Kyrie Irving vs. Keldon Johnson Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Keldon 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.
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 played 14 years in the NBA, 7 more than Keldon Johnson, who played 7. Kyrie Irving had the first of his seasons in 2011-12, while Keldon Johnson 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.
Their Careers |
| Player |
Total Seasons |
Playoffs Played |
NBA Years |
| Kyrie Irving |
14 |
7 |
2011-12 to 2024-25 |
| Keldon Johnson |
7 |
0 |
2019-20 to 2025-26 |
Comparison Season by Season |
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Rookie Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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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 |
| difference: | +34 | +12.8 | +9.4 | +0.3 | +0.1 | +0.3 | +4.5 | +0.3 | +0.3 | -2.3 | -0.6 | +3.8 | +9.4 | +.127 | +0.6 | +2.3 | +.192 | +1.3 | +1.2 | +.077 |
| 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 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
| * Neiher Kyrie Irving nor Keldon Johnson played in the postseason in their season 1 |
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2nd Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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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 |
| difference: | +10 | +6.2 | +9.7 | +0.7 | +1.5 | +2.3 | +4.1 | +0.9 | +0.1 | -2.1 | -0.4 | +3.3 | +7.9 | +.027 | +0.9 | +2.1 | +.060 | +2.1 | +2.1 | +.115 |
| 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 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
| * Neiher Kyrie Irving nor Keldon Johnson played in the postseason in their season 2 |
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3rd Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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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 |
| difference: | +4 | +3.3 | +3.8 | +0.4 | +2.1 | +2.5 | +4.0 | +0.7 | +0.1 | -1.5 | -0.3 | +1.2 | +3.9 | +.036 | +0.4 | +0.5 | +.040 | +1.7 | +1.7 | +.105 |
| 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 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
| * Neiher Kyrie Irving nor Keldon Johnson played in the postseason in their season 3 |
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4th Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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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 |
| difference: | +12 | +3.7 | +0.3 | +0.2 | +1.8 | +1.8 | +2.3 | +0.8 | +0.1 | -0.4 | -0.1 | +0.3 | +1.2 | +.016 | | +1.5 | +.086 | +0.3 | +0.3 | +.114 |
| 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 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
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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 |
| Keldon Johnson |
DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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5th Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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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 |
| difference: | +16 | +2.0 | +3.9 | +0.6 | +2.0 | +2.5 | +1.9 | +0.4 | | -0.9 | -0.2 | +1.7 | +4.1 | +.006 | +0.2 | +0.4 | +.025 | +0.7 | +0.4 | +.093 |
| 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 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
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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 |
| Keldon Johnson |
DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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6th Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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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 |
| difference: | +5 | +11.2 | +12.5 | +0.8 | +0.9 | +1.6 | +4.2 | +0.6 | | -1.5 | -0.7 | +4.5 | +9.7 | +.009 | +1.4 | +2.5 | +.083 | +2.2 | +2.1 | +.132 |
| Keldon Johnson |
77 |
23.9 |
12.7 |
1.5 |
3.4 |
4.8 |
1.6 |
0.6 |
0.3 |
1.0 |
1.5 |
4.8 |
10.0 |
.482 |
1.1 |
3.6 |
.318 |
1.9 |
2.5 |
.773 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
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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 |
| Keldon Johnson |
DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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7th Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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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 |
| difference: | +54 | +8.0 | +11.4 | +1.9 | +0.4 | +1.5 | +3.9 | +0.6 | +0.3 | -1.8 | -0.2 | +3.9 | +9.9 | +.121 | +1.6 | +4.3 | +.059 | +2.1 | +1.7 | +.201 |
| Keldon Johnson |
6 |
24.2 |
13.0 |
2.5 |
2.8 |
5.3 |
1.2 |
0.5 |
0.0 |
0.5 |
1.8 |
5.0 |
8.2 |
.612 |
1.2 |
2.5 |
.467 |
1.8 |
2.7 |
.688 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
| * Neiher Kyrie Irving nor Keldon Johnson played in the postseason in their season 7 |
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Additional Years |
* Kyrie Irving played 7 seasons more than Keldon Johnson in the NBA.
In that period—his seasons 8 to 14, from 2019 to 2025—Kyrie Irving played in 4 Playoffs. In those 7 extra years over Keldon Johnson, Kyrie Irving got these achievements: |
| Honors & Awards |  1 All-NBA Second Team
1 All-NBA Third Team
4 All-Star Game
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NBA Champion