Anthony Johnson vs. Kristaps Porzingis Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Kristaps Porzingis and Anthony Johnson, 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.

Anthony Johnson played 13 years in the NBA, 5 more than Kristaps Porzingis, who played 8. Anthony Johnson had the first of his seasons in 1997-98, while Kristaps Porzingis had his rookie season in 2015-16. 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
Anthony Johnson	13	8	1997-98 to 2009-10
Kristaps Porzingis	8	3	2015-16 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season
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Rookie Season
	Anthony Johnson	Kristaps Porzingis
Season	1997-98	2015-16
Team	Sacramento Kings	New York Knicks
Honors & Awards	-	All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs	Did Not Play	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		%
Anthony Johnson	77	29.4	7.5	0.7	1.6	2.2	4.3	0.8	0.1	1.6	2.4	2.9	7.9	.371	0.5	1.7	.328	1.0	1.4	.727
Kristaps Porzingis	72	28.4	14.3	1.8	5.5	7.3	1.3	0.7	1.9	1.7	2.8	5.2	12.3	.421	1.1	3.4	.333	2.8	3.3	.838

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Anthony Johnson	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Kristaps Porzingis	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 2
	Anthony Johnson	Kristaps Porzingis
Season	1998-99	2016-17
Team	Atlanta Hawks	New York Knicks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Hawks Lost East Conf Semis	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		%
Anthony Johnson	49	18.1	5.0	0.3	1.2	1.5	2.2	0.7	0.1	1.3	1.4	1.9	4.6	.404	0.1	0.4	.263	1.2	1.7	.695
Kristaps Porzingis	66	32.8	18.1	1.7	5.5	7.2	1.5	0.7	2.0	1.8	3.7	6.7	14.9	.450	1.7	4.8	.357	3.0	3.8	.786

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Anthony Johnson	9	12.4	2.7	0.3	0.7	1.0	1.1	0.1	0.1	0.6	1.0	0.9	3.2	.276	0.1	0.2	.500	0.8	1.1	.700
Kristaps Porzingis	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 3
	Anthony Johnson	Kristaps Porzingis
Season	1999-00	2017-18
Team	Atlanta Hawks, Orlando Magic	New York Knicks
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Did Not Play	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		%
Anthony Johnson	56	11.4	2.8	0.4	0.5	0.9	1.3	0.6	0.1	0.6	1.0	1.1	2.9	.378	0.0	0.2	.182	0.5	0.7	.718
Kristaps Porzingis	48	32.4	22.7	1.3	5.3	6.6	1.2	0.8	2.4	1.9	2.9	8.1	18.5	.439	1.9	4.8	.395	4.5	5.7	.793

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Anthony Johnson	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Kristaps Porzingis	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Note: Kristaps Porzingis didn't play in 2018-19.


Season 4
	Anthony Johnson	Kristaps Porzingis
Season	2000-01	2019-20
Team	Atlanta Hawks, Cleveland Cavaliers	Dallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	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		%
Anthony Johnson	53	9.6	2.5	0.2	0.6	0.8	1.5	0.4	0.1	0.6	1.2	1.0	2.9	.349	0.0	0.1	.200	0.4	0.6	.697
Kristaps Porzingis	57	31.8	20.4	1.8	7.7	9.5	1.8	0.7	2.0	1.6	3.2	7.0	16.4	.427	2.5	7.1	.352	4.0	5.0	.799

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Anthony Johnson	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Kristaps Porzingis	3	31.3	23.7	1.0	7.7	8.7	0.7	0.0	1.0	1.0	3.0	7.0	13.3	.525	3.0	5.7	.529	6.7	7.7	.870


Season 5
	Anthony Johnson	Kristaps Porzingis
Season	2001-02	2020-21
Team	New Jersey Nets	Dallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Nets Lost NBA Finals	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		%
Anthony Johnson	34	10.8	2.8	0.3	0.6	0.9	1.4	0.9	0.0	0.6	0.9	1.1	2.6	.411	0.1	0.4	.333	0.5	0.7	.640
Kristaps Porzingis	43	30.9	20.1	1.9	7.0	8.9	1.6	0.5	1.3	1.2	2.7	7.6	15.9	.476	2.3	6.0	.376	2.7	3.2	.855

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Anthony Johnson	19	8.4	2.6	0.1	0.6	0.7	1.1	0.3	0.0	0.4	1.3	1.1	2.8	.377	0.1	0.5	.100	0.5	0.6	.818
Kristaps Porzingis	7	33.3	13.1	1.0	4.4	5.4	1.3	1.3	0.7	0.4	2.7	4.9	10.3	.472	1.1	3.9	.296	2.3	2.7	.842


Season 6
	Anthony Johnson	Kristaps Porzingis
Season	2002-03	2021-22
Team	New Jersey Nets	Dallas Mavericks, Washington Wizards
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Nets Lost NBA 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		%
Anthony Johnson	66	12.8	4.1	0.2	1.0	1.2	1.3	0.6	0.1	0.6	1.4	1.6	3.5	.446	0.2	0.5	.371	0.8	1.1	.689
Kristaps Porzingis	51	29.0	20.2	2.0	6.1	8.1	2.3	0.7	1.6	1.6	2.7	6.9	15.0	.459	1.5	4.9	.310	4.9	5.6	.867

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Anthony Johnson	17	7.1	2.5	0.2	0.5	0.7	1.1	0.1	0.0	0.5	0.9	1.0	1.8	.548	0.2	0.4	.500	0.3	0.4	.833
Kristaps Porzingis	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 7
	Anthony Johnson	Kristaps Porzingis
Season	2003-04	2022-23
Team	Indiana Pacers	Washington Wizards
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Pacers Lost East 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		%
Anthony Johnson	73	21.9	6.2	0.4	1.4	1.8	2.8	0.9	0.1	1.0	1.9	2.3	5.6	.406	0.6	1.7	.336	1.0	1.3	.798
Kristaps Porzingis	65	32.6	23.2	1.8	6.6	8.4	2.7	0.9	1.5	2.1	3.0	7.8	15.7	.498	2.1	5.5	.385	5.4	6.4	.851

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Anthony Johnson	16	20.9	4.6	0.4	1.7	2.1	2.1	0.8	0.3	0.7	2.1	1.6	4.3	.362	0.4	1.3	.300	1.1	1.4	.773
Kristaps Porzingis	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 8
	Anthony Johnson	Kristaps Porzingis
Season	2004-05	2023-24
Team	Indiana Pacers	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Pacers Lost East Conf Semis	Celtics 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		%
Anthony Johnson	63	27.7	8.4	0.5	2.3	2.8	4.8	0.9	0.2	1.5	2.3	3.2	7.2	.445	0.7	1.7	.380	1.3	1.8	.752
Kristaps Porzingis	57	29.6	20.1	1.7	5.5	7.2	2.0	0.7	1.9	1.6	2.7	6.8	13.2	.516	1.9	5.1	.375	4.5	5.3	.858

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Anthony Johnson	13	24.2	7.0	0.3	2.6	2.9	5.1	1.0	0.4	1.9	2.2	2.1	5.9	.351	0.6	1.8	.348	2.2	2.8	.806
Kristaps Porzingis	5	25.2	13.8	0.8	4.4	5.2	1.4	1.0	1.8	1.0	2.2	4.4	9.8	.449	2.0	4.8	.417	3.0	3.2	.938


Season 9
	Anthony Johnson	Kristaps Porzingis
Season	2005-06	-
Team	Indiana Pacers	-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Pacers 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		%
Anthony Johnson	75	26.4	9.2	0.4	1.8	2.2	4.3	0.8	0.3	1.5	1.8	3.6	8.0	.443	0.7	2.1	.329	1.4	1.9	.752
Kristaps Porzingis	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Anthony Johnson	6	40.3	20.0	1.3	3.7	5.0	5.2	1.0	0.0	2.3	2.8	7.5	14.5	.517	1.3	3.3	.400	3.7	5.5	.667
Kristaps Porzingis	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 10
	Anthony Johnson	Kristaps Porzingis
Season	2006-07	-
Team	Dallas Mavericks, 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		%
Anthony Johnson	67	19.4	5.3	0.3	1.2	1.5	3.0	0.5	0.0	1.1	1.8	2.1	5.1	.414	0.4	1.1	.342	0.7	0.9	.754
Kristaps Porzingis	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Anthony Johnson	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Kristaps Porzingis	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 11
	Anthony Johnson	Kristaps Porzingis
Season	2007-08	-
Team	Atlanta Hawks, Sacramento Kings	-
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		%
Anthony Johnson	69	22.2	5.6	0.3	1.7	2.0	3.8	0.8	0.1	1.2	1.7	2.2	5.1	.437	0.6	1.3	.452	0.5	0.6	.814
Kristaps Porzingis	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Anthony Johnson	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Kristaps Porzingis	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 12
	Anthony Johnson	Kristaps Porzingis
Season	2008-09	-
Team	Orlando Magic	-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Magic Lost NBA 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		%
Anthony Johnson	80	18.5	5.3	0.4	1.5	1.8	2.5	0.6	0.1	1.0	1.4	1.9	4.8	.404	0.7	1.7	.391	0.8	1.0	.753
Kristaps Porzingis	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Anthony Johnson	19	14.7	4.3	0.4	1.0	1.4	2.1	0.6	0.0	0.6	1.5	1.7	4.5	.376	0.5	1.6	.300	0.5	0.9	.500
Kristaps Porzingis	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 13
	Anthony Johnson	Kristaps Porzingis
Season	2009-10	-
Team	Orlando Magic	-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Magic 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		%
Anthony Johnson	31	13.1	4.2	0.3	1.3	1.5	2.0	0.4	0.0	0.8	1.0	1.6	3.6	.441	0.4	1.3	.333	0.6	0.6	.950
Kristaps Porzingis	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Anthony Johnson	1	5.0	2.0	0.0	0.0	0	2.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	2.0	.500	0.0	1.0	.000	0.0	0.0	-
Kristaps Porzingis	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Anthony Johnson vs. Kristaps Porzingis Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Kristaps Porzingis and Anthony Johnson, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

Their Careers

Comparison Season by Season

Rookie Season

Season 2

Season 3

Season 4

Season 5

Season 6

Season 7

Season 8

Season 9

Season 10

Season 11

Season 12

Season 13