Bronny James vs. Kevin Johnson Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Kevin Johnson and Bronny James, 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.
Bronny James played 2 years in the NBA, 10 less than Kevin Johnson, who played 12. Bronny James had the first of his seasons in 2024-25, while Kevin Johnson had his rookie season in 1987-88. 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 |
| Bronny James |
2 |
1 |
2024-25 to 2025-26 |
| Kevin Johnson |
12 |
11 |
1987-88 to 1999-00 |
Comparison Season by Season |
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Rookie Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Bronny James |
27 |
6.7 |
2.3 |
0.1 |
0.5 |
0.7 |
0.8 |
0.3 |
0.1 |
0.5 |
0.5 |
0.8 |
2.5 |
.313 |
0.3 |
1.2 |
.281 |
0.4 |
0.5 |
.786 |
| difference: | +53 | +17.3 | +6.9 | +0.4 | +1.4 | +1.7 | +4.7 | +1.0 | +0.2 | -1.3 | -1.4 | +2.6 | +5.0 | +.148 | +0.2 | +0.9 | +.073 | +1.8 | +2.1 | +.053 |
| Kevin Johnson |
80 |
24.0 |
9.2 |
0.5 |
1.9 |
2.4 |
5.5 |
1.3 |
0.3 |
1.8 |
1.9 |
3.4 |
7.5 |
.461 |
0.1 |
0.3 |
.208 |
2.2 |
2.6 |
.839 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Bronny James |
2 |
2.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
1.0 |
.000 |
0.0 |
1.0 |
.000 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
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| Kevin Johnson |
DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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2nd Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Bronny James |
12 |
9.8 |
1.8 |
0.3 |
0.4 |
0.8 |
1.7 |
0.7 |
0.1 |
0.8 |
1.0 |
0.7 |
2.3 |
.286 |
0.3 |
1.0 |
.250 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
1.000 |
| difference: | +69 | +29.4 | +18.6 | +0.3 | +3.2 | +3.4 | +10.5 | +1.0 | +0.2 | -3.2 | -1.8 | +6.3 | +11.6 | +.219 | +0.3 | +0.7 | +.159 | +6.1 | +6.9 | +.118 |
| Kevin Johnson |
81 |
39.2 |
20.4 |
0.6 |
3.6 |
4.2 |
12.2 |
1.7 |
0.3 |
4.0 |
2.8 |
7.0 |
13.9 |
.505 |
0.0 |
0.3 |
.091 |
6.3 |
7.1 |
.882 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Bronny James |
DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kevin Johnson |
12 |
41.2 |
23.8 |
1.0 |
3.3 |
4.3 |
12.3 |
1.6 |
0.4 |
4.6 |
2.3 |
7.5 |
15.2 |
.495 |
0.3 |
0.8 |
.300 |
8.5 |
9.2 |
.927 |
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Additional Years |
* Kevin Johnson played 10 seasons more than Bronny James in the NBA.
In that period—his seasons 3 to 12, from 1990 to 2000—Kevin Johnson played in 10 Playoffs. In those 10 extra years over Bronny James, Kevin Johnson got these achievements: |
| Honors & Awards |  3 All-NBA Second Team
1 All-NBA Third Team
3 All-Star Game
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