Kyrie Irving vs. Anthony Johnson Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Anthony Johnson and Kyrie Irving, 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.

Kyrie Irving and Anthony Johnson both played 13 years in the NBA. Kyrie Irving had the first of his seasons in 2011-12, while Anthony Johnson had his rookie season in 1997-98. 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
Kyrie Irving	13	7	2011-12 to 2023-24
Anthony Johnson	13	8	1997-98 to 2009-10

Comparison Season by Season
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Rookie Season
	Kyrie Irving	Anthony Johnson
Season	2011-12	1997-98
Team	Cleveland Cavaliers	Sacramento Kings
Honors & Awards	Rookie of the Year	-
Honors & Awards	All-Rookie First Team	-
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		%
Kyrie Irving	51	30.5	18.5	0.9	2.9	3.7	5.4	1.1	0.4	3.1	2.2	6.9	14.6	.469	1.4	3.6	.399	3.4	3.8	.872
Anthony Johnson	77	29.4	7.5	0.7	1.6	2.2	4.3	0.8	0.1	1.6	2.4	2.9	7.9	.371	0.5	1.7	.328	1.0	1.4	.727

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Kyrie Irving	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Anthony Johnson	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 2
	Kyrie Irving	Anthony Johnson
Season	2012-13	1998-99
Team	Cleveland Cavaliers	Atlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Did Not Play	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		%
Kyrie Irving	59	34.7	22.5	0.6	3.1	3.7	5.9	1.5	0.4	3.2	2.5	8.2	18.1	.452	1.8	4.7	.391	4.2	4.9	.855
Anthony Johnson	49	18.1	5.0	0.3	1.2	1.5	2.2	0.7	0.1	1.3	1.4	1.9	4.6	.404	0.1	0.4	.263	1.2	1.7	.695

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Kyrie Irving	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Anthony Johnson	9	12.4	2.7	0.3	0.7	1.0	1.1	0.1	0.1	0.6	1.0	0.9	3.2	.276	0.1	0.2	.500	0.8	1.1	.700


Season 3
	Kyrie Irving	Anthony Johnson
Season	2013-14	1999-00
Team	Cleveland Cavaliers	Atlanta Hawks, Orlando Magic
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game NVP	-
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		%
Kyrie Irving	71	35.2	20.8	0.7	2.9	3.6	6.1	1.5	0.3	2.7	2.3	7.5	17.4	.430	1.7	4.8	.358	4.1	4.8	.861
Anthony Johnson	56	11.4	2.8	0.4	0.5	0.9	1.3	0.6	0.1	0.6	1.0	1.1	2.9	.378	0.0	0.2	.182	0.5	0.7	.718

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Kyrie Irving	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Anthony Johnson	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 4
	Kyrie Irving	Anthony Johnson
Season	2014-15	2000-01
Team	Cleveland Cavaliers	Atlanta Hawks, Cleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards	All-NBA Third Team	-
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Cavaliers Lost NBA Finals	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		%
Kyrie Irving	75	36.4	21.7	0.7	2.4	3.2	5.2	1.5	0.3	2.5	1.9	7.7	16.5	.468	2.1	5.0	.415	4.2	4.9	.863
Anthony Johnson	53	9.6	2.5	0.2	0.6	0.8	1.5	0.4	0.1	0.6	1.2	1.0	2.9	.349	0.0	0.1	.200	0.4	0.6	.697

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Kyrie Irving	13	35.7	19.0	0.8	2.8	3.6	3.8	1.3	0.8	1.5	2.2	6.2	14.2	.438	2.1	4.6	.450	4.5	5.3	.841
Anthony Johnson	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 5
	Kyrie Irving	Anthony Johnson
Season	2015-16	2001-02
Team	Cleveland Cavaliers	New Jersey Nets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	NBA Champion	Nets Lost NBA Finals

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Kyrie Irving	53	31.5	19.6	0.8	2.1	3.0	4.7	1.1	0.3	2.3	2.0	7.4	16.6	.448	1.6	4.9	.321	3.2	3.6	.885
Anthony Johnson	34	10.8	2.8	0.3	0.6	0.9	1.4	0.9	0.0	0.6	0.9	1.1	2.6	.411	0.1	0.4	.333	0.5	0.7	.640

