George Johnson vs. Kendrick Nunn Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Kendrick Nunn and George 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.

George Johnson played 8 years in the NBA, 5 more than Kendrick Nunn, who played 3. George Johnson had the first of his seasons in 1978-79, while Kendrick Nunn had his rookie season in 2019-20. 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
George Johnson 8 2 1978-79 to 1985-86
Kendrick Nunn 3 2 2019-20 to 2022-23

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
George Johnson Kendrick Nunn
Season 1978-792019-20
Team Milwaukee BucksMiami Heat
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs Did Not PlayHeat 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 %
George Johnson 67 17.3 6.2 1.6 3.8 5.4 1.2 1.1 0.7 1.5 2.8 2.5 5.1 .482 - - - 1.3 1.7 .718
Kendrick Nunn 67 29.3 15.3 0.3 2.4 2.7 3.3 0.8 0.2 1.7 2.3 6.0 13.6 .439 2.0 5.8 .350 1.3 1.5 .850
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
George Johnson ------- --- ----------
Kendrick Nunn 15 15.9 6.1 0.2 1.9 2.1 1.3 0.2 0.2 0.8 1.4 2.4 6.1 .391 0.8 2.9 .279 0.5 0.5 1.000

Season 2
George Johnson Kendrick Nunn
Season 1979-802020-21
Team Denver NuggetsMiami Heat
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayHeat 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 %
George Johnson 75 25.8 10.2 2.5 5.3 7.8 2.1 1.1 0.9 2.0 3.5 4.1 8.7 .476 0.0 0.1 .222 2.0 2.5 .783
Kendrick Nunn 56 29.5 14.6 0.4 2.8 3.2 2.6 0.9 0.3 1.4 1.9 5.7 11.8 .485 2.2 5.7 .381 1.0 1.1 .933
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
George Johnson ------- --- ----------
Kendrick Nunn 4 23.3 10.3 0.0 1.5 1.5 1.5 0.5 0.0 0.8 1.0 4.3 10.8 .395 1.3 4.5 .278 0.5 0.5 1.000

Note: Kendrick Nunn didn't play in 2021-22.

Season 3
George Johnson Kendrick Nunn
Season 1980-812022-23
Team Indiana PacersLos Angeles Lakers, Washington Wizards
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Pacers 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 %
George Johnson 43 21.6 10.6 2.3 4.2 6.5 2.0 1.1 0.5 2.0 2.8 4.2 9.2 .462 0.0 0.1 .000 2.2 2.8 .762
Kendrick Nunn 70 13.8 7.1 0.2 1.3 1.6 1.3 0.4 0.1 0.9 0.9 2.7 6.4 .424 1.1 3.2 .354 0.5 0.6 .854
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
George Johnson 2 11.5 5.0 0.5 1.5 2.0 0.5 0.0 0.0 1.0 0.5 2.5 4.0 .625 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -
Kendrick Nunn ------- --- ----------

Season 4
George Johnson Kendrick Nunn
Season 1981-82-
Team Indiana Pacers-
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 %
George Johnson 59 12.2 5.1 1.2 2.5 3.7 0.7 0.6 0.4 1.2 2.5 2.0 4.9 .412 0.0 0.0 .000 1.0 1.4 .750
Kendrick Nunn ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
George Johnson ------- --- ----------
Kendrick Nunn ------- --- ----------

Season 5
George Johnson Kendrick Nunn
Season 1982-83-
Team Indiana Pacers-
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 %
George Johnson 82 28.0 11.6 2.1 4.5 6.6 2.7 0.9 0.6 3.0 3.4 5.0 10.5 .477 0.1 0.5 .184 1.5 2.1 .733
Kendrick Nunn ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
George Johnson ------- --- ----------
Kendrick Nunn ------- --- ----------

Season 6
George Johnson Kendrick Nunn
Season 1983-84-
Team Indiana Pacers-
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 %
George Johnson 81 25.6 13.0 1.7 4.0 5.7 2.4 1.0 0.6 2.3 3.2 5.1 10.9 .465 0.1 0.6 .234 2.8 3.3 .826
Kendrick Nunn ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
George Johnson ------- --- ----------
Kendrick Nunn ------- --- ----------

Season 7
George Johnson Kendrick Nunn
Season 1984-85-
Team Philadelphia 76ers-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs 76ers 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 %
George Johnson 55 13.7 4.8 0.9 2.1 3.0 0.7 0.6 0.3 0.9 1.8 1.9 4.8 .407 0.0 0.2 .100 0.9 1.0 .875
Kendrick Nunn ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
George Johnson 5 4.8 2.2 0.6 0.8 1.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.4 1.0 1.6 .625 0.2 0.2 1.000 0.0 0.0 -
Kendrick Nunn ------- --- ----------

Season 8
George Johnson Kendrick Nunn
Season 1985-86-
Team Washington Bullets-
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 %
George Johnson 2 3.5 2.0 0.5 0.5 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.5 0.5 1.5 .333 0.0 0.0 - 1.0 1.0 1.000
Kendrick Nunn ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
George Johnson ------- --- ----------
Kendrick Nunn ------- --- ----------
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