Keldon Johnson vs. Billy McKinney Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Billy McKinney and Keldon 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.

Keldon Johnson played 5 years in the NBA, 2 less than Billy McKinney, who played 7. Keldon Johnson had the first of his seasons in 2019-20, while Billy McKinney had his rookie season in 1978-79. 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
Keldon Johnson 5 0 2019-20 to 2023-24
Billy McKinney 7 4 1978-79 to 1985-86

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Keldon Johnson Billy McKinney
Season 2019-201978-79
Team San Antonio SpursKansas City Kings
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayKings 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 %
Keldon Johnson 17 17.7 9.1 0.6 2.8 3.4 0.9 0.8 0.1 0.8 1.6 3.1 5.2 .596 0.8 1.3 .591 2.1 2.6 .795
Billy McKinney 78 15.9 7.8 0.3 0.8 1.1 3.2 0.7 0.0 1.6 1.6 3.1 6.1 .503 - - - 1.7 2.1 .796
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Keldon Johnson ------- --- ----------
Billy McKinney 5 19.2 7.2 0.8 0.6 1.4 4.8 1.0 0.0 2.4 1.0 3.0 8.0 .375 - - - 1.2 1.4 .857

Season 2
Keldon Johnson Billy McKinney
Season 2020-211979-80
Team San Antonio SpursKansas City Kings
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayKings 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 %
Keldon Johnson 69 28.5 12.8 1.3 4.6 6.0 1.8 0.6 0.3 1.1 2.1 4.9 10.2 .479 0.9 2.6 .331 2.1 2.8 .740
Billy McKinney 76 17.5 6.8 0.3 0.9 1.1 3.3 0.8 0.1 1.2 1.1 2.7 6.0 .449 0.0 0.1 .100 1.4 1.8 .805
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Keldon Johnson ------- --- ----------
Billy McKinney 3 11.3 1.3 0.7 0.3 1.0 2.7 0.0 0.0 1.0 0.7 0.7 1.7 .400 0.0 0.3 .000 0.0 0.0 -

Season 3
Keldon Johnson Billy McKinney
Season 2021-221980-81
Team San Antonio SpursUtah Jazz, Denver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid 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 %
Keldon Johnson 75 31.9 17.0 1.1 5.0 6.1 2.1 0.8 0.2 1.2 2.0 6.3 13.5 .466 2.1 5.3 .398 2.4 3.1 .756
Billy McKinney 84 25.8 9.7 0.4 1.8 2.2 4.3 1.2 0.1 1.9 2.8 3.9 7.7 .507 0.0 0.1 .167 1.9 2.2 .862
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Keldon Johnson ------- --- ----------
Billy McKinney ------- --- ----------

Season 4
Keldon Johnson Billy McKinney
Season 2022-231981-82
Team San Antonio SpursDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayNuggets 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 %
Keldon Johnson 63 32.7 22.0 0.9 4.2 5.0 2.9 0.7 0.2 2.1 2.0 8.0 17.7 .452 2.1 6.5 .329 3.9 5.2 .749
Billy McKinney 81 24.2 10.8 0.4 1.4 1.8 4.2 0.9 0.2 1.4 2.3 4.6 8.6 .528 0.0 0.2 .000 1.7 2.1 .806
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Keldon Johnson ------- --- ----------
Billy McKinney 3 30.3 14.0 0.7 1.3 2.0 3.3 1.0 0.0 1.7 3.0 5.3 9.0 .593 0.0 0.3 .000 3.3 4.0 .833

Season 5
Keldon Johnson Billy McKinney
Season 2023-241982-83
Team San Antonio SpursDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayNuggets 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 %
Keldon Johnson 69 29.5 15.7 1.4 4.1 5.5 2.8 0.7 0.3 1.4 2.2 5.7 12.5 .454 1.8 5.3 .346 2.5 3.2 .792
Billy McKinney 68 22.9 9.8 0.3 1.5 1.8 4.2 0.6 0.1 1.5 2.1 3.9 8.0 .487 0.0 0.1 .000 2.0 2.5 .814
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Keldon Johnson ------- --- ----------
Billy McKinney 8 14.1 7.8 0.6 1.0 1.6 2.3 0.3 0.0 0.9 1.9 3.3 5.8 .565 0.0 0.0 - 1.3 2.3 .556

Season 6
Keldon Johnson Billy McKinney
Season -1983-84
Team -San Diego Clippers
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 %
Keldon Johnson ------- --- ----------
Billy McKinney 80 10.5 3.9 0.1 0.6 0.7 2.0 0.3 0.0 0.6 1.1 1.7 3.8 .446 0.0 0.0 .000 0.5 0.6 .848
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Keldon Johnson ------- --- ----------
Billy McKinney ------- --- ----------

Note: Billy McKinney didn't play in 1984-85.

Season 7
Keldon Johnson Billy McKinney
Season -1985-86
Team -Chicago Bulls
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 %
Keldon Johnson ------- --- ----------
Billy McKinney 9 9.2 2.4 0.1 0.4 0.6 1.4 0.3 0.0 0.2 1.0 1.1 2.6 .435 0.0 0.0 - 0.2 0.2 1.000
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Keldon Johnson ------- --- ----------
Billy McKinney ------- --- ----------
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