Larry Johnson vs. Darius Songaila Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Darius Songaila and Larry 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

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.

Larry Johnson played 10 years in the NBA, 2 more than Darius Songaila, who played 8. Larry Johnson had the first of his seasons in 1991-92, while Darius Songaila had his rookie season in 2003-04. 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
Larry Johnson 10 6 1991-92 to 2000-01
Darius Songaila 8 4 2003-04 to 2010-11

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Larry Johnson Darius Songaila
Season 1991-922003-04
Team Charlotte HornetsSacramento Kings
Honors & Awards Achievement Rookie of the Year-
Achievement All-Rookie First Team-
Playoffs Did Not PlayKings Lost West 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 %
Larry Johnson 82 37.2 19.2 3.9 7.0 11.0 3.6 1.0 0.6 2.0 2.7 7.5 15.3 .490 0.1 0.3 .227 4.1 5.0 .829
Darius Songaila 73 13.4 4.6 1.2 1.8 3.1 0.7 0.6 0.2 0.6 1.7 1.8 3.7 .487 0.0 0.0 - 1.0 1.2 .807
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Larry Johnson ------- --- ----------
Darius Songaila 7 11.7 3.7 0.9 1.0 1.9 0.3 0.0 0.1 0.7 2.0 1.4 2.3 .625 0.0 0.0 - 0.9 0.9 1.000

Season 2
Larry Johnson Darius Songaila
Season 1992-932004-05
Team Charlotte HornetsSacramento Kings
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Hornets Lost East Conf SemisKings Lost West 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 %
Larry Johnson 82 40.5 22.1 3.4 7.1 10.5 4.3 0.6 0.3 2.8 2.3 8.9 16.9 .526 0.2 0.9 .254 4.1 5.3 .767
Darius Songaila 81 20.6 7.5 1.5 2.7 4.2 1.4 0.6 0.2 0.9 2.5 3.2 6.0 .527 0.0 0.0 .000 1.2 1.4 .847
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Larry Johnson 9 38.7 19.8 2.1 4.8 6.9 3.3 0.6 0.2 2.1 3.0 7.6 13.6 .557 0.1 0.4 .250 4.6 5.8 .788
Darius Songaila 5 15.2 4.0 1.2 1.6 2.8 0.6 0.4 0.2 0.4 2.8 1.6 3.8 .421 0.0 0.0 - 0.8 1.0 .800

Season 3
Larry Johnson Darius Songaila
Season 1993-942005-06
Team Charlotte HornetsChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid 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 %
Larry Johnson 51 34.5 16.4 2.8 6.0 8.8 3.6 0.6 0.3 2.3 2.6 6.8 13.2 .515 0.1 0.4 .238 2.7 3.9 .695
Darius Songaila 62 21.4 9.2 1.2 2.7 4.0 1.4 0.6 0.3 1.4 2.5 3.8 7.9 .481 0.0 0.1 .400 1.5 1.9 .817
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Larry Johnson ------- --- ----------
Darius Songaila ------- --- ----------

Season 4
Larry Johnson Darius Songaila
Season 1994-952006-07
Team Charlotte HornetsWashington Wizards
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Hornets Lost East Conf 1st RdWizards 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 %
Larry Johnson 81 39.9 18.8 2.3 4.9 7.2 4.6 1.0 0.3 2.6 2.1 7.2 15.0 .480 1.0 2.6 .386 3.4 4.4 .774
Darius Songaila 37 18.9 7.6 1.2 2.4 3.6 1.0 0.5 0.3 1.2 2.8 3.2 6.1 .524 0.0 0.1 .000 1.2 1.5 .852
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Larry Johnson 4 43.0 20.8 2.5 3.3 5.8 2.8 1.0 0.5 1.5 1.8 7.8 16.3 .477 0.3 2.3 .111 5.0 6.3 .800
Darius Songaila 4 22.5 10.8 1.3 2.0 3.3 1.0 0.8 0.0 1.0 4.3 5.0 10.3 .488 0.0 0.5 .000 0.8 0.8 1.000

