Larry Johnson vs. Steve Kerr Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Steve Kerr 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 / Stats Rankings / Games against each other

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, 5 less than Steve Kerr, who played 15. Larry Johnson had the first of his seasons in 1991-92, while Steve Kerr had his rookie season in 1988-89. 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
Steve Kerr	15	11	1988-89 to 2002-03

Comparison Season by Season
Jump to season: 1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10


Rookie Season
	Larry Johnson	Steve Kerr
Season	1991-92	1988-89
Team	Charlotte Hornets	Phoenix Suns
Honors & Awards	Rookie of the Year	-
Honors & Awards	All-Rookie First Team	-
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Did Not Play

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Rookie Season Stats Comparison
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
difference:	+56	+31.2	+17.1	+3.8	+6.5	+10.3	+2.7	+0.7	+0.6	-1.8	-2.2	+6.7	+13.5	+.055	+0.2	+0.4	+.244	+3.9	+4.7	+.162
Steve Kerr	26	6.0	2.1	0.1	0.5	0.7	0.9	0.3	0.0	0.2	0.5	0.8	1.8	.435	0.3	0.7	.471	0.2	0.3	.667

Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Larry Johnson nor Steve Kerr played in the postseason in their season 1


Season 2
	Larry Johnson	Steve Kerr
Season	1992-93	1989-90
Team	Charlotte Hornets	Cleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards	All-NBA Second Team	-
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Hornets Lost East Conf Semis	Cavaliers Lost East Conf 1st Rd

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2nd Season Stats Comparison
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
difference:	+4	+19.2	+15.4	+3.2	+6.0	+9.2	+1.1		+0.2	-1.9	-1.5	+6.4	+11.4	+.082	+0.7	+0.9	+.253	+3.3	+4.4	+.096
Steve Kerr	78	21.3	6.7	0.2	1.1	1.3	3.2	0.6	0.1	0.9	0.8	2.5	5.5	.444	0.9	1.8	.507	0.8	0.9	.863

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
difference:	+4	+24.1	+18.2	+1.9	+3.8	+5.7	+1.3	+0.2	+0.2	-1.7	-1.8	+6.8	+10.8	+.271	+0.1	+0.2	+.250	+4.6	+5.8
Steve Kerr	5	14.6	1.6	0.2	1.0	1.2	2.0	0.8	0.0	0.4	1.2	0.8	2.8	.286	0.0	0.6	.000	0.0	0.0	-


Season 3
	Larry Johnson	Steve Kerr
Season	1993-94	1990-91
Team	Charlotte Hornets	Cleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Did Not Play

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3rd Season Stats Comparison
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
difference:	+6	+18.6	+11.6	+2.7	+5.4	+8.2	+1.3	+0.1	+0.2	-1.6	-1.7	+5.1	+9.3	+.071	+0.4	+0.7	+.214	+1.9	+3.0	+.154
Steve Kerr	57	15.9	4.8	0.1	0.6	0.6	2.3	0.5	0.1	0.7	0.9	1.7	3.9	.444	0.5	1.1	.452	0.8	0.9	.849

Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Larry Johnson nor Steve Kerr played in the postseason in their season 3


Season 4
	Larry Johnson	Steve Kerr
Season	1994-95	1991-92
Team	Charlotte Hornets	Cleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Hornets Lost East Conf 1st Rd	Cavaliers Lost East Conf Finals

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4th Season Stats Comparison
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
difference:	+33	+22.3	+12.2	+2.0	+3.6	+5.6	+2.3	+0.4	+0.1	-2.0	-1.5	+4.7	+10.1	+.031	+0.3	+1.1	+.046	+2.5	+3.3	+.059
Steve Kerr	48	17.6	6.6	0.3	1.3	1.6	2.3	0.6	0.2	0.6	0.6	2.5	4.9	.511	0.7	1.5	.432	0.9	1.1	.833

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
difference:	+8	+30.6	+17.1	+2.4	+2.9	+5.3	+2.0	+0.6	+0.5	-1.2	-0.8	+6.3	+12.9	+.038		+1.4	+.162	+4.6	+5.9	+.200
Steve Kerr	12	12.4	3.7	0.1	0.4	0.5	0.8	0.4	0.0	0.3	1.0	1.5	3.4	.439	0.3	0.9	.273	0.4	0.4	1.000


Season 5
	Larry Johnson	Steve Kerr
Season	1995-96	1992-93
Team	Charlotte Hornets	Cleveland Cavaliers, Orlando Magic
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Did Not Play

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5th Season Stats Comparison
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
difference:	+29	+31.1	+17.9	+3.0	+4.6	+7.5	+3.1	+0.5	+0.5	-1.7	-1.4	+6.2	+12.8	+.042	+0.7	+1.8	+.135	+4.9	+6.5	+.160
Steve Kerr	52	9.3	2.6	0.1	0.8	0.9	1.3	0.2	0.0	0.5	0.7	1.0	2.3	.434	0.1	0.5	.231	0.4	0.5	.917

Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Larry Johnson nor Steve Kerr played in the postseason in their season 5


Season 6
	Larry Johnson	Steve Kerr
Season	1996-97	1993-94
Team	New York Knicks	Chicago Bulls
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Knicks Lost East Conf Semis	Bulls Lost East Conf Semis

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6th Season Stats Comparison
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
difference:	+6	+9.6	+4.2	+1.9	+1.7	+3.6	+0.3	+0.1	+0.5	-1.1	-2.1	+1.4	+2.7	+.015	+0.2	+0.1	+.095	+1.5	+2.4	+.163
Steve Kerr	82	24.8	8.6	0.3	1.3	1.6	2.6	0.9	0.0	0.7	1.2	3.5	7.0	.497	0.6	1.5	.419	1.0	1.2	.856

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
difference:	+1	+14.0	+10.3	+1.0	+1.6	+2.6	+1.6	+0.1	+0.1	-1.6	-1.7	+3.5	+5.0	+.197	+0.1	+0.3	+.022	+3.3	+3.9	+.158
Steve Kerr	10	18.6	3.5	0.2	1.2	1.4	1.0	0.7	0.0	0.1	1.3	1.3	3.6	.361	0.6	1.6	.375	0.3	0.3	1.000


Season 7
	Larry Johnson	Steve Kerr
Season	1997-98	1994-95
Team	New York Knicks	Chicago Bulls
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Knicks Lost East Conf Semis	Bulls Lost East Conf Semis

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7th Season Stats Comparison
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
difference:	+12	+12.1	+7.3	+2.3	+2.0	+4.2	+0.3	+0.1	+0.2	-1.2	-1.4	+2.9	+6.6	+.042	+0.9	+1.2	+.286	+2.3	+3.0	+.022
Steve Kerr	82	22.4	8.2	0.2	1.2	1.5	1.8	0.5	0.0	0.6	1.4	3.2	6.0	.527	1.1	2.1	.524	0.8	1.0	.778

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
difference:	+2	+19.5	+12.8	+3.0	+3.0	+6.0	+0.1	+1.2	+0.4	-3.1	-2.4	+4.6	+9.4	+.011	+0.5	+0.6	+.221	+4.1	+5.8	+.260
Steve Kerr	10	19.3	5.1	0.1	0.5	0.6	1.5	0.1	0.0	0.0	1.4	1.9	4.0	.475	0.8	1.9	.421	0.5	0.5	1.000


Season 8
	Larry Johnson	Steve Kerr
Season	1998-99	1995-96
Team	New York Knicks	Chicago Bulls
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Knicks Lost NBA Finals	NBA Champion

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8th Season Stats Comparison
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
difference:	+33	+10.0	+3.6	+1.6	+2.9	+4.5	+0.1	+0.1	+0.2	-1.3	-1.7	+1.3	+3.4	+.047	+0.8	+1.0	+.156	+1.7	+2.3	+.112
Steve Kerr	82	23.4	8.4	0.3	1.0	1.3	2.3	0.8	0.0	0.5	1.3	3.0	5.9	.506	1.5	2.9	.515	1.0	1.0	.929

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
difference:	+2	+14.3	+4.7	+0.9	+3.0	+3.9	+0.1	+0.3	+0.1	-1.0	-2.0	+2.2	+5.4	+.022	+0.3	+1.2	+.028	+0.1	+0.6	+.197
Steve Kerr	18	19.8	6.8	0.2	0.8	1.0	1.7	0.8	0.0	0.7	1.2	2.2	4.8	.448	0.9	2.9	.321	1.5	1.7	.871


Season 9
	Larry Johnson	Steve Kerr
Season	1999-00	1996-97
Team	New York Knicks	Chicago Bulls
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Knicks Lost East Conf Finals	NBA Champion

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9th Season Stats Comparison
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
difference:	+12	+9.9	+2.6	+0.8	+3.0	+3.8	+0.4	+0.2	+0.1	-0.8	-1.7	+1.0	+3.6	+.100	+0.5	+0.4	+.131	+1.1	+1.6	+.040
Steve Kerr	82	22.7	8.1	0.4	1.2	1.6	2.1	0.8	0.0	0.5	1.2	3.0	5.7	.533	1.3	2.9	.464	0.7	0.8	.806

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
difference:	+3	+18.9	+6.3	+0.7	+3.4	+4.1	+0.5	+0.4		-1.0	-1.6	+2.7	+5.4	+.032		+0.1	+.013	+1.0	+1.4	+.135
Steve Kerr	19	17.9	5.0	0.2	0.7	0.9	1.1	0.9	0.1	0.4	1.3	1.7	4.1	.429	0.8	2.2	.381	0.7	0.7	.929


Season 10
	Larry Johnson	Steve Kerr
Season	2000-01	1997-98
Team	New York Knicks	Chicago Bulls
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	NBA Champion

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10th Season Stats Comparison
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
difference:	+15	+10.0	+2.4	+1.1	+2.9	+4.1	+0.1	+0.1	+0.3	-1.0	-1.8	+1.1	+3.2	+.043	+0.3	+0.1	+.125	+0.7	+1.0	+.121
Steve Kerr	50	22.4	7.5	0.3	1.3	1.5	1.9	0.5	0.1	0.5	1.4	2.7	6.0	.454	1.1	2.6	.438	0.9	1.0	.918

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Larry Johnson	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Steve Kerr	21	19.8	4.9	0.4	0.4	0.8	1.7	0.3	0.0	0.2	1.2	1.6	3.6	.434	0.9	2.0	.463	0.9	1.0	.818

Additional Years

* Steve Kerr played 5 seasons more than Larry Johnson in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 11 to 15, from 1999 to 2003—Steve Kerr played in 4 Playoffs and won two NBA Championships.

Larry Johnson vs. Steve Kerr Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Steve Kerr 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.

Their Careers

Comparison Season by Season

Rookie Season

Rookie Season Stats Comparison

Season 2

2nd Season Stats Comparison

Season 3

3rd Season Stats Comparison

Season 4

4th Season Stats Comparison

Season 5

5th Season Stats Comparison

Season 6

6th Season Stats Comparison

Season 7

7th Season Stats Comparison

Season 8

8th Season Stats Comparison

Season 9

9th Season Stats Comparison

Season 10

10th Season Stats Comparison

Additional Years