Dennis Johnson vs. Larry Smith Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Larry Smith 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, 1 more than Larry Smith, who played 13. Dennis Johnson had the first of his seasons in 1976-77, while Larry Smith had his rookie season in 1980-81. 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 |
Larry Smith |
13 |
5 |
1980-81 to 1992-93 |
Comparison Season by Season |
|
|
|
Rookie Season |
|
Dennis Johnson |
Larry Smith |
Season |
1976-77 | 1980-81 |
Team |
Seattle Supersonics | Golden State Warriors |
Honors & Awards |
- | All-Rookie First Team |
Playoffs |
Did Not Play | 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 |
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 |
Larry Smith |
82 |
31.4 |
9.6 |
5.3 |
6.8 |
12.1 |
1.1 |
0.9 |
0.8 |
1.8 |
3.9 |
3.7 |
7.2 |
.512 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
2.2 |
3.7 |
.588 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Dennis Johnson |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Larry Smith |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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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 |
Larry Smith |
74 |
29.9 |
7.1 |
3.8 |
7.2 |
11.0 |
1.1 |
0.9 |
0.7 |
1.4 |
3.9 |
3.0 |
5.6 |
.534 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
.000 |
1.2 |
2.1 |
.553 |
|
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 |
Larry Smith |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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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 |
Larry Smith |
49 |
29.2 |
8.4 |
4.3 |
5.6 |
9.9 |
0.9 |
0.7 |
0.4 |
1.7 |
3.8 |
3.7 |
6.2 |
.588 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
1.1 |
2.0 |
.535 |
|
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 |
Larry Smith |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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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 |
Larry Smith |
75 |
27.9 |
7.8 |
3.8 |
5.2 |
9.0 |
1.0 |
0.8 |
0.3 |
1.7 |
3.7 |
3.3 |
5.8 |
.560 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
1.3 |
2.2 |
.560 |
|
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 |
Larry Smith |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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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 |
Larry Smith |
80 |
31.2 |
11.1 |
5.1 |
5.8 |
10.9 |
1.2 |
1.0 |
0.7 |
2.0 |
3.6 |
4.6 |
8.6 |
.530 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
1.9 |
3.2 |
.605 |
|
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 |
Larry Smith |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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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 |
Larry Smith |
77 |
31.7 |
9.6 |
5.0 |
6.1 |
11.1 |
1.2 |
0.8 |
0.6 |
1.8 |
3.7 |
4.1 |
7.6 |
.536 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
.000 |
1.5 |
2.9 |
.493 |
|
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 |
Larry Smith |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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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 |
Larry Smith |
80 |
29.7 |
8.8 |
4.6 |
6.9 |
11.5 |
1.2 |
0.9 |
0.7 |
1.7 |
3.7 |
3.7 |
6.8 |
.546 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
.000 |
1.4 |
2.5 |
.574 |
|
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 |
Larry Smith |
10 |
32.9 |
10.3 |
6.1 |
7.6 |
13.7 |
1.7 |
1.2 |
0.6 |
1.4 |
3.9 |
4.3 |
8.1 |
.531 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
1.7 |
2.4 |
.708 |
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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 |
Larry Smith |
20 |
25.0 |
6.4 |
4.0 |
5.2 |
9.1 |
1.3 |
0.6 |
0.6 |
1.8 |
3.2 |
2.9 |
6.2 |
.472 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.000 |
0.6 |
1.4 |
.407 |
|
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 |
Larry Smith |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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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 |
Larry Smith |
80 |
23.7 |
5.7 |
3.4 |
4.8 |
8.2 |
1.5 |
0.8 |
0.7 |
1.4 |
3.1 |
2.7 |
5.0 |
.552 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
0.2 |
0.7 |
.310 |
|
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 |
Larry Smith |
8 |
18.5 |
1.0 |
2.1 |
2.9 |
5.0 |
2.0 |
0.8 |
1.4 |
0.8 |
3.0 |
0.5 |
2.0 |
.250 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
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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 |
Larry Smith |
74 |
17.6 |
3.0 |
2.4 |
3.7 |
6.1 |
0.9 |
0.8 |
0.4 |
0.9 |
2.7 |
1.4 |
2.9 |
.474 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
.000 |
0.3 |
0.7 |
.364 |
|
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 |
Larry Smith |
4 |
18.3 |
3.0 |
1.8 |
1.5 |
3.3 |
1.3 |
1.0 |
0.0 |
1.3 |
2.8 |
1.5 |
2.0 |
.750 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
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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 |
Larry Smith |
81 |
23.7 |
3.3 |
3.7 |
5.0 |
8.8 |
1.1 |
1.0 |
0.3 |
1.1 |
3.3 |
1.6 |
3.2 |
.487 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
0.1 |
0.6 |
.240 |
|
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 |
Larry Smith |
3 |
19.0 |
0.7 |
2.0 |
2.3 |
4.3 |
1.3 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
0.7 |
3.7 |
0.3 |
1.3 |
.250 |
0.0 |
0.3 |
.000 |
0.0 |
0.3 |
.000 |
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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 |
Larry Smith |
45 |
17.8 |
2.3 |
2.4 |
3.3 |
5.7 |
0.7 |
0.5 |
0.2 |
1.0 |
2.7 |
1.1 |
2.0 |
.543 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
.000 |
0.1 |
0.2 |
.364 |
|
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 |
Larry Smith |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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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 |
Larry Smith |
66 |
12.6 |
1.3 |
1.6 |
2.5 |
4.1 |
0.4 |
0.3 |
0.2 |
0.6 |
2.0 |
0.6 |
1.3 |
.437 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
0.1 |
0.3 |
.409 |
|
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 |
- |
Larry Smith |
6 |
8.3 |
1.2 |
1.3 |
1.3 |
2.7 |
0.2 |
0.7 |
0.3 |
0.2 |
2.7 |
0.3 |
0.5 |
.667 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
0.5 |
0.7 |
.750 |
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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 |
Larry Smith |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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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 |
Larry Smith |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |