Kevin Johnson vs. Jim McElroy Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Jim McElroy 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.
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, 5 more than Jim McElroy, who played 7. Kevin Johnson had the first of his seasons in 1987-88, while Jim McElroy had his rookie season in 1975-76. 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 |
Kevin Johnson |
12 |
11 |
1987-88 to 1999-00 |
Jim McElroy |
7 |
1 |
1975-76 to 1981-82 |
Comparison Season by Season |
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Rookie Season |
|
Kevin Johnson |
Jim McElroy |
Season |
1987-88 | 1975-76 |
Team |
Cleveland Cavaliers, Phoenix Suns | New Orleans Jazz |
Honors & Awards |
| |
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 |
% |
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 |
Jim McElroy |
51 |
22.2 |
7.5 |
0.7 |
1.5 |
2.2 |
2.1 |
0.9 |
0.1 |
- |
1.4 |
3.0 |
5.8 |
.510 |
- |
- |
- |
1.6 |
2.2 |
.736 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Kevin Johnson |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Jim McElroy |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
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 |
Jim McElroy |
73 |
27.8 |
10.6 |
0.8 |
1.8 |
2.5 |
3.6 |
0.8 |
0.1 |
- |
1.6 |
4.1 |
8.8 |
.470 |
- |
- |
- |
2.3 |
3.0 |
.779 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
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 |
Jim McElroy |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
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 |
Jim McElroy |
74 |
23.8 |
9.4 |
0.6 |
1.4 |
2.0 |
3.9 |
0.8 |
0.5 |
1.9 |
1.5 |
3.9 |
8.2 |
.473 |
- |
- |
- |
1.7 |
2.3 |
.737 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
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 |
Jim McElroy |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Kevin Johnson |
77 |
36.0 |
22.2 |
0.7 |
2.8 |
3.5 |
10.1 |
2.1 |
0.1 |
3.5 |
2.3 |
7.7 |
14.9 |
.516 |
0.1 |
0.6 |
.205 |
6.7 |
8.0 |
.843 |
Jim McElroy |
79 |
34.2 |
16.9 |
0.8 |
1.9 |
2.7 |
5.7 |
1.9 |
0.6 |
3.0 |
2.3 |
6.8 |
13.9 |
.491 |
- |
- |
- |
3.3 |
4.3 |
.762 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Kevin Johnson |
4 |
36.5 |
12.8 |
0.5 |
2.8 |
3.3 |
9.8 |
0.5 |
0.3 |
3.0 |
2.3 |
4.0 |
13.3 |
.302 |
0.3 |
1.8 |
.143 |
4.5 |
7.5 |
.600 |
Jim McElroy |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Kevin Johnson |
78 |
37.2 |
19.7 |
0.8 |
3.0 |
3.7 |
10.7 |
1.5 |
0.3 |
3.5 |
2.3 |
6.9 |
14.4 |
.479 |
0.1 |
0.6 |
.217 |
5.7 |
7.1 |
.807 |
Jim McElroy |
67 |
22.8 |
8.9 |
0.5 |
1.0 |
1.5 |
3.4 |
0.7 |
0.3 |
2.0 |
1.8 |
3.4 |
7.9 |
.433 |
0.1 |
0.3 |
.238 |
2.0 |
2.6 |
.767 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Kevin Johnson |
8 |
41.9 |
23.6 |
1.0 |
3.1 |
4.1 |
11.6 |
1.5 |
0.3 |
3.1 |
3.0 |
7.8 |
16.0 |
.484 |
0.4 |
0.8 |
.500 |
7.8 |
9.0 |
.861 |
Jim McElroy |
5 |
6.4 |
2.4 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
0.4 |
0.8 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.4 |
0.2 |
0.8 |
1.8 |
.444 |
0.0 |
0.2 |
.000 |
0.8 |
1.0 |
.800 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Kevin Johnson |
49 |
33.5 |
16.1 |
0.6 |
1.5 |
2.1 |
7.8 |
1.7 |
0.4 |
3.1 |
2.0 |
5.8 |
11.5 |
