Johnny Davis vs. Chet Holmgren Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Chet Holmgren and Johnny Davis, 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.

Johnny Davis played 10 years in the NBA, 9 more than Chet Holmgren, who played 1. Johnny Davis had the first of his seasons in 1976-77, while Chet Holmgren had his rookie season in 2023-24. 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
Johnny Davis 10 7 1976-77 to 1985-86
Chet Holmgren 1 1 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Johnny Davis Chet Holmgren
Season 1976-772023-24
Team Portland Trail BlazersOklahoma City Thunder
Honors & Awards
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionThunder TBD
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Johnny Davis 79 18.4 8.0 0.8 0.8 1.6 1.9 0.5 0.1 - 1.6 3.0 6.7 .441 - - - 2.1 2.6 .794
Chet Holmgren 82 29.4 16.5 1.6 6.3 7.9 2.4 0.6 2.3 1.6 2.4 6.2 11.6 .530 1.6 4.3 .370 2.7 3.4 .793
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Johnny Davis 16 27.3 10.5 0.6 1.4 2.1 3.3 1.8 0.2 - 2.0 4.1 8.3 .489 - - - 2.4 3.3 .717
Chet Holmgren 7 33.1 14.9 1.7 6.3 8.0 2.7 0.6 2.9 2.1 2.6 5.6 12.0 .464 1.4 5.1 .278 2.3 3.3 .696

Season 2
Johnny Davis Chet Holmgren
Season 1977-78-
Team Portland Trail Blazers-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Trail Blazers Lost West Conf Semis-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Johnny Davis 82 26.7 10.7 0.8 1.3 2.1 2.6 1.0 0.2 1.8 2.1 4.2 9.2 .454 - - - 2.3 2.8 .828
Chet Holmgren ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Johnny Davis 6 33.5 14.3 0.5 1.2 1.7 2.2 0.2 0.3 1.8 2.5 5.8 12.7 .461 - - - 2.7 3.8 .696
Chet Holmgren ------- --- ----------

Season 3
Johnny Davis Chet Holmgren
Season 1978-79-
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 %
Johnny Davis 79 37.6 18.3 0.9 1.5 2.4 5.7 1.2 0.3 2.7 2.2 7.2 15.7 .456 - - - 4.0 5.0 .793
Chet Holmgren ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Johnny Davis ------- --- ----------
Chet Holmgren ------- --- ----------

Season 4
Johnny Davis Chet Holmgren
Season 1979-80-
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 %
Johnny Davis 82 35.5 15.9 1.2 1.5 2.8 5.4 1.3 0.3 2.5 2.2 6.0 14.1 .428 0.0 0.5 .095 3.7 4.3 .864
Chet Holmgren ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Johnny Davis ------- --- ----------
Chet Holmgren ------- --- ----------

Season 5
Johnny Davis Chet Holmgren
Season 1980-81-
Team Indiana Pacers-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Pacers 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 %
Johnny Davis 76 33.4 14.4 0.7 1.5 2.2 6.3 1.3 0.2 2.2 2.4 5.6 12.1 .465 0.1 0.4 .121 3.1 3.9 .796
Chet Holmgren ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Johnny Davis 2 37.0 20.0 1.0 3.0 4.0 5.5 1.0 0.0 0.5 3.0 7.0 17.5 .400 0.0 0.5 .000 6.0 6.5 .923
Chet Holmgren ------- --- ----------

Season 6
Johnny Davis Chet Holmgren
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 %
Johnny Davis 82 32.5 17.0 0.9 1.3 2.2 4.2 0.9 0.1 2.3 2.1 6.6 14.1 .467 0.1 0.3 .185 3.8 4.8 .799
Chet Holmgren ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Johnny Davis ------- --- ----------
Chet Holmgren ------- --- ----------

Season 7
Johnny Davis Chet Holmgren
Season 1982-83-
Team Atlanta Hawks-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Hawks 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 %
Johnny Davis 53 27.6 12.9 0.7 1.7 2.4 5.9 0.8 0.1 2.2 1.9 4.9 10.7 .455 0.1 0.3 .278 3.1 3.9 .796
Chet Holmgren ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Johnny Davis 3 37.7 17.0 0.3 1.3 1.7 9.0 0.0 0.0 1.7 2.0 7.0 17.3 .404 0.0 0.3 .000 3.0 3.3 .900
Chet Holmgren ------- --- ----------

Season 8
Johnny Davis Chet Holmgren
Season 1983-84-
Team Atlanta Hawks-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Hawks 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 %
Johnny Davis 75 27.7 12.3 0.7 1.1 1.9 4.3 0.8 0.1 1.8 1.9 4.7 10.7 .443 0.0 0.1 .000 2.9 3.4 .848
Chet Holmgren ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Johnny Davis 5 26.2 10.0 0.4 1.6 2.0 4.8 0.2 0.0 0.8 2.0 4.4 11.0 .400 0.0 0.0 - 1.2 1.2 1.000
Chet Holmgren ------- --- ----------

Season 9
Johnny Davis Chet Holmgren
Season 1984-85-
Team Cleveland Cavaliers-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Cavaliers 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 %
Johnny Davis 76 25.3 12.4 0.5 1.1 1.6 5.6 0.6 0.1 2.0 1.8 4.4 10.4 .426 0.2 0.6 .261 3.4 3.9 .850
Chet Holmgren ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Johnny Davis 3 16.7 9.3 0.3 1.7 2.0 5.0 1.7 0.0 0.7 1.7 4.0 5.3 .750 0.0 0.3 .000 1.3 1.7 .800
Chet Holmgren ------- --- ----------

Season 10
Johnny Davis Chet Holmgren
Season 1985-86-
Team Cleveland Cavaliers, Atlanta Hawks-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Hawks Lost East Conf Semis-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Johnny Davis 66 15.4 6.3 0.1 0.7 0.8 3.3 0.6 0.1 1.2 1.2 2.2 5.2 .430 0.0 0.2 .231 1.8 2.1 .855
Chet Holmgren ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Johnny Davis 8 8.1 2.8 0.3 0.5 0.8 1.9 0.3 0.0 0.6 0.8 1.1 3.1 .360 0.0 0.0 - 0.5 0.5 1.000
Chet Holmgren ------- --- ----------
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