Zaid Abdul-Aziz vs. Aaron Gordon Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Aaron Gordon and Zaid Abdul-Aziz, 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.

Zaid Abdul-Aziz and Aaron Gordon both played 10 years in the NBA. Zaid Abdul-Aziz had the first of his seasons in 1968-69, while Aaron Gordon had his rookie season in 2014-15. 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
Zaid Abdul-Aziz 10 3 1968-69 to 1977-78
Aaron Gordon 10 5 2014-15 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Zaid Abdul-Aziz Aaron Gordon
Season 1968-692014-15
Team Cincinnati Royals, Milwaukee BucksOrlando Magic
Honors & Awards
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 %
Zaid Abdul-Aziz 49 19.3 7.3 - - 8.3 0.8 - - - 2.3 2.9 8.0 .369 - - - 1.4 2.3 .619
Aaron Gordon 47 17.0 5.2 1.0 2.6 3.6 0.7 0.4 0.5 0.8 1.8 2.0 4.4 .447 0.3 1.0 .271 0.9 1.3 .721
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Zaid Abdul-Aziz ------- --- ----------
Aaron Gordon ------- --- ----------

Season 2
Zaid Abdul-Aziz Aaron Gordon
Season 1969-702015-16
Team Milwaukee BucksOrlando Magic
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Bucks Lost East Div FinalsDid 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 %
Zaid Abdul-Aziz 80 20.5 7.4 - - 7.5 0.8 - - - 2.1 3.0 6.8 .434 - - - 1.5 2.3 .643
Aaron Gordon 78 23.9 9.2 2.0 4.5 6.5 1.6 0.8 0.7 0.8 2.0 3.5 7.4 .473 0.5 1.8 .296 1.7 2.5 .668
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Zaid Abdul-Aziz 7 11.7 4.3 - - 3.7 0.6 - - - 0.7 1.6 2.7 .579 - - - 1.1 1.4 .800
Aaron Gordon ------- --- ----------

Season 3
Zaid Abdul-Aziz Aaron Gordon
Season 1970-712016-17
Team Seattle SupersonicsOrlando Magic
Honors & Awards
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 %
Zaid Abdul-Aziz 61 20.9 10.9 - - 7.7 0.7 - - - 1.9 4.3 9.8 .441 - - - 2.3 3.1 .739
Aaron Gordon 80 28.7 12.7 1.5 3.6 5.1 1.9 0.8 0.5 1.1 2.2 4.9 10.8 .454 1.0 3.3 .288 2.0 2.7 .719
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Zaid Abdul-Aziz ------- --- ----------
Aaron Gordon ------- --- ----------

Season 4
Zaid Abdul-Aziz Aaron Gordon
Season 1971-722017-18
Team Seattle SupersonicsOrlando Magic
Honors & Awards
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 %
Zaid Abdul-Aziz 58 30.7 13.8 - - 11.3 2.1 - - - 3.1 5.6 12.9 .429 - - - 2.7 3.7 .720
Aaron Gordon 58 32.9 17.6 1.5 6.4 7.9 2.3 1.0 0.8 1.8 1.9 6.5 14.9 .434 2.0 5.9 .336 2.7 3.9 .698
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Zaid Abdul-Aziz ------- --- ----------
Aaron Gordon ------- --- ----------

Season 5
Zaid Abdul-Aziz Aaron Gordon
Season 1972-732018-19
Team Houston RocketsOrlando Magic
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayMagic 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 %
Zaid Abdul-Aziz 48 18.8 8.7 - - 6.3 1.1 - - - 2.3 3.1 7.8 .397 - - - 2.5 3.4 .735
Aaron Gordon 78 33.8 16.0 1.7 5.7 7.4 3.7 0.7 0.7 2.1 2.2 6.0 13.4 .449 1.6 4.4 .349 2.4 3.2 .731
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Zaid Abdul-Aziz ------- --- ----------
Aaron Gordon 5 32.8 15.2 2.2 5.0 7.2 3.6 1.2 0.2 2.6 3.2 5.8 12.4 .468 1.6 4.0 .400 2.0 3.8 .526

Season 6
Zaid Abdul-Aziz Aaron Gordon
Season 1973-742019-20
Team Houston RocketsOrlando Magic
Honors & Awards
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 %
Zaid Abdul-Aziz 79 31.1 10.9 3.3 8.4 11.7 2.1 1.0 1.3 - 2.9 4.3 9.3 .459 - - - 2.4 3.0 .804
Aaron Gordon 62 32.5 14.4 1.7 5.9 7.7 3.7 0.8 0.6 1.6 2.0 5.4 12.4 .437 1.2 3.8 .308 2.4 3.6 .674
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Zaid Abdul-Aziz ------- --- ----------
Aaron Gordon ------- --- ----------

Season 7
Zaid Abdul-Aziz Aaron Gordon
Season 1974-752020-21
Team Houston RocketsOrlando Magic, Denver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Rockets Lost East Conf SemisNuggets Lost West 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 %
Zaid Abdul-Aziz 65 22.3 9.7 2.4 5.1 7.5 1.3 0.6 1.1 - 2.0 3.6 8.3 .437 - - - 2.4 3.1 .783
Aaron Gordon 50 27.7 12.4 1.5 4.1 5.7 3.2 0.7 0.7 1.9 1.8 4.6 10.0 .463 1.2 3.5 .335 1.9 3.0 .651
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Zaid Abdul-Aziz 6 11.3 4.3 1.2 1.7 2.8 0.5 0.2 0.5 - 0.8 2.0 5.2 .387 - - - 0.3 0.8 .400
Aaron Gordon 10 29.9 11.1 2.1 3.3 5.4 2.0 0.5 0.3 1.4 2.3 4.3 9.9 .434 0.9 2.3 .391 1.6 2.5 .640

Season 8
Zaid Abdul-Aziz Aaron Gordon
Season 1975-762021-22
Team Seattle SupersonicsDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Supersonics Lost West Conf SemisNuggets 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 %
Zaid Abdul-Aziz 27 8.3 3.2 1.1 1.7 2.8 0.6 0.3 0.6 - 1.1 1.3 2.8 .467 - - - 0.6 1.1 .552
Aaron Gordon 75 31.7 15.0 1.7 4.2 5.9 2.5 0.6 0.6 1.8 2.0 5.8 11.1 .520 1.2 3.5 .335 2.3 3.1 .743
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Zaid Abdul-Aziz 5 12.0 7.2 0.8 3.4 4.2 0.4 0.0 1.0 - 0.4 2.8 4.0 .700 - - - 1.6 2.2 .727
Aaron Gordon 5 32.0 13.8 3.6 3.6 7.2 2.6 0.4 1.2 1.6 2.8 4.6 10.8 .426 0.6 3.0 .200 4.0 5.6 .714

Season 9
Zaid Abdul-Aziz Aaron Gordon
Season 1976-772022-23
Team Buffalo BravesDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayNBA Champion NBA Champion
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Zaid Abdul-Aziz 22 8.9 3.8 1.9 2.2 4.1 0.3 0.1 0.4 - 1.0 1.1 3.4 .338 - - - 1.5 2.0 .767
Aaron Gordon 68 30.2 16.3 2.4 4.1 6.6 3.0 0.8 0.8 1.4 1.9 6.3 11.2 .564 0.9 2.5 .347 2.8 4.6 .608
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Zaid Abdul-Aziz ------- --- ----------
Aaron Gordon 20 35.7 13.3 2.5 3.6 6.0 2.6 0.6 0.7 1.0 2.9 5.1 9.8 .518 0.9 2.3 .391 2.3 3.5 .652

Season 10
Zaid Abdul-Aziz Aaron Gordon
Season 1977-782023-24
Team Boston Celtics, Houston RocketsDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayNuggets TBD
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Zaid Abdul-Aziz 16 9.9 3.9 1.2 1.9 3.1 0.6 0.2 0.2 0.9 1.8 1.4 3.8 .383 - - - 1.1 1.4 .739
Aaron Gordon 73 31.5 13.9 2.4 4.1 6.5 3.5 0.8 0.6 1.4 1.9 5.5 9.8 .556 0.5 1.9 .290 2.4 3.7 .658
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Zaid Abdul-Aziz ------- --- ----------
Aaron Gordon 9 37.9 15.3 2.9 4.3 7.2 4.7 1.0 0.3 1.4 2.2 6.2 10.2 .609 1.0 2.4 .409 1.9 2.4 .773
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