Andre Drummond vs. Larry Johnson Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Larry Johnson and Andre Drummond, 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 / Scoring / Stats / Stats Rankings

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.

Andre Drummond played 13 years in the NBA, 3 more than Larry Johnson, who played 10. Andre Drummond had the first of his seasons in 2012-13, while Larry Johnson had his rookie season in 1991-92. 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 achievements, 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
Andre Drummond	13	4	2012-13 to 2024-25
Larry Johnson	10	6	1991-92 to 2000-01

Comparison Season by Season
Jump to season: 1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10


Rookie Season
	Andre Drummond	Larry Johnson
Season	2012-13	1991-92
Team	Detroit Pistons	Charlotte Hornets
Honors & Awards	-	Rookie of the Year
	-	All-Rookie First Team
	All-Rookie Second Team	-
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Did Not Play

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Rookie Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Andre Drummond	60	20.7	7.9	2.8	4.8	7.6	0.5	1.0	1.6	1.0	2.4	3.5	5.7	.608	0.0	0.0	-	1.0	2.7	.371
difference:	+22	+16.5	+11.3	+1.1	+2.2	+3.4	+3.1		+1.0	-1.0	-0.3	+4.0	+9.6	+.118	+0.1	+0.3		+3.1	+2.3	+.458
Larry Johnson	82	37.2	19.2	3.9	7.0	11.0	3.6	1.0	0.6	2.0	2.7	7.5	15.3	.490	0.1	0.3	.227	4.1	5.0	.829

Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Andre Drummond nor Larry Johnson played in the postseason in their season 1


Season 2
	Andre Drummond	Larry Johnson
Season	2013-14	1992-93
Team	Detroit Pistons	Charlotte Hornets
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA Second Team
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Hornets Lost East Conf Semis

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2nd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Andre Drummond	81	32.3	13.5	5.4	7.8	13.2	0.4	1.2	1.6	1.4	3.4	5.9	9.5	.623	0.0	0.0	-	1.7	4.0	.418
difference:	+1	+8.2	+8.6	+2.0	+0.7	+2.7	+3.9	+0.6	+1.3	-1.4	-1.1	+3.0	+7.4	+.097	+0.2	+0.9		+2.4	+1.3	+.349
Larry Johnson	82	40.5	22.1	3.4	7.1	10.5	4.3	0.6	0.3	2.8	2.3	8.9	16.9	.526	0.2	0.9	.254	4.1	5.3	.767

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Andre Drummond	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Larry Johnson	9	38.7	19.8	2.1	4.8	6.9	3.3	0.6	0.2	2.1	3.0	7.6	13.6	.557	0.1	0.4	.250	4.6	5.8	.788


Season 3
	Andre Drummond	Larry Johnson
Season	2014-15	1993-94
Team	Detroit Pistons	Charlotte Hornets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Did Not Play

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3rd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Andre Drummond	82	30.5	13.8	5.3	8.1	13.5	0.7	0.9	1.9	1.5	3.5	6.0	11.7	.514	0.0	0.0	-	1.7	4.5	.389
difference:	+31	+4.0	+2.6	+2.5	+2.1	+4.7	+2.9	+0.3	+1.6	-0.8	-0.9	+0.8	+1.5	+.001	+0.1	+0.4		+1.0	+0.6	+.306
Larry Johnson	51	34.5	16.4	2.8	6.0	8.8	3.6	0.6	0.3	2.3	2.6	6.8	13.2	.515	0.1	0.4	.238	2.7	3.9	.695

Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Andre Drummond nor Larry Johnson played in the postseason in their season 3


Season 4
	Andre Drummond	Larry Johnson
Season	2015-16	1994-95
Team	Detroit Pistons	Charlotte Hornets
Honors & Awards	All-NBA Third Team	-
	Rebounds Leader	-
	All-Star Game	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Pistons Lost East Conf 1st Rd	Hornets Lost East Conf 1st Rd

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4th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Andre Drummond	81	32.9	16.2	4.9	9.9	14.8	0.8	1.5	1.4	1.9	3.0	6.8	13.1	.521	0.0	0.1	.333	2.6	7.2	.355
difference:		+7.0	+2.6	+2.6	+5.0	+7.6	+3.8	+0.5	+1.1	-0.7	-0.9	+0.4	+1.9	+.041	+1.0	+2.5	+.053	+0.8	+2.8	+.419
Larry Johnson	81	39.9	18.8	2.3	4.9	7.2	4.6	1.0	0.3	2.6	2.1	7.2	15.0	.480	1.0	2.6	.386	3.4	4.4	.774

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Andre Drummond	4	32.8	16.8	3.0	6.0	9.0	0.0	0.3	1.5	1.0	2.0	7.0	13.5	.519	0.0	0.3	.000	2.8	8.5	.324
difference:		+10.2	+4.0	+0.5	+2.7	+3.2	+2.8	+0.7	+1.0	-0.5	-0.2	+0.8	+2.8	+.042	+0.3	+2.0	+.111	+2.2	+2.2	+.476
Larry Johnson	4	43.0	20.8	2.5	3.3	5.8	2.8	1.0	0.5	1.5	1.8	7.8	16.3	.477	0.3	2.3	.111	5.0	6.3	.800


Season 5
	Andre Drummond	Larry Johnson
Season	2016-17	1995-96
Team	Detroit Pistons	Charlotte Hornets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Did Not Play

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5th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Andre Drummond	81	29.7	13.6	4.3	9.5	13.8	1.1	1.5	1.1	1.9	2.9	6.0	11.2	.530	0.0	0.1	.286	1.7	4.4	.386
difference:		+10.7	+6.9	+1.2	+4.1	+5.4	+3.3	+0.8	+0.6	-0.3	-0.8	+1.2	+3.9	+.054	+0.8	+2.2	+.080	+3.6	+2.6	+.371
Larry Johnson	81	40.4	20.5	3.1	5.4	8.4	4.4	0.7	0.5	2.2	2.1	7.2	15.1	.476	0.8	2.3	.366	5.3	7.0	.757

Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Andre Drummond nor Larry Johnson played in the postseason in their season 5


Season 6
	Andre Drummond	Larry Johnson
Season	2017-18	1996-97
Team	Detroit Pistons	New York Knicks
Honors & Awards	Rebounds Leader	-
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Knicks Lost East Conf Semis

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6th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Andre Drummond	78	33.7	15.0	5.1	10.9	16.0	3.0	1.5	1.6	2.6	3.2	6.0	11.3	.529	0.0	0.1	.000	3.1	5.1	.605
difference:	+2	+0.7	+2.2	+2.9	+7.9	+10.8	+0.7	+0.7	+1.1	-0.8	-0.1	+1.1	+1.6	+.017	+0.4	+1.3	+.324	+0.6	+1.5	+.088
Larry Johnson	76	34.4	12.8	2.2	3.0	5.2	2.3	0.8	0.5	1.8	3.3	4.9	9.7	.512	0.4	1.4	.324	2.5	3.6	.693

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Andre Drummond	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Larry Johnson	9	32.6	13.8	1.2	2.8	4.0	2.6	0.8	0.1	1.7	3.0	4.8	8.6	.558	0.7	1.9	.353	3.6	4.2	.842


Season 7
	Andre Drummond	Larry Johnson
Season	2018-19	1997-98
Team	Detroit Pistons	New York Knicks
Honors & Awards	Rebounds Leader	-
Playoffs	Pistons Lost East Conf 1st Rd	Knicks Lost East Conf Semis

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7th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Andre Drummond	79	33.5	17.3	5.4	10.2	15.6	1.4	1.7	1.7	2.2	3.4	7.1	13.3	.533	0.1	0.5	.132	3.1	5.2	.590
difference:	+9	+1.0	+1.8	+2.9	+7.0	+9.9	+0.7	+1.1	+1.5	-0.4	-0.6	+1.0	+0.7	+.048	+0.1	+0.4	+.106		+1.2	+.166
Larry Johnson	70	34.5	15.5	2.5	3.2	5.7	2.1	0.6	0.2	1.8	2.8	6.1	12.6	.485	0.2	0.9	.238	3.1	4.0	.756

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Andre Drummond	4	31.8	14.3	5.0	8.0	13.0	2.3	1.5	1.3	2.8	4.3	6.0	13.5	.444	0.0	0.3	.000	2.3	5.3	.429
difference:	+4	+7.0	+3.6	+1.9	+4.5	+6.4	+0.7	+0.2	+0.9	-0.3	-0.5	+0.5	+0.1	+.042	+0.3	+1.0	+.200	+2.3	+1.0	+.311
Larry Johnson	8	38.8	17.9	3.1	3.5	6.6	1.6	1.3	0.4	3.1	3.8	6.5	13.4	.486	0.3	1.3	.200	4.6	6.3	.740


Season 8
	Andre Drummond	Larry Johnson
Season	2019-20	1998-99
Team	Detroit Pistons, Cleveland Cavaliers	New York Knicks
Honors & Awards	Rebounds Leader	-
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Knicks Lost NBA Finals

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8th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Andre Drummond	57	32.9	17.7	4.4	10.8	15.2	2.7	1.9	1.6	3.6	3.5	7.3	13.8	.533	0.1	0.6	.143	3.0	5.2	.575
difference:	+8	+0.5	+5.7	+2.5	+6.9	+9.4	+0.3	+1.2	+1.4	-1.8	-0.5	+3.0	+4.5	+.074	+0.6	+1.3	+.216	+0.3	+1.9	+.242
Larry Johnson	49	33.4	12.0	1.9	3.9	5.8	2.4	0.7	0.2	1.8	3.0	4.3	9.3	.459	0.7	1.9	.359	2.7	3.3	.817

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Andre Drummond	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Larry Johnson	20	34.1	11.5	1.1	3.8	4.9	1.6	1.1	0.1	1.7	3.2	4.4	10.2	.426	1.2	4.1	.293	1.6	2.3	.674


Season 9
	Andre Drummond	Larry Johnson
Season	2020-21	1999-00
Team	Cleveland Cavaliers, Los Angeles Lakers	New York Knicks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Lakers Lost West Conf 1st Rd	Knicks Lost East Conf Finals

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9th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Andre Drummond	46	27.0	14.9	3.6	8.4	12.0	2.0	1.4	1.1	2.7	3.2	6.1	12.4	.493	0.0	0.2	.000	2.7	4.5	.600
difference:	+24	+5.6	+4.2	+2.4	+4.2	+6.6	+0.5	+0.8	+1.0	-1.4	-0.3	+2.1	+3.1	+.060	+0.8	+2.3	+.333	+0.9	+2.1	+.166
Larry Johnson	70	32.6	10.7	1.2	4.2	5.4	2.5	0.6	0.1	1.3	2.9	4.0	9.3	.433	0.8	2.5	.333	1.8	2.4	.766

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Andre Drummond	5	21.0	9.0	3.8	7.2	11.0	0.0	0.8	0.6	2.2	2.4	3.8	6.4	.594	0.0	0.0	-	1.4	2.0	.700
difference:	+11	+15.8	+2.3	+2.9	+3.1	+6.0	+1.6	+0.3	+0.5	-0.8	-0.5	+0.6	+3.1	+.133	+0.8	+2.1		+0.3	+0.1	+.094
Larry Johnson	16	36.8	11.3	0.9	4.1	5.0	1.6	0.5	0.1	1.4	2.9	4.4	9.5	.461	0.8	2.1	.394	1.7	2.1	.794


Season 10
	Andre Drummond	Larry Johnson
Season	2021-22	2000-01
Team	Philadelphia 76ers, Brooklyn Nets	New York Knicks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Nets Lost East Conf 1st Rd	Did Not Play

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10th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Andre Drummond	73	19.7	7.9	3.1	6.2	9.3	1.8	1.1	0.9	1.6	2.6	3.4	5.9	.570	0.0	0.0	-	1.2	2.2	.524
difference:	+8	+12.7	+2.0	+1.7	+2.0	+3.7	+0.2	+0.5	+0.5	-0.1	-0.6	+0.4	+3.3	+.159	+0.8	+2.5		+0.4	+0.2	+.273
Larry Johnson	65	32.4	9.9	1.4	4.2	5.6	2.0	0.6	0.4	1.5	3.2	3.8	9.2	.411	0.8	2.5	.313	1.6	2.0	.797

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Andre Drummond	4	15.0	3.8	0.8	2.3	3.0	0.8	1.3	0.8	1.5	3.0	1.5	2.8	.545	0.0	0.0	-	0.8	1.3	.600
Larry Johnson	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Additional Years

* Andre Drummond played 3 seasons more than Larry Johnson in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 11 to 13, from 2023 to 2025—Andre Drummond didn't play in the postseason.

Andre Drummond vs. Larry Johnson Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Larry Johnson and Andre Drummond, 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

Rookie Season Stats Comparison

Season 2

2nd Season Stats Comparison

Season 3

3rd Season Stats Comparison

Season 4

4th Season Stats Comparison

Season 5

5th Season Stats Comparison

Season 6

6th Season Stats Comparison

Season 7

7th Season Stats Comparison

Season 8

8th Season Stats Comparison

Season 9

9th Season Stats Comparison

Season 10

10th Season Stats Comparison

Additional Years