Dennis Johnson vs. Jeff Teague Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Jeff Teague 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, 2 more than Jeff Teague, who played 12. Dennis Johnson had the first of his seasons in 1976-77, while Jeff Teague had his rookie season in 2009-10. 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
Dennis Johnson 14 13 1976-77 to 1989-90
Jeff Teague 12 10 2009-10 to 2020-21

Comparison Season by Season

Rookie Season
Dennis Johnson Jeff Teague
Season 1976-772009-10
Team Seattle SupersonicsAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayHawks Lost East Conf Semis
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Regular Season Stats
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
Jeff Teague 71 10.1 3.2 0.1 0.9 0.9 1.7 0.5 0.2 0.7 1.2 1.3 3.2 .396 0.1 0.5 .219 0.6 0.7 .837
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dennis Johnson ------- --- ----------
Jeff Teague 9 6.6 1.8 0.0 0.2 0.2 0.4 0.3 0.1 0.4 0.3 0.8 2.3 .333 0.2 0.6 .400 0.0 0.0 -

Season 2
Dennis Johnson Jeff Teague
Season 1977-782010-11
Team Seattle SupersonicsAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Supersonics Lost NBA FinalsHawks Lost East Conf Semis
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Regular Season Stats
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
Jeff Teague 70 13.8 5.2 0.2 1.3 1.5 2.0 0.6 0.4 0.9 1.2 1.9 4.3 .438 0.3 0.7 .375 1.1 1.4 .794
Playoffs Stats
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
Jeff Teague 8 29.8 11.8 0.0 2.1 2.1 3.5 0.8 0.4 1.0 1.3 4.6 9.0 .514 0.1 0.9 .143 2.4 2.9 .826

Season 3
Dennis Johnson Jeff Teague
Season 1978-792011-12
Team Seattle SupersonicsAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards Achievement Finals MVP-
Achievement All-Defensive First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionHawks 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 %
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
Jeff Teague 66 33.1 12.6 0.3 2.1 2.4 4.9 1.6 0.6 2.0 2.2 4.8 10.2 .476 0.8 2.3 .342 2.1 2.8 .757
Playoffs Stats
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
Jeff Teague 6 37.5 14.0 0.7 3.0 3.7 4.2 0.8 0.8 1.7 3.0 5.0 12.2 .411 1.2 2.8 .412 2.8 3.2 .895

Season 4
Dennis Johnson Jeff Teague
Season 1979-802012-13
Team Seattle SupersonicsAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Defensive First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Supersonics Lost West Conf FinalsHawks 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 %
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
Jeff Teague 80 32.9 14.6 0.3 1.9 2.3 7.2 1.5 0.4 2.9 2.3 5.5 12.2 .451 1.1 3.1 .359 2.5 2.8 .881
Playoffs Stats
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
Jeff Teague 6 35.5 13.3 0.5 2.3 2.8 5.0 1.5 0.3 2.3 2.8 4.5 13.5 .333 0.5 1.7 .300 3.8 4.7 .821

Season 5
Dennis Johnson Jeff Teague
Season 1980-812013-14
Team Phoenix SunsAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Defensive First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Suns Lost West Conf SemisHawks 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 %
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
Jeff Teague 79 32.2 16.5 0.4 2.2 2.6 6.7 1.1 0.2 2.9 2.0 5.8 13.2 .438 0.9 2.8 .329 4.0 4.8 .846
Playoffs Stats
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
Jeff Teague 7 34.6 19.3 0.7 3.0 3.7 5.0 1.0 0.6 3.0 2.1 6.3 16.0 .393 1.3 3.9 .333 5.4 5.7 .950

Season 6
Dennis Johnson Jeff Teague
Season 1981-822014-15
Team Phoenix SunsAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Defensive First Team-
Achievement All-Star GameAchievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Suns Lost West Conf SemisHawks Lost East Conf 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 %
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
Jeff Teague 73 30.5 15.9 0.4 2.1 2.5 7.0 1.7 0.4 2.8 1.9 5.6 12.2 .460 1.0 2.8 .343 3.8 4.4 .862
Playoffs Stats
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
Jeff Teague 16 33.1 16.8 0.6 2.6 3.2 6.7 1.5 0.4 2.7 2.1 6.1 14.9 .410 1.3 4.1 .323 3.3 3.8 .867

Season 7
Dennis Johnson Jeff Teague
Season 1982-832015-16
Team Phoenix SunsAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Defensive First Team-
Playoffs Suns Lost West Conf 1st RdHawks Lost East Conf Semis
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dennis Johnson 77 33.1 14.2 1.2 3.2 4.4 5.0 1.3 0.5 2.6 2.6 5.2 11.2 .462 0.1 0.4 .161 3.8 4.8 .791
Jeff Teague 79 28.5 15.7 0.4 2.3 2.7 5.9 1.2 0.3 2.8 2.1 5.5 12.5 .439 1.4 3.5 .401 3.3 3.9 .837
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dennis Johnson 3 36.0 18.0 2.0 5.7 7.7 5.7 1.7 0.7 2.7 3.0 7.3 16.0 .458 0.0 0.3 .000 3.3 4.0 .833
Jeff Teague 10 27.9 14.5 0.3 1.6 1.9 6.1 0.6 0.2 2.5 3.0 4.6 12.1 .380 0.9 3.6 .250 4.4 5.2 .846

