 4

Steve Henson Zion Williamson
Season 1993-942023-24
Team Charlotte HornetsNew Orleans Pelicans
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Steve Henson 3 5.7 1.0 0.0 0.3 0.3 1.7 0.0 0.0 0.3 1.0 0.3 0.7 .500 0.3 0.3 1.000 0.0 0.0 -
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 %
Steve Henson ------- --- ----------
Zion Williamson ------- --- ----------

Season 5

Steve Henson Zion Williamson
Season 1994-95-
Team Portland Trail Blazers-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not Play-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Steve Henson 37 10.3 3.2 0.1 0.6 0.7 2.3 0.2 0.0 0.8 1.4 1.0 2.3 .430 0.6 1.4 .442 0.6 0.7 .880
Zion Williamson ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Steve Henson ------- --- ----------
Zion Williamson ------- --- ----------

Note: Steve Henson didn't play in 1995-96 and 1996-97.

Season 6

Steve Henson Zion Williamson
Season 1997-98-
Team Detroit Pistons-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not Play-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Steve Henson 23 2.8 1.6 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.4 0.6 1.1 .500 0.1 0.3 .375 0.3 0.3 1.000
Zion Williamson ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Steve Henson ------- --- ----------
Zion Williamson ------- --- ----------

Season 7

Steve Henson Zion Williamson
Season 1998-99-
Team Detroit Pistons-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not Play-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Steve Henson 4 6.3 1.0 0.0 0.0 0 0.8 0.3 0.0 0.8 0.3 0.3 0.5 .500 0.0 0.0 - 0.5 0.5 1.000
Zion Williamson ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Steve Henson ------- --- ----------
Zion Williamson ------- --- ----------