Alex English vs. Anthony Johnson Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Anthony Johnson and Alex English, 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.

Alex English played 15 years in the NBA, 2 more than Anthony Johnson, who played 13. Alex English had the first of his seasons in 1976-77, while Anthony Johnson had his rookie season in 1997-98. 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
Alex English 15 10 1976-77 to 1990-91
Anthony Johnson 13 8 1997-98 to 2009-10

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Alex English Anthony Johnson
Season 1976-771997-98
Team Milwaukee BucksSacramento Kings
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 %
Alex English 60 10.8 5.2 1.1 1.7 2.8 0.4 0.3 0.3 - 1.3 2.2 4.6 .477 - - - 0.8 1.0 .767
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Alex English ------- --- ----------
Anthony Johnson ------- --- ----------

Season 2

Alex English Anthony Johnson
Season 1977-781998-99
Team Milwaukee BucksAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Bucks Lost West Conf SemisHawks 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 %
Alex English 82 18.9 9.6 1.8 3.1 4.8 1.6 0.5 0.7 1.7 2.2 4.2 7.7 .542 - - - 1.3 1.7 .727
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Alex English 9 23.1 13.4 1.8 2.9 4.7 1.4 0.7 0.8 1.3 2.2 5.3 8.7 .615 - - - 2.8 3.6 .781
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

Season 3

Alex English Anthony Johnson
Season 1978-791999-00
Team Indiana PacersAtlanta Hawks, Orlando Magic
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 %
Alex English 81 33.3 16.0 3.1 5.0 8.1 3.3 0.9 1.0 2.4 2.6 7.0 13.6 .511 - - - 2.1 2.8 .752
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Alex English ------- --- ----------
Anthony Johnson ------- --- ----------

Season 4

Alex English Anthony Johnson
Season 1979-802000-01
Team Indiana Pacers, Denver NuggetsAtlanta Hawks, Cleveland Cavaliers
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 %
Alex English 78 30.8 16.9 3.4 4.3 7.8 2.9 0.9 0.8 2.7 2.6 7.1 14.3 .497 0.0 0.1 .333 2.7 3.4 .789
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Alex English ------- --- ----------
Anthony Johnson ------- --- ----------

Season 5

Alex English Anthony Johnson
Season 1980-812001-02
Team Denver NuggetsNew Jersey Nets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayNets 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 %
Alex English 81 38.2 23.8 3.4 4.6 8.0 3.6 1.3 1.2 3.0 3.1 9.5 19.2 .494 0.0 0.1 .600 4.8 5.7 .850
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Alex English ------- --- ----------
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

Season 6

Alex English Anthony Johnson
Season 1981-822002-03
Team Denver NuggetsNew Jersey Nets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Nuggets Lost West Conf 1st RdNets 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 %
Alex English 82 36.8 25.4 2.6 4.2 6.8 5.3 1.1 1.5 3.2 3.2 10.4 18.9 .551 0.0 0.1 .000 4.5 5.4 .840
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Alex English 3 39.3 19.3 2.7 5.0 7.7 5.7 1.0 1.0 1.3 2.0 8.7 18.3 .473 0.0 0.0 - 2.0 2.3 .857
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

Season 7

Alex English Anthony Johnson
Season 1982-832003-04
Team Denver NuggetsIndiana Pacers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement Scoring Leader-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Nuggets Lost West Conf SemisPacers 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 %
Alex English 82 36.4 28.4 3.2 4.1 7.3 4.8 1.4 1.5 3.2 2.9 11.7 22.6 .516 0.0 0.1 .167 5.0 6.0 .829
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Alex English 7 38.6 25.9 2.9 3.4 6.3 6.0 0.6 1.0 3.0 3.0 9.6 21.4 .447 0.0 0.3 .000 6.7 7.6 .887
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

Season 8

Alex English Anthony Johnson
Season 1983-842004-05
Team Denver NuggetsIndiana Pacers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Nuggets Lost West Conf 1st RdPacers 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 %
Alex English 82 35.0 26.4 2.6 3.0 5.7 5.0 1.0 1.2 2.7 3.1 11.1 20.9 .529 0.0 0.1 .143 4.3 5.2 .824
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Alex English 5 40.6 29.0 3.2 4.8 8.0 5.6 0.6 0.4 1.4 3.4 12.0 20.4 .588 0.0 0.2 .000 5.0 5.6 .893
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

Season 9

Alex English Anthony Johnson
Season 1984-852005-06
Team Denver NuggetsIndiana Pacers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Nuggets Lost West Conf FinalsPacers 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 %
Alex English 81 36.1 27.9 2.5 3.1 5.7 4.2 1.2 0.6 3.1 3.2 11.6 22.4 .518 0.0 0.1 .200 4.7 5.7 .829
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Alex English 14 38.3 30.2 2.6 4.0 6.6 4.5 1.2 0.4 2.1 2.9 11.6 21.7 .536 0.0 0.1 .000 6.9 7.8 .890
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

Season 10

Alex English Anthony Johnson
Season 1985-862006-07
Team Denver NuggetsDallas Mavericks, Atlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Nuggets 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 %
Alex English 81 37.3 29.8 2.4 2.6 5.0 4.0 0.9 0.4 3.1 2.9 11.7 23.3 .504 0.0 0.1 .200 6.3 7.3 .862
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Alex English 10 39.4 27.3 1.8 1.7 3.5 5.2 0.4 0.4 2.8 2.9 10.6 22.9 .463 0.0 0.1 .000 6.1 7.1 .859
Anthony Johnson ------- --- ----------

Season 11

Alex English Anthony Johnson
Season 1986-872007-08
Team Denver NuggetsAtlanta Hawks, Sacramento Kings
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Nuggets 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 %
Alex English 82 37.6 28.6 1.8 2.4 4.2 5.1 0.9 0.3 2.6 2.6 11.8 23.4 .503 0.0 0.2 .267 5.0 5.9 .844
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Alex English 3 25.3 18.7 3.3 1.3 4.7 3.3 0.0 0.0 2.7 3.0 8.3 16.3 .510 0.0 0.0 - 2.0 2.3 .857
Anthony Johnson ------- --- ----------

Season 12

Alex English Anthony Johnson
Season 1987-882008-09
Team Denver NuggetsOrlando Magic
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Nuggets Lost West Conf SemisMagic 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 %
Alex English 80 35.2 25.0 2.1 2.6 4.7 4.7 0.9 0.3 2.3 2.4 10.5 21.3 .495 0.0 0.1 .000 3.9 4.7 .828
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Alex English 11 39.8 24.3 2.8 2.5 5.4 4.4 0.6 0.3 1.5 3.1 10.5 23.2 .455 0.0 0.3 .000 3.2 3.9 .814
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

Season 13

Alex English Anthony Johnson
Season 1988-892009-10
Team Denver NuggetsOrlando Magic
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Nuggets Lost West Conf 1st RdMagic 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 %
Alex English 82 36.5 26.5 1.8 2.2 4.0 4.7 0.8 0.1 2.4 2.1 11.3 22.9 .491 0.0 0.1 .250 4.0 4.6 .858
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Alex English 3 36.0 26.0 2.7 1.7 4.3 3.7 0.3 0.0 4.7 2.0 10.7 20.7 .516 0.0 0.0 - 4.7 5.3 .875
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 -

Season 14

Alex English Anthony Johnson
Season 1989-90-
Team Denver Nuggets-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Nuggets 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 %
Alex English 80 27.6 17.9 1.5 2.1 3.6 2.8 0.6 0.3 1.2 1.6 7.9 16.2 .491 0.0 0.1 .400 2.0 2.3 .880
Anthony Johnson ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Alex English 3 25.3 19.7 1.0 2.0 3.0 3.0 0.7 0.3 0.7 2.0 8.3 14.7 .568 0.0 0.0 - 3.0 3.7 .818
Anthony Johnson ------- --- ----------

Season 15

Alex English Anthony Johnson
Season 1990-91-
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 %
Alex English 79 22.1 9.7 1.4 1.8 3.2 1.3 0.5 0.3 1.3 1.8 4.1 9.3 .439 0.0 0.0 .000 1.5 1.8 .850
Anthony Johnson ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Alex English ------- --- ----------
Anthony Johnson ------- --- ----------