Tony Snell vs. Zion Williamson Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Zion Williamson and Tony Snell, 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 / Games against each other

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 Snell played 9 years in the NBA, 5 more than Zion Williamson, who played 4. Tony Snell had the first of his seasons in 2013-14, 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 Snell 9 6 2013-14 to 2021-22
Zion Williamson 4 0 2019-20 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Tony Snell Zion Williamson
Season 2013-142019-20
Team Chicago BullsNew Orleans Pelicans
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs Bulls 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 Snell 77 16.0 4.5 0.2 1.4 1.6 0.9 0.4 0.2 0.6 1.1 1.7 4.4 .384 0.7 2.3 .320 0.4 0.5 .756
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 Snell 5 9.2 0.8 0.0 1.2 1.2 0.4 0.2 0.2 0.2 1.0 0.4 1.8 .222 0.0 1.0 .000 0.0 0.0 -
Zion Williamson ------- --- ----------

Season 2
Tony Snell Zion Williamson
Season 2014-152020-21
Team Chicago BullsNew Orleans Pelicans
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Bulls Lost East Conf SemisDid 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 Snell 72 19.6 6.0 0.4 2.0 2.4 0.9 0.4 0.2 0.7 1.2 2.2 5.2 .429 1.0 2.7 .371 0.6 0.8 .800
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 Snell 11 12.7 3.9 0.1 1.5 1.5 0.5 0.0 0.3 0.5 1.2 1.4 4.0 .341 0.8 2.5 .333 0.4 0.4 1.000
Zion Williamson ------- --- ----------

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

Season 3
Tony Snell Zion Williamson
Season 2015-162022-23
Team Chicago BullsNew 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 Snell 64 20.3 5.3 0.3 2.8 3.1 1.0 0.3 0.3 0.8 1.6 2.0 5.3 .372 0.9 2.4 .361 0.5 0.5 .909
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 Snell ------- --- ----------
Zion Williamson ------- --- ----------

Season 4
Tony Snell Zion Williamson
Season 2016-172023-24
Team Milwaukee BucksNew Orleans Pelicans
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Bucks 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 Snell 80 29.2 8.5 0.3 2.8 3.1 1.2 0.7 0.2 0.7 1.6 3.1 6.8 .455 1.8 4.4 .406 0.6 0.7 .810
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 Snell 6 30.8 10.0 0.3 2.0 2.3 1.5 0.2 0.2 0.3 2.8 3.7 7.3 .500 2.7 5.2 .516 0.0 0.0 -
Zion Williamson ------- --- ----------

Season 5
Tony Snell Zion Williamson
Season 2017-18-
Team Milwaukee Bucks-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Bucks Lost East 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 Snell 75 27.4 6.9 0.1 1.8 1.9 1.3 0.6 0.4 0.5 1.5 2.5 5.7 .435 1.4 3.6 .403 0.5 0.6 .792
Zion Williamson ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tony Snell 7 19.1 2.7 0.1 1.7 1.9 0.6 0.4 0.6 0.4 1.4 1.0 3.4 .292 0.7 3.0 .238 0.0 0.0 -
Zion Williamson ------- --- ----------

Season 6
Tony Snell Zion Williamson
Season 2018-19-
Team Milwaukee Bucks-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Bucks 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 Snell 74 17.6 6.0 0.4 1.7 2.1 0.9 0.4 0.2 0.3 1.2 2.2 4.9 .452 1.1 2.8 .397 0.5 0.6 .881
Zion Williamson ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tony Snell 9 3.1 0.6 0.2 0.1 0.3 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.3 0.2 0.7 .333 0.1 0.2 .500 0.0 0.0 -
Zion Williamson ------- --- ----------

Season 7
Tony Snell Zion Williamson
Season 2019-20-
Team Detroit Pistons-
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 Snell 59 27.8 8.0 0.2 1.7 1.9 2.2 0.5 0.3 0.5 1.7 2.9 6.5 .445 1.7 4.3 .402 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 %
Tony Snell ------- --- ----------
Zion Williamson ------- --- ----------

Season 8
Tony Snell Zion Williamson
Season 2020-21-
Team Atlanta Hawks-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Hawks Lost East Conf Finals-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tony Snell 47 21.1 5.3 0.4 2.0 2.4 1.3 0.3 0.2 0.4 1.6 1.9 3.6 .515 1.3 2.3 .569 0.2 0.2 1.000
Zion Williamson ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tony Snell 9 7.3 0.6 0.0 0.6 0.6 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.4 0.6 0.2 1.8 .125 0.1 1.2 .091 0.0 0.0 -
Zion Williamson ------- --- ----------

Season 9
Tony Snell Zion Williamson
Season 2021-22-
Team Portland Trail Blazers, New Orleans Pelicans-
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 %
Tony Snell 53 15.5 3.5 0.3 1.6 1.9 0.5 0.3 0.2 0.4 1.3 1.3 3.2 .404 0.8 2.4 .352 0.1 0.1 1.000
Zion Williamson ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tony Snell ------- --- ----------
Zion Williamson ------- --- ----------
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