Baron Davis vs. Jalen Johnson Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Jalen Johnson and Baron 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

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.

Baron Davis played 13 years in the NBA, 8 more than Jalen Johnson, who played 5. Baron Davis had the first of his seasons in 1999-00, 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
Baron Davis 13 7 1999-00 to 2011-12
Jalen Johnson 5 2 2021-22 to 2025-26

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Baron Davis Jalen Johnson
Season 1999-002021-22
Team Charlotte HornetsAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Hornets Lost East Conf 1st RdHawks 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%
Baron Davis 82 18.6 5.9 0.6 1.4 2.0 3.8 1.2 0.2 1.7 2.5 2.2 5.3 .420 0.3 1.4 .225 1.2 1.9 .634
difference:+60+13.1+3.5+0.5+0.3+0.8+3.7+1.1+0.1-1.3-2.1+1.2+3.4+.117+0.2+0.8+.006+1.0+1.6+.080
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%
Baron Davis 4 14.5 5.8 0.8 0.8 1.5 1.5 1.0 0.0 0.8 1.5 2.5 5.8 .435 0.3 1.5 .167 0.5 1.0 .500
difference:+2+10.0+5.8+0.8+0.8+1.5+1.5+1.0-0.3-1.5+2.5+4.3+.435+0.3+1.0+.167+0.5+1.0
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
Baron Davis Jalen Johnson
Season 2000-012022-23
Team Charlotte HornetsAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Hornets Lost East Conf SemisHawks 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%
Baron Davis 82 38.9 13.8 1.6 3.4 5.0 7.3 2.1 0.4 2.8 3.3 5.0 11.7 .427 1.0 3.3 .310 2.8 4.1 .677
difference:+12+24.0+8.2+0.9+0.1+1.0+6.1+1.6+0.1-2.2-1.7+2.7+7.1+.064+0.6+1.8+.022+2.1+3.0+.049
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%
Baron Davis 10 39.8 17.8 0.9 3.5 4.4 5.8 2.8 0.5 2.2 3.3 5.9 12.3 .480 2.0 5.0 .400 4.0 5.6 .714
difference:+4+30.5+13.5+0.6+1.3+1.9+4.5+2.3+0.5-1.4-2.5+4.2+8.3+.063+1.3+3.2+.036+3.7+5.3+.286
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
Baron Davis Jalen Johnson
Season 2001-022023-24
Team Charlotte HornetsAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Hornets Lost East Conf SemisDid 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%
Baron Davis 82 40.5 18.1 1.1 3.1 4.3 8.5 2.1 0.6 3.0 2.9 6.8 16.4 .417 2.1 5.8 .356 2.4 4.1 .580
difference:+26+6.8+2.1+0.2+4.3+4.4+4.9+0.9+0.2-1.2-0.5+0.4+3.9+.094+0.8+2.2+.001+0.5+1.5+.148
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%
Baron Davis 9 44.7 22.6 1.8 5.2 7.0 7.9 3.6 0.6 3.0 4.0 7.9 20.9 .378 2.3 6.9 .339 4.4 7.4 .597
Jalen Johnson DNP------ --- ----------

Season 4
Baron Davis Jalen Johnson
Season 2002-032024-25
Team New Orleans HornetsAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Hornets Lost East Conf 1st RdDid 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%
Baron Davis 50 37.8 17.1 1.1 2.6 3.7 6.4 1.8 0.4 2.8 3.0 6.6 16.0 .416 2.0 5.7 .350 1.9 2.6 .710
difference:+14+2.1+1.8+0.6+5.7+6.3+1.4+0.2+0.6-0.1-1.1+0.9+0.9+.084+0.8+1.8+.038+0.7+0.9+.036
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
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Baron Davis 5 38.8 20.4 0.8 2.8 3.6 8.4 1.4 0.4 3.0 4.0 7.4 16.6 .446 2.4 7.0 .343 3.2 4.4 .727
Jalen Johnson DNP------ --- ----------

Season 5
Baron Davis Jalen Johnson
Season 2003-042025-26
Team New Orleans HornetsAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Third Team-
Achievement Steals Leader-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Hornets Lost East Conf 1st RdDid not play
(season in progress)
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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%
Baron Davis 67 40.1 22.9 1.0 3.3 4.3 7.5 2.4 0.4 3.2 2.7 8.3 20.9 .395 2.8 8.7 .321 3.5 5.3 .673
difference:+37+4.7+0.8+0.4+5.6+6.1+0.9+1.0+0.1-0.3-0.5+0.4+4.3+.127+1.2+4.4+.046+1.3+0.5+.149
Jalen Johnson 30 35.4 23.7 1.4 8.9 10.4 8.4 1.4 0.5 3.5 2.2 8.7 16.6 .522 1.6 4.3 .367 4.8 5.8 .822
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Baron Davis 7 37.4 18.1 0.9 3.3 4.1 7.0 1.6 0.7 2.7 3.0 6.1 16.3 .377 2.3 7.0 .327 3.6 4.7 .758
Jalen Johnson DNP------ --- ----------

Additional Years

* Baron Davis played 8 seasons more than Jalen Johnson in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 6 to 13, from 2005 to 2012—Baron Davis played in two Playoffs.

In those 8 extra years over Jalen Johnson, Baron Davis got these achievements:

Honors & AwardsAchievement 1 Steals Leader
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