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Kyrie Irving	21	36.9	25.2	0.7	2.2	3.0	4.7	1.7	0.6	2.3	2.2	9.6	20.1	.475	2.4	5.5	.440	3.7	4.2	.875
Anthony Johnson	19	8.4	2.6	0.1	0.6	0.7	1.1	0.3	0.0	0.4	1.3	1.1	2.8	.377	0.1	0.5	.100	0.5	0.6	.818


Season 6
	Kyrie Irving	Anthony Johnson
Season	2016-17	2002-03
Team	Cleveland Cavaliers	New Jersey Nets
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Cavaliers Lost NBA Finals	Nets Lost NBA Finals

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Kyrie Irving	72	35.1	25.2	0.7	2.5	3.2	5.8	1.2	0.3	2.5	2.2	9.3	19.7	.473	2.5	6.1	.401	4.1	4.6	.905
Anthony Johnson	66	12.8	4.1	0.2	1.0	1.2	1.3	0.6	0.1	0.6	1.4	1.6	3.5	.446	0.2	0.5	.371	0.8	1.1	.689

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Kyrie Irving	18	36.3	25.9	0.7	2.1	2.8	5.3	1.3	0.4	2.7	2.1	9.6	20.6	.468	2.4	6.6	.373	4.2	4.7	.905
Anthony Johnson	17	7.1	2.5	0.2	0.5	0.7	1.1	0.1	0.0	0.5	0.9	1.0	1.8	.548	0.2	0.4	.500	0.3	0.4	.833


Season 7
	Kyrie Irving	Anthony Johnson
Season	2017-18	2003-04
Team	Boston Celtics	Indiana Pacers
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Pacers Lost East Conf Finals

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Kyrie Irving	60	32.2	24.4	0.6	3.2	3.8	5.1	1.1	0.3	2.3	2.0	8.9	18.1	.491	2.8	6.8	.408	3.9	4.4	.889
Anthony Johnson	73	21.9	6.2	0.4	1.4	1.8	2.8	0.9	0.1	1.0	1.9	2.3	5.6	.406	0.6	1.7	.336	1.0	1.3	.798

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Kyrie Irving	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Anthony Johnson	16	20.9	4.6	0.4	1.7	2.1	2.1	0.8	0.3	0.7	2.1	1.6	4.3	.362	0.4	1.3	.300	1.1	1.4	.773


Season 8
	Kyrie Irving	Anthony Johnson
Season	2018-19	2004-05
Team	Boston Celtics	Indiana Pacers
Honors & Awards	All-NBA Second Team	-
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Celtics Lost East Conf Semis	Pacers 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		%
Kyrie Irving	67	33.0	23.8	1.1	3.9	5.0	6.9	1.5	0.5	2.6	2.5	9.0	18.5	.487	2.6	6.5	.401	3.2	3.7	.873
Anthony Johnson	63	27.7	8.4	0.5	2.3	2.8	4.8	0.9	0.2	1.5	2.3	3.2	7.2	.445	0.7	1.7	.380	1.3	1.8	.752

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Kyrie Irving	9	36.7	21.3	0.6	3.8	4.3	7.0	1.4	0.4	3.1	2.9	7.7	19.9	.385	2.0	6.4	.310	4.0	4.4	.900
Anthony Johnson	13	24.2	7.0	0.3	2.6	2.9	5.1	1.0	0.4	1.9	2.2	2.1	5.9	.351	0.6	1.8	.348	2.2	2.8	.806


Season 9
	Kyrie Irving	Anthony Johnson
Season	2019-20	2005-06
Team	Brooklyn Nets	Indiana Pacers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	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		%
Kyrie Irving	20	32.9	27.4	1.1	4.1	5.2	6.4	1.4	0.5	2.6	2.7	10.0	20.8	.478	2.8	7.1	.394	4.7	5.1	.922
Anthony Johnson	75	26.4	9.2	0.4	1.8	2.2	4.3	0.8	0.3	1.5	1.8	3.6	8.0	.443	0.7	2.1	.329	1.4	1.9	.752

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Kyrie Irving	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Anthony Johnson	6	40.3	20.0	1.3	3.7	5.0	5.2	1.0	0.0	2.3	2.8	7.5	14.5	.517	1.3	3.3	.400	3.7	5.5	.667


Season 10
	Kyrie Irving	Anthony Johnson
Season	2020-21	2006-07
Team	Brooklyn Nets	Dallas Mavericks, Atlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards	All-NBA Third Team	-
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Nets Lost East Conf Semis	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		%
Kyrie Irving	54	34.9	26.9	1.0	3.8	4.8	6.0	1.4	0.7	2.4	2.6	10.2	20.1	.506	2.8	7.0	.402	3.7	4.0	.922
Anthony Johnson	67	19.4	5.3	0.3	1.2	1.5	3.0	0.5	0.0	1.1	1.8	2.1	5.1	.414	0.4	1.1	.342	0.7	0.9	.754

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Kyrie Irving	9	36.1	22.7	1.3	4.4	5.8	3.4	1.0	0.6	1.2	2.1	8.6	18.1	.472	2.7	7.2	.369	2.9	3.1	.929
Anthony Johnson	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 11
	Kyrie Irving	Anthony Johnson
Season	2021-22	2007-08
Team	Brooklyn Nets	Atlanta Hawks, Sacramento Kings
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Nets Lost East Conf 1st Rd	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		%
Kyrie Irving	29	37.6	27.4	0.6	3.8	4.4	5.8	1.4	0.6	2.5	2.8	10.0	21.2	.469	3.4	8.2	.418	4.1	4.4	.915
Anthony Johnson	69	22.2	5.6	0.3	1.7	2.0	3.8	0.8	0.1	1.2	1.7	2.2	5.1	.437	0.6	1.3	.452	0.5	0.6	.814

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Kyrie Irving	4	42.5	21.3	1.5	3.8	5.3	5.3	1.8	1.3	2.3	3.3	7.0	15.8	.444	2.0	5.3	.381	5.3	5.3	1.000
Anthony Johnson	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 12
	Kyrie Irving	Anthony Johnson
Season	2022-23	2008-09
Team	Brooklyn Nets, Dallas Mavericks	Orlando Magic
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Magic Lost NBA Finals

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Kyrie Irving	60	37.3	27.1	1.0	4.1	5.1	5.5	1.1	0.8	2.1	2.8	9.9	20.1	.494	3.1	8.3	.379	4.1	4.6	.905
Anthony Johnson	80	18.5	5.3	0.4	1.5	1.8	2.5	0.6	0.1	1.0	1.4	1.9	4.8	.404	0.7	1.7	.391	0.8	1.0	.753

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Kyrie Irving	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Anthony Johnson	19	14.7	4.3	0.4	1.0	1.4	2.1	0.6	0.0	0.6	1.5	1.7	4.5	.376	0.5	1.6	.300	0.5	0.9	.500


Season 13
	Kyrie Irving	Anthony Johnson
Season	2023-24	2009-10
Team	Dallas Mavericks	Orlando Magic
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Mavericks TBD	Magic Lost East Conf Finals

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Kyrie Irving	58	35.0	25.6	0.8	4.2	5.0	5.2	1.3	0.5	1.8	1.9	9.7	19.5	.497	3.0	7.3	.411	3.3	3.6	.905
Anthony Johnson	31	13.1	4.2	0.3	1.3	1.5	2.0	0.4	0.0	0.8	1.0	1.6	3.6	.441	0.4	1.3	.333	0.6	0.6	.950

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Kyrie Irving	11	39.9	21.0	1.3	2.9	4.2	5.6	1.5	0.5	2.4	3.2	7.7	15.6	.494	2.6	5.9	.446	2.9	3.5	.842
Anthony Johnson	1	5.0	2.0	0.0	0.0	0	2.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	2.0	.500	0.0	1.0	.000	0.0	0.0	-

Kyrie Irving vs. Anthony Johnson Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Anthony Johnson and Kyrie Irving, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

Their Careers

Comparison Season by Season

Rookie Season

Season 2

Season 3

Season 4

Season 5

Season 6

Season 7

Season 8

Season 9

Season 10

Season 11

Season 12

Season 13