Anthony Davis vs. Jalen Johnson Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Jalen 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 / 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 14 years in the NBA, 9 more than Jalen Johnson, who played 5. Anthony Davis had the first of his seasons in 2012-13, while Jalen Johnson had his rookie season in 2021-22. 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 14 6 2012-13 to 2025-26
Jalen Johnson 5 2 2021-22 to 2025-26

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Anthony Davis Jalen Johnson
Season 2012-132021-22
Team New Orleans HornetsAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie First Team-
Playoffs Did Not PlayHawks Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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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:+42+23.3+11.1+2.5+4.5+7.0+0.9+1.1+1.7-1.0-2.1+4.5+8.7+.021+0.1+0.5+.231+2.4+3.2+.037
Jalen Johnson 22 5.5 2.4 0.1 1.1 1.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.4 0.4 1.0 1.9 .537 0.1 0.6 .231 0.2 0.3 .714
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Anthony Davis DNP------ --- ----------
Jalen Johnson 2 4.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.0 0.0 1.5 .000 0.0 0.5 .000 0.0 0.0 -

Season 2
Anthony Davis Jalen Johnson
Season 2013-142022-23
Team New Orleans PelicansAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards Achievement Blocks Leader-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayHawks Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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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:+3+20.3+15.2+2.4+3.7+6.0+0.4+0.8+2.3-1.0-1.4+5.5+10.4+.028+0.4+1.4+.066+4.5+5.5+.163
Jalen Johnson 70 14.9 5.6 0.7 3.3 4.0 1.2 0.5 0.5 0.6 1.6 2.3 4.6 .491 0.4 1.5 .288 0.7 1.1 .628
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Anthony Davis DNP------ --- ----------
Jalen Johnson 6 9.3 4.3 0.3 2.2 2.5 1.3 0.5 0.0 0.8 0.8 1.7 4.0 .417 0.7 1.8 .364 0.3 0.3 1.000

Season 3
Anthony Davis Jalen Johnson
Season 2014-152023-24
Team New Orleans PelicansAtlanta Hawks
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 RdDid Not Play
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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:+12+2.4+8.4+1.2+0.3+1.5+1.4+0.3+2.1-0.4-0.3+3.0+5.1+.024+1.3+3.4+.272+3.6+4.2+.077
Jalen Johnson 56 33.7 16.0 1.3 7.4 8.7 3.6 1.2 0.8 1.8 2.4 6.4 12.5 .511 1.3 3.6 .355 1.9 2.6 .728
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
Jalen Johnson DNP------ --- ----------

Season 4
Anthony Davis Jalen Johnson
Season 2015-162024-25
Team New Orleans PelicansAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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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:+25+0.2+5.4+0.4+0.2+0.3+3.1+0.3+1.0-0.9-0.5+1.7+3.5+.007+0.6+2.1+.012+2.7+3.5+.012
Jalen Johnson 36 35.7 18.9 1.7 8.3 10.0 5.0 1.6 1.0 2.9 1.9 7.5 15.1 .500 1.2 3.9 .312 2.6 3.5 .746
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Anthony Davis nor Jalen Johnson played in the postseason in their season 4

Season 5
Anthony Davis Jalen Johnson
Season 2016-172025-26
Team New Orleans PelicansAtlanta Hawks
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:+69+4.4+6.8+0.6+2.2+2.8+2.9+0.2+1.9-0.1-0.3+1.6+5.5+.079+0.2+0.4+.145+3.4+4.3+.006
Jalen Johnson 6 31.7 21.2 1.7 7.3 9.0 5.0 1.5 0.3 2.3 2.5 8.7 14.8 .584 0.3 2.2 .154 3.5 4.3 .808
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Anthony Davis nor Jalen Johnson played in the postseason in their season 5

Additional Years

* Anthony Davis played 9 seasons more than Jalen Johnson in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 6 to 14, from 2018 to 2026—Anthony Davis played in 5 Playoffs and won one NBA Championship and one NBA Cup.

In those 9 extra years over Jalen Johnson, Anthony Davis got these achievements:

Honors & AwardsAchievement 2 All-NBA First Team
Achievement 1 All-NBA Second Team
Achievement 3 All-Defensive First Team
Achievement 1 Blocks Leader
Achievement 1 Cup All-Tournament Team
Achievement 6 All-Star Game
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