Dennis Johnson vs. Shawn Kemp Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Shawn Kemp 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 / Games against each other

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 and Shawn Kemp both played 14 years in the NBA. Dennis Johnson had the first of his seasons in 1976-77, while Shawn Kemp had his rookie season in 1989-90. 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
Shawn Kemp 14 10 1989-90 to 2002-03

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Dennis Johnson Shawn Kemp
Season 1976-771989-90
Team Seattle SupersonicsSeattle Supersonics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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Rookie Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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:+6.8+2.7+0.2+0.8+0.6+1.2+0.9+0.2-0.2+1.0+1.8+.025+0.8+1.5+.112
Shawn Kemp 81 13.8 6.5 1.8 2.5 4.3 0.3 0.6 0.9 1.3 2.5 2.5 5.2 .479 0.0 0.1 .167 1.4 2.0 .736
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Dennis Johnson nor Shawn Kemp played in the postseason in their season 1

Season 2

Dennis Johnson Shawn Kemp
Season 1977-781990-91
Team Seattle SupersonicsSeattle Supersonics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Supersonics Lost NBA FinalsSupersonics Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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2nd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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:+2.8+2.3+1.4+3.3+4.8+1.0+0.5+0.9-0.5-1.3+1.2+0.3+.091+0.1+0.4+.071
Shawn Kemp 81 30.1 15.0 3.3 5.1 8.4 1.8 1.0 1.5 2.5 3.9 5.7 11.2 .508 0.0 0.1 .167 3.6 5.4 .661
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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
difference:+17+7.8+2.9+0.5+2.1+2.6+2.1+0.4+0.2-0.7-1.1+1.1+2.0+.026+0.7+1.8+.111
Shawn Kemp 5 29.8 13.2 2.6 4.6 7.2 1.2 0.6 0.8 3.2 4.0 4.4 11.4 .386 0.0 0.2 .000 4.4 5.4 .815

Season 3

Dennis Johnson Shawn Kemp
Season 1978-791991-92
Team Seattle SupersonicsSeattle Supersonics
Honors & Awards Achievement Finals MVP-
Achievement All-Defensive First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionSupersonics Lost West Conf Semis
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3rd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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:+16+5.7+0.4+2.3+3.4+5.7+2.2+0.2+0.7-1.5+0.3+2.7+.070+0.4+0.7+.033
Shawn Kemp 64 28.3 15.5 4.1 6.3 10.4 1.3 1.1 1.9 2.4 4.1 5.7 11.2 .504 0.0 0.0 - 4.2 5.6 .748
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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:+8+2.5+3.5+2.6+3.5+6.1+3.7+1.0+0.1-0.9+2.7+6.6+.025+1.9+2.5+.008
Shawn Kemp 9 37.6 17.4 5.2 7.0 12.2 0.4 0.6 1.6 3.0 4.6 5.3 11.2 .475 0.0 0.0 - 6.8 8.9 .763

Season 4

Dennis Johnson Shawn Kemp
Season 1979-801992-93
Team Seattle SupersonicsSeattle Supersonics
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Defensive First Team-
Achievement All-Star GameAchievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Supersonics Lost West Conf FinalsSupersonics Lost West Conf Finals
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4th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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:+3+3.2+1.2+1.6+4.0+5.6+2.1+0.3+0.9-0.9+0.5+3.4+.070+0.1+0.6+.207+0.1+0.4+.068
Shawn Kemp 78 33.1 17.8 3.7 7.0 10.7 2.0 1.5 1.9 2.8 4.2 6.6 13.4 .492 0.0 0.1 .000 4.6 6.4 .712
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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:+4+3.9+0.6+2.5+3.2+5.7+1.2+0.3+1.4-0.1-0.9+0.9+5.0+.102+0.3+1.0+1.4+2.0+.030
Shawn Kemp 19 34.9 16.5 4.2 5.8 10.0 2.6 1.5 2.1 2.8 4.1 5.8 11.3 .512 0.0 0.0 - 4.9 6.1 .809

Season 5

Dennis Johnson Shawn Kemp
Season 1980-811993-94
Team Phoenix SunsSeattle Supersonics
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
-Achievement All-NBA Second Team
Achievement All-Defensive First Team-
Achievement All-Star GameAchievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Suns Lost West Conf SemisSupersonics Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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5th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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:+0.2+0.7+1.9+4.2+6.2+1.1+0.1+1.3-0.7-0.8+2.9+.102+0.1+0.5+.034+0.6+0.1+.079
Shawn Kemp 79 32.9 18.1 3.9 6.8 10.8 2.6 1.8 2.1 3.3 3.9 6.7 12.5 .538 0.0 0.1 .250 4.6 6.2 .741
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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:+2+3.1+4.8+3.0+2.1+5.1+0.5+0.7+1.1-0.1-1.0+2.2+1.7+.102+0.1+0.7+0.2+0.6+.095
Shawn Kemp 5 41.2 14.8 4.0 5.8 9.8 3.4 2.0 2.4 2.8 3.6 5.2 14.0 .371 0.0 0.0 - 4.4 6.6 .667

Season 6

Dennis Johnson Shawn Kemp
Season 1981-821994-95
Team Phoenix SunsSeattle Supersonics
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second Team
Achievement All-Defensive First Team-
Achievement All-Star GameAchievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Suns Lost West Conf SemisSupersonics Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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6th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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:+2+4.0+0.8+2.1+3.6+5.8+2.8+0.1+0.8-0.3-0.9+0.6+3.2+.077+0.1+0.4+.096+0.3+0.9+.057
Shawn Kemp 82 32.7 18.7 3.9 7.0 10.9 1.8 1.2 1.5 3.2 4.1 6.6 12.2 .547 0.0 0.1 .286 5.3 7.1 .749
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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
difference:+3+1.3+2.5+2.4+5.2+7.6+1.8+0.1+1.2-0.2-0.3+0.7+4.6+.102+0.3+0.1+1.000+3.7+4.2+.052
Shawn Kemp 4 40.0 24.8 4.3 7.8 12.0 2.8 2.0 1.8 3.8 4.3 8.3 14.3 .579 0.3 0.3 1.000 8.0 9.8 .821

Season 7

Dennis Johnson Shawn Kemp
Season 1982-831995-96
Team Phoenix SunsSeattle Supersonics
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second Team
Achievement All-Defensive First Team-
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Suns Lost West Conf 1st RdSupersonics Lost NBA Finals
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7th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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
difference:+2+0.2+5.4+2.3+4.7+7.0+2.8+0.1+1.1-1.4-1.2+1.5+0.7+.099+0.2+.256+2.4+3.6+.049
Shawn Kemp 79 33.3 19.6 3.5 7.9 11.4 2.2 1.2 1.6 4.0 3.8 6.7 11.9 .561 0.1 0.2 .417 6.2 8.4 .742
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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
difference:+17+2.9+1.3+1.4+2.7+4.2+0.5+1.3-1.3-1.2+0.1+3.1+.112+0.1+2.9+3.8+.038
Shawn Kemp 20 36.0 20.9 3.3 7.1 10.4 1.5 1.2 2.0 4.0 4.2 7.4 12.9 .570 0.0 0.2 .000 6.2 7.8 .795

Season 8

Dennis Johnson Shawn Kemp
Season 1983-841996-97
Team Boston CelticsSeattle Supersonics
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Defensive Second Team-
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionSupersonics Lost West Conf Semis
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8th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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
difference:+1+0.7+5.5+2.3+4.2+6.5+2.3+0.3+0.3-1.3-0.9+1.7+1.7+.073+.239+2.1+3.4+.110
Shawn Kemp 81 34.0 18.7 3.4 6.6 10.0 1.9 1.5 1.0 3.5 4.0 6.5 12.7 .510 0.1 0.4 .364 5.6 7.5 .742
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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
difference:+10+0.1+5.0+2.9+5.8+8.7+1.4+0.1+1.0-1.5-1.2+1.2+0.1+.082+0.1+0.5+.229+2.6+3.3+.038
Shawn Kemp 12 36.8 21.6 4.3 8.0 12.3 3.0 1.2 1.3 3.9 4.6 7.1 14.6 .486 0.2 0.8 .200 7.3 8.8 .829

