Walt Frazier vs. Mickey Johnson Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Mickey Johnson and Walt Frazier, 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.

Walt Frazier played 13 years in the NBA, 1 more than Mickey Johnson, who played 12. Walt Frazier had the first of his seasons in 1967-68, while Mickey Johnson had his rookie season in 1974-75. 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
Walt Frazier 13 8 1967-68 to 1979-80
Mickey Johnson 12 5 1974-75 to 1985-86

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Walt Frazier Mickey Johnson
Season 1967-681974-75
Team New York KnicksChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie First Team-
Playoffs Knicks Lost East Div SemisBulls 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 %
Walt Frazier 74 21.5 9.0 - - 4.2 4.1 - - - 2.7 3.5 7.7 .451 - - - 2.1 3.2 .655
Mickey Johnson 38 7.7 3.8 0.8 1.6 2.5 0.5 0.3 0.3 - 1.5 1.4 3.1 .449 - - - 1.0 1.5 .638
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Walt Frazier 4 29.8 9.5 - - 5.5 6.3 - - - 3.0 3.0 8.3 .364 - - - 3.5 4.5 .778
Mickey Johnson 3 1.7 0.7 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.3 - 0.7 0.3 1.0 .333 - - - 0.0 0.0 -

Season 2

Walt Frazier Mickey Johnson
Season 1968-691975-76
Team New York KnicksChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Defensive First Team-
Playoffs Knicks 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 %
Walt Frazier 80 36.9 17.5 - - 6.2 7.9 - - - 3.1 6.6 13.2 .505 - - - 4.3 5.7 .746
Mickey Johnson 81 29.5 15.3 3.4 5.9 9.4 1.6 1.1 0.8 - 3.6 5.9 12.8 .463 - - - 3.5 4.4 .786
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Walt Frazier 10 41.5 21.2 - - 7.4 9.1 - - - 3.0 8.9 17.7 .503 - - - 3.4 5.7 .596
Mickey Johnson ------- --- ----------

Season 3

Walt Frazier Mickey Johnson
Season 1969-701976-77
Team New York KnicksChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Defensive First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionBulls 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 %
Walt Frazier 77 39.5 20.9 - - 6.0 8.2 - - - 2.6 7.8 15.0 .518 - - - 5.3 7.1 .748
Mickey Johnson 81 35.1 17.3 3.7 6.6 10.2 2.4 1.3 0.8 - 3.9 6.6 14.9 .446 - - - 4.0 5.0 .796
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Walt Frazier 19 43.9 16.0 - - 7.8 8.2 - - - 2.8 6.2 13.0 .478 - - - 3.6 4.7 .764
Mickey Johnson 3 41.3 27.3 4.7 8.3 13.0 2.3 1.7 0.7 - 4.3 11.3 24.0 .472 - - - 4.7 5.3 .875

Season 4

Walt Frazier Mickey Johnson
Season 1970-711977-78
Team New York KnicksChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Defensive First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Knicks Lost East Conf 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 %
Walt Frazier 80 43.2 21.7 - - 6.8 6.7 - - - 3.0 8.1 16.5 .494 - - - 5.4 7.0 .779
Mickey Johnson 81 35.4 18.3 2.7 6.4 9.1 3.3 1.1 0.8 3.3 3.9 6.9 15.0 .462 - - - 4.5 5.5 .812
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Walt Frazier 12 41.8 22.6 - - 5.8 4.5 - - - 3.8 9.0 17.0 .529 - - - 4.6 6.3 .733
Mickey Johnson ------- --- ----------

Season 5

Walt Frazier Mickey Johnson
Season 1971-721978-79
Team New York KnicksChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Defensive First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Knicks Lost NBA 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 %
Walt Frazier 77 40.6 23.2 - - 6.7 5.8 - - - 2.4 8.7 17.0 .512 - - - 5.8 7.2 .808
Mickey Johnson 82 31.6 15.4 2.4 5.3 7.6 4.6 1.1 0.7 3.8 3.5 6.0 13.5 .449 - - - 3.3 4.0 .830
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Walt Frazier 16 44.0 24.3 - - 7.0 6.1 - - - 3.0 9.3 17.3 .536 - - - 5.8 7.8 .736
Mickey Johnson ------- --- ----------

Season 6

Walt Frazier Mickey Johnson
Season 1972-731979-80
Team New York KnicksIndiana Pacers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Defensive First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionDid 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 %
Walt Frazier 78 40.8 21.1 - - 7.3 5.9 - - - 2.4 8.7 17.8 .490 - - - 3.7 4.5 .817
Mickey Johnson 82 32.3 19.1 3.1 5.2 8.3 4.2 1.9 1.4 3.5 3.5 7.2 15.5 .463 0.1 0.4 .156 4.7 5.9 .799
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Walt Frazier 17 45.0 21.9 - - 7.3 6.2 - - - 3.1 8.8 17.2 .514 - - - 4.3 5.5 .777
Mickey Johnson ------- --- ----------

Season 7

Walt Frazier Mickey Johnson
Season 1973-741980-81
Team New York KnicksMilwaukee Bucks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Defensive First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Knicks Lost East Conf FinalsBucks 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 %
Walt Frazier 80 41.7 20.5 1.5 5.2 6.7 6.9 2.0 0.2 - 2.7 8.4 17.9 .472 - - - 3.7 4.4 .838
Mickey Johnson 82 25.8 12.5 2.2 4.4 6.6 3.5 1.1 0.9 2.8 3.1 4.6 10.3 .448 0.0 0.2 .167 3.2 4.0 .789
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Walt Frazier 12 40.9 22.5 1.8 6.2 7.9 4.0 1.8 0.3 - 3.4 9.4 18.8 .502 - - - 3.7 4.1 .898
Mickey Johnson 7 24.3 11.7 3.4 3.3 6.7 1.9 1.3 0.9 3.0 3.6 3.7 9.3 .400 0.0 0.1 .000 4.3 5.0 .857

Season 8

Walt Frazier Mickey Johnson
Season 1974-751981-82
Team New York KnicksMilwaukee Bucks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Defensive First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Achievement All-Star Game NVP-
Playoffs Knicks Lost East Conf 1st RdBucks 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 %
Walt Frazier 78 41.1 21.5 1.2 4.8 6.0 6.1 2.4 0.2 - 2.6 8.6 17.8 .483 - - - 4.2 5.1 .828
Mickey Johnson 76 25.4 12.9 1.8 4.2 6.0 2.8 0.9 0.6 2.5 3.2 4.9 10.0 .491 0.0 0.1 .143 3.1 3.8 .801
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Walt Frazier 3 41.3 23.7 1.0 5.7 6.7 7.0 3.7 0.0 - 1.3 9.7 15.3 .630 - - - 4.3 5.3 .813
Mickey Johnson 6 34.3 19.8 2.5 2.8 5.3 3.0 1.3 0.7 2.2 4.5 7.2 12.5 .573 0.0 0.2 .000 5.5 6.5 .846

Season 9

Walt Frazier Mickey Johnson
Season 1975-761982-83
Team New York KnicksMilwaukee Bucks, New Jersey Nets, Golden State Warriors
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
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 %
Walt Frazier 59 41.1 19.1 1.3 5.4 6.8 5.9 1.8 0.2 - 2.8 8.0 16.4 .485 - - - 3.2 3.8 .823
Mickey Johnson 78 26.3 14.1 2.1 4.2 6.3 3.3 1.1 0.6 3.1 3.7 5.0 11.8 .425 0.0 0.5 .083 4.0 4.9 .821
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Walt Frazier ------- --- ----------
Mickey Johnson ------- --- ----------

Season 10

Walt Frazier Mickey Johnson
Season 1976-771983-84
Team New York KnicksGolden State Warriors
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 %
Walt Frazier 76 35.4 17.4 0.7 3.2 3.9 5.3 1.7 0.1 - 2.6 7.0 14.3 .489 - - - 3.4 4.4 .771
Mickey Johnson 78 27.2 13.6 2.5 4.1 6.6 2.8 1.3 0.4 2.8 3.7 4.6 10.9 .421 0.1 0.4 .172 4.3 5.5 .785
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Walt Frazier ------- --- ----------
Mickey Johnson ------- --- ----------

Season 11

Walt Frazier Mickey Johnson
Season 1977-781984-85
Team Cleveland CavaliersGolden State Warriors
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 %
Walt Frazier 51 32.6 16.2 1.1 3.0 4.1 4.1 1.5 0.3 2.2 2.4 6.6 14.0 .471 - - - 3.0 3.5 .850
Mickey Johnson 66 23.7 13.3 2.3 3.7 6.0 2.3 1.1 0.5 2.2 3.3 4.6 10.8 .426 0.1 0.5 .233 3.9 4.8 .823
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Walt Frazier ------- --- ----------
Mickey Johnson ------- --- ----------

Season 12

Walt Frazier Mickey Johnson
Season 1978-791985-86
Team Cleveland CavaliersNew Jersey Nets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayNets 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 %
Walt Frazier 12 23.3 10.8 0.6 1.1 1.7 2.7 1.1 0.2 1.8 1.8 4.5 10.2 .443 - - - 1.8 2.3 .778
Mickey Johnson 79 19.9 7.8 1.2 3.0 4.2 2.7 0.8 0.3 2.1 3.1 2.7 6.4 .422 0.1 0.3 .208 2.3 2.9 .785
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Walt Frazier ------- --- ----------
Mickey Johnson 3 18.0 5.7 0.7 3.0 3.7 0.7 0.7 0.0 1.0 2.3 1.7 6.3 .263 0.0 0.7 .000 2.3 3.7 .636

Season 13

Walt Frazier Mickey Johnson
Season 1979-80-
Team Cleveland Cavaliers-
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 %
Walt Frazier 3 9.0 3.3 0.3 0.7 1.0 2.7 0.7 0.3 1.3 0.7 1.3 3.7 .364 0.0 0.3 .000 0.7 0.7 1.000
Mickey Johnson ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Walt Frazier ------- --- ----------
Mickey Johnson ------- --- ----------