Giannis Antetokounmpo vs. Joe Johnson Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Joe Johnson and Giannis Antetokounmpo, 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 / Scoring / Stats / Stats Rankings / 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.

Giannis Antetokounmpo played 12 years in the NBA, 6 less than Joe Johnson, who played 18. Giannis Antetokounmpo had the first of his seasons in 2013-14, while Joe Johnson 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 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
Giannis Antetokounmpo	12	9	2013-14 to 2024-25
Joe Johnson	18	13	2001-02 to 2021-22

Comparison Season by Season
Jump to season: 1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12


Rookie Season
	Giannis Antetokounmpo	Joe Johnson
Season	2013-14	2001-02
Team	Milwaukee Bucks	Boston Celtics, Phoenix Suns
Honors & Awards	All-Rookie Second Team	All-Rookie Second Team
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Did Not Play

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Rookie Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Giannis Antetokounmpo	77	24.6	6.8	1.0	3.4	4.4	1.9	0.8	0.8	1.6	2.2	2.2	5.4	.414	0.5	1.5	.347	1.8	2.6	.683
difference:		+0.3	+0.7		+1.0	+1.1	+0.4		+0.5	-0.7	-0.7	+1.1	+2.2	+.016		+0.2	+.055	+1.3	+1.9	+.091
Joe Johnson	77	24.9	7.5	1.0	2.4	3.3	2.3	0.8	0.3	0.9	1.5	3.3	7.6	.430	0.5	1.7	.292	0.5	0.7	.774

Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Giannis Antetokounmpo nor Joe Johnson played in the postseason in their season 1


Season 2
	Giannis Antetokounmpo	Joe Johnson
Season	2014-15	2002-03
Team	Milwaukee Bucks	Phoenix Suns
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Bucks Lost East Conf 1st Rd	Suns 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	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Giannis Antetokounmpo	81	31.4	12.7	1.2	5.5	6.7	2.6	0.9	1.0	2.1	3.1	4.7	9.6	.491	0.1	0.5	.159	3.2	4.3	.741
difference:	+1	+3.9	+2.9	+0.5	+3.0	+3.5		+0.1	+0.8	-0.8	-1.4	+0.8	+0.1	+.094	+0.8	+2.0	+.207	+2.0	+2.8	+.033
Joe Johnson	82	27.5	9.8	0.7	2.5	3.2	2.6	0.8	0.2	1.3	1.7	3.9	9.7	.397	0.9	2.5	.366	1.2	1.5	.774

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Giannis Antetokounmpo	6	33.5	11.5	2.0	5.0	7.0	2.7	0.5	1.5	1.8	3.0	4.3	11.8	.366	0.0	0.2	.000	2.8	3.8	.739
difference:		+6.2	+6.2	+1.0	+1.7	+2.7	+1.4	+0.2	+1.2	-0.2	-0.5	+2.0	+3.3	+.091	+0.3	+2.0	+.154	+2.5	+3.0	+.339
Joe Johnson	6	27.3	5.3	1.0	3.3	4.3	1.3	0.7	0.3	2.0	2.5	2.3	8.5	.275	0.3	2.2	.154	0.3	0.8	.400


Season 3
	Giannis Antetokounmpo	Joe Johnson
Season	2015-16	2003-04
Team	Milwaukee Bucks	Phoenix Suns
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Did Not Play

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3rd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Giannis Antetokounmpo	80	35.3	16.9	1.4	6.2	7.7	4.3	1.2	1.4	2.6	3.2	6.4	12.7	.506	0.4	1.4	.257	3.7	5.1	.724
difference:	+2	+5.3	+0.2	+0.4	+2.5	+3.0	+0.1	+0.1	+1.1	-0.2	-1.0	+0.4	+3.0	+.076	+0.6	+1.9	+.048	+1.6	+2.3	+.026
Joe Johnson	82	40.6	16.7	1.0	3.7	4.7	4.4	1.1	0.3	2.4	2.2	6.8	15.7	.430	1.0	3.3	.305	2.1	2.8	.750

Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Giannis Antetokounmpo nor Joe Johnson played in the postseason in their season 3


Season 4
	Giannis Antetokounmpo	Joe Johnson
Season	2016-17	2004-05
Team	Milwaukee Bucks	Phoenix Suns
Honors & Awards	All-NBA Second Team	-
	All-Defensive Second Team	-
	Most Improved Player	-
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Bucks Lost East Conf 1st Rd	Suns Lost West Conf Finals

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4th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Giannis Antetokounmpo	80	35.6	22.9	1.8	7.0	8.8	5.4	1.6	1.9	2.9	3.1	8.2	15.7	.521	0.6	2.3	.272	5.9	7.7	.770
difference:	+2	+3.9	+5.8	+0.3	+3.3	+3.7	+1.9	+0.6	+1.6	-1.1	-1.1	+1.6	+1.3	+.060	+1.6	+2.2	+.206	+4.3	+5.5	+.020
Joe Johnson	82	39.5	17.1	1.5	3.7	5.1	3.5	1.0	0.3	1.8	2.0	6.6	14.4	.461	2.2	4.5	.478	1.6	2.2	.750

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Giannis Antetokounmpo	6	40.5	24.8	1.7	7.8	9.5	4.0	2.2	1.7	3.3	3.5	10.0	18.7	.536	0.7	1.7	.400	4.2	7.7	.543
difference:	+3	+1.2	+6.0	+0.9	+4.2	+5.2	+0.7	+1.1	+1.3	-2.2	-1.5	+3.0	+4.8	+.032	+1.5	+2.3	+.156	+1.6	+4.0	+.154
Joe Johnson	9	39.3	18.8	0.8	3.6	4.3	3.3	1.1	0.4	1.1	2.0	7.0	13.9	.504	2.2	4.0	.556	2.6	3.7	.697


Season 5
	Giannis Antetokounmpo	Joe Johnson
Season	2017-18	2005-06
Team	Milwaukee Bucks	Atlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards	All-NBA Second Team	-
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Bucks Lost East Conf 1st Rd	Did Not Play

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5th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Giannis Antetokounmpo	75	36.7	26.9	2.1	8.0	10.0	4.8	1.5	1.4	3.0	3.1	9.9	18.7	.529	0.6	1.9	.307	6.5	8.5	.760
difference:	+7	+4.0	+6.7	+0.9	+5.1	+5.9	+1.7	+0.2	+1.0	-0.3	-0.8	+2.2	+1.7	+.076	+1.0	+2.5	+.049	+3.3	+4.5	+.031
Joe Johnson	82	40.7	20.2	1.2	2.9	4.1	6.5	1.3	0.4	3.3	2.3	7.7	17.0	.453	1.6	4.4	.356	3.2	4.0	.791

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Giannis Antetokounmpo	7	40.0	25.7	1.1	8.4	9.6	6.3	1.4	0.9	2.4	4.0	9.9	17.3	.570	0.6	2.0	.286	5.4	7.9	.691
Joe Johnson	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 6
	Giannis Antetokounmpo	Joe Johnson
Season	2018-19	2006-07
Team	Milwaukee Bucks	Atlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards	Season MVP	-
	All-NBA First Team	-
	All-Defensive First Team	-
	All-Star Game	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Bucks Lost East Conf Finals	Did Not Play

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6th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Giannis Antetokounmpo	72	32.8	27.7	2.2	10.3	12.5	5.9	1.3	1.5	3.7	3.2	10.0	17.3	.578	0.7	2.8	.256	6.9	9.5	.729
difference:	+15	+8.6	+2.7	+1.3	+7.0	+8.3	+1.5	+0.2	+1.3	-0.6	-1.2	+0.6	+2.7	+.107	+1.4	+2.7	+.125	+2.8	+4.0	+.019
Joe Johnson	57	41.4	25.0	0.9	3.3	4.2	4.4	1.1	0.2	3.1	2.0	9.4	20.0	.471	2.1	5.5	.381	4.1	5.5	.748

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Giannis Antetokounmpo	15	34.3	25.5	2.4	9.8	12.2	4.9	1.2	2.0	3.3	3.2	8.6	17.4	.494	1.2	3.7	.327	7.1	11.2	.637
Joe Johnson	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 7
	Giannis Antetokounmpo	Joe Johnson
Season	2019-20	2007-08
Team	Milwaukee Bucks	Atlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards	Season MVP	-
	All-NBA First Team	-
	All-Defensive First Team	-
	Defensive Player of the Year	-
	All-Star Game	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Bucks Lost East Conf Semis	Hawks Lost East Conf 1st Rd

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7th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Giannis Antetokounmpo	63	30.4	29.5	2.2	11.4	13.6	5.6	1.0	1.0	3.7	3.1	10.9	19.7	.553	1.4	4.7	.304	6.3	10.0	.633
difference:	+19	+10.4	+7.8	+1.2	+7.9	+9.1	+0.2		+0.8	-1.0	-1.1	+3.0	+1.4	+.121	+0.7	+0.7	+.077	+2.4	+5.4	+.201
Joe Johnson	82	40.8	21.7	1.0	3.5	4.5	5.8	1.0	0.2	2.7	2.0	7.9	18.3	.432	2.1	5.4	.381	3.9	4.6	.834

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Giannis Antetokounmpo	9	30.8	26.7	3.0	10.8	13.8	5.7	0.7	0.9	3.3	3.4	10.0	17.9	.559	1.4	4.4	.325	5.2	9.0	.580
difference:	+2	+8.5	+6.7	+1.7	+8.2	+9.9	+1.7	+0.4	+0.9	-1.0	-1.1	+3.3	+1.5	+.150	+0.9	+0.7	+.119	+0.9	+4.3	+.329
Joe Johnson	7	39.3	20.0	1.3	2.6	3.9	4.0	0.3	0.0	2.3	2.3	6.7	16.4	.409	2.3	5.1	.444	4.3	4.7	.909


Season 8
	Giannis Antetokounmpo	Joe Johnson
Season	2020-21	2008-09
Team	Milwaukee Bucks	Atlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards	Finals MVP	-
	All-NBA First Team	-
	All-Defensive First Team	-
	All-Star Game	All-Star Game
	All-Star Game MVP	-
Playoffs	NBA Champion	Hawks Lost East Conf Semis

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8th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Giannis Antetokounmpo	61	33.0	28.1	1.6	9.4	11.0	5.9	1.2	1.2	3.4	2.8	10.3	18.0	.569	1.1	3.6	.303	6.5	9.5	.685
difference:	+18	+6.5	+6.7	+0.8	+5.8	+6.6	+0.1	+0.1	+1.0	-0.9	-0.6	+2.5		+.132	+0.8	+1.6	+.057	+2.7	+4.9	+.141
Joe Johnson	79	39.5	21.4	0.8	3.6	4.4	5.8	1.1	0.2	2.5	2.2	7.8	18.0	.437	1.9	5.2	.360	3.8	4.6	.826

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Giannis Antetokounmpo	21	38.1	30.2	2.8	10.0	12.8	5.1	1.0	1.2	3.0	2.9	11.9	20.9	.569	0.6	3.3	.186	5.8	9.8	.587
difference:	+10	+0.9	+13.8	+1.3	+7.1	+8.3	+1.6	+0.3	+1.2	-0.1	-0.7	+5.5	+5.6	+.152	+0.5	+0.1	+.157	+3.3	+5.7	+.035
Joe Johnson	11	39.0	16.4	1.5	2.9	4.5	3.5	1.3	0.0	2.9	2.2	6.4	15.3	.417	1.1	3.2	.343	2.5	4.1	.622


Season 9
	Giannis Antetokounmpo	Joe Johnson
Season	2021-22	2009-10
Team	Milwaukee Bucks	Atlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards	All-NBA First Team	-
	-	All-NBA Third Team
	All-Defensive First Team	-
	All-Star Game	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Bucks Lost East Conf Semis	Hawks Lost East Conf Semis

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9th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Giannis Antetokounmpo	67	32.9	29.9	2.0	9.6	11.6	5.8	1.1	1.4	3.3	3.2	10.3	18.6	.553	1.1	3.6	.293	8.3	11.4	.722
difference:	+9	+5.1	+8.6	+1.0	+5.9	+7.0	+0.9		+1.3	-1.4	-1.3	+1.9	+0.4	+.095	+0.6	+1.0	+.076	+5.4	+7.9	+.096
Joe Johnson	76	38.0	21.3	1.0	3.7	4.6	4.9	1.1	0.1	1.9	1.9	8.4	18.2	.458	1.7	4.6	.369	2.9	3.5	.818

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Giannis Antetokounmpo	12	37.3	31.7	2.2	12.0	14.2	6.8	0.7	1.3	4.5	3.6	11.7	23.8	.491	0.8	3.4	.220	7.6	11.2	.679
difference:	+1	+2.7	+13.8	+0.4	+8.7	+9.1	+1.8	+0.2	+1.0	-2.2	-1.6	+4.7	+5.7	+.104		+0.3		+4.5	+7.4	+.131
Joe Johnson	11	40.0	17.9	1.8	3.3	5.1	5.0	0.9	0.3	2.3	2.0	7.0	18.1	.387	0.8	3.7	.220	3.1	3.8	.810


Season 10
	Giannis Antetokounmpo	Joe Johnson
Season	2022-23	2010-11
Team	Milwaukee Bucks	Atlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards	All-NBA First Team	-
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Bucks Lost East Conf 1st Rd	Hawks Lost East Conf Semis

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10th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Giannis Antetokounmpo	63	32.1	31.1	2.2	9.6	11.8	5.7	0.8	0.8	3.9	3.1	11.2	20.3	.553	0.7	2.7	.275	7.9	12.3	.645
difference:	+9	+3.4	+12.9	+1.4	+6.4	+7.8	+1.0	+0.1	+0.7	-1.9	-1.3	+4.1	+4.2	+.110	+0.5	+1.5	+.022	+5.2	+8.9	+.157
Joe Johnson	72	35.5	18.2	0.8	3.2	4.0	4.7	0.7	0.1	2.0	1.8	7.1	16.1	.443	1.2	4.2	.297	2.7	3.4	.802

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Giannis Antetokounmpo	3	30.3	23.3	2.7	8.3	11.0	5.3	0.3	0.7	4.7	3.0	9.3	17.7	.528	0.0	1.0	.000	4.7	10.3	.452
difference:	+9	+11.1	+4.5	+1.2	+5.2	+6.4	+2.0	+0.8	+0.6	-2.1	-1.4	+2.0	+1.2	+.089	+1.5	+2.5	+.429	+1.9	+6.8	+.358
Joe Johnson	12	41.4	18.8	1.5	3.1	4.6	3.3	1.1	0.1	2.6	1.6	7.3	16.5	.439	1.5	3.5	.429	2.8	3.5	.810


Season 11
	Giannis Antetokounmpo	Joe Johnson
Season	2023-24	2011-12
Team	Milwaukee Bucks	Atlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards	All-NBA First Team	-
	Cup All-Tournament Team	-
	All-Star Game	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Hawks Lost East Conf 1st Rd

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11th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Giannis Antetokounmpo	73	35.2	30.4	2.7	8.8	11.5	6.5	1.2	1.1	3.4	2.9	11.5	18.8	.611	0.5	1.7	.274	7.0	10.7	.657
difference:	+13	+0.3	+11.6	+1.8	+6.0	+7.8	+2.6	+0.4	+0.9	-1.5	-1.6	+4.4	+3.3	+.157	+1.6	+3.7	+.114	+4.4	+7.6	+.192
Joe Johnson	60	35.5	18.8	0.9	2.8	3.7	3.9	0.8	0.2	1.9	1.3	7.1	15.5	.454	2.1	5.4	.388	2.6	3.1	.849

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Giannis Antetokounmpo	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Joe Johnson	6	40.5	17.2	1.0	2.5	3.5	3.5	1.3	0.2	2.7	1.8	6.3	17.0	.373	1.5	6.0	.250	3.0	4.0	.750


Season 12
	Giannis Antetokounmpo	Joe Johnson
Season	2024-25	2012-13
Team	Milwaukee Bucks	Brooklyn Nets
Honors & Awards	All-NBA First Team	-
	Cup MVP	-
	Cup All-Tournament Team	-
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Bucks Lost East Conf 1st Rd	Nets Lost East Conf 1st Rd
Others	NBA Cup Champion	-

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12th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Giannis Antetokounmpo	67	34.2	30.4	2.2	9.7	11.9	6.5	0.9	1.2	3.1	2.3	11.8	19.7	.601	0.2	0.9	.222	6.5	10.6	.617
difference:	+5	+2.5	+14.1	+1.5	+7.4	+8.9	+3.0	+0.2	+1.0	-1.4	-0.9	+5.6	+5.1	+.178	+1.9	+4.6	+.153	+4.7	+8.4	+.203
Joe Johnson	72	36.7	16.3	0.7	2.3	3.0	3.5	0.7	0.2	1.7	1.4	6.2	14.6	.423	2.1	5.5	.375	1.8	2.2	.820

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Giannis Antetokounmpo	5	37.6	33.0	3.8	11.6	15.4	6.6	1.0	1.0	4.6	2.4	12.0	19.8	.606	0.2	1.0	.200	8.8	12.6	.698
difference:	+2	+1.1	+18.1	+3.2	+9.0	+12.3	+3.9	+0.1	+1.0	-2.9	-0.5	+5.9	+5.1	+.189	+1.2	+4.6	+.056	+7.7	+11.3	+.191
Joe Johnson	7	38.7	14.9	0.6	2.6	3.1	2.7	1.1	0.0	1.7	1.9	6.1	14.7	.417	1.4	5.6	.256	1.1	1.3	.889


Additional Years
* Joe Johnson played 6 seasons more than Giannis Antetokounmpo in the NBA. In that period—his seasons 13 to 18, from 2014 to 2022—Joe Johnson played in 5 Playoffs. In those 6 extra years over Giannis Antetokounmpo, Joe Johnson got these achievements:
Honors & Awards	1 All-Star Game

Giannis Antetokounmpo vs. Joe Johnson Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Joe Johnson and Giannis Antetokounmpo, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

Their Careers

Comparison Season by Season

Rookie Season

Rookie Season Stats Comparison

Season 2

2nd Season Stats Comparison

Season 3

3rd Season Stats Comparison

Season 4

4th Season Stats Comparison

Season 5

5th Season Stats Comparison

Season 6

6th Season Stats Comparison

Season 7

7th Season Stats Comparison

Season 8

8th Season Stats Comparison

Season 9

9th Season Stats Comparison

Season 10

10th Season Stats Comparison

Season 11

11th Season Stats Comparison

Season 12

12th Season Stats Comparison

Additional Years