Stephon Castle vs. Dennis Johnson Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Dennis Johnson and Stephon Castle, 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.

Stephon Castle played 2 years in the NBA, 12 less than Dennis Johnson, who played 14. Stephon Castle had the first of his seasons in 2024-25, while Dennis Johnson had his rookie season in 1976-77. 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
Stephon Castle 2 0 2024-25 to 2025-26