Manute Bol vs. Keldon Johnson Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Keldon Johnson and Manute Bol, 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.

Manute Bol played 10 years in the NBA, 5 more than Keldon Johnson, who played 5. Manute Bol had the first of his seasons in 1985-86, while Keldon Johnson 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
Manute Bol 10 5 1985-86 to 1994-95
Keldon Johnson 5 0 2019-20 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Manute Bol Keldon Johnson
Season 1985-862019-20
Team Washington BulletsSan Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Defensive Second Team-
Achievement Blocks Leader-
Playoffs Bullets 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 %
Manute Bol 80 26.1 3.7 1.5 4.4 6.0 0.3 0.4 5.0 0.8 3.2 1.6 3.5 .460 0.0 0.0 .000 0.5 1.1 .488
Keldon Johnson 17 17.7 9.1 0.6 2.8 3.4 0.9 0.8 0.1 0.8 1.6 3.1 5.2 .596 0.8 1.3 .591 2.1 2.6 .795
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Manute Bol 5 30.4 4.6 3.2 4.4 7.6 0.2 0.6 5.8 0.8 3.0 2.0 3.4 .588 0.0 0.0 - 0.6 1.6 .375
Keldon Johnson ------- --- ----------

Season 2
Manute Bol Keldon Johnson
Season 1986-872020-21
Team Washington BulletsSan Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Bullets 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 %
Manute Bol 82 18.9 3.1 1.0 3.4 4.4 0.1 0.2 3.7 0.7 2.3 1.3 2.8 .446 0.0 0.0 .000 0.5 0.8 .672
Keldon Johnson 69 28.5 12.8 1.3 4.6 6.0 1.8 0.6 0.3 1.1 2.1 4.9 10.2 .479 0.9 2.6 .331 2.1 2.8 .740
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Manute Bol 3 14.3 2.7 1.7 1.3 3.0 0.0 0.0 1.7 0.0 2.0 1.3 3.3 .400 0.0 0.3 .000 0.0 0.7 .000
Keldon Johnson ------- --- ----------

Season 3
Manute Bol Keldon Johnson
Season 1987-882021-22
Team Washington BulletsSan Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Bullets 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 %
Manute Bol 77 14.8 2.3 0.9 2.6 3.6 0.2 0.1 2.7 0.5 2.1 1.0 2.1 .455 0.0 0.0 .000 0.3 0.6 .531
Keldon Johnson 75 31.9 17.0 1.1 5.0 6.1 2.1 0.8 0.2 1.2 2.0 6.3 13.5 .466 2.1 5.3 .398 2.4 3.1 .756
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Manute Bol 5 8.8 1.8 1.4 1.0 2.4 0.0 0.0 0.4 0.2 1.0 0.8 1.4 .571 0.0 0.0 - 0.2 0.2 1.000
Keldon Johnson ------- --- ----------

Season 4
Manute Bol Keldon Johnson
Season 1988-892022-23
Team Golden State WarriorsSan Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards Achievement Blocks Leader-
Playoffs Warriors Lost West 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 %
Manute Bol 80 22.1 3.9 1.5 4.3 5.8 0.3 0.1 4.3 1.0 2.8 1.6 4.3 .369 0.3 1.1 .220 0.5 0.8 .606
Keldon Johnson 63 32.7 22.0 0.9 4.2 5.0 2.9 0.7 0.2 2.1 2.0 8.0 17.7 .452 2.1 6.5 .329 3.9 5.2 .749
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Manute Bol 8 18.5 2.3 0.6 3.3 3.9 0.1 0.3 3.6 0.4 2.6 0.9 4.5 .194 0.3 2.8 .091 0.3 0.9 .286
Keldon Johnson ------- --- ----------

Season 5
Manute Bol Keldon Johnson
Season 1989-902023-24
Team Golden State WarriorsSan Antonio Spurs
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 %
Manute Bol 75 17.5 1.9 0.4 3.2 3.7 0.5 0.2 3.2 0.7 2.6 0.7 2.3 .331 0.1 0.6 .188 0.3 0.7 .510
Keldon Johnson 69 29.5 15.7 1.4 4.1 5.5 2.8 0.7 0.3 1.4 2.2 5.7 12.5 .454 1.8 5.3 .346 2.5 3.2 .792
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Manute Bol ------- --- ----------
Keldon Johnson ------- --- ----------

Season 6
Manute Bol Keldon Johnson
Season 1990-91-
Team Philadelphia 76ers-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs 76ers 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 %
Manute Bol 82 18.6 1.9 0.8 3.5 4.3 0.2 0.2 3.0 0.8 2.2 0.8 2.0 .396 0.0 0.2 .071 0.3 0.5 .585
Keldon Johnson ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Manute Bol 8 13.6 3.0 0.5 1.9 2.4 0.1 0.1 1.5 0.6 1.8 1.1 2.3 .500 0.0 0.0 - 0.8 1.1 .667
Keldon Johnson ------- --- ----------

Season 7
Manute Bol Keldon Johnson
Season 1991-92-
Team Philadelphia 76ers-
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 %
Manute Bol 71 17.8 1.5 0.8 2.4 3.1 0.3 0.2 2.9 0.6 2.0 0.7 1.8 .383 0.0 0.1 .000 0.2 0.4 .462
Keldon Johnson ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Manute Bol ------- --- ----------
Keldon Johnson ------- --- ----------

Season 8
Manute Bol Keldon Johnson
Season 1992-93-
Team Philadelphia 76ers-
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 %
Manute Bol 58 14.7 2.2 0.8 2.6 3.3 0.3 0.2 2.1 0.9 1.5 0.9 2.2 .409 0.2 0.6 .313 0.2 0.3 .632
Keldon Johnson ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Manute Bol ------- --- ----------
Keldon Johnson ------- --- ----------

Season 9
Manute Bol Keldon Johnson
Season 1993-94-
Team Miami Heat, Washington Bullets, Philadelphia 76ers-
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 %
Manute Bol 14 8.3 0.6 0.2 1.1 1.3 0.1 0.1 1.1 0.4 0.9 0.3 1.4 .211 0.0 0.2 .000 0.0 0.0 -
Keldon Johnson ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Manute Bol ------- --- ----------
Keldon Johnson ------- --- ----------

Season 10
Manute Bol Keldon Johnson
Season 1994-95-
Team Golden State Warriors-
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 %
Manute Bol 5 16.2 3.0 0.2 2.2 2.4 0.0 0.0 1.8 0.2 2.0 1.2 2.0 .600 0.6 1.0 .600 0.0 0.0 -
Keldon Johnson ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Manute Bol ------- --- ----------
Keldon Johnson ------- --- ----------
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