Chet Holmgren vs. Larry Johnson Season by Season Comparison

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

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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.

Chet Holmgren played 2 years in the NBA, 8 less than Larry Johnson, who played 10. Chet Holmgren had the first of his seasons in 2023-24, 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 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
Chet Holmgren 2 2 2023-24 to 2024-25
Larry Johnson 10 6 1991-92 to 2000-01

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Chet Holmgren Larry Johnson
Season 2023-241991-92
Team Oklahoma City ThunderCharlotte Hornets
Honors & Awards -Achievement Rookie of the Year
Achievement All-Rookie First TeamAchievement All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs Thunder Lost West Conf SemisDid Not Play
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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%
Chet Holmgren 82 29.4 16.5 1.6 6.3 7.9 2.4 0.6 2.3 1.6 2.4 6.2 11.6 .530 1.6 4.3 .370 2.7 3.4 .793
difference:+7.8+2.7+2.3+0.7+3.1+1.2+0.4+1.7-0.4-0.3+1.3+3.7+.040+1.5+4.0+.143+1.4+1.6+.036
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 TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Chet Holmgren 10 34.5 15.6 1.4 5.8 7.2 2.1 0.7 2.5 1.9 2.6 5.9 11.9 .496 1.3 5.0 .260 2.5 3.3 .758
Larry Johnson DNP------ --- ----------

Season 2

Chet Holmgren Larry Johnson
Season 2024-251992-93
Team Oklahoma City ThunderCharlotte Hornets
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionHornets Lost East Conf Semis
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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%
Chet Holmgren 32 27.4 15.0 1.5 6.5 8.0 2.0 0.7 2.2 1.8 2.3 5.2 10.7 .490 1.4 3.6 .379 3.2 4.2 .754
difference:+50+13.1+7.1+1.9+0.6+2.5+2.3+0.1+1.9-1.0+3.7+6.2+.036+1.2+2.7+.125+0.9+1.1+.013
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 TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Chet Holmgren 23 29.8 15.2 1.8 6.8 8.7 1.0 0.7 1.9 1.2 2.0 5.3 11.6 .462 1.2 4.0 .297 3.3 4.2 .784
difference:+14+8.9+4.6+0.3+2.0+1.8+2.3+0.1+1.7-0.9-1.0+2.3+2.0+.095+1.1+3.6+.047+1.3+1.6+.004
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

Additional Years

* Larry Johnson played 8 seasons more than Chet Holmgren in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 3 to 10, from 1994 to 2001—Larry Johnson played in 5 Playoffs.

In those 8 extra years over Chet Holmgren, Larry Johnson got these achievements:

Honors & AwardsAchievement 1 All-Star Game