Dennis Johnson vs. Alex Sarr Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Alex Sarr and Dennis 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.

Dennis Johnson played 14 years in the NBA, 12 more than Alex Sarr, who played 2. Dennis Johnson had the first of his seasons in 1976-77, while Alex Sarr had his rookie season in 2024-25. 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
Dennis Johnson 14 13 1976-77 to 1989-90
Alex Sarr 2 0 2024-25 to 2025-26

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Dennis Johnson Alex Sarr
Season 1976-772024-25
Team Seattle SupersonicsWashington Wizards
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid 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%
Dennis Johnson 81 20.6 9.2 2.0 1.7 3.7 1.5 1.5 0.7 - 2.7 3.5 7.0 .504 - - - 2.2 3.5 .624
difference:+14+6.5+3.8+0.1+2.9+2.8+0.9+0.8+0.8-0.5+1.4+5.4+.110+0.5+1.0+.055
Alex Sarr 67 27.1 13.0 1.9 4.6 6.5 2.4 0.7 1.5 1.7 2.2 4.9 12.4 .394 1.6 5.1 .308 1.7 2.5 .679
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Dennis Johnson nor Alex Sarr played in the postseason in their season 1

Season 2
Dennis Johnson Alex Sarr
Season 1977-782025-26
Team Seattle SupersonicsWashington Wizards
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Supersonics Lost NBA FinalsDid Not Play
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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%
Dennis Johnson 81 27.3 12.7 1.9 1.8 3.6 2.8 1.5 0.6 2.0 2.6 4.5 10.9 .417 - - - 3.7 5.0 .732
difference:+68+1.7+5.6+0.5+4.0+4.6+0.8+0.8+1.6-0.4-0.4+3.0+3.6+.102+1.5+2.1+.005
Alex Sarr 13 29.0 18.3 2.4 5.8 8.2 3.6 0.7 2.2 2.4 2.2 7.5 14.5 .519 1.1 3.1 .350 2.2 2.9 .737
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Dennis Johnson 22 37.6 16.1 2.1 2.5 4.6 3.3 1.0 1.0 2.5 2.9 5.5 13.4 .412 - - - 5.1 7.2 .704
Alex Sarr DNP------ --- ----------

Additional Years

* Dennis Johnson played 12 seasons more than Alex Sarr in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 3 to 14, from 1979 to 1990—Dennis Johnson played in 12 Playoffs and won 3 NBA Championships.

In those 12 extra years over Alex Sarr, Dennis Johnson got these achievements:

Honors & AwardsAchievement 1 Finals MVP
Achievement 1 All-NBA First Team
Achievement 1 All-NBA Second Team
Achievement 6 All-Defensive First Team
Achievement 3 All-Defensive Second Team
Achievement 5 All-Star Game
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