Tom LaGarde vs. Zion Williamson Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Zion Williamson and Tom LaGarde, 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.

Tom LaGarde played 6 years in the NBA, 2 more than Zion Williamson, who played 4. Tom LaGarde 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
Rookie Season
	Tom LaGarde	Zion Williamson
Season	1977-78	2019-20
Team	Denver Nuggets	New Orleans Pelicans
Honors & Awards	-	All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs	Nuggets Lost West Conf Finals	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		%
Tom LaGarde	77	11.3	4.0	1.0	1.8	2.8	0.6	0.2	0.2	1.3	1.9	1.2	3.1	.405	-	-	-	1.5	1.9	.760
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		%
Tom LaGarde	9	8.6	2.8	1.0	1.0	2.0	0.8	0.0	0.2	1.0	1.3	1.1	2.1	.526	-	-	-	0.6	0.8	.714
Zion Williamson	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Season 2
	Tom LaGarde	Zion Williamson
Season	1978-79	2020-21
Team	Seattle Supersonics	New Orleans Pelicans
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
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		%
Tom LaGarde	23	25.0	11.0	2.7	5.6	8.3	1.4	0.3	0.8	2.0	3.3	4.3	7.9	.541	-	-	-	2.5	4.1	.600
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		%
Tom LaGarde	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Zion Williamson	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

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

Season 3
	Tom LaGarde	Zion Williamson
Season	1979-80	2022-23
Team	Seattle Supersonics	New Orleans Pelicans
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Supersonics Lost West Conf Finals	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		%
Tom LaGarde	82	14.2	4.7	1.5	2.3	3.8	1.1	0.2	0.4	1.2	2.5	1.8	3.7	.477	0.0	0.0	-	1.1	1.7	.657
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		%
Tom LaGarde	14	11.6	3.1	0.9	1.9	2.9	0.9	0.1	0.0	0.5	1.8	1.2	3.3	.370	0.0	0.0	-	0.6	0.8	.818
Zion Williamson	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Note: Tom LaGarde didn't play in 1982-83 and 1983-84.