Bob Brannum vs. Larry Johnson Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Larry Johnson and Bob Brannum, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

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.

Bob Brannum played 5 years in the NBA, 5 less than Larry Johnson, who played 10. Bob Brannum had the first of his seasons in 1949-50, 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 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.

Comparison Season by Season
Jump to season: 1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10
Rookie Season
	Bob Brannum	Larry Johnson
Season	1949-50	1991-92
Team	Sheboygan Red Skins	Charlotte Hornets
Honors & Awards	-	Rookie of the Year
	-	All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs	Red Skins Lost West Div Semis	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		%
Bob Brannum	59	-	12.1	-	-	-	3.5	-	-	-	4.7	4.0	12.2	.326	-	-	-	4.2	6.0	.690
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
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Bob Brannum	3	-	14.3	-	-	-	3.7	-	-	-	5.3	5.0	14.3	.349	-	-	-	4.3	6.7	.650
Larry Johnson	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Note: Bob Brannum didn't play in 1950-51.

Season 2
	Bob Brannum	Larry Johnson
Season	1951-52	1992-93
Team	Boston Celtics	Charlotte Hornets
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA Second Team
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Celtics Lost East Div Semis	Hornets 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		%
Bob Brannum	66	20.1	6.1	-	-	6.2	1.2	-	-	-	3.6	2.3	6.1	.369	-	-	-	1.6	2.6	.626
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		%
Bob Brannum	3	16.0	3.0	-	-	3.3	1.0	-	-	-	5.3	1.3	4.0	.333	-	-	-	0.3	2.0	.167
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 4
	Bob Brannum	Larry Johnson
Season	1953-54	1994-95
Team	Boston Celtics	Charlotte Hornets
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Celtics Lost East Div Finals	Hornets 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		%
Bob Brannum	71	24.4	5.8	-	-	7.2	2.0	-	-	-	3.9	2.0	6.4	.309	-	-	-	1.8	2.9	.626
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		%
Bob Brannum	6	22.7	4.7	-	-	7.5	1.7	-	-	-	4.8	1.8	6.3	.289	-	-	-	1.0	1.8	.545
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