Malcolm Brogdon vs. Buck Johnson Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Buck Johnson and Malcolm Brogdon, 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.

Malcolm Brogdon played 8 years in the NBA, 1 more than Buck Johnson, who played 7. Malcolm Brogdon had the first of his seasons in 2016-17, while Buck Johnson had his rookie season in 1986-87. 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
Malcolm Brogdon 8 5 2016-17 to 2023-24
Buck Johnson 7 5 1986-87 to 1992-93

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Malcolm Brogdon Buck Johnson
Season 2016-171986-87
Team Milwaukee BucksHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards Achievement Rookie of the Year-
Achievement All-Rookie First Team-
Playoffs Bucks Lost East Conf 1st RdRockets 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 %
Malcolm Brogdon 75 26.4 10.2 0.6 2.2 2.8 4.2 1.1 0.2 1.5 1.9 3.9 8.5 .457 1.0 2.6 .404 1.5 1.7 .865
Buck Johnson 60 8.7 3.8 0.6 0.8 1.5 0.7 0.3 0.3 0.6 1.4 1.6 3.4 .468 0.0 0.0 .000 0.7 1.0 .690
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Malcolm Brogdon 6 30.5 9.0 0.5 3.8 4.3 3.5 0.5 0.3 2.0 2.0 3.7 9.2 .400 1.7 3.5 .476 0.0 0.0 -
Buck Johnson 5 2.0 0.8 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.4 0.2 0.4 1.2 .333 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -

Season 2
Malcolm Brogdon Buck Johnson
Season 2017-181987-88
Team Milwaukee BucksHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Bucks Lost East Conf 1st RdRockets 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 %
Malcolm Brogdon 48 29.9 13.0 0.5 2.8 3.3 3.2 0.9 0.3 1.4 2.7 5.1 10.5 .485 1.3 3.4 .385 1.6 1.8 .882
Buck Johnson 70 12.6 5.4 1.1 1.3 2.4 0.7 0.4 0.4 0.8 1.8 2.2 4.3 .520 0.0 0.1 .125 1.0 1.3 .736
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Malcolm Brogdon 7 26.6 8.7 0.4 3.0 3.4 2.4 0.1 0.0 1.7 2.0 3.4 7.9 .436 0.7 2.7 .263 1.1 1.4 .800
Buck Johnson 4 5.0 1.3 0.5 0.5 1.0 0.0 0.3 0.0 1.0 0.3 0.5 0.8 .667 0.0 0.0 - 0.3 0.5 .500

Season 3
Malcolm Brogdon Buck Johnson
Season 2018-191988-89
Team Milwaukee BucksHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Bucks Lost East Conf FinalsRockets 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 %
Malcolm Brogdon 64 28.6 15.6 1.0 3.5 4.5 3.2 0.7 0.2 1.4 1.6 5.9 11.7 .505 1.6 3.8 .426 2.2 2.4 .928
Buck Johnson 67 27.6 9.6 1.7 2.6 4.3 1.9 1.0 0.5 1.6 3.2 4.0 7.7 .524 0.0 0.1 .111 1.5 2.0 .754
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Malcolm Brogdon 7 28.3 13.0 0.9 4.0 4.9 3.4 0.7 0.1 1.4 2.3 5.0 11.1 .449 2.0 5.3 .378 1.0 1.6 .636
Buck Johnson 4 29.5 11.5 1.8 2.0 3.8 3.3 0.8 0.5 1.5 3.8 4.8 10.0 .475 0.0 0.3 .000 2.0 3.5 .571

Season 4
Malcolm Brogdon Buck Johnson
Season 2019-201989-90
Team Indiana PacersHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Pacers Lost East Conf 1st RdRockets 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 %
Malcolm Brogdon 54 30.9 16.5 0.9 4.0 4.9 7.1 0.6 0.2 2.4 1.8 6.0 13.8 .438 1.4 4.3 .326 3.1 3.4 .892
Buck Johnson 82 34.5 14.8 1.4 3.3 4.6 3.1 1.3 0.8 2.0 3.9 6.1 12.4 .495 0.0 0.2 .118 2.5 3.3 .759
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Malcolm Brogdon 4 40.0 21.5 0.0 4.3 4.3 10.0 1.0 0.0 2.5 2.5 6.5 16.3 .400 2.3 6.0 .375 6.3 7.0 .893
Buck Johnson 4 37.0 12.8 2.0 2.0 4.0 2.3 1.5 0.5 1.0 4.0 5.0 12.0 .417 0.0 0.3 .000 2.8 3.3 .846

Season 5
Malcolm Brogdon Buck Johnson
Season 2020-211990-91
Team Indiana PacersHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayRockets 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 %
Malcolm Brogdon 56 34.5 21.2 1.0 4.2 5.3 5.9 0.9 0.3 2.1 2.0 7.9 17.5 .453 2.6 6.7 .388 2.7 3.2 .864
Buck Johnson 73 31.2 13.6 1.5 3.0 4.5 1.9 1.1 0.6 1.7 3.3 5.7 12.0 .477 0.0 0.2 .133 2.2 3.0 .727
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Malcolm Brogdon ------- --- ----------
Buck Johnson 3 28.7 8.0 1.3 3.3 4.7 2.7 0.7 0.3 1.7 4.3 3.3 9.3 .357 0.0 0.0 - 1.3 1.3 1.000

Season 6
Malcolm Brogdon Buck Johnson
Season 2021-221991-92
Team Indiana PacersHouston Rockets
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 %
Malcolm Brogdon 36 33.5 19.1 0.9 4.2 5.1 5.9 0.8 0.4 2.1 2.0 6.8 15.1 .448 1.6 5.2 .312 4.0 4.6 .856
Buck Johnson 80 27.5 8.6 1.2 2.7 3.9 2.0 0.9 0.6 1.3 2.9 3.6 7.9 .458 0.0 0.1 .111 1.3 1.8 .727
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Malcolm Brogdon ------- --- ----------
Buck Johnson ------- --- ----------

Season 7
Malcolm Brogdon Buck Johnson
Season 2022-231992-93
Team Boston CelticsWashington Bullets
Honors & Awards Achievement Sixth Man of the Year-
Playoffs Celtics Lost East Conf 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 %
Malcolm Brogdon 67 26.0 14.9 0.6 3.6 4.2 3.7 0.7 0.3 1.5 1.6 5.3 10.9 .484 2.0 4.4 .444 2.4 2.7 .870
Buck Johnson 73 17.6 6.5 1.1 1.6 2.7 1.2 0.5 0.2 1.0 2.6 2.6 5.5 .479 0.0 0.0 .000 1.3 1.7 .730
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Malcolm Brogdon 19 24.9 11.9 0.7 2.8 3.5 2.9 0.2 0.3 1.0 1.5 4.3 10.3 .418 1.7 4.6 .379 1.5 1.8 .829
Buck Johnson ------- --- ----------

Season 8
Malcolm Brogdon Buck Johnson
Season 2023-24-
Team Portland Trail Blazers-
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 %
Malcolm Brogdon 39 28.7 15.7 0.7 3.1 3.8 5.5 0.7 0.2 1.5 1.5 5.6 12.7 .440 2.1 5.1 .412 2.4 3.0 .819
Buck Johnson ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Malcolm Brogdon ------- --- ----------
Buck Johnson ------- --- ----------
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