Dennis Johnson vs. Brandon Roy Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Brandon Roy 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.
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, 8 more than Brandon Roy, who played 6. Dennis Johnson had the first of his seasons in 1976-77, while Brandon Roy had his rookie season in 2006-07. 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 |
| Brandon Roy |
6 |
3 |
2006-07 to 2012-13 |
Comparison Season by Season |
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Rookie Season |
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Dennis Johnson |
Brandon Roy |
| Season |
1976-77 | 2006-07 |
| Team |
Seattle Supersonics | Portland Trail Blazers |
| Honors & Awards |
- |  Rookie of the Year |
| - | All-Rookie First Team |
| Playoffs |
Did Not Play | Did Not Play |
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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 | % |
| 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: | +24 | +14.8 | +7.6 | +1.0 | +1.7 | +0.7 | +2.5 | +0.3 | +0.5 | | -0.3 | +2.6 | +6.4 | +.048 | | | | +1.3 | +0.7 | +.214 |
| Brandon Roy |
57 |
35.4 |
16.8 |
1.0 |
3.4 |
4.4 |
4.0 |
1.2 |
0.2 |
2.0 |
2.4 |
6.1 |
13.4 |
.456 |
1.0 |
2.6 |
.377 |
3.5 |
4.2 |
.838 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
| * Neiher Dennis Johnson nor Brandon Roy played in the postseason in their season 1 |
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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 | % |
| 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: | +7 | +10.4 | +6.4 | +0.8 | +1.8 | +1.1 | +3.0 | +0.4 | +0.4 | -0.2 | -0.6 | +2.7 | +4.9 | +.037 | | | | +0.1 | | +.021 |
| Brandon Roy |
74 |
37.7 |
19.1 |
1.1 |
3.6 |
4.7 |
5.8 |
1.1 |
0.2 |
1.8 |
2.0 |
7.2 |
15.8 |
.454 |
1.0 |
2.9 |
.340 |
3.8 |
5.0 |
.753 |
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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 | % |
| 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 |
| Brandon Roy |
DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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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 | % |
| Dennis Johnson |
80 |
34.0 |
15.9 |
1.8 |
2.9 |
4.7 |
3.5 |
1.3 |
1.2 |
2.4 |
2.6 |
6.0 |
13.9 |
.434 |
- |
- |
- |
3.8 |
4.9 |
.781 |
| difference: | +2 | +3.2 | +6.7 | +0.5 | +0.5 | | +1.6 | +0.2 | +0.9 | -0.5 | -1.0 | +2.1 | +3.0 | +.046 | | | | +1.5 | +1.6 | +.043 |
| Brandon Roy |
78 |
37.2 |
22.6 |
1.3 |
3.4 |
4.7 |
5.1 |
1.1 |
0.3 |
1.9 |
1.6 |
8.1 |
16.9 |
.480 |
1.1 |
2.8 |
.377 |
5.3 |
6.5 |
.824 |
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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 | % |
| Dennis Johnson |
17 |
40.1 |
20.9 |
2.6 |
3.5 |
6.1 |
4.1 |
1.6 |
1.5 |
3.0 |
3.7 |
8.0 |
17.8 |
.450 |
- |
- |
- |
4.9 |
6.4 |
.771 |
| difference: | +11 | +0.4 | +5.8 | +1.6 | +0.3 | +1.3 | +1.3 | +0.3 | +0.3 | -0.8 | -1.2 | +1.3 | +2.5 | +.009 | | | | +1.8 | +1.3 | +.099 |
| Brandon Roy |
6 |
39.7 |
26.7 |
1.0 |
3.8 |
4.8 |
2.8 |
1.3 |
1.2 |
2.2 |
2.5 |
9.3 |
20.3 |
.459 |
1.3 |
2.8 |
.471 |
6.7 |
7.7 |
.870 |
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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 | % |
| Dennis Johnson |
81 |
36.3 |
19.0 |
2.1 |
3.0 |
5.1 |
4.1 |
1.8 |
1.0 |
2.8 |
3.3 |
7.1 |
16.8 |
.422 |
0.1 |
0.7 |
.207 |
4.7 |
6.0 |
.780 |
| difference: | +16 | +0.9 | +2.5 | +1.0 | +0.3 | +0.7 | +0.6 | +0.9 | +0.8 | -0.8 | -1.2 | +0.5 | +0.8 | +.051 | +1.0 | +2.7 | +.123 | +0.6 | +0.8 | |
| Brandon Roy |
65 |
37.2 |
21.5 |
1.1 |
3.3 |
4.4 |
4.7 |
0.9 |
0.2 |
2.0 |
2.1 |
7.6 |
16.0 |
.473 |
1.1 |
3.4 |
.330 |
5.3 |
6.8 |
.780 |
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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 | % |
| Dennis Johnson |
15 |
38.8 |
17.1 |
1.7 |
2.6 |
4.3 |
3.8 |
1.8 |
0.7 |
2.9 |
3.2 |
6.7 |
16.3 |
.410 |
0.3 |
1.0 |
.333 |
3.5 |
4.1 |
.839 |
| difference: | +12 | +11.1 | +7.4 | +1.0 | +0.9 | +2.0 | +2.1 | +1.8 | +0.7 | -1.9 | -0.9 | +3.4 | +5.3 | +.107 | +0.4 | +3.0 | +.166 | +1.2 | +1.1 | +.061 |
| Brandon Roy |
3 |
27.7 |
9.7 |
0.7 |
1.7 |
2.3 |
1.7 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
1.0 |
2.3 |
3.3 |
11.0 |
.303 |
0.7 |
4.0 |
.167 |
2.3 |
3.0 |
.778 |
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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 | % |
| Dennis Johnson |
79 |
33.1 |
18.8 |
2.0 |
2.6 |
4.6 |
3.7 |
1.7 |
0.8 |
2.6 |
3.1 |
6.7 |
15.4 |
.436 |
0.1 |
0.6 |
.216 |
5.2 |
6.3 |
.820 |
| difference: | +32 | +5.2 | +6.6 | +1.4 | +0.6 | +2.0 | +1.0 | +0.9 | +0.5 | -1.4 | -1.5 | +2.3 | +4.3 | +.036 | +0.7 | +1.8 | +.117 | +2.7 | +3.4 | +.028 |
| Brandon Roy |
47 |
27.9 |
12.2 |
0.6 |
2.0 |
2.6 |
2.7 |
0.8 |
0.3 |
1.2 |
1.6 |
4.4 |
11.1 |
.400 |
0.8 |
2.4 |
.333 |
2.5 |
2.9 |
.848 |
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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 | % |
| Dennis Johnson |
7 |
38.1 |
19.6 |
1.0 |
3.7 |
4.7 |
2.9 |
1.3 |
1.3 |
2.7 |
2.6 |
7.4 |
15.7 |
.473 |
0.1 |
0.7 |
.200 |
4.6 |
6.0 |
.762 |
| difference: | +1 | +15.1 | +10.3 | +0.7 | +1.9 | +2.5 | +0.1 | +1.1 | +1.3 | -2.0 | -0.4 | +3.7 | +8.4 | +.027 | +0.6 | +1.6 | +.086 | +3.3 | +3.8 | +.147 |
| Brandon Roy |
6 |
23.0 |
9.3 |
0.3 |
1.8 |
2.2 |
2.8 |
0.2 |
0.0 |
0.7 |
2.2 |
3.7 |
7.3 |
.500 |
0.7 |
2.3 |
.286 |
1.3 |
2.2 |
.615 |
Note: Brandon Roy didn't play in 2011-12.
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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 | % |
| Dennis Johnson |
80 |
36.7 |
19.5 |
1.8 |
3.4 |
5.1 |
4.6 |
1.3 |
0.7 |
2.9 |
3.2 |
7.2 |
15.4 |
.470 |
0.1 |
0.5 |
.190 |
5.0 |
6.2 |
.806 |
| difference: | +75 | +12.3 | +13.7 | +1.2 | +1.2 | +2.3 | | +0.7 | +0.7 | -1.5 | -2.2 | +5.0 | +8.4 | +.156 | +0.1 | +1.3 | +.190 | +3.6 | +4.2 | +.106 |
| Brandon Roy |
5 |
24.4 |
5.8 |
0.6 |
2.2 |
2.8 |
4.6 |
0.6 |
0.0 |
1.4 |
1.0 |
2.2 |
7.0 |
.314 |
0.0 |
1.8 |
.000 |
1.4 |
2.0 |
.700 |
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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 | % |
| Dennis Johnson |
7 |
38.7 |
22.3 |
1.9 |
2.6 |
4.4 |
4.6 |
2.1 |
0.6 |
3.6 |
4.0 |
9.0 |
18.9 |
.477 |
0.0 |
0.4 |
.000 |
4.3 |
5.6 |
.769 |
| Brandon Roy |
DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Additional Years |
* Dennis Johnson played 8 seasons more than Brandon Roy in the NBA.
In that period—his seasons 7 to 14, from 1983 to 1990—Dennis Johnson played in 8 Playoffs and won two NBA Championships. In those 8 extra years over Brandon Roy, Dennis Johnson got these achievements: |
| Honors & Awards | 2 All-Defensive First Team
3 All-Defensive Second Team
1 All-Star Game
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NBA Champion