Dennis Johnson vs. Nazr Mohammed Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Nazr Mohammed 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 Nazr Mohammed, who played 18. Dennis Johnson had the first of his seasons in 1976-77, while Nazr Mohammed had his rookie season in 1998-99. 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
Nazr Mohammed 18 12 1998-99 to 2015-16

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Dennis Johnson Nazr Mohammed
Season 1976-771998-99
Team Seattle SupersonicsPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not Play76ers 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
Nazr Mohammed 26 4.7 1.6 0.7 0.7 1.4 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.5 0.8 0.6 1.6 .357 0.0 0.0 - 0.5 0.8 .571
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dennis Johnson ------- --- ----------
Nazr Mohammed 3 0.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -

Season 2

Dennis Johnson Nazr Mohammed
Season 1977-781999-00
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
Nazr Mohammed 28 6.8 1.9 0.6 1.2 1.8 0.1 0.1 0.4 0.6 1.0 0.8 1.9 .389 0.0 0.0 - 0.4 0.8 .545
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
Nazr Mohammed ------- --- ----------

Season 3

Dennis Johnson Nazr Mohammed
Season 1978-792000-01
Team Seattle SupersonicsPhiladelphia 76ers, Atlanta Hawks
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
Nazr Mohammed 58 15.7 7.6 2.0 3.3 5.3 0.3 0.5 0.6 1.1 1.9 3.0 6.4 .477 0.0 0.0 .000 1.5 2.2 .706
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
Nazr Mohammed ------- --- ----------

Season 4

Dennis Johnson Nazr Mohammed
Season 1979-802001-02
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 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 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
Nazr Mohammed 82 26.4 9.7 3.0 5.0 7.9 0.4 0.8 0.7 1.4 3.1 4.0 8.7 .461 0.0 0.0 .000 1.7 2.7 .617
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
Nazr Mohammed ------- --- ----------

Season 5

Dennis Johnson Nazr Mohammed
Season 1980-812002-03
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 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 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
Nazr Mohammed 35 12.7 4.6 1.3 2.3 3.7 0.2 0.5 0.6 0.7 2.3 1.9 4.5 .421 0.0 0.0 - 0.7 1.2 .634
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
Nazr Mohammed ------- --- ----------

Season 6

Dennis Johnson Nazr Mohammed
Season 1981-822003-04
Team Phoenix SunsAtlanta Hawks, New York Knicks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Defensive First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Suns Lost West Conf SemisKnicks 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 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
Nazr Mohammed 80 20.1 7.4 2.2 3.7 5.9 0.5 0.7 0.7 1.2 2.4 3.1 5.9 .521 0.0 0.0 - 1.3 2.1 .592
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
Nazr Mohammed 4 24.3 10.3 2.5 3.3 5.8 0.3 1.5 0.8 1.8 4.5 3.8 7.5 .500 0.0 0.0 - 2.8 4.0 .688

Season 7

Dennis Johnson Nazr Mohammed
Season 1982-832004-05
Team Phoenix SunsNew York Knicks, San Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Defensive First Team-
Playoffs Suns Lost West Conf 1st RdNBA 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 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
Nazr Mohammed 77 25.1 9.5 3.2 4.4 7.6 0.4 0.8 1.1 1.4 3.1 3.8 7.8 .480 0.0 0.0 .000 2.0 2.9 .674
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
Nazr Mohammed 23 23.1 7.1 3.3 3.4 6.7 0.3 0.6 1.0 1.0 2.8 2.9 5.4 .528 0.0 0.0 1.000 1.3 2.0 .638

Season 8

Dennis Johnson Nazr Mohammed
Season 1983-842005-06
Team Boston CelticsSan Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Defensive Second Team-
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionSpurs 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 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
Nazr Mohammed 80 17.4 6.2 2.0 3.2 5.2 0.5 0.3 0.6 1.1 2.8 2.4 4.7 .504 0.0 0.0 - 1.4 1.8 .785
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
Nazr Mohammed 8 11.8 4.5 1.9 2.0 3.9 0.1 0.4 0.8 1.0 2.1 1.4 1.9 .733 0.1 0.1 1.000 1.6 2.3 .722

Season 9

Dennis Johnson Nazr Mohammed
Season 1984-852006-07
Team Boston CelticsDetroit Pistons
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Defensive Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Celtics Lost NBA FinalsPistons 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 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
Nazr Mohammed 51 15.2 5.6 1.7 2.7 4.5 0.2 0.5 0.8 0.8 2.6 2.3 4.4 .532 0.0 0.0 - 1.0 1.6 .610
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
Nazr Mohammed 2 3.0 2.5 0.5 1.0 1.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.5 1.0 .500 0.0 0.0 - 1.5 1.5 1.000

Season 10

Dennis Johnson Nazr Mohammed
Season 1985-862007-08
Team Boston CelticsDetroit Pistons, Charlotte Bobcats
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
Nazr Mohammed 82 20.1 7.8 2.4 3.7 6.0 0.9 0.5 0.7 1.2 2.8 3.3 6.4 .515 0.0 0.0 .000 1.2 2.0 .583
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
Nazr Mohammed ------- --- ----------

Season 11

Dennis Johnson Nazr Mohammed
Season 1986-872008-09
Team Boston CelticsCharlotte Bobcats
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
Nazr Mohammed 39 8.7 2.7 0.9 1.1 2.0 0.2 0.1 0.4 0.6 1.6 1.1 2.6 .406 0.0 0.0 - 0.6 1.0 .550
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
Nazr Mohammed ------- --- ----------

Season 12

Dennis Johnson Nazr Mohammed
Season 1987-882009-10
Team Boston CelticsCharlotte Bobcats
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Celtics Lost East Conf FinalsBobcats 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 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
Nazr Mohammed 58 17.0 7.9 2.0 3.3 5.2 0.5 0.3 0.7 0.9 1.8 3.3 5.9 .553 0.0 0.0 - 1.4 2.2 .648
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
Nazr Mohammed 4 12.0 6.0 1.3 0.8 2.0 0.5 0.3 0.5 0.3 3.3 2.8 4.8 .579 0.0 0.0 - 0.5 0.8 .667

Season 13

Dennis Johnson Nazr Mohammed
Season 1988-892010-11
Team Boston CelticsCharlotte Bobcats, Oklahoma City Thunder
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Celtics Lost East Conf 1st RdThunder Lost West 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 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
Nazr Mohammed 75 17.1 7.1 1.9 3.0 4.9 0.3 0.4 0.7 0.9 2.5 3.1 6.0 .522 0.0 0.0 .000 0.9 1.5 .598
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 -
Nazr Mohammed 14 10.6 2.3 0.6 1.6 2.3 0.0 0.3 0.4 0.4 1.9 1.0 2.4 .412 0.0 0.0 - 0.3 0.7 .400

Season 14

Dennis Johnson Nazr Mohammed
Season 1989-902011-12
Team Boston CelticsOklahoma City Thunder
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Celtics Lost East Conf 1st RdThunder 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 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
Nazr Mohammed 63 11.0 2.7 0.9 1.8 2.7 0.2 0.3 0.6 0.4 1.6 1.3 2.7 .467 0.0 0.0 .000 0.2 0.4 .565
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
Nazr Mohammed 8 10.4 2.3 0.9 1.1 2.0 0.1 0.0 0.4 0.3 2.4 1.0 2.0 .500 0.0 0.0 - 0.3 0.5 .500

Season 15

Dennis Johnson Nazr Mohammed
Season -2012-13
Team -Chicago Bulls
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Bulls 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 ------- --- ----------
Nazr Mohammed 63 11.0 2.6 1.2 1.9 3.1 0.4 0.3 0.5 0.4 1.5 1.0 2.9 .367 0.0 0.0 .000 0.5 0.7 .723
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dennis Johnson ------- --- ----------
Nazr Mohammed 12 9.5 3.8 1.2 1.5 2.7 0.3 0.2 0.6 0.3 1.3 1.8 3.4 .512 0.0 0.0 - 0.3 0.6 .571

Season 16

Dennis Johnson Nazr Mohammed
Season -2013-14
Team -Chicago Bulls
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Bulls 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 ------- --- ----------
Nazr Mohammed 80 7.0 1.6 0.8 1.4 2.2 0.3 0.2 0.4 0.5 1.0 0.7 1.6 .429 0.0 0.0 - 0.2 0.4 .533
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dennis Johnson ------- --- ----------
Nazr Mohammed 2 2.5 0.0 0.5 0.5 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.5 0.0 0.5 .000 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -

Season 17

Dennis Johnson Nazr Mohammed
Season -2014-15
Team -Chicago Bulls
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Bulls 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 ------- --- ----------
Nazr Mohammed 23 5.6 1.2 0.5 1.2 1.7 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.7 0.6 1.3 .433 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.1 .333
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dennis Johnson ------- --- ----------
Nazr Mohammed 3 4.7 1.3 1.0 0.7 1.7 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.7 2.3 .286 0.0 0.3 .000 0.0 0.0 -

Season 18

Dennis Johnson Nazr Mohammed
Season -2015-16
Team -Oklahoma City Thunder
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Thunder Lost West 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 ------- --- ----------
Nazr Mohammed 5 3.8 1.6 0.2 0.6 0.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.6 0.8 0.6 1.0 .600 0.0 0.0 - 0.4 0.4 1.000
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dennis Johnson ------- --- ----------
Nazr Mohammed 5 2.0 0.4 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.4 .500 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -