Buck Johnson vs. Kendrick Nunn Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Kendrick Nunn and Buck Johnson, 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

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.

Buck Johnson played 7 years in the NBA, 4 more than Kendrick Nunn, who played 3. Buck Johnson had the first of his seasons in 1986-87, while Kendrick Nunn 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 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.

Their Careers

Player		 Total Seasons Playoffs Played NBA Years
Buck Johnson 7 5 1986-87 to 1992-93
Kendrick Nunn 3 2 2019-20 to 2022-23

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Buck Johnson Kendrick Nunn
Season 1986-872019-20
Team Houston RocketsMiami Heat
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs Rockets Lost West Conf SemisHeat Lost NBA Finals
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Buck Johnson 60 8.7 3.8 0.6 0.8 1.5 0.7 0.3 0.3 0.6 1.4 1.6 3.4 .468 0.0 0.0 .000 0.7 1.0 .690
Kendrick Nunn 67 29.3 15.3 0.3 2.4 2.7 3.3 0.8 0.2 1.7 2.3 6.0 13.6 .439 2.0 5.8 .350 1.3 1.5 .850
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Buck Johnson 5 2.0 0.8 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.4 0.2 0.4 1.2 .333 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -
Kendrick Nunn 15 15.9 6.1 0.2 1.9 2.1 1.3 0.2 0.2 0.8 1.4 2.4 6.1 .391 0.8 2.9 .279 0.5 0.5 1.000

Season 2
Buck Johnson Kendrick Nunn
Season 1987-882020-21
Team Houston RocketsMiami Heat
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Rockets Lost West Conf 1st RdHeat 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 %
Buck Johnson 70 12.6 5.4 1.1 1.3 2.4 0.7 0.4 0.4 0.8 1.8 2.2 4.3 .520 0.0 0.1 .125 1.0 1.3 .736
Kendrick Nunn 56 29.5 14.6 0.4 2.8 3.2 2.6 0.9 0.3 1.4 1.9 5.7 11.8 .485 2.2 5.7 .381 1.0 1.1 .933
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Buck Johnson 4 5.0 1.3 0.5 0.5 1.0 0.0 0.3 0.0 1.0 0.3 0.5 0.8 .667 0.0 0.0 - 0.3 0.5 .500
Kendrick Nunn 4 23.3 10.3 0.0 1.5 1.5 1.5 0.5 0.0 0.8 1.0 4.3 10.8 .395 1.3 4.5 .278 0.5 0.5 1.000

Note: Kendrick Nunn didn't play in 2021-22.

Season 3
Buck Johnson Kendrick Nunn
Season 1988-892022-23
Team Houston RocketsLos Angeles Lakers, Washington Wizards
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Rockets Lost West Conf 1st RdDid 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 %
Buck Johnson 67 27.6 9.6 1.7 2.6 4.3 1.9 1.0 0.5 1.6 3.2 4.0 7.7 .524 0.0 0.1 .111 1.5 2.0 .754
Kendrick Nunn 70 13.8 7.1 0.2 1.3 1.6 1.3 0.4 0.1 0.9 0.9 2.7 6.4 .424 1.1 3.2 .354 0.5 0.6 .854
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Buck Johnson 4 29.5 11.5 1.8 2.0 3.8 3.3 0.8 0.5 1.5 3.8 4.8 10.0 .475 0.0 0.3 .000 2.0 3.5 .571
Kendrick Nunn ------- --- ----------

Season 4
Buck Johnson Kendrick Nunn
Season 1989-90-
Team Houston Rockets-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Rockets Lost West 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 %
Buck Johnson 82 34.5 14.8 1.4 3.3 4.6 3.1 1.3 0.8 2.0 3.9 6.1 12.4 .495 0.0 0.2 .118 2.5 3.3 .759
Kendrick Nunn ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Buck Johnson 4 37.0 12.8 2.0 2.0 4.0 2.3 1.5 0.5 1.0 4.0 5.0 12.0 .417 0.0 0.3 .000 2.8 3.3 .846
Kendrick Nunn ------- --- ----------

Season 5
Buck Johnson Kendrick Nunn
Season 1990-91-
Team Houston Rockets-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Rockets Lost West 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 %
Buck Johnson 73 31.2 13.6 1.5 3.0 4.5 1.9 1.1 0.6 1.7 3.3 5.7 12.0 .477 0.0 0.2 .133 2.2 3.0 .727
Kendrick Nunn ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Buck Johnson 3 28.7 8.0 1.3 3.3 4.7 2.7 0.7 0.3 1.7 4.3 3.3 9.3 .357 0.0 0.0 - 1.3 1.3 1.000
Kendrick Nunn ------- --- ----------

Season 6
Buck Johnson Kendrick Nunn
Season 1991-92-
Team Houston Rockets-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs 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 %
Buck Johnson 80 27.5 8.6 1.2 2.7 3.9 2.0 0.9 0.6 1.3 2.9 3.6 7.9 .458 0.0 0.1 .111 1.3 1.8 .727
Kendrick Nunn ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Buck Johnson ------- --- ----------
Kendrick Nunn ------- --- ----------

Season 7
Buck Johnson Kendrick Nunn
Season 1992-93-
Team Washington Bullets-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs 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 %
Buck Johnson 73 17.6 6.5 1.1 1.6 2.7 1.2 0.5 0.2 1.0 2.6 2.6 5.5 .479 0.0 0.0 .000 1.3 1.7 .730
Kendrick Nunn ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Buck Johnson ------- --- ----------
Kendrick Nunn ------- --- ----------
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