Larry Johnson vs. Fred Scolari Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Fred Scolari 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, 1 more than Fred Scolari, who played 9. Larry Johnson had the first of his seasons in 1991-92, while Fred Scolari had his rookie season in 1946-47. 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
Fred Scolari 9 7 1946-47 to 1954-55

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Larry Johnson Fred Scolari
Season 1991-921946-47
Team Charlotte HornetsWashington Capitols
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second Team
Achievement Rookie of the Year-
Achievement All-Rookie First Team-
Playoffs Did Not PlayCapitols Lost Semifinals
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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
Fred Scolari 58 - 12.6 - - - 1.0 - - - 2.7 5.0 17.1 .294 - - - 2.5 3.1 .811
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Larry Johnson ------- --- ----------
Fred Scolari 6 - 11.8 - - - 0.8 - - - 2.8 3.7 15.8 .232 - - - 4.5 5.7 .794

Season 2

Larry Johnson Fred Scolari
Season 1992-931947-48
Team Charlotte HornetsWashington Capitols
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second TeamAchievement All-NBA Second Team
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Hornets 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 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
Fred Scolari 47 - 12.5 - - - 1.2 - - - 3.3 4.9 16.6 .294 - - - 2.8 3.8 .732
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
Fred Scolari ------- --- ----------

Season 3

Larry Johnson Fred Scolari
Season 1993-941948-49
Team Charlotte HornetsWashington Capitols
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayCapitols 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 %
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
Fred Scolari 48 - 11.2 - - - 2.1 - - - 3.1 4.1 13.2 .310 - - - 3.0 3.8 .798
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Larry Johnson ------- --- ----------
Fred Scolari 9 - 9.1 - - - 1.8 - - - 2.7 3.0 11.1 .270 - - - 3.1 4.4 .700

Season 4

Larry Johnson Fred Scolari
Season 1994-951949-50
Team Charlotte HornetsWashington Capitols
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Hornets Lost East Conf 1st RdCapitols Lost East Div 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 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
Fred Scolari 66 - 13.0 - - - 2.7 - - - 2.7 4.7 13.8 .343 - - - 3.6 4.3 .822
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
Fred Scolari 2 - 18.5 - - - 1.5 - - - 3.0 6.5 13.5 .481 - - - 5.5 5.5 1.000

Season 5

Larry Johnson Fred Scolari
Season 1995-961950-51
Team Charlotte HornetsWashington Capitols, Syracuse Nationals
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayNationals Lost East Div 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 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
Fred Scolari 66 - 13.4 - - 3.3 3.9 - - - 2.8 4.6 14.0 .327 - - - 4.2 5.0 .843
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Larry Johnson ------- --- ----------
Fred Scolari 7 - 12.6 - - 5.9 2.3 - - - 3.3 4.7 13.3 .355 - - - 3.1 3.9 .815

Season 6

Larry Johnson Fred Scolari
Season 1996-971951-52
Team New York KnicksBaltimore Bullets (1st)
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
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
Fred Scolari 64 35.0 14.6 - - 3.3 4.7 - - - 3.3 4.5 13.5 .334 - - - 5.5 6.6 .835
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
Fred Scolari ------- --- ----------

Season 7

Larry Johnson Fred Scolari
Season 1997-981952-53
Team New York KnicksBaltimore Bullets (1st), Fort Wayne Pistons
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Knicks Lost East Conf SemisPistons Lost West Div 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 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
Fred Scolari 62 34.2 13.4 - - 3.4 3.8 - - - 3.4 4.5 13.0 .342 - - - 4.5 5.3 .844
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
Fred Scolari 8 33.5 13.4 - - 3.1 2.6 - - - 3.9 3.6 11.3 .322 - - - 6.1 7.6 .803

Season 8

Larry Johnson Fred Scolari
Season 1998-991953-54
Team New York KnicksFort Wayne Pistons
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Knicks Lost NBA FinalsPistons Lost W Div Round Robin
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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
Fred Scolari 64 24.8 7.2 - - 2.2 2.0 - - - 2.4 2.5 7.7 .324 - - - 2.3 2.8 .800
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
Fred Scolari 4 15.0 3.0 - - 1.8 1.5 - - - 2.0 1.5 6.0 .250 - - - 0.0 0.0 -

Season 9

Larry Johnson Fred Scolari
Season 1999-001954-55
Team New York KnicksBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Knicks Lost East Conf FinalsCeltics Lost East Div 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
Fred Scolari 59 10.5 3.2 - - 1.3 1.6 - - - 1.3 1.3 4.2 .305 - - - 0.7 0.8 .796
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
Fred Scolari 5 5.8 2.4 - - 1.0 0.6 - - - 1.4 0.8 3.0 .267 - - - 0.8 1.0 .800

Season 10

Larry Johnson Fred Scolari
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
Fred Scolari ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Larry Johnson ------- --- ----------
Fred Scolari ------- --- ----------