Dennis Johnson vs. Zach Randolph Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Zach Randolph 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, 3 less than Zach Randolph, who played 17. Dennis Johnson had the first of his seasons in 1976-77, while Zach Randolph had his rookie season in 2001-02. 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
Zach Randolph 17 9 2001-02 to 2017-18

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Dennis Johnson Zach Randolph
Season 1976-772001-02
Team Seattle SupersonicsPortland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayTrail Blazers 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 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
Zach Randolph 41 5.8 2.8 0.8 0.9 1.7 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.4 0.7 1.2 2.6 .449 0.0 0.0 - 0.4 0.7 .667
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dennis Johnson ------- --- ----------
Zach Randolph 1 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 0.0 -

Season 2

Dennis Johnson Zach Randolph
Season 1977-782002-03
Team Seattle SupersonicsPortland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Supersonics Lost NBA FinalsTrail Blazers 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 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
Zach Randolph 77 16.9 8.4 1.8 2.6 4.5 0.5 0.5 0.2 0.8 1.8 3.4 6.7 .513 0.0 0.1 .000 1.6 2.1 .758
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
Zach Randolph 7 29.3 13.9 3.1 5.6 8.7 1.6 0.4 0.3 1.9 2.4 4.6 8.7 .525 0.0 0.0 - 4.7 5.3 .892

Season 3

Dennis Johnson Zach Randolph
Season 1978-792003-04
Team Seattle SupersonicsPortland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards Achievement Finals MVP-
Achievement All-Defensive First Team-
-Achievement Most Improved Player
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
Zach Randolph 81 37.9 20.1 3.0 7.5 10.5 2.0 0.8 0.5 3.0 2.8 8.2 16.9 .485 0.0 0.1 .200 3.7 4.9 .761
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
Zach Randolph ------- --- ----------

Season 4

Dennis Johnson Zach Randolph
Season 1979-802004-05
Team Seattle SupersonicsPortland Trail Blazers
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
Zach Randolph 46 34.8 18.9 3.1 6.5 9.6 1.9 0.7 0.4 2.4 2.4 7.2 16.1 .448 0.0 0.1 .000 4.5 5.5 .815
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
Zach Randolph ------- --- ----------

Season 5

Dennis Johnson Zach Randolph
Season 1980-812005-06
Team Phoenix SunsPortland Trail Blazers
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
Zach Randolph 74 34.4 18.0 2.6 5.4 8.0 1.9 0.8 0.2 2.2 2.5 7.2 16.6 .436 0.2 0.7 .291 3.3 4.6 .714
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
Zach Randolph ------- --- ----------

Season 6

Dennis Johnson Zach Randolph
Season 1981-822006-07
Team Phoenix SunsPortland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards 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 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
Zach Randolph 68 35.7 23.6 2.9 7.2 10.1 2.2 0.8 0.2 3.2 2.7 8.8 18.9 .467 0.2 0.7 .292 5.8 7.1 .819
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
Zach Randolph ------- --- ----------

Season 7

Dennis Johnson Zach Randolph
Season 1982-832007-08
Team Phoenix SunsNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Defensive First Team-
Playoffs Suns Lost West 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 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
Zach Randolph 69 32.5 17.6 2.7 7.6 10.3 2.0 0.9 0.2 2.7 2.8 7.0 15.3 .459 0.3 1.2 .275 3.2 4.2 .772
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
Zach Randolph ------- --- ----------

Season 8

Dennis Johnson Zach Randolph
Season 1983-842008-09
Team Boston CelticsNew York Knicks, Los Angeles Clippers
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
Zach Randolph 50 35.1 20.8 3.1 6.9 10.1 2.1 0.9 0.3 2.3 2.7 8.3 17.5 .475 0.6 1.9 .330 3.6 4.9 .734
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
Zach Randolph ------- --- ----------

Season 9

Dennis Johnson Zach Randolph
Season 1984-852009-10
Team Boston CelticsMemphis Grizzlies
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Defensive Second Team-
Achievement All-Star GameAchievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Celtics Lost NBA FinalsDid Not Play
more >>
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
Zach Randolph 81 37.7 20.8 4.1 7.7 11.7 1.8 1.0 0.4 2.1 2.8 8.0 16.5 .488 0.2 0.6 .288 4.5 5.7 .778
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
Zach Randolph ------- --- ----------

Season 10

Dennis Johnson Zach Randolph
Season 1985-862010-11
Team Boston CelticsMemphis Grizzlies
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Third Team
Achievement All-Defensive Second Team-
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionGrizzlies Lost West Conf Semis
more >>
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
Zach Randolph 75 36.3 20.1 4.3 7.8 12.2 2.2 0.8 0.3 2.0 2.3 8.0 15.8 .503 0.1 0.6 .186 4.0 5.3 .758
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
Zach Randolph 13 39.6 22.2 3.3 7.5 10.8 2.4 1.1 0.8 2.1 3.5 7.7 17.2 .446 0.2 0.6 .250 6.7 8.2 .821