Season 5
Larry Johnson Darius Songaila
Season 1995-962007-08
Team Charlotte HornetsWashington Wizards
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayWizards 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 %
Larry Johnson 81 40.4 20.5 3.1 5.4 8.4 4.4 0.7 0.5 2.2 2.1 7.2 15.1 .476 0.8 2.3 .366 5.3 7.0 .757
Darius Songaila 80 19.4 6.2 1.0 2.4 3.4 1.7 0.7 0.2 1.1 2.3 2.7 5.8 .458 0.0 0.0 .000 0.8 0.9 .918
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Larry Johnson ------- --- ----------
Darius Songaila 5 15.4 5.8 0.8 1.8 2.6 0.8 0.2 0.0 1.2 3.6 1.6 3.8 .421 0.0 0.0 - 2.6 3.0 .867

Season 6
Larry Johnson Darius Songaila
Season 1996-972008-09
Team New York KnicksWashington Wizards
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Knicks Lost East Conf SemisDid 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 %
Larry Johnson 76 34.4 12.8 2.2 3.0 5.2 2.3 0.8 0.5 1.8 3.3 4.9 9.7 .512 0.4 1.4 .324 2.5 3.6 .693
Darius Songaila 77 19.8 7.4 1.0 2.0 2.9 1.2 0.8 0.3 1.0 2.6 3.2 5.9 .532 0.0 0.0 .000 1.0 1.2 .889
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Larry Johnson 9 32.6 13.8 1.2 2.8 4.0 2.6 0.8 0.1 1.7 3.0 4.8 8.6 .558 0.7 1.9 .353 3.6 4.2 .842
Darius Songaila ------- --- ----------

Season 7
Larry Johnson Darius Songaila
Season 1997-982009-10
Team New York KnicksNew Orleans Hornets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Knicks Lost East Conf SemisDid 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 %
Larry Johnson 70 34.5 15.5 2.5 3.2 5.7 2.1 0.6 0.2 1.8 2.8 6.1 12.6 .485 0.2 0.9 .238 3.1 4.0 .756
Darius Songaila 75 18.8 7.2 0.8 2.3 3.1 0.9 0.8 0.2 1.1 2.7 3.2 6.5 .494 0.0 0.1 .167 0.8 1.0 .811
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Larry Johnson 8 38.8 17.9 3.1 3.5 6.6 1.6 1.3 0.4 3.1 3.8 6.5 13.4 .486 0.3 1.3 .200 4.6 6.3 .740
Darius Songaila ------- --- ----------

Season 8
Larry Johnson Darius Songaila
Season 1998-992010-11
Team New York KnicksPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Knicks Lost NBA FinalsDid 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 %
Larry Johnson 49 33.4 12.0 1.9 3.9 5.8 2.4 0.7 0.2 1.8 3.0 4.3 9.3 .459 0.7 1.9 .359 2.7 3.3 .817
Darius Songaila 10 7.1 1.6 0.2 0.8 1.0 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.4 1.6 0.7 1.5 .467 0.0 0.0 - 0.2 0.4 .500
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Larry Johnson 20 34.1 11.5 1.1 3.8 4.9 1.6 1.1 0.1 1.7 3.2 4.4 10.2 .426 1.2 4.1 .293 1.6 2.3 .674
Darius Songaila ------- --- ----------

Season 9
Larry Johnson Darius Songaila
Season 1999-00-
Team New York Knicks-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Knicks 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 %
Larry Johnson 70 32.6 10.7 1.2 4.2 5.4 2.5 0.6 0.1 1.3 2.9 4.0 9.3 .433 0.8 2.5 .333 1.8 2.4 .766
Darius Songaila ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Larry Johnson 16 36.8 11.3 0.9 4.1 5.0 1.6 0.5 0.1 1.4 2.9 4.4 9.5 .461 0.8 2.1 .394 1.7 2.1 .794
Darius Songaila ------- --- ----------

Season 10
Larry Johnson Darius Songaila
Season 2000-01-
Team New York Knicks-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs 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 %
Larry Johnson 65 32.4 9.9 1.4 4.2 5.6 2.0 0.6 0.4 1.5 3.2 3.8 9.2 .411 0.8 2.5 .313 1.6 2.0 .797
Darius Songaila ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Larry Johnson ------- --- ----------
Darius Songaila ------- --- ----------
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