Kevin Johnson vs. Jake LaRavia Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Jake LaRavia and Kevin 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 / Stats Rankings

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.

Kevin Johnson played 12 years in the NBA, 9 more than Jake LaRavia, who played 3. Kevin Johnson had the first of his seasons in 1987-88, while Jake LaRavia had his rookie season in 2022-23. 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
Kevin Johnson 12 11 1987-88 to 1999-00
Jake LaRavia 3 0 2022-23 to 2024-25

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Kevin Johnson Jake LaRavia
Season 1987-882022-23
Team Cleveland Cavaliers, Phoenix SunsMemphis Grizzlies
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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Rookie Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Kevin Johnson 80 24.0 9.2 0.5 1.9 2.4 5.5 1.3 0.3 1.8 1.9 3.4 7.5 .461 0.1 0.3 .208 2.2 2.6 .839
difference:+45+12.2+6.2+0.6+0.6+4.9+1.0+0.2-1.3-0.5+2.3+4.8+.072+0.6+1.7+.130+2.0+2.3+.061
Jake LaRavia 35 11.8 3.0 0.5 1.3 1.8 0.6 0.3 0.1 0.5 1.4 1.1 2.7 .389 0.7 2.0 .338 0.2 0.3 .778
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Kevin Johnson nor Jake LaRavia played in the postseason in their season 1

Season 2
Kevin Johnson Jake LaRavia
Season 1988-892023-24
Team Phoenix SunsMemphis Grizzlies
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement Most Improved Player-
Playoffs Suns Lost West Conf FinalsDid Not Play
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2nd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Kevin Johnson 81 39.2 20.4 0.6 3.6 4.2 12.2 1.7 0.3 4.0 2.8 7.0 13.9 .505 0.0 0.3 .091 6.3 7.1 .882
difference:+46+16.2+9.6+0.9+1.4+0.5+10.5+0.9-2.7-0.8+3.6+5.2+.116+1.5+4.2+.249+3.7+4.0+.056
Jake LaRavia 35 23.0 10.8 1.5 2.2 3.7 1.7 0.8 0.3 1.3 2.0 3.4 8.7 .389 1.5 4.5 .340 2.6 3.1 .826
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Kevin Johnson 12 41.2 23.8 1.0 3.3 4.3 12.3 1.6 0.4 4.6 2.3 7.5 15.2 .495 0.3 0.8 .300 8.5 9.2 .927
Jake LaRavia DNP------ --- ----------

Season 3
Kevin Johnson Jake LaRavia
Season 1989-902024-25
Team Phoenix SunsMemphis Grizzlies, Sacramento Kings
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Suns Lost West Conf FinalsDid Not Play
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3rd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Kevin Johnson 74 37.6 22.5 0.6 3.1 3.6 11.4 1.3 0.2 3.6 1.9 7.8 15.7 .499 0.1 0.6 .195 6.8 8.1 .838
difference:+8+17.2+15.6+0.8+0.5+0.3+9.0+0.4+0.1-2.3-0.1+5.4+10.6+.024+0.8+1.6+.228+5.6+6.4+.160
Jake LaRavia 66 20.4 6.9 1.4 2.6 3.9 2.4 0.9 0.3 1.3 2.0 2.4 5.1 .475 0.9 2.2 .423 1.2 1.7 .678
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Kevin Johnson 16 36.4 21.3 0.6 2.8 3.3 10.6 1.6 0.0 3.9 1.8 7.7 16.1 .479 0.1 0.7 .182 5.8 7.0 .821
Jake LaRavia DNP------ --- ----------

Additional Years

* Kevin Johnson played 9 seasons more than Jake LaRavia in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 4 to 12, from 1991 to 2000—Kevin Johnson played in 9 Playoffs.

In those 9 extra years over Jake LaRavia, Kevin Johnson got these achievements:

Honors & AwardsAchievement 2 All-NBA Second Team
Achievement 1 All-NBA Third Team
Achievement 2 All-Star Game
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