Kevin Johnson vs. Jordan Poole Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Jordan Poole 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 Jordan Poole, who played 7. Kevin Johnson had the first of his seasons in 1987-88, while Jordan Poole had his rookie season in 2019-20. 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.

Season 2
	Kevin Johnson	Jordan Poole
Season	1988-89	2020-21
Team	Phoenix Suns	Golden State Warriors
Honors & Awards	All-NBA Second Team	-
	Most Improved Player	-
Playoffs	Suns Lost West Conf Finals	Did Not Play

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2nd Season Stats Comparison
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
difference:	+30	+19.8	+8.4	+0.3	+2.1	+2.4	+10.3	+1.2	+0.1	-3.0	-1.1	+3.0	+4.6	+.073	+1.9	+5.1	+.260	+4.2	+4.8
Jordan Poole	51	19.4	12.0	0.3	1.5	1.8	1.9	0.5	0.2	1.0	1.7	4.0	9.3	.432	1.9	5.4	.351	2.1	2.3	.882
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
Jordan Poole	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Season 3
	Kevin Johnson	Jordan Poole
Season	1989-90	2021-22
Team	Phoenix Suns	Golden State Warriors
Honors & Awards	All-NBA Second Team	-
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Suns Lost West Conf Finals	NBA Champion

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3rd Season Stats Comparison
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
difference:	+2	+7.6	+4.0	+0.2	+0.1	+0.2	+7.4	+0.5	+0.1	-1.1	-0.8	+1.6	+1.8	+.051	+2.7	+7.0	+.169	+3.6	+4.6	+.087
Jordan Poole	76	30.0	18.5	0.4	3.0	3.4	4.0	0.8	0.3	2.5	2.7	6.2	13.9	.448	2.8	7.6	.364	3.2	3.5	.925
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
difference:	+6	+8.9	+4.3	+0.1	+0.4	+0.5	+6.8	+0.8	+0.4	-1.5	-1.0	+1.8	+4.6	+.029	+2.2	+5.1	+.209	+2.8	+3.8	+.094
Jordan Poole	22	27.5	17.0	0.5	2.4	2.8	3.8	0.8	0.4	2.4	2.8	5.9	11.5	.508	2.3	5.8	.391	3.0	3.2	.915

Season 4
	Kevin Johnson	Jordan Poole
Season	1990-91	2022-23
Team	Phoenix Suns	Golden State Warriors
Honors & Awards	All-NBA Second Team	-
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Suns Lost West Conf 1st Rd	Warriors Lost West Conf Semis

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4th Season Stats Comparison
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
difference:	+5	+6.0	+1.8	+0.3	+0.4	+0.8	+5.6	+1.3	+0.2	-0.4	-0.3	+1.0	+0.7	+.086	+2.5	+7.2	+.131	+2.3	+2.9	+.027
Jordan Poole	82	30.0	20.4	0.4	2.4	2.7	4.5	0.8	0.3	3.1	2.6	6.7	15.6	.430	2.6	7.8	.336	4.4	5.1	.870
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
difference:	+9	+14.7	+2.5	+0.2	+1.0	+1.1	+6.3	+0.3	+0.1	-1.8	-0.2	+0.5	+2.9	+.039	+0.9	+3.0	+.111	+2.5	+4.9	+.165
Jordan Poole	13	21.8	10.3	0.3	1.8	2.2	3.5	0.8	0.2	1.2	2.5	3.5	10.4	.341	1.2	4.8	.254	2.0	2.6	.765

Season 5
	Kevin Johnson	Jordan Poole
Season	1991-92	2023-24
Team	Phoenix Suns	Washington Wizards
Honors & Awards	All-NBA Third Team	-
Playoffs	Suns Lost West Conf Semis	Did Not Play

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5th Season Stats Comparison
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
difference:		+7.1	+2.3	+0.4	+0.7	+1.0	+6.3	+0.4		-1.1	-0.8	+0.6	+0.8	+.066	+2.3	+6.6	+.109	+3.2	+4.3	+.070
Jordan Poole	78	30.1	17.4	0.4	2.3	2.7	4.4	1.1	0.3	2.4	3.1	6.3	15.2	.413	2.4	7.2	.326	2.5	2.8	.877
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
Jordan Poole	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Season 7
	Kevin Johnson	Jordan Poole
Season	1993-94	2025-26
Team	Phoenix Suns	New Orleans Pelicans
Honors & Awards	All-NBA Second Team	-
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Suns Lost West Conf Semis	Did Not Play

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7th Season Stats Comparison
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
difference:	+59	+6.8	+2.1	+0.4	+0.4	+0.9	+6.1	+1.5	+0.3	-1.5	-0.6	+1.7	+0.2	+.123	+2.8	+8.4	+.107	+1.4	+2.5	+.152
Jordan Poole	8	29.8	17.9	0.4	1.3	1.6	3.4	0.4	0.4	2.0	2.5	5.4	14.8	.364	2.9	8.8	.329	4.3	4.4	.971
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
Jordan Poole	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-