Dennis Johnson vs. David Lee Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars David Lee and Dennis Johnson that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Who scored more points in his career? Who averaged more points in playoffs? Who won more championships? Who led the season more times? Who won more MVP awards? These questions and many more, are answered here. It includes NBA Championships, seasons, playoffs, awards, statistical data for points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks and percentages.

Head-To-Head Career Comparison

Dennis Johnson

vs.

David Lee

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Dennis Johnson: 1976-77 to 1989-90
David Lee: 2005-06 to 2016-17

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Dennis Johnson 3 David Lee 1

NBA Seasons Dennis Johnson 14 David Lee 12

Playoffs Played Dennis Johnson 13 David Lee 5

All-Star Games Dennis Johnson 5 David Lee 2

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Dennis Johnson 1 David Lee 0

All-NBA First Team Dennis Johnson 1 David Lee 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Dennis Johnson 2 David Lee 1

All-Defensive 1st Team Dennis Johnson 6 David Lee 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Dennis Johnson 9 David Lee 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dennis Johnson 14.1 David Lee 13.5

Rebounds Per Game Dennis Johnson 3.9 David Lee 8.8

Assists Per Game Dennis Johnson 5.0 David Lee 2.2

Steals Per Game Dennis Johnson 1.3 David Lee 0.8

Blocks Per Game Dennis Johnson 0.6 David Lee 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Dennis Johnson 15,535 David Lee 11,232

Total Rebounds Dennis Johnson 4,249 David Lee 7,320

Total Assists Dennis Johnson 5,499 David Lee 1,825

Total Steals Dennis Johnson 1,477 David Lee 625

Total Blocks Dennis Johnson 675 David Lee 329

Total Games Dennis Johnson 1,100 David Lee 829

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dennis Johnson .445 David Lee .535

3-Point Percentage Dennis Johnson .172 * David Lee .034

Free Throw Percentage Dennis Johnson .797 David Lee .772

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dennis Johnson 19.5 (1982) David Lee 20.2 (2010)

Rebounds Per Game Dennis Johnson 5.1 (1982) David Lee 11.7 (2009)

Assists Per Game Dennis Johnson 7.8 (1988) David Lee 3.6 (2010)

Steals Per Game Dennis Johnson 1.8 (1980) David Lee 1.0 (2010)

Blocks Per Game Dennis Johnson 1.2 (1979) David Lee 0.5 (2015)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dennis Johnson 17.3 David Lee 5.6

Rebounds Per Game Dennis Johnson 4.3 David Lee 4.4

Assists Per Game Dennis Johnson 5.6 David Lee 1.0

Steals Per Game Dennis Johnson 1.4 David Lee 0.3

Blocks Per Game Dennis Johnson 0.6 David Lee 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Dennis Johnson 3,116 David Lee 240

Total Rebounds Dennis Johnson 781 David Lee 189

Total Assists Dennis Johnson 1,006 David Lee 43

Total Steals Dennis Johnson 247 David Lee 14

Total Blocks Dennis Johnson 113 David Lee 8

Total Games Dennis Johnson 180 David Lee 43

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dennis Johnson .439 David Lee .490

3-Point Percentage Dennis Johnson .239 * David Lee .000

Free Throw Percentage Dennis Johnson .802 David Lee .667

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dennis Johnson 22.3 (1982) David Lee 13.9 (2014)

Rebounds Per Game Dennis Johnson 7.7 (1983) David Lee 9.1 (2014)

Assists Per Game Dennis Johnson 8.9 (1987) David Lee 2.6 (2014)

Steals Per Game Dennis Johnson 2.2 (1986) David Lee 0.6 (2014)

Blocks Per Game Dennis Johnson 1.5 (1979) David Lee 0.3 (2017)

Notes: * Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80. Some years in this player's career don't have stats.