Clyde Drexler vs. Larry Johnson Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Larry Johnson and Clyde Drexler, 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.
Clyde Drexler played 15 years in the NBA, 5 more than Larry Johnson, who played 10. Clyde Drexler had the first of his seasons in 1983-84, 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 |
| Clyde Drexler |
15 |
15 |
1983-84 to 1997-98 |
| Larry Johnson |
10 |
6 |
1991-92 to 2000-01 |
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 | % |
| Clyde Drexler |
82 |
17.2 |
7.7 |
1.4 |
1.5 |
2.9 |
1.9 |
1.3 |
0.4 |
1.5 |
2.5 |
3.1 |
6.8 |
.451 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
1.5 |
2.1 |
.728 |
| difference: | | +20.0 | +11.5 | +2.5 | +5.5 | +8.1 | +1.7 | +0.3 | +0.2 | -0.5 | -0.2 | +4.4 | +8.5 | +.039 | +0.1 | +0.3 | | +2.6 | +2.9 | +.101 |
| 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 |
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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 | % |
| Clyde Drexler |
5 |
17.0 |
7.2 |
1.4 |
2.0 |
3.4 |
1.6 |
1.0 |
0.2 |
1.4 |
2.2 |
3.0 |
7.0 |
.429 |
0.0 |
0.2 |
.000 |
1.2 |
1.4 |
.857 |
| Larry 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 | % |
| Clyde Drexler |
80 |
31.9 |
17.2 |
2.7 |
3.2 |
6.0 |
5.5 |
2.2 |
0.9 |
2.8 |
3.3 |
7.2 |
14.5 |
.494 |
0.1 |
0.5 |
.216 |
2.8 |
3.7 |
.759 |
| difference: | +2 | +8.6 | +4.9 | +0.7 | +3.9 | +4.5 | +1.2 | +1.6 | +0.6 | | -1.0 | +1.7 | +2.4 | +.032 | +0.1 | +0.4 | +.038 | +1.3 | +1.6 | +.008 |
| 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 |
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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 | % |
| Clyde Drexler |
9 |
37.7 |
16.7 |
3.0 |
3.1 |
6.1 |
9.2 |
2.6 |
1.0 |
3.2 |
4.1 |
6.1 |
14.9 |
.410 |
0.2 |
0.8 |
.286 |
4.2 |
5.0 |
.844 |
| difference: | | +1.0 | +3.1 | +0.9 | +1.7 | +0.8 | +5.9 | +2.0 | +0.8 | -1.1 | -1.1 | +1.5 | +1.3 | +.147 | +0.1 | +0.4 | +.036 | +0.4 | +0.8 | +.056 |
| 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 |
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3rd 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 | % |
| Clyde Drexler |
75 |
34.3 |
18.5 |
2.3 |
3.3 |
5.6 |
8.0 |
2.6 |
0.6 |
3.8 |
3.6 |
7.2 |
15.2 |
.475 |
0.2 |
0.8 |
.200 |
3.9 |
5.1 |
.769 |
| difference: | +24 | +0.2 | +2.1 | +0.5 | +2.7 | +3.2 | +4.4 | +2.0 | +0.3 | -1.5 | -1.0 | +0.4 | +2.0 | +.040 | +0.1 | +0.4 | +.038 | +1.2 | +1.2 | +.074 |
| Larry Johnson |
51 |
34.5 |
16.4 |
2.8 |
6.0 |
8.8 |
3.6 |
0.6 |
0.3 |
2.3 |
2.6 |
6.8 |
13.2 |
.515 |
0.1 |
0.4 |
.238 |
2.7 |
3.9 |
.695 |
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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 | % |
| Clyde Drexler |
4 |
36.3 |
18.0 |
2.3 |
4.0 |
6.3 |
6.5 |
1.5 |
0.8 |
4.8 |
4.8 |
6.5 |
14.3 |
.456 |
0.5 |
1.3 |
.400 |
4.5 |
5.8 |
.783 |
| Larry Johnson |
DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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4th 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 | % |
| Clyde Drexler |
82 |
38.0 |
21.7 |
2.8 |
3.5 |
6.3 |
6.9 |
2.5 |
0.9 |
3.1 |
3.4 |
8.6 |
17.2 |
.502 |
0.1 |
0.6 |
.234 |
4.4 |
5.7 |
.760 |
| difference: | +1 | +1.9 | +2.9 | +0.5 | +1.4 | +0.9 | +2.3 | +1.5 | +0.6 | -0.5 | -1.3 | +1.4 | +2.2 | +.022 | +0.9 | +2.0 | +.152 | +1.0 | +1.3 | +.014 |
| 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 |
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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 | % |
| Clyde Drexler |
4 |
38.3 |
24.0 |
4.0 |
3.5 |
7.5 |
3.8 |
1.8 |
0.8 |
1.5 |
4.0 |
9.0 |
19.8 |
.456 |
0.3 |
1.0 |
.250 |
5.8 |
7.3 |
.793 |
| difference: | | +4.7 | +3.2 | +1.5 | +0.2 | +1.7 | +1.0 | +0.8 | +0.3 | | -2.2 | +1.2 | +3.5 | +.021 | | +1.3 | +.139 | +0.8 | +1.0 | +.007 |
| 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 |
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5th 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 | % |
| Clyde Drexler |
81 |
37.8 |
27.0 |
3.2 |
3.4 |
6.6 |
5.8 |
2.5 |
0.6 |
2.9 |
3.1 |
10.5 |
20.7 |
.506 |
0.1 |
0.6 |
.212 |
5.9 |
7.2 |
.811 |
| difference: | | +2.6 | +6.5 | +0.1 | +2.0 | +1.8 | +1.4 | +1.8 | +0.1 | -0.7 | -1.0 | +3.3 | +5.6 | +.030 | +0.7 | +1.7 | +.154 | +0.6 | +0.2 | +.054 |
| Larry Johnson |
81 |
40.4 |
20.5 |
3.1 |
5.4 |
8.4 |
4.4 |
0.7 |
0.5 |
2.2 |
2.1 |
7.2 |
15.1 |
.476 |
0.8 |
2.3 |
.366 |
5.3 |
7.0 |
.757 |
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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 | % |
| Clyde Drexler |
4 |
42.5 |
22.0 |
3.0 |
4.0 |
7.0 |
5.3 |
3.0 |
0.5 |
3.0 |
3.5 |
8.0 |
20.8 |
.386 |
0.8 |
1.5 |
.500 |
5.3 |
7.3 |
.724 |
| Larry Johnson |
DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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6th 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 | % |
| Clyde Drexler |
78 |
39.3 |
27.2 |
3.7 |
4.2 |
7.9 |
5.8 |
2.7 |
0.7 |
3.2 |
3.4 |
10.6 |
21.4 |
.496 |
0.3 |
1.3 |
.260 |
5.6 |
7.0 |
.799 |
| difference: | +2 | +4.9 | +14.4 | +1.5 | +1.2 | +2.7 | +3.5 | +1.9 | +0.2 | -1.4 | -0.1 | +5.7 | +11.7 | +.016 | +0.1 | +0.1 | +.064 | +3.1 | +3.4 | +.106 |
| Larry Johnson |
76 |
34.4 |
12.8 |
2.2 |
3.0 |
5.2 |
2.3 |
0.8 |
0.5 |
1.8 |
3.3 |
4.9 |
9.7 |
.512 |
0.4 |
1.4 |
.324 |
2.5 |
3.6 |
.693 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Clyde Drexler |
3 |
42.7 |
27.7 |
4.3 |
2.3 |
6.7 |
8.3 |
2.0 |
0.7 |
4.0 |
3.7 |
11.7 |
23.7 |
.493 |
0.0 |
0.7 |
.000 |
4.3 |
5.7 |
.765 |
| difference: | +6 | +10.1 | +13.9 | +3.1 | +0.5 | +2.7 | +5.7 | +1.2 | +0.6 | -2.3 | -0.7 | +6.9 | +15.1 | +.065 | +0.7 | +1.2 | +.353 | +0.7 | +1.5 | +.077 |
| Larry Johnson |
9 |
32.6 |
13.8 |
1.2 |
2.8 |
4.0 |
2.6 |
0.8 |
0.1 |
1.7 |
3.0 |
4.8 |
8.6 |
.558 |
0.7 |
1.9 |
.353 |
3.6 |
4.2 |
.842 |
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7th 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 | % |
| Clyde Drexler |
73 |
36.8 |
23.3 |
2.8 |
4.1 |
6.9 |
5.9 |
2.0 |
0.7 |
2.6 |
3.0 |
9.2 |
18.6 |
.494 |
0.4 |
1.5 |
.283 |
4.6 |
5.9 |
.774 |
| difference: | +3 | +2.3 | +7.8 | +0.3 | +0.9 | +1.2 | +3.8 | +1.4 | +0.5 | -0.8 | -0.2 | +3.1 | +6.0 | +.009 | +0.2 | +0.6 | +.045 | +1.5 | +1.9 | +.018 |
| Larry Johnson |
70 |
34.5 |
15.5 |
2.5 |
3.2 |
5.7 |
2.1 |
0.6 |
0.2 |
1.8 |
2.8 |
6.1 |
12.6 |
.485 |
0.2 |
0.9 |
.238 |
3.1 |
4.0 |
.756 |
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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 | % |
| Clyde Drexler |
21 |
40.6 |
21.4 |
3.0 |
4.2 |
7.2 |
7.1 |
2.5 |
0.9 |
3.2 |
3.4 |
8.2 |
18.6 |
.441 |
0.4 |
2.0 |
.220 |
4.6 |
5.9 |
.774 |
| difference: | +13 | +1.8 | +3.5 | +0.1 | +0.7 | +0.6 | +5.5 | +1.2 | +0.5 | -0.1 | -0.4 | +1.7 | +5.2 | +.045 | +0.1 | +0.7 | +.020 | | +0.4 | +.034 |
| Larry Johnson |
8 |
38.8 |
17.9 |
3.1 |
3.5 |
6.6 |
1.6 |
1.3 |
0.4 |
3.1 |
3.8 |
6.5 |
13.4 |
.486 |
0.3 |
1.3 |
.200 |
4.6 |
6.3 |
.740 |
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8th 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 | % |
| Clyde Drexler |
82 |
34.8 |
21.5 |
2.6 |
4.1 |
6.7 |
6.0 |
1.8 |
0.7 |
2.8 |
2.8 |
7.9 |
16.3 |
.482 |
0.7 |
2.3 |
.319 |
5.1 |
6.4 |
.794 |
| difference: | +33 | +1.4 | +9.5 | +0.7 | +0.2 | +0.9 | +3.6 | +1.1 | +0.5 | -1.0 | -0.2 | +3.6 | +7.0 | +.023 | | +0.4 | +.040 | +2.4 | +3.1 | +.023 |
| Larry Johnson |
49 |
33.4 |
12.0 |
1.9 |
3.9 |
5.8 |
2.4 |
0.7 |
0.2 |
1.8 |
3.0 |
4.3 |
9.3 |
.459 |
0.7 |
1.9 |
.359 |
2.7 |
3.3 |
.817 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Clyde Drexler |
16 |
39.6 |
21.7 |
2.5 |
5.6 |
8.1 |
8.1 |
2.1 |
1.0 |
3.8 |
3.5 |
8.0 |
16.8 |
.476 |
0.9 |
3.5 |
.268 |
4.8 |
6.1 |
.776 |
| difference: | +4 | +5.5 | +10.2 | +1.4 | +1.8 | +3.2 | +6.5 | +1.0 | +0.9 | -2.1 | -0.3 | +3.6 | +6.6 | +.050 | +0.3 | +0.6 | +.025 | +3.2 | +3.8 | +.102 |
| Larry Johnson |
20 |
34.1 |
11.5 |
1.1 |
3.8 |
4.9 |
1.6 |
1.1 |
0.1 |
1.7 |
3.2 |
4.4 |
10.2 |
.426 |
1.2 |
4.1 |
.293 |
1.6 |
2.3 |
.674 |
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9th 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 | % |
| Clyde Drexler |
76 |
36.2 |
25.0 |
2.2 |
4.4 |
6.6 |
6.7 |
1.8 |
0.9 |
3.2 |
3.0 |
9.1 |
19.4 |
.470 |
1.5 |
4.4 |
.337 |
5.3 |
6.6 |
.794 |
| difference: | +6 | +3.6 | +14.3 | +1.0 | +0.2 | +1.2 | +4.2 | +1.2 | +0.8 | -1.9 | -0.1 | +5.1 | +10.1 | +.037 | +0.7 | +1.9 | +.004 | +3.5 | +4.2 | +.028 |
| Larry Johnson |
70 |
32.6 |
10.7 |
1.2 |
4.2 |
5.4 |
2.5 |
0.6 |
0.1 |
1.3 |
2.9 |
4.0 |
9.3 |
.433 |
0.8 |
2.5 |
.333 |
1.8 |
2.4 |
.766 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Clyde Drexler |
21 |
40.3 |
26.3 |
2.9 |
4.5 |
7.4 |
7.0 |
1.5 |
1.0 |
2.8 |
3.7 |
9.4 |
20.2 |
.466 |
0.9 |
3.9 |
.235 |
6.6 |
8.1 |
.807 |
| difference: | +5 | +3.5 | +15.0 | +2.0 | +0.4 | +2.4 | +5.4 | +1.0 | +0.9 | -1.4 | -0.8 | +5.0 | +10.7 | +.005 | +0.1 | +1.8 | +.159 | +4.9 | +6.0 | +.013 |
| Larry Johnson |
16 |
36.8 |
11.3 |
0.9 |
4.1 |
5.0 |
1.6 |
0.5 |
0.1 |
1.4 |
2.9 |
4.4 |
9.5 |
.461 |
0.8 |
2.1 |
.394 |
1.7 |
2.1 |
.794 |
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10th 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 | % |
| Clyde Drexler |
49 |
34.1 |
19.9 |
2.6 |
3.7 |
6.3 |
5.7 |
1.9 |
0.8 |
2.3 |
3.2 |
7.1 |
16.7 |
.429 |
0.6 |
2.7 |
.233 |
5.0 |
6.0 |
.839 |
| difference: | +16 | +1.7 | +10.0 | +1.2 | +0.5 | +0.7 | +3.7 | +1.3 | +0.4 | -0.8 | | +3.3 | +7.5 | +.018 | +0.2 | +0.2 | +.080 | +3.4 | +4.0 | +.042 |
| Larry Johnson |
65 |
32.4 |
9.9 |
1.4 |
4.2 |
5.6 |
2.0 |
0.6 |
0.4 |
1.5 |
3.2 |
3.8 |
9.2 |
.411 |
0.8 |
2.5 |
.313 |
1.6 |
2.0 |
.797 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Clyde Drexler |
3 |
38.7 |
19.0 |
2.7 |
3.7 |
6.3 |
4.7 |
1.7 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
3.0 |
6.0 |
14.3 |
.419 |
1.7 |
4.0 |
.417 |
5.3 |
6.7 |
.800 |
| Larry Johnson |
DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Additional Years |
* Clyde Drexler played 5 seasons more than Larry Johnson in the NBA.
In that period—his seasons 11 to 15, from 1994 to 1998—Clyde Drexler played in 5 Playoffs and won one NBA Championship. In those 5 extra years over Larry Johnson, Clyde Drexler got these achievements: |
| Honors & Awards |  1 All-NBA Third Team
3 All-Star Game
|