Marc Gasol vs. Avery Johnson Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Avery Johnson and Marc Gasol, 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.

Marc Gasol played 13 years in the NBA, 3 less than Avery Johnson, who played 16. Marc Gasol had the first of his seasons in 2008-09, while Avery Johnson had his rookie season in 1988-89. 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
Marc Gasol 13 9 2008-09 to 2020-21
Avery Johnson 16 10 1988-89 to 2003-04

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Marc Gasol Avery Johnson
Season 2008-091988-89
Team Memphis GrizzliesSeattle Supersonics
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie Second Team-
Playoffs Did Not PlaySupersonics 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 %
Marc Gasol 82 30.7 11.9 2.5 4.9 7.4 1.7 0.8 1.1 2.0 3.2 4.3 8.1 .530 0.0 0.0 .000 3.4 4.6 .733
Avery Johnson 43 6.8 1.6 0.3 0.3 0.6 1.7 0.5 0.1 0.4 0.8 0.7 1.9 .349 0.0 0.2 .111 0.2 0.4 .563
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Marc Gasol ------- --- ----------
Avery Johnson 6 5.2 1.8 0.3 0.3 0.7 0.8 0.7 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.8 2.0 .417 0.0 0.7 .000 0.2 0.3 .500

Season 2

Marc Gasol Avery Johnson
Season 2009-101989-90
Team Memphis GrizzliesSeattle Supersonics
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 %
Marc Gasol 69 35.8 14.6 3.0 6.3 9.3 2.4 1.0 1.6 2.0 3.7 5.5 9.4 .581 0.0 0.0 .000 3.7 5.4 .670
Avery Johnson 53 10.8 2.6 0.4 0.4 0.8 3.1 0.5 0.0 0.9 1.0 1.0 2.7 .387 0.0 0.1 .250 0.5 0.8 .725
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Marc Gasol ------- --- ----------
Avery Johnson ------- --- ----------

Season 3

Marc Gasol Avery Johnson
Season 2010-111990-91
Team Memphis GrizzliesDenver Nuggets, San Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Grizzlies Lost West Conf SemisSpurs 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 %
Marc Gasol 81 31.9 11.7 1.9 5.1 7.0 2.5 0.9 1.7 1.8 3.3 4.5 8.5 .527 0.0 0.1 .429 2.7 3.6 .748
Avery Johnson 68 14.1 4.7 0.3 0.8 1.1 3.4 0.7 0.1 1.1 0.9 1.9 4.1 .469 0.0 0.1 .111 0.9 1.3 .678
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Marc Gasol 13 39.9 15.0 3.2 8.1 11.2 2.2 1.1 2.2 2.0 3.4 5.5 10.8 .511 0.0 0.2 .000 3.9 5.6 .699
Avery Johnson 3 6.3 0.7 0.0 0.0 0 1.3 0.3 0.0 0.0 1.0 0.0 1.7 .000 0.0 0.3 .000 0.7 0.7 1.000

Season 4

Marc Gasol Avery Johnson
Season 2011-121991-92
Team Memphis GrizzliesSan Antonio Spurs, Houston Rockets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Grizzlies Lost West 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 %
Marc Gasol 65 36.5 14.6 1.8 7.1 8.9 3.1 1.0 1.9 1.9 3.1 5.5 11.4 .482 0.0 0.2 .083 3.6 4.9 .748
Avery Johnson 69 17.9 5.6 0.2 1.0 1.2 3.9 0.9 0.1 1.6 1.3 2.3 4.8 .479 0.1 0.2 .267 1.0 1.5 .653
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Marc Gasol 7 37.3 15.1 2.3 4.4 6.7 3.1 0.3 1.9 1.9 3.6 5.1 9.9 .522 0.0 0.1 .000 4.9 6.1 .791
Avery Johnson ------- --- ----------

Season 5

Marc Gasol Avery Johnson
Season 2012-131992-93
Team Memphis GrizzliesSan Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Defensive Second Team-
Achievement Defensive Player of the Year-
Playoffs Grizzlies Lost West Conf FinalsSpurs 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 %
Marc Gasol 80 35.0 14.1 2.3 5.5 7.8 4.0 1.0 1.7 2.0 3.2 5.4 10.9 .494 0.0 0.2 .071 3.4 4.0 .848
Avery Johnson 75 27.1 8.7 0.3 1.7 1.9 7.5 1.1 0.2 1.9 1.9 3.4 6.8 .502 0.0 0.1 .000 1.9 2.4 .791
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Marc Gasol 15 40.6 17.2 1.7 6.8 8.5 3.2 0.9 2.2 1.2 3.5 6.2 13.7 .454 0.0 0.0 - 4.8 6.0 .800
Avery Johnson 10 31.4 8.2 0.8 2.3 3.1 8.1 1.0 0.1 2.3 2.7 3.6 7.0 .514 0.0 0.1 .000 1.0 1.4 .714

