Tony Delk vs. Zion Williamson Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Zion Williamson and Tony Delk, 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.

Tony Delk played 10 years in the NBA, 6 more than Zion Williamson, who played 4. Tony Delk 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
Tony Delk 10 7 1996-97 to 2005-06
Zion Williamson 4 0 2019-20 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Tony Delk Zion Williamson
Season 1996-972019-20
Team Charlotte HornetsNew Orleans Pelicans
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs Hornets Lost East 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 %
Tony Delk 61 14.2 5.4 0.5 1.1 1.6 1.6 0.6 0.1 1.1 1.2 2.0 4.2 .465 0.9 1.8 .464 0.7 0.8 .824
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 %
Tony Delk 3 28.0 10.3 1.7 1.7 3.3 2.0 0.7 0.0 0.7 3.3 4.3 10.3 .419 1.7 4.3 .385 0.0 0.0 -
Zion Williamson ------- --- ----------

Season 2
Tony Delk Zion Williamson
Season 1997-982020-21
Team Charlotte Hornets, Golden State WarriorsNew 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 %
Tony Delk 77 21.8 10.1 0.5 1.7 2.2 2.2 0.9 0.2 1.4 1.2 4.1 10.4 .393 0.5 2.0 .268 1.4 2.0 .735
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 %
Tony Delk ------- --- ----------
Zion Williamson ------- --- ----------

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

Season 3
Tony Delk Zion Williamson
Season 1998-992022-23
Team Golden State WarriorsNew 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 %
Tony Delk 36 17.5 6.8 0.3 1.2 1.5 2.6 0.4 0.2 1.3 1.3 2.6 7.0 .364 0.4 1.8 .242 1.3 2.0 .648
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 %
Tony Delk ------- --- ----------
Zion Williamson ------- --- ----------

Season 4
Tony Delk Zion Williamson
Season 1999-002023-24
Team Sacramento KingsNew Orleans Pelicans
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Kings 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 %
Tony Delk 46 14.8 6.4 0.8 1.1 1.9 1.2 0.8 0.1 0.7 1.3 2.6 6.1 .430 0.2 0.9 .225 1.0 1.3 .797
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 %
Tony Delk 5 20.4 11.2 2.2 1.4 3.6 1.4 0.6 0.0 1.6 2.2 3.6 8.2 .439 0.6 1.0 .600 3.4 4.6 .739
Zion Williamson ------- --- ----------

Season 5
Tony Delk Zion Williamson
Season 2000-01-
Team Phoenix Suns-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Suns 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 %
Tony Delk 82 27.9 12.3 0.9 2.3 3.2 2.0 0.9 0.2 1.2 2.1 4.7 11.3 .415 0.7 2.0 .321 2.3 2.9 .787
Zion Williamson ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tony Delk 4 28.8 11.8 1.3 2.8 4.0 1.0 0.8 0.0 1.3 1.8 4.5 10.8 .419 1.0 2.5 .400 1.8 2.8 .636
Zion Williamson ------- --- ----------

Season 6
Tony Delk Zion Williamson
Season 2001-02-
Team Phoenix Suns, Boston Celtics-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Celtics Lost East Conf Finals-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tony Delk 63 23.0 9.5 0.9 2.3 3.2 2.1 0.8 0.2 0.9 1.6 3.6 9.3 .384 1.1 3.4 .313 1.2 1.5 .804
Zion Williamson ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tony Delk 14 16.1 4.7 0.6 1.9 2.4 1.1 0.6 0.4 1.1 0.9 1.6 4.6 .354 0.9 2.4 .394 0.5 0.9 .583
Zion Williamson ------- --- ----------

Season 7
Tony Delk Zion Williamson
Season 2002-03-
Team Boston Celtics-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Celtics Lost East Conf Semis-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tony Delk 67 28.0 9.8 0.6 2.9 3.5 2.2 1.1 0.1 1.0 1.9 3.5 8.4 .416 1.8 4.5 .395 1.0 1.3 .782
Zion Williamson ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tony Delk 10 36.8 15.8 0.5 4.2 4.7 3.6 1.2 0.4 1.3 2.4 5.4 11.4 .474 2.2 4.9 .449 2.8 3.2 .875
Zion Williamson ------- --- ----------

Season 8
Tony Delk Zion Williamson
Season 2003-04-
Team Dallas Mavericks-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Mavericks 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 %
Tony Delk 33 15.4 6.0 0.5 1.3 1.8 0.8 0.8 0.2 0.5 1.4 2.1 5.6 .380 0.6 2.0 .303 1.1 1.3 .841
Zion Williamson ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tony Delk 1 6.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 1.0 2.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -
Zion Williamson ------- --- ----------

Season 9
Tony Delk Zion Williamson
Season 2004-05-
Team Atlanta Hawks-
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 %
Tony Delk 56 23.9 11.9 0.5 1.8 2.3 1.9 0.8 0.1 1.0 2.2 4.4 10.6 .416 1.3 3.6 .356 1.8 2.4 .757
Zion Williamson ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tony Delk ------- --- ----------
Zion Williamson ------- --- ----------

Season 10
Tony Delk Zion Williamson
Season 2005-06-
Team Atlanta Hawks, Detroit Pistons-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Pistons Lost East Conf Finals-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tony Delk 24 16.0 7.6 0.6 1.6 2.2 1.4 0.5 0.0 0.8 1.2 3.0 6.7 .441 0.8 2.0 .426 0.8 1.1 .741
Zion Williamson ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tony Delk 16 8.6 3.0 0.3 0.9 1.1 0.5 0.4 0.0 0.3 0.9 1.2 2.9 .404 0.2 0.9 .200 0.4 0.6 .700
Zion Williamson ------- --- ----------
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