Larry Johnson vs. Naz Reid Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Naz Reid 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.

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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, 4 more than Naz Reid, who played 6. Larry Johnson had the first of his seasons in 1991-92, while Naz Reid 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
Larry Johnson 10 6 1991-92 to 2000-01
Naz Reid 6 3 2019-20 to 2024-25

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Larry Johnson Naz Reid
Season 1991-922019-20
Team Charlotte HornetsMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards Achievement Rookie of the Year-
Achievement All-Rookie First Team-
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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Rookie Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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
difference:+52+20.7+10.2+2.8+4.0+6.9+2.4+0.4+0.1-1.3-0.1+4.2+7.2+.078+1.0+2.9+.103+2.9+3.2+.131
Naz Reid 30 16.5 9.0 1.1 3.0 4.1 1.2 0.6 0.7 0.7 2.8 3.3 8.1 .412 1.1 3.2 .330 1.2 1.8 .698
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Larry Johnson nor Naz Reid played in the postseason in their season 1

Season 2

Larry Johnson Naz Reid
Season 1992-932020-21
Team Charlotte HornetsMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Hornets Lost East Conf SemisDid Not Play
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2nd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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
difference:+12+21.3+10.9+2.2+3.7+5.9+3.3+0.1+0.8-1.8-0.3+4.6+8.6+.003+0.7+1.6+.097+2.5+2.9+.074
Naz Reid 70 19.2 11.2 1.2 3.4 4.6 1.0 0.5 1.1 1.0 2.6 4.3 8.3 .523 0.9 2.5 .351 1.6 2.4 .693
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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
Naz Reid DNP------ --- ----------

Season 3

Larry Johnson Naz Reid
Season 1993-942021-22
Team Charlotte HornetsMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayTimberwolves Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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3rd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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
difference:+26+18.7+8.1+1.5+3.4+4.9+2.7+0.1+0.6-1.2-0.4+3.8+7.0+.026+0.6+1.8+.105+1.2+2.0+.070
Naz Reid 77 15.8 8.3 1.3 2.6 3.9 0.9 0.5 0.9 1.1 2.2 3.0 6.2 .489 0.7 2.2 .343 1.5 1.9 .765
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Larry Johnson DNP------ --- ----------
Naz Reid 5 10.8 4.8 0.4 2.4 2.8 0.0 0.2 1.2 1.0 2.8 1.4 3.4 .412 0.6 1.4 .429 1.4 1.4 1.000

Season 4

Larry Johnson Naz Reid
Season 1994-952022-23
Team Charlotte HornetsMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Hornets Lost East Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
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4th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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
difference:+13+21.5+7.3+1.2+1.1+2.3+3.5+0.4+0.5-1.2-0.5+2.6+6.5+.057+0.1+0.6+.040+2.1+2.5+.097
Naz Reid 68 18.4 11.5 1.1 3.8 4.9 1.1 0.6 0.8 1.4 2.6 4.6 8.5 .537 1.1 3.2 .346 1.3 1.9 .677
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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
Naz Reid DNP------ --- ----------

Season 5

Larry Johnson Naz Reid
Season 1995-962023-24
Team Charlotte HornetsMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards -Achievement Sixth Man of the Year
Playoffs Did Not PlayTimberwolves Lost West Conf Finals
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5th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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
difference:+16.2+7.0+2.2+1.1+3.2+3.1+0.1+0.4-0.8+2.2+4.6+.001+1.3+2.7+.048+4.0+5.2+.021
Naz Reid 81 24.2 13.5 0.9 4.3 5.2 1.3 0.8 0.9 1.4 2.1 5.0 10.5 .477 2.1 5.0 .414 1.3 1.8 .736
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Larry Johnson DNP------ --- ----------
Naz Reid 16 22.6 11.1 0.6 3.1 3.7 1.0 0.5 0.8 0.9 2.0 4.1 8.9 .458 1.6 4.3 .362 1.4 1.9 .710

Season 6

Larry Johnson Naz Reid
Season 1996-972024-25
Team New York KnicksMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Knicks Lost East Conf SemisTimberwolves Lost West Conf Finals
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6th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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
difference:+4+6.9+1.4+1.0+1.9+0.8+0.1+0.4-0.4-0.9+0.4+1.8+.050+1.8+4.4+.055+1.1+1.8+.083
Naz Reid 80 27.5 14.2 1.2 4.9 6.0 2.3 0.7 0.9 1.4 2.4 5.3 11.5 .462 2.2 5.8 .379 1.4 1.8 .776
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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
difference:+6+7.6+3.4+0.1+0.9+0.7+0.9+0.1+0.8-0.2-0.1+1.1+1.3+.049+1.0+2.3+.044+2.3+2.5+.082
Naz Reid 15 25.0 10.4 1.1 3.7 4.7 1.7 0.7 0.9 1.9 2.9 3.7 7.3 .509 1.7 4.2 .397 1.3 1.7 .760

Additional Years

* Larry Johnson played 4 seasons more than Naz Reid in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 7 to 10, from 1998 to 2001—Larry Johnson played in 3 Playoffs.