Season 11

Dennis Johnson Zach Randolph
Season 1986-872011-12
Team Boston CelticsMemphis Grizzlies
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Defensive First Team-
Playoffs Celtics Lost NBA FinalsGrizzlies Lost West Conf 1st Rd
more >>
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
Zach Randolph 28 26.3 11.6 2.8 5.3 8.0 1.7 0.8 0.1 1.4 2.0 4.7 10.2 .463 0.1 0.3 .250 2.1 3.1 .659
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
Zach Randolph 7 35.4 13.7 3.9 6.0 9.9 0.9 1.0 0.6 1.6 3.6 5.3 12.6 .420 0.0 0.6 .000 3.1 5.0 .629

Season 12

Dennis Johnson Zach Randolph
Season 1987-882012-13
Team Boston CelticsMemphis Grizzlies
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Celtics Lost East Conf FinalsGrizzlies Lost West Conf Finals
more >>
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
Zach Randolph 76 34.3 15.4 4.1 7.2 11.2 1.4 0.8 0.4 2.0 2.4 6.2 13.5 .460 0.0 0.3 .087 3.0 3.9 .750
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
Zach Randolph 15 36.9 17.4 3.9 6.1 10.0 1.6 0.7 0.5 2.1 3.5 6.6 14.3 .460 0.0 0.1 .000 4.2 6.3 .670

Season 13

Dennis Johnson Zach Randolph
Season 1988-892013-14
Team Boston CelticsMemphis Grizzlies
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Celtics Lost East Conf 1st RdGrizzlies Lost West Conf 1st Rd
more >>
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
Zach Randolph 79 34.2 17.4 3.4 6.7 10.1 2.5 0.7 0.3 2.3 2.7 7.1 15.2 .467 0.0 0.3 .100 3.2 4.3 .742
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 -
Zach Randolph 6 39.0 18.2 2.8 5.8 8.7 2.3 0.8 0.2 1.7 2.2 7.0 17.3 .404 0.0 0.2 .000 4.2 6.8 .610

Season 14

Dennis Johnson Zach Randolph
Season 1989-902014-15
Team Boston CelticsMemphis Grizzlies
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Celtics Lost East Conf 1st RdGrizzlies Lost West Conf Semis
more >>
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
Zach Randolph 71 32.5 16.1 3.2 7.4 10.5 2.2 1.0 0.2 2.2 2.5 6.4 13.1 .487 0.1 0.3 .350 3.2 4.2 .765
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
Zach Randolph 11 34.7 15.6 2.9 5.5 8.5 2.1 0.5 0.0 2.1 3.4 6.5 15.3 .423 0.1 0.5 .200 2.6 3.0 .879

Season 15

Dennis Johnson Zach Randolph
Season -2015-16
Team -Memphis Grizzlies
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Grizzlies Lost West Conf 1st Rd
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dennis Johnson ------- --- ----------
Zach Randolph 68 29.6 15.3 2.6 5.1 7.8 2.1 0.6 0.2 1.5 2.1 6.3 13.3 .475 0.1 0.4 .231 2.5 3.2 .796
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dennis Johnson ------- --- ----------
Zach Randolph 4 30.0 13.0 3.8 5.0 8.8 1.8 0.3 0.0 1.8 2.5 5.8 15.5 .371 0.0 0.0 - 1.5 1.8 .857

Season 16

Dennis Johnson Zach Randolph
Season -2016-17
Team -Memphis Grizzlies
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Grizzlies Lost West Conf 1st Rd
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dennis Johnson ------- --- ----------
Zach Randolph 73 24.5 14.1 2.5 5.7 8.2 1.7 0.5 0.1 1.4 1.9 5.9 13.2 .449 0.3 1.3 .223 1.9 2.6 .731
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dennis Johnson ------- --- ----------
Zach Randolph 6 31.8 13.2 1.5 6.7 8.2 0.7 0.8 0.3 1.2 2.3 5.8 13.8 .422 0.2 1.2 .143 1.3 1.8 .727

Season 17

Dennis Johnson Zach Randolph
Season -2017-18
Team -Sacramento Kings
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Did Not Play
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dennis Johnson ------- --- ----------
Zach Randolph 59 25.6 14.5 1.6 5.1 6.7 2.2 0.7 0.2 2.0 2.0 6.1 12.9 .473 0.9 2.5 .347 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 ------- --- ----------
Zach Randolph ------- --- ----------