.499 |
0.0 |
0.2 |
.125 |
4.6 |
5.6 |
.819 |
Jim McElroy |
54 |
12.6 |
3.8 |
0.2 |
0.7 |
0.9 |
1.6 |
0.4 |
0.2 |
1.5 |
1.1 |
1.4 |
3.7 |
.386 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.125 |
0.9 |
1.1 |
.814 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Kevin Johnson |
23 |
39.7 |
17.8 |
0.4 |
2.3 |
2.7 |
7.9 |
1.5 |
0.6 |
3.7 |
2.5 |
6.2 |
13.0 |
.480 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.000 |
5.4 |
6.8 |
.795 |
Jim McElroy |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Kevin Johnson |
67 |
36.6 |
20.0 |
0.8 |
1.7 |
2.5 |
9.5 |
1.9 |
0.1 |
3.5 |
1.9 |
7.1 |
14.6 |
.487 |
0.1 |
0.4 |
.222 |
5.7 |
6.9 |
.819 |
Jim McElroy |
20 |
17.5 |
6.7 |
0.3 |
0.6 |
0.9 |
2.0 |
0.4 |
0.2 |
1.1 |
2.2 |
2.6 |
6.3 |
.416 |
0.1 |
0.3 |
.200 |
1.5 |
1.8 |
.806 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Kevin Johnson |
10 |
42.7 |
26.6 |
1.0 |
2.5 |
3.5 |
9.6 |
1.0 |
0.1 |
3.4 |
2.3 |
9.7 |
21.2 |
.458 |
0.3 |
1.0 |
.300 |
6.9 |
8.1 |
.852 |
Jim McElroy |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Kevin Johnson |
47 |
28.8 |
15.5 |
0.7 |
1.8 |
2.4 |
7.7 |
1.0 |
0.4 |
2.2 |
1.9 |
5.2 |
11.1 |
.470 |
0.1 |
0.6 |
.154 |
5.0 |
6.1 |
.810 |
Jim McElroy |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Kevin Johnson |
10 |
37.1 |
24.8 |
0.7 |
3.4 |
4.1 |
9.3 |
0.9 |
0.4 |
3.4 |
2.5 |
8.6 |
15.0 |
.573 |
0.5 |
1.0 |
.500 |
7.1 |
8.4 |
.845 |
Jim McElroy |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Kevin Johnson |
56 |
35.8 |
18.7 |
0.8 |
3.2 |
3.9 |
9.2 |
1.5 |
0.2 |
3.0 |
2.6 |
6.1 |
12.0 |
.507 |
0.4 |
1.0 |
.368 |
6.1 |
7.1 |
.859 |
Jim McElroy |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Kevin Johnson |
4 |
37.8 |
17.3 |
0.5 |
3.8 |
4.3 |
10.8 |
0.5 |
0.5 |
2.8 |
2.0 |
6.8 |
14.3 |
.474 |
0.3 |
1.0 |
.250 |
3.5 |
4.3 |
.824 |
Jim McElroy |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Kevin Johnson |
70 |
38.0 |
20.1 |
0.8 |
2.8 |
3.6 |
9.3 |
1.5 |
0.2 |
3.1 |
2.0 |
6.3 |
12.7 |
.496 |
1.3 |
2.9 |
.441 |
6.3 |
7.4 |
.852 |
Jim McElroy |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Kevin Johnson |
5 |
41.6 |
16.8 |
1.6 |
2.8 |
4.4 |
6.0 |
2.6 |
0.0 |
3.6 |
3.0 |
5.2 |
17.6 |
.295 |
0.6 |
4.4 |
.136 |
5.8 |
6.6 |
.879 |
Jim McElroy |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Kevin Johnson |
50 |
25.8 |
9.5 |
0.7 |
2.6 |
3.3 |
4.9 |
0.5 |
0.2 |
2.0 |
1.1 |
3.1 |
6.9 |
.447 |
0.1 |
0.5 |
.154 |
3.2 |
3.7 |
.871 |
Jim McElroy |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Kevin Johnson |
4 |
30.5 |
13.8 |
0.5 |
1.8 |
2.3 |
4.8 |
0.5 |
0.3 |
1.5 |
1.5 |
5.8 |
10.5 |
.548 |
0.3 |
1.0 |
.250 |
2.0 |
3.0 |
.667 |
Jim McElroy |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Note: Kevin Johnson didn't play in 1998-99.
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Kevin Johnson |
6 |
18.8 |
6.7 |
0.0 |
2.7 |
2.7 |
4.0 |
0.3 |
0.0 |
1.2 |
1.0 |
2.7 |
4.7 |
.571 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
1.000 |
1.2 |
1.2 |
1.000 |
Jim McElroy |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Kevin Johnson |
9 |
14.3 |
3.2 |
0.0 |
1.4 |
1.4 |
2.6 |
0.3 |
0.1 |
1.4 |
1.1 |
1.3 |
4.1 |
.324 |
0.0 |
0.3 |
.000 |
0.6 |
0.7 |
.833 |
Jim McElroy |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |