Gus Johnson vs. Steve Kerr Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Steve Kerr and Gus 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.
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.
Gus Johnson played 10 years in the NBA, 5 less than Steve Kerr, who played 15. Gus Johnson had the first of his seasons in 1963-64, while Steve Kerr had his rookie season in 1988-89. 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 |
Gus Johnson |
10 |
5 |
1963-64 to 1972-73 |
Steve Kerr |
15 |
11 |
1988-89 to 2002-03 |
Comparison Season by Season |
|
|
|
Rookie Season |
|
Gus Johnson |
Steve Kerr |
Season |
1963-64 | 1988-89 |
Team |
Baltimore Bullets | Phoenix Suns |
Honors & Awards |
All-Rookie First Team | - |
Playoffs |
Did Not Play | 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 |
% |
Gus Johnson |
78 |
36.5 |
17.3 |
- |
- |
13.6 |
2.2 |
- |
- |
- |
4.1 |
7.3 |
17.0 |
.430 |
- |
- |
- |
2.7 |
4.1 |
.658 |
Steve Kerr |
26 |
6.0 |
2.1 |
0.1 |
0.5 |
0.7 |
0.9 |
0.3 |
0.0 |
0.2 |
0.5 |
0.8 |
1.8 |
.435 |
0.3 |
0.7 |
.471 |
0.2 |
0.3 |
.667 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Gus Johnson |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Steve Kerr |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Gus Johnson |
76 |
38.1 |
18.6 |
- |
- |
13.0 |
3.6 |
- |
- |
- |
3.4 |
7.6 |
18.1 |
.418 |
- |
- |
- |
3.4 |
5.1 |
.676 |
Steve Kerr |
78 |
21.3 |
6.7 |
0.2 |
1.1 |
1.3 |
3.2 |
0.6 |
0.1 |
0.9 |
0.8 |
2.5 |
5.5 |
.444 |
0.9 |
1.8 |
.507 |
0.8 |
0.9 |
.863 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Gus Johnson |
10 |
37.7 |
15.8 |
- |
- |
11.1 |
3.4 |
- |
- |
- |
3.8 |
6.2 |
17.3 |
.358 |
- |
- |
- |
3.4 |
4.6 |
.739 |
Steve Kerr |
5 |
14.6 |
1.6 |
0.2 |
1.0 |
1.2 |
2.0 |
0.8 |
0.0 |
0.4 |
1.2 |
0.8 |
2.8 |
.286 |
0.0 |
0.6 |
.000 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Gus Johnson |
42 |
30.6 |
16.1 |
- |
- |
13.0 |
2.7 |
- |
- |
- |
3.2 |
6.5 |
15.7 |
.413 |
- |
- |
- |
3.1 |
4.2 |
.736 |
Steve Kerr |
57 |
15.9 |
4.8 |
0.1 |
0.6 |
0.6 |
2.3 |
0.5 |
0.1 |
0.7 |
0.9 |
1.7 |
3.9 |
.444 |
0.5 |
1.1 |
.452 |
0.8 |
0.9 |
.849 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Gus Johnson |
1 |
8.0 |
2.0 |
- |
- |
0 |
0.0 |
- |
- |
- |
1.0 |
1.0 |
4.0 |
.250 |
- |
- |
- |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
Steve Kerr |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Gus Johnson |
73 |
36.0 |
20.7 |
- |
- |
11.7 |
2.7 |
- |
- |
- |
3.8 |
8.5 |
18.9 |
.450 |
- |
- |
- |
3.7 |
5.2 |
.708 |
Steve Kerr |
48 |
17.6 |
6.6 |
0.3 |
1.3 |
1.6 |
2.3 |
0.6 |
0.2 |
0.6 |
0.6 |
2.5 |
4.9 |
.511 |
0.7 |
1.5 |
.432 |
0.9 |
1.1 |
.833 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Gus Johnson |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Steve Kerr |
12 |
12.4 |
3.7 |
0.1 |
0.4 |
0.5 |
0.8 |
0.4 |
0.0 |
0.3 |
1.0 |
1.5 |
3.4 |
.439 |
0.3 |
0.9 |
.273 |
0.4 |
0.4 |
1.000 |
|
Season 5 |
|
Gus Johnson |
Steve Kerr |
Season |
1967-68 | 1992-93 |
Team |
Baltimore Bullets | Cleveland Cavaliers, Orlando Magic |
Honors & Awards |
All-Star Game | - |
Playoffs |
Did Not Play | 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 |
% |
Gus Johnson |
60 |
37.9 |
19.1 |
- |
- |
13.0 |
2.7 |
- |
- |
- |
3.7 |
8.0 |
17.2 |
.467 |
- |
- |
- |
3.0 |
4.5 |
.667 |
Steve Kerr |
52 |
9.3 |
2.6 |
0.1 |
0.8 |
0.9 |
1.3 |
0.2 |
0.0 |
0.5 |
0.7 |
1.0 |
2.3 |
.434 |
0.1 |
0.5 |
.231 |
0.4 |
0.5 |
.917 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Gus Johnson |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Steve Kerr |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Gus Johnson |
49 |
34.1 |
17.9 |
- |
- |
11.6 |
2.0 |
- |
- |
- |
3.6 |
7.3 |
16.0 |
.459 |
- |
- |
- |
3.3 |
4.6 |
.717 |
Steve Kerr |
82 |
24.8 |
8.6 |
0.3 |
1.3 |
1.6 |
2.6 |
0.9 |
0.0 |
0.7 |
1.2 |
3.5 |
7.0 |
.497 |
0.6 |
1.5 |
.419 |
1.0 |
1.2 |
.856 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Gus Johnson |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Steve Kerr |
10 |
18.6 |
3.5 |
0.2 |
1.2 |
1.4 |
1.0 |
0.7 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
1.3 |
1.3 |
3.6 |
.361 |
0.6 |
1.6 |
.375 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
1.000 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Gus Johnson |
78 |
37.4 |
17.3 |
- |
- |
13.9 |
3.4 |
- |
- |
- |
3.4 |
7.4 |
16.4 |
.451 |
- |
- |
- |
2.5 |
3.5 |
.724 |
Steve Kerr |
82 |
22.4 |
8.2 |
0.2 |
1.2 |
1.5 |
1.8 |
0.5 |
0.0 |
0.6 |
1.4 |
3.2 |
6.0 |
.527 |
1.1 |
2.1 |
.524 |
0.8 |
1.0 |
.778 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Gus Johnson |
7 |
42.6 |
18.4 |
- |
- |
11.4 |
1.3 |
- |
- |
- |
2.9 |
7.3 |
15.9 |
.459 |
- |
- |
- |
3.9 |
4.9 |
.794 |
Steve Kerr |
10 |
19.3 |
5.1 |
0.1 |
0.5 |
0.6 |
1.5 |
0.1 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
1.4 |
1.9 |
4.0 |
.475 |
0.8 |
1.9 |
.421 |
0.5 |
0.5 |
1.000 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Gus Johnson |
66 |
38.5 |
18.2 |
- |
- |
17.1 |
2.9 |
- |
- |
- |
3.4 |
7.5 |
16.5 |
.453 |
- |
- |
- |
3.2 |
4.4 |
.738 |
Steve Kerr |
82 |
23.4 |
8.4 |
0.3 |
1.0 |
1.3 |
2.3 |
0.8 |
0.0 |
0.5 |
1.3 |
3.0 |
5.9 |
.506 |
1.5 |
2.9 |
.515 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
.929 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Gus Johnson |
11 |
33.2 |
13.0 |
- |
- |
10.4 |
2.7 |
- |
- |
- |
3.1 |
4.9 |
11.6 |
.422 |
- |
- |
- |
3.2 |
4.3 |
.745 |
Steve Kerr |
18 |
19.8 |
6.8 |
0.2 |
0.8 |
1.0 |
1.7 |
0.8 |
0.0 |
0.7 |
1.2 |
2.2 |
4.8 |
.448 |
0.9 |
2.9 |
.321 |
1.5 |
1.7 |
.871 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Gus Johnson |
39 |
17.1 |
6.4 |
- |
- |
5.8 |
1.3 |
- |
- |
- |
2.3 |
2.6 |
6.9 |
.383 |
- |
- |
- |
1.1 |
1.6 |
.683 |
Steve Kerr |
82 |
22.7 |
8.1 |
0.4 |
1.2 |
1.6 |
2.1 |
0.8 |
0.0 |
0.5 |
1.2 |
3.0 |
5.7 |
.533 |
1.3 |
2.9 |
.464 |
0.7 |
0.8 |
.806 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Gus Johnson |
5 |
15.4 |
4.0 |
- |
- |
5.0 |
0.6 |
- |
- |
- |
3.4 |
1.8 |
6.0 |
.300 |
- |
- |
- |
0.4 |
0.4 |
1.000 |
Steve Kerr |
19 |
17.9 |
5.0 |
0.2 |
0.7 |
0.9 |
1.1 |
0.9 |
0.1 |
0.4 |
1.3 |
1.7 |
4.1 |
.429 |
0.8 |
2.2 |
.381 |
0.7 |
0.7 |
.929 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Gus Johnson |
21 |
19.9 |
7.8 |
- |
- |
6.5 |
1.5 |
- |
- |
- |
2.6 |
3.3 |
8.6 |
.381 |
- |
- |
- |
1.2 |
1.7 |
.694 |
Steve Kerr |
50 |
22.4 |
7.5 |
0.3 |
1.3 |
1.5 |
1.9 |
0.5 |
0.1 |
0.5 |
1.4 |
2.7 |
6.0 |
.454 |
1.1 |
2.6 |
.438 |
0.9 |
1.0 |
.918 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Gus Johnson |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Steve Kerr |
21 |
19.8 |
4.9 |
0.4 |
0.4 |
0.8 |
1.7 |
0.3 |
0.0 |
0.2 |
1.2 |
1.6 |
3.6 |
.434 |
0.9 |
2.0 |
.463 |
0.9 |
1.0 |
.818 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Gus Johnson |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Steve Kerr |
44 |
16.7 |
4.4 |
0.1 |
0.9 |
1.0 |
1.1 |
0.5 |
0.1 |
0.5 |
0.6 |
1.5 |
4.0 |
.391 |
0.6 |
1.8 |
.313 |
0.7 |
0.8 |
.886 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Gus Johnson |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Steve Kerr |
11 |
8.7 |
2.2 |
0.3 |
0.5 |
0.8 |
0.7 |
0.2 |
0.0 |
0.4 |
0.5 |
0.7 |
2.7 |
.267 |
0.3 |
1.2 |
.231 |
0.5 |
0.5 |
.833 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Gus Johnson |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Steve Kerr |
32 |
8.4 |
2.8 |
0.1 |
0.5 |
0.6 |
0.4 |
0.1 |
0.0 |
0.2 |
0.4 |
1.0 |
2.3 |
.432 |
0.5 |
1.0 |
.516 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
.818 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Gus Johnson |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Steve Kerr |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Gus Johnson |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Steve Kerr |
55 |
11.8 |
3.3 |
0.1 |
0.5 |
0.6 |
1.0 |
0.3 |
0.0 |
0.4 |
0.5 |
1.2 |
2.9 |
.421 |
0.6 |
1.4 |
.429 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
.933 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Gus Johnson |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Steve Kerr |
9 |
11.1 |
3.3 |
0.3 |
0.7 |
1.0 |
0.7 |
0.4 |
0.1 |
0.2 |
0.9 |
1.3 |
2.8 |
.480 |
0.6 |
1.7 |
.333 |
0.1 |
0.2 |
.500 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Gus Johnson |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Steve Kerr |
65 |
11.9 |
4.1 |
0.1 |
0.8 |
0.9 |
1.0 |
0.2 |
0.0 |
0.4 |
0.8 |
1.6 |
3.3 |
.470 |
0.4 |
1.0 |
.394 |
0.6 |
0.6 |
.975 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Gus Johnson |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Steve Kerr |
3 |
13.0 |
6.3 |
0.0 |
1.3 |
1.3 |
1.7 |
0.3 |
0.0 |
0.3 |
2.0 |
2.0 |
4.7 |
.429 |
0.7 |
2.7 |
.250 |
1.7 |
1.7 |
1.000 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Gus Johnson |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Steve Kerr |
75 |
12.7 |
4.0 |
0.2 |
0.6 |
0.8 |
0.9 |
0.4 |
0.0 |
0.5 |
0.7 |
1.5 |
3.4 |
.430 |
0.7 |
1.7 |
.395 |
0.4 |
0.5 |
.882 |
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Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Gus Johnson |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Steve Kerr |
10 |
4.5 |
2.2 |
0.1 |
0.2 |
0.3 |
0.6 |
0.1 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
0.6 |
0.7 |
1.1 |
.636 |
0.5 |
0.6 |
.833 |
0.3 |
0.4 |
.750 |