Dennis Johnson vs. Jerry Stackhouse Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Jerry Stackhouse 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, 4 less than Jerry Stackhouse, who played 18. Dennis Johnson had the first of his seasons in 1976-77, while Jerry Stackhouse had his rookie season in 1995-96. 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
Jerry Stackhouse 18 9 1995-96 to 2012-13

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Dennis Johnson Jerry Stackhouse
Season 1976-771995-96
Team Seattle SupersonicsPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid 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 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
Jerry Stackhouse 72 37.5 19.2 1.3 2.4 3.7 3.9 1.1 1.1 3.5 2.5 6.3 15.2 .414 1.3 4.1 .318 5.4 7.2 .747
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dennis Johnson ------- --- ----------
Jerry Stackhouse ------- --- ----------

Season 2

Dennis Johnson Jerry Stackhouse
Season 1977-781996-97
Team Seattle SupersonicsPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Supersonics 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 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
Jerry Stackhouse 81 39.1 20.7 1.9 2.2 4.2 3.1 1.1 0.8 3.9 2.7 6.6 16.1 .407 1.3 4.2 .298 6.3 8.2 .766
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
Jerry Stackhouse ------- --- ----------

Season 3

Dennis Johnson Jerry Stackhouse
Season 1978-791997-98
Team Seattle SupersonicsPhiladelphia 76ers, Detroit Pistons
Honors & Awards Achievement Finals MVP-
Achievement All-Defensive First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
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 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
Jerry Stackhouse 79 32.2 15.8 1.3 2.0 3.4 3.1 1.1 0.7 2.8 2.2 5.4 12.3 .435 0.6 2.5 .241 4.5 5.7 .787
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
Jerry Stackhouse ------- --- ----------

Season 4

Dennis Johnson Jerry Stackhouse
Season 1979-801998-99
Team Seattle SupersonicsDetroit Pistons
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Defensive First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Supersonics Lost West Conf FinalsPistons 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
Jerry Stackhouse 42 28.3 14.5 0.6 1.9 2.5 2.8 0.8 0.5 2.9 1.9 4.3 11.6 .371 0.8 3.0 .278 5.0 5.9 .850
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
Jerry Stackhouse 5 24.6 10.0 0.6 1.0 1.6 1.2 0.4 0.2 2.0 2.2 3.6 9.2 .391 0.4 1.6 .250 2.4 2.8 .857

Season 5

Dennis Johnson Jerry Stackhouse
Season 1980-811999-00
Team Phoenix SunsDetroit Pistons
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Defensive First Team-
Achievement All-Star GameAchievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Suns Lost West Conf SemisPistons 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
Jerry Stackhouse 82 38.4 23.6 1.4 2.4 3.8 4.5 1.3 0.4 3.8 2.3 7.5 17.6 .428 1.0 3.5 .288 7.5 9.2 .815
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
Jerry Stackhouse 3 40.0 24.7 0.3 3.7 4.0 3.3 0.7 0.0 4.7 1.3 8.0 19.7 .407 1.0 2.3 .429 7.7 10.3 .742

Season 6

Dennis Johnson Jerry Stackhouse
Season 1981-822000-01
Team Phoenix SunsDetroit Pistons
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Defensive First Team-
Achievement All-Star GameAchievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Suns Lost West Conf SemisDid 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 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
Jerry Stackhouse 80 40.2 29.8 1.2 2.7 3.9 5.1 1.2 0.7 4.1 2.0 9.7 24.1 .402 2.1 5.9 .351 8.3 10.1 .822
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
Jerry Stackhouse ------- --- ----------

Season 7

Dennis Johnson Jerry Stackhouse
Season 1982-832001-02
Team Phoenix SunsDetroit Pistons
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Defensive First Team-
Playoffs Suns Lost West Conf 1st RdPistons 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
Jerry Stackhouse 76 35.3 21.4 1.0 3.1 4.1 5.3 1.0 0.5 3.5 2.1 6.9 17.4 .397 1.1 3.9 .287 6.5 7.6 .858
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
Jerry Stackhouse 10 36.0 17.6 0.9 3.4 4.3 4.3 0.6 0.6 2.7 2.6 5.3 16.5 .321 1.8 5.3 .340 5.2 6.3 .825

Season 8

Dennis Johnson Jerry Stackhouse
Season 1983-842002-03
Team Boston CelticsWashington Wizards
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 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
Jerry Stackhouse 70 39.2 21.5 0.9 2.8 3.7 4.5 0.9 0.4 2.8 1.9 7.0 17.2 .409 1.0 3.5 .290 6.5 7.4 .878
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
Jerry Stackhouse ------- --- ----------

Season 9

Dennis Johnson Jerry Stackhouse
Season 1984-852003-04
Team Boston CelticsWashington Wizards
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Defensive Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
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 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
Jerry Stackhouse 26 29.8 13.9 0.6 3.0 3.6 4.0 0.9 0.1 3.4 1.9 4.9 12.3 .399 0.9 2.5 .354 3.2 4.0 .806
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
Jerry Stackhouse ------- --- ----------

Season 10

Dennis Johnson Jerry Stackhouse
Season 1985-862004-05
Team Boston CelticsDallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Defensive Second Team-
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionMavericks Lost West 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 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
Jerry Stackhouse 56 28.9 14.9 0.7 2.6 3.3 2.3 0.9 0.2 1.9 1.9 4.9 11.8 .414 0.6 2.1 .267 4.5 5.3 .849
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
Jerry Stackhouse 13 31.1 16.1 1.5 2.5 4.1 2.3 0.6 0.2 1.6 1.7 5.2 13.5 .386 1.2 3.1 .400 4.4 5.1 .864

Season 11

Dennis Johnson Jerry Stackhouse
Season 1986-872005-06
Team Boston CelticsDallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Defensive First Team-
Playoffs Celtics Lost NBA FinalsMavericks Lost NBA 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 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
Jerry Stackhouse 55 27.7 13.0 0.6 2.2 2.8 2.9 0.7 0.2 2.2 1.7 4.4 11.0 .401 0.7 2.4 .277 3.5 4.0 .882
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
Jerry Stackhouse 22 32.3 13.7 0.9 1.9 2.8 2.5 0.5 0.3 1.7 2.0 5.0 12.5 .402 1.0 3.0 .338 2.6 3.4 .784

Season 12

Dennis Johnson Jerry Stackhouse
Season 1987-882006-07
Team Boston CelticsDallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Celtics Lost East Conf FinalsMavericks 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 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
Jerry Stackhouse 67 24.1 12.0 0.6 1.6 2.2 2.8 0.8 0.1 1.7 1.2 4.2 9.8 .428 0.9 2.4 .383 2.7 3.2 .847
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
Jerry Stackhouse 6 28.2 14.3 0.8 2.8 3.7 2.5 0.7 0.2 3.0 1.5 3.8 11.0 .348 1.8 5.2 .355 4.8 5.5 .879

Season 13

Dennis Johnson Jerry Stackhouse
Season 1988-892007-08
Team Boston CelticsDallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Celtics Lost East Conf 1st RdMavericks 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 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
Jerry Stackhouse 58 24.3 10.7 0.6 1.7 2.3 2.5 0.5 0.2 1.5 1.4 3.7 9.1 .405 1.0 3.2 .326 2.3 2.6 .892
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 -
Jerry Stackhouse 5 20.4 6.2 0.8 2.4 3.2 1.2 0.2 0.0 1.4 1.8 2.4 7.6 .316 0.4 2.4 .167 1.0 1.0 1.000

Season 14

Dennis Johnson Jerry Stackhouse
Season 1989-902008-09
Team Boston CelticsDallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Celtics Lost East Conf 1st RdDid 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 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
Jerry Stackhouse 10 16.2 4.2 0.5 1.2 1.7 1.2 0.4 0.1 0.9 0.6 1.6 6.0 .267 0.3 1.9 .158 0.7 0.7 1.000
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
Jerry Stackhouse ------- --- ----------

Season 15

Dennis Johnson Jerry Stackhouse
Season -2009-10
Team -Milwaukee Bucks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Bucks 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 ------- --- ----------
Jerry Stackhouse 42 20.4 8.5 0.5 1.9 2.4 1.7 0.5 0.2 1.6 1.3 3.1 7.5 .408 1.1 3.1 .346 1.3 1.6 .797
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dennis Johnson ------- --- ----------
Jerry Stackhouse 7 20.6 7.3 0.1 1.6 1.7 1.1 0.7 0.1 0.7 0.6 2.0 6.1 .326 0.7 2.1 .333 2.6 2.9 .900

Season 16

Dennis Johnson Jerry Stackhouse
Season -2010-11
Team -Miami Heat
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Did 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 ------- --- ----------
Jerry Stackhouse 7 7.1 1.7 0.1 0.9 1.0 0.4 0.0 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.4 1.7 .250 0.1 0.6 .250 0.7 1.0 .714
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dennis Johnson ------- --- ----------
Jerry Stackhouse ------- --- ----------

Season 17

Dennis Johnson Jerry Stackhouse
Season -2011-12
Team -Atlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Did 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 ------- --- ----------
Jerry Stackhouse 30 9.1 3.6 0.2 0.6 0.8 0.5 0.3 0.1 0.4 0.4 1.2 3.3 .370 0.4 1.3 .342 0.7 0.8 .913
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dennis Johnson ------- --- ----------
Jerry Stackhouse ------- --- ----------

Season 18

Dennis Johnson Jerry Stackhouse
Season -2012-13
Team -Brooklyn Nets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Nets 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 ------- --- ----------
Jerry Stackhouse 37 14.7 4.9 0.1 0.8 0.9 0.9 0.2 0.1 0.6 0.8 1.8 4.6 .384 0.8 2.4 .337 0.5 0.6 .870
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dennis Johnson ------- --- ----------
Jerry Stackhouse 4 7.0 1.3 0.3 0.8 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.5 0.3 2.5 .100 0.0 1.8 .000 0.8 1.0 .750