Season 9

Dennis Johnson Shawn Kemp
Season 1984-851997-98
Team Boston CelticsCleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Defensive Second Team-
Achievement All-Star GameAchievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Celtics Lost NBA FinalsCavaliers Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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9th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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
difference:+2.6+2.3+1.6+3.8+5.3+4.3+0.2+0.6-0.7-1.1+0.3+1.3+.017+0.1+0.2+.019+1.8+3.2+.126
Shawn Kemp 80 34.6 18.0 2.7 6.6 9.3 2.5 1.4 1.1 3.4 3.9 6.5 14.6 .445 0.0 0.1 .250 5.1 7.0 .727
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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
difference:+17+2.4+8.7+2.9+3.4+6.3+5.3+0.2+0.6-0.6-0.1+1.5+2.6+.020+0.7+5.7+6.9+.016
Shawn Kemp 4 38.0 26.0 4.0 6.3 10.3 2.0 1.3 1.0 4.0 3.0 8.3 17.8 .465 0.0 0.0 - 9.5 11.3 .844

Season 10

Dennis Johnson Shawn Kemp
Season 1985-861998-99
Team Boston CelticsCleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Defensive Second Team-
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionDid Not Play
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10th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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
difference:+36+0.1+4.9+2.2+3.5+5.8+3.4+0.3+0.7-0.8-1.2+0.4+0.1+.027+0.1+0.5+4.2+5.5+.029
Shawn Kemp 42 35.1 20.5 3.1 6.1 9.2 2.4 1.1 1.1 3.0 3.8 6.6 13.7 .482 0.0 0.0 - 7.3 9.3 .789
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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
Shawn Kemp DNP------ --- ----------

Season 11

Dennis Johnson Shawn Kemp
Season 1986-871999-00
Team Boston CelticsCleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Defensive First Team-
Playoffs Celtics Lost NBA FinalsDid Not Play
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11th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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
difference:+3+6.7+4.4+2.2+3.3+5.5+5.8+0.1+0.7-1.3-2.0+0.5+2.0+.027+0.1+0.7+.220+3.4+4.5+.057
Shawn Kemp 82 30.4 17.8 2.8 6.0 8.8 1.7 1.2 1.2 3.5 4.5 5.9 14.1 .417 0.0 0.1 .333 6.0 7.7 .776
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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
Shawn Kemp DNP------ --- ----------

Season 12

Dennis Johnson Shawn Kemp
Season 1987-882000-01
Team Boston CelticsPortland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Celtics Lost East Conf FinalsDid Not Play
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12th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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
difference:+9+18.8+6.1+0.1+0.6+0.7+6.8+0.5+0.1-1.0-0.1+2.1+4.3+.031+0.1+0.4+.103+1.8+2.0+.085
Shawn Kemp 68 15.9 6.5 0.9 2.9 3.8 1.0 0.7 0.3 1.5 2.7 2.5 6.1 .407 0.1 0.2 .364 1.5 1.9 .771
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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
Shawn Kemp DNP------ --- ----------

Season 13

Dennis Johnson Shawn Kemp
Season 1988-892001-02
Team Boston CelticsPortland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Celtics Lost East Conf 1st RdTrail Blazers Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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13th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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
difference:+3+15.7+3.9+0.8+0.4+1.2+5.9+0.7+0.1-1.3-0.4+1.5+3.5+.004+0.1+0.6+.140+0.8+1.0+.027
Shawn Kemp 75 16.4 6.1 1.2 2.6 3.8 0.7 0.6 0.4 1.1 2.5 2.3 5.4 .430 0.0 0.1 .000 1.4 1.7 .794
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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 -
difference:+7.7+1.0+1.3+1.4+3.0+0.7-0.3+0.6+2.7+.019+2.3+3.3
Shawn Kemp 3 12.0 3.7 0.7 2.0 2.7 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.7 2.7 0.7 2.3 .286 0.0 0.0 - 2.3 3.3 .700

Season 14

Dennis Johnson Shawn Kemp
Season 1989-902002-03
Team Boston CelticsOrlando Magic
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Celtics Lost East Conf 1st RdMagic Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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14th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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
difference:+4+6.4+0.3+1.3+1.8+3.0+5.8+0.3+0.2-0.3-0.6+0.1+.016+0.3+0.1+0.1+.101
Shawn Kemp 79 20.7 6.8 1.9 3.8 5.7 0.7 0.8 0.4 1.3 3.0 2.7 6.4 .418 0.0 0.0 - 1.5 2.0 .742
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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
difference:+2+22.0+10.8+0.3+0.4+0.7+5.6+0.4+0.4-1.4-1.5+4.9+9.4+.103+0.4+1.2+0.7+0.5+.167
Shawn Kemp 7 10.4 3.0 0.1 2.0 2.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.6 1.9 1.1 3.0 .381 0.0 0.0 - 0.7 0.9 .833