Season 8
Dennis Johnson Jeff Teague
Season 1983-842016-17
Team Boston CelticsIndiana Pacers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Defensive Second Team-
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionPacers 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 %
Dennis Johnson 80 33.3 13.2 1.1 2.4 3.5 4.2 1.2 0.7 2.2 3.1 4.8 11.0 .437 0.1 0.4 .125 3.5 4.1 .852
Jeff Teague 82 32.4 15.3 0.4 3.6 4.0 7.8 1.2 0.4 2.6 2.0 4.9 11.1 .442 1.1 3.1 .357 4.4 5.1 .867
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dennis Johnson 22 36.7 16.6 1.4 2.2 3.6 4.4 1.1 0.3 2.4 3.4 5.9 14.5 .404 0.1 0.3 .429 4.7 5.5 .867
Jeff Teague 4 35.5 17.0 0.0 3.3 3.3 6.3 1.0 0.8 2.0 3.0 5.5 11.3 .489 2.3 4.3 .529 3.8 4.5 .833

Season 9
Dennis Johnson Jeff Teague
Season 1984-852017-18
Team Boston CelticsMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Defensive Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Celtics Lost NBA FinalsTimberwolves 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 %
Dennis Johnson 80 37.2 15.7 1.1 2.8 4.0 6.8 1.2 0.5 2.7 2.8 6.2 13.3 .462 0.1 0.3 .269 3.3 3.8 .853
Jeff Teague 70 33.0 14.2 0.3 2.6 3.0 7.0 1.5 0.3 2.5 2.4 5.1 11.3 .446 1.2 3.3 .368 2.9 3.4 .845
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dennis Johnson 21 40.4 17.3 1.1 2.9 4.0 7.3 1.5 0.4 3.4 3.1 6.8 15.2 .445 0.0 0.7 .000 3.8 4.4 .860
Jeff Teague 5 30.6 13.0 0.6 3.0 3.6 5.8 0.6 0.4 2.8 3.8 4.6 10.2 .451 1.4 3.6 .389 2.4 3.4 .706

Season 10
Dennis Johnson Jeff Teague
Season 1985-862018-19
Team Boston CelticsMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Defensive Second Team-
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionDid 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 %
Dennis Johnson 78 35.0 15.6 0.9 2.6 3.4 5.8 1.4 0.4 2.2 2.6 6.2 13.6 .455 0.1 0.5 .143 3.1 3.8 .818
Jeff Teague 42 30.1 12.1 0.4 2.1 2.5 8.2 1.0 0.4 2.3 2.1 4.2 9.9 .423 0.8 2.5 .333 2.9 3.6 .804
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dennis Johnson 18 39.7 16.2 1.3 2.9 4.2 5.9 2.2 0.3 2.8 3.2 6.1 13.6 .445 0.3 0.9 .375 3.7 4.7 .798
Jeff Teague ------- --- ----------

Season 11
Dennis Johnson Jeff Teague
Season 1986-872019-20
Team Boston CelticsMinnesota Timberwolves, Atlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Defensive First Team-
Playoffs Celtics Lost NBA FinalsDid 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 %
Dennis Johnson 79 37.1 13.4 0.6 2.7 3.3 7.5 1.1 0.5 2.2 2.5 5.4 12.1 .444 0.1 0.8 .113 2.6 3.2 .833
Jeff Teague 59 24.8 10.9 0.5 1.9 2.4 5.2 0.7 0.3 2.0 1.8 3.6 8.3 .436 0.7 2.0 .368 2.9 3.3 .873
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dennis Johnson 23 41.9 18.9 1.0 2.9 4.0 8.9 0.7 0.3 1.9 3.1 7.3 15.7 .465 0.1 1.1 .115 4.2 4.9 .850
Jeff Teague ------- --- ----------

Season 12
Dennis Johnson Jeff Teague
Season 1987-882020-21
Team Boston CelticsBoston Celtics, Milwaukee Bucks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Celtics Lost East Conf FinalsNBA Champion NBA Champion
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dennis Johnson 77 34.7 12.6 0.8 2.3 3.1 7.8 1.2 0.4 2.5 2.6 4.6 10.4 .438 0.2 0.6 .261 3.3 3.9 .856
Jeff Teague 55 17.3 6.7 0.3 1.3 1.6 2.4 0.6 0.2 1.2 1.0 2.2 5.2 .433 0.7 1.5 .439 1.6 1.9 .848
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dennis Johnson 17 41.3 15.9 0.9 3.6 4.5 8.2 1.4 0.5 2.6 3.0 5.4 12.4 .433 0.4 0.9 .375 4.8 6.1 .796
Jeff Teague 16 7.4 2.0 0.1 0.4 0.5 0.8 0.2 0.0 0.4 0.6 0.6 1.9 .290 0.3 0.7 .455 0.6 0.7 .818

Season 13
Dennis Johnson Jeff Teague
Season 1988-89-
Team Boston Celtics-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Celtics 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 %
Dennis Johnson 72 32.1 10.0 0.4 2.2 2.6 6.6 1.3 0.3 2.4 2.9 3.8 8.9 .434 0.1 0.7 .140 2.2 2.7 .821
Jeff Teague ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dennis Johnson 3 19.7 2.7 0.7 0.7 1.3 3.0 1.0 0.0 1.0 2.7 1.3 5.0 .267 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -
Jeff Teague ------- --- ----------

Season 14
Dennis Johnson Jeff Teague
Season 1989-90-
Team Boston Celtics-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Celtics 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 %
Dennis Johnson 75 27.1 7.1 0.6 2.0 2.7 6.5 1.1 0.2 1.6 2.4 2.7 6.3 .434 0.0 0.3 .042 1.6 1.9 .843
Jeff Teague ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dennis Johnson 5 32.4 13.8 0.4 2.4 2.8 5.6 0.4 0.4 2.0 3.4 6.0 12.4 .484 0.4 1.2 .333 1.4 1.4 1.000
Jeff Teague ------- --- ----------
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