Season 6

Marc Gasol Avery Johnson
Season 2013-141993-94
Team Memphis GrizzliesGolden State Warriors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Grizzlies Lost West Conf 1st RdWarriors 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 %
Marc Gasol 59 33.4 14.6 1.4 5.8 7.2 3.6 1.0 1.3 1.9 2.5 5.7 12.1 .473 0.0 0.2 .182 3.1 4.1 .768
Avery Johnson 82 28.4 10.9 0.5 1.6 2.1 5.3 1.4 0.1 2.1 2.0 4.3 8.8 .492 0.0 0.1 .000 2.2 3.1 .704
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Marc Gasol 7 42.7 17.3 1.9 5.9 7.7 4.4 1.7 0.9 1.7 3.9 6.7 16.6 .405 0.0 0.1 .000 3.9 4.9 .794
Avery Johnson 3 13.7 6.0 0.0 1.0 1.0 3.3 1.3 0.3 1.0 0.7 3.0 5.7 .529 0.0 0.3 .000 0.0 0.0 -

Season 7

Marc Gasol Avery Johnson
Season 2014-151994-95
Team Memphis GrizzliesSan Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Grizzlies Lost West Conf SemisSpurs Lost West 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 %
Marc Gasol 81 33.2 17.4 1.4 6.4 7.8 3.8 0.9 1.6 2.2 2.6 6.5 13.2 .494 0.0 0.2 .176 4.3 5.4 .795
Avery Johnson 82 36.7 13.4 0.6 1.9 2.5 8.2 1.4 0.2 2.5 1.9 5.5 10.5 .519 0.0 0.3 .136 2.5 3.6 .685
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Marc Gasol 11 37.8 19.7 1.7 8.5 10.3 4.5 0.9 1.7 1.5 3.0 6.5 16.4 .394 0.0 0.2 .000 6.8 8.0 .852
Avery Johnson 15 38.3 14.5 0.6 1.5 2.1 8.3 1.3 0.4 2.0 1.9 6.1 11.7 .517 0.0 0.1 .000 2.4 3.9 .621

Season 8

Marc Gasol Avery Johnson
Season 2015-161995-96
Team Memphis GrizzliesSan Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlaySpurs 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 %
Marc Gasol 52 34.4 16.6 1.1 5.8 7.0 3.8 1.0 1.3 2.3 2.7 6.3 13.6 .464 0.0 0.1 .667 3.9 4.7 .829
Avery Johnson 82 37.6 13.1 0.5 2.1 2.5 9.6 1.5 0.3 2.4 2.2 5.3 10.8 .494 0.1 0.4 .194 2.3 3.2 .721
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Marc Gasol ------- --- ----------
Avery Johnson 10 40.7 12.3 0.6 3.0 3.6 9.4 2.0 0.1 2.4 2.1 5.2 12.1 .430 0.0 0.2 .000 1.9 2.7 .704

Season 9

Marc Gasol Avery Johnson
Season 2016-171996-97
Team Memphis GrizzliesSan Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Grizzlies Lost West 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 %
Marc Gasol 74 34.2 19.5 0.8 5.5 6.3 4.6 0.9 1.3 2.2 2.3 7.2 15.7 .459 1.4 3.6 .388 3.8 4.5 .837
Avery Johnson 76 32.5 10.5 0.4 1.5 1.9 6.8 1.3 0.2 1.9 2.1 4.3 9.0 .477 0.1 0.3 .231 1.8 2.7 .690
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Marc Gasol 6 40.0 19.3 1.2 5.3 6.5 4.2 0.3 0.7 2.5 3.7 6.5 13.8 .470 1.2 2.0 .583 5.2 5.5 .939
Avery Johnson ------- --- ----------

Season 10

Marc Gasol Avery Johnson
Season 2017-181997-98
Team Memphis GrizzliesSan Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlaySpurs 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 %
Marc Gasol 73 33.0 17.2 1.1 7.0 8.1 4.2 0.7 1.4 2.7 2.5 5.9 14.2 .420 1.5 4.4 .341 3.8 4.6 .834
Avery Johnson 75 35.7 10.2 0.4 1.6 2.0 7.9 1.1 0.2 2.2 1.9 4.3 8.9 .478 0.0 0.2 .154 1.6 2.2 .726
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Marc Gasol ------- --- ----------
Avery Johnson 9 38.1 17.3 0.3 1.1 1.4 6.1 1.0 0.0 2.3 3.0 6.8 11.2 .604 0.0 0.2 .000 3.8 5.7 .667

Season 11

Marc Gasol Avery Johnson
Season 2018-191998-99
Team Memphis Grizzlies, Toronto RaptorsSan Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionNBA 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 %
Marc Gasol 79 30.8 13.6 1.0 6.9 7.9 4.4 1.1 1.1 2.0 2.7 4.9 11.0 .448 1.3 3.5 .363 2.4 3.2 .759
Avery Johnson 50 33.4 9.7 0.4 1.9 2.4 7.4 1.0 0.2 2.2 2.0 4.4 9.2 .473 0.0 0.2 .083 1.0 1.8 .568
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Marc Gasol 24 30.6 9.4 0.7 5.8 6.4 3.0 0.9 1.1 0.9 3.5 3.2 7.5 .422 1.4 3.7 .382 1.7 1.9 .870
Avery Johnson 17 38.5 12.6 0.5 1.9 2.5 7.4 1.2 0.1 2.9 1.8 5.4 11.0 .487 0.1 0.2 .333 1.9 2.8 .681

Season 12

Marc Gasol Avery Johnson
Season 2019-201999-00
Team Toronto RaptorsSan Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Raptors Lost East Conf SemisSpurs 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 %
Marc Gasol 44 26.4 7.5 0.7 5.5 6.3 3.3 0.8 0.9 1.3 2.8 2.7 6.3 .427 1.3 3.4 .385 0.8 1.1 .735
Avery Johnson 82 31.4 11.2 0.4 1.5 1.9 6.0 0.9 0.2 1.7 1.8 4.9 10.4 .473 0.0 0.1 .111 1.4 1.9 .735
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Marc Gasol 11 20.7 6.0 0.4 4.0 4.4 2.6 0.5 0.6 1.5 2.9 2.3 5.8 .391 0.5 2.5 .185 1.0 1.4 .733
Avery Johnson 4 36.3 12.0 0.5 1.8 2.3 5.3 1.0 0.0 2.5 2.5 4.8 10.5 .452 0.0 0.0 - 2.5 3.5 .714

Season 13

Marc Gasol Avery Johnson
Season 2020-212000-01
Team Los Angeles LakersSan Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Lakers Lost West Conf 1st RdSpurs Lost West 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 %
Marc Gasol 52 19.1 5.0 0.7 3.4 4.1 2.1 0.5 1.1 1.0 2.2 1.7 3.7 .454 1.0 2.3 .410 0.7 1.0 .720
Avery Johnson 55 23.5 5.6 0.4 1.2 1.5 4.3 0.6 0.1 1.1 1.6 2.4 5.5 .447 0.0 0.1 .167 0.7 1.1 .683
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Marc Gasol 5 17.4 5.2 0.8 3.0 3.8 3.0 0.8 0.8 0.8 3.2 1.6 2.6 .615 1.4 2.2 .636 0.6 0.8 .750
Avery Johnson 13 21.7 5.8 0.2 1.0 1.2 3.2 0.8 0.1 0.8 1.8 2.6 6.8 .386 0.0 0.1 .000 0.6 1.2 .533

Season 14

Marc Gasol Avery Johnson
Season -2001-02
Team -Denver Nuggets, Dallas Mavericks
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 %
Marc Gasol ------- --- ----------
Avery Johnson 68 19.9 7.9 0.2 0.8 1.0 4.2 0.6 0.1 1.1 1.3 3.0 6.4 .479 0.0 0.1 .000 1.8 2.4 .742
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Marc Gasol ------- --- ----------
Avery Johnson ------- --- ----------

Season 15

Marc Gasol Avery Johnson
Season -2002-03
Team -Dallas Mavericks
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 %
Marc Gasol ------- --- ----------
Avery Johnson 48 9.0 3.3 0.2 0.4 0.6 1.3 0.3 0.0 0.6 0.5 1.3 3.1 .420 0.0 0.0 .000 0.6 0.8 .769
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Marc Gasol ------- --- ----------
Avery Johnson ------- --- ----------

Season 16

Marc Gasol Avery Johnson
Season -2003-04
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 %
Marc Gasol ------- --- ----------
Avery Johnson 46 13.8 4.6 0.1 0.7 0.7 2.4 0.6 0.1 1.1 0.7 1.7 4.3 .402 0.0 0.1 .000 1.1 1.7 .667
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Marc Gasol ------- --- ----------
Avery Johnson ------- --- ----------