Anthony Davis vs. Cameron Johnson Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Cameron Johnson and Anthony Davis, 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 / Games against each other

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.

Anthony Davis played 13 years in the NBA, 7 more than Cameron Johnson, who played 6. Anthony Davis had the first of his seasons in 2012-13, while Cameron 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 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
Anthony Davis 13 6 2012-13 to 2024-25
Cameron Johnson 6 3 2019-20 to 2024-25

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Anthony Davis Cameron Johnson
Season 2012-132019-20
Team New Orleans HornetsPhoenix Suns
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie First Team-
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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Rookie Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Anthony Davis 64 28.8 13.5 2.6 5.6 8.2 1.0 1.2 1.8 1.4 2.5 5.5 10.6 .516 0.0 0.1 .000 2.6 3.5 .751
difference:+7+6.8+4.7+1.7+3.2+4.9+0.2+0.6+1.4-0.8-1.0+2.4+3.5+.081+1.9+4.7+.390+1.8+2.5+.056
Cameron Johnson 57 22.0 8.8 0.9 2.4 3.3 1.2 0.6 0.4 0.6 1.5 3.1 7.1 .435 1.9 4.8 .390 0.8 1.0 .807
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Anthony Davis nor Cameron Johnson played in the postseason in their season 1

Season 2
Anthony Davis Cameron Johnson
Season 2013-142020-21
Team New Orleans PelicansPhoenix Suns
Honors & Awards Achievement Blocks Leader-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlaySuns Lost NBA Finals
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2nd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Anthony Davis 67 35.2 20.8 3.1 7.0 10.0 1.6 1.3 2.8 1.6 3.0 7.8 15.0 .519 0.0 0.1 .222 5.2 6.6 .791
difference:+7+11.2+11.2+2.5+4.2+6.7+0.2+0.7+2.5-0.9-1.6+4.4+6.9+.099+2.0+5.5+.127+4.4+5.6+.056
Cameron Johnson 60 24.0 9.6 0.6 2.8 3.3 1.4 0.6 0.3 0.7 1.4 3.4 8.1 .420 2.0 5.6 .349 0.8 1.0 .847
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Anthony Davis DNP------ --- ----------
Cameron Johnson 21 21.1 8.2 0.8 2.4 3.1 0.8 0.9 0.2 0.7 1.3 2.6 5.2 .500 1.6 3.5 .446 1.4 1.5 .906

Season 3
Anthony Davis Cameron Johnson
Season 2014-152021-22
Team New Orleans PelicansPhoenix Suns
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Defensive Second Team-
Achievement Blocks Leader-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Pelicans Lost West Conf 1st RdSuns Lost West Conf Semis
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3rd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Anthony Davis 68 36.1 24.4 2.5 7.7 10.2 2.2 1.5 2.9 1.4 2.1 9.4 17.6 .535 0.0 0.2 .083 5.5 6.8 .805
difference:+2+9.9+11.9+1.9+4.2+6.1+0.7+0.6+2.7-0.7-0.4+5.2+8.4+.075+2.5+5.7+.342+4.0+5.1+.055
Cameron Johnson 66 26.2 12.5 0.6 3.5 4.1 1.5 0.9 0.2 0.7 1.7 4.2 9.2 .460 2.5 5.9 .425 1.5 1.7 .860
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Anthony Davis 4 43.0 31.5 2.3 8.8 11.0 2.0 1.3 3.0 3.3 3.0 11.8 21.8 .540 0.0 0.5 .000 8.0 9.0 .889
difference:+9+18.4+20.7+1.6+6.0+7.5+0.5+0.9+2.9-2.4-0.6+8.3+14.2+.075+1.7+4.0+.373+6.0+6.5+.076
Cameron Johnson 13 24.6 10.8 0.7 2.8 3.5 1.5 0.4 0.1 0.9 2.4 3.5 7.6 .465 1.7 4.5 .373 2.0 2.5 .813

Season 4
Anthony Davis Cameron Johnson
Season 2015-162022-23
Team New Orleans PelicansPhoenix Suns, Brooklyn Nets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayNets 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 TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Anthony Davis 61 35.5 24.3 2.1 8.1 10.3 1.9 1.3 2.0 2.0 2.4 9.2 18.6 .493 0.6 1.8 .324 5.3 7.0 .758
difference:+19+6.9+8.8+1.3+4.5+5.9+0.1+1.7-1.1-0.4+3.9+7.3+.023+1.9+4.3+.080+2.9+4.1+.084
Cameron Johnson 42 28.6 15.5 0.8 3.6 4.4 1.9 1.2 0.3 0.9 2.0 5.3 11.3 .470 2.5 6.1 .404 2.4 2.9 .842
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Anthony Davis DNP------ --- ----------
Cameron Johnson 4 38.0 18.5 0.8 5.0 5.8 2.8 0.8 0.3 1.3 2.5 7.0 13.8 .509 3.0 7.0 .429 1.5 1.8 .857

Season 5
Anthony Davis Cameron Johnson
Season 2016-172023-24
Team New Orleans PelicansBrooklyn Nets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Defensive Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Achievement All-Star Game MVP-
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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5th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Anthony Davis 75 36.1 28.0 2.3 9.5 11.8 2.1 1.3 2.2 2.4 2.2 10.3 20.3 .505 0.5 1.8 .299 6.9 8.6 .802
difference:+17+8.5+14.6+1.4+6.1+7.5+0.3+0.5+1.9-1.4-0.4+5.5+9.6+.059+1.9+4.3+.092+5.4+6.7+.013
Cameron Johnson 58 27.6 13.4 0.9 3.4 4.3 2.4 0.8 0.3 1.0 1.8 4.8 10.7 .446 2.4 6.1 .391 1.5 1.9 .789
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Anthony Davis nor Cameron Johnson played in the postseason in their season 5

Season 6
Anthony Davis Cameron Johnson
Season 2017-182024-25
Team New Orleans PelicansBrooklyn Nets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Defensive First Team-
Achievement Blocks Leader-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Pelicans Lost West Conf SemisDid Not Play
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6th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Anthony Davis 75 36.4 28.1 2.5 8.6 11.1 2.3 1.5 2.6 2.2 2.1 10.4 19.5 .534 0.7 2.2 .340 6.6 8.0 .828
difference:+18+4.8+9.3+1.6+5.2+6.8+1.1+0.6+2.2-0.5-0.3+4.2+6.4+.059+2.1+5.0+.050+3.1+4.1+.065
Cameron Johnson 57 31.6 18.8 0.9 3.4 4.3 3.4 0.9 0.4 1.7 1.8 6.2 13.1 .475 2.8 7.2 .390 3.5 3.9 .893
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Anthony Davis 9 39.8 30.1 2.7 10.8 13.4 1.7 2.0 2.3 2.6 3.3 11.8 22.7 .520 0.7 2.4 .273 5.9 7.1 .828
Cameron Johnson DNP------ --- ----------

Additional Years

* Anthony Davis played 7 seasons more than Cameron Johnson in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 7 to 13, from 2019 to 2025—Anthony Davis played in 4 Playoffs and won one NBA Championship and one NBA Cup.

In those 7 extra years over Cameron Johnson, Anthony Davis got these achievements:

Honors & AwardsAchievement 1 All-NBA First Team
Achievement 1 All-NBA Second Team
Achievement 2 All-Defensive First Team
Achievement 1 Cup All-Tournament Team
Achievement 5 All-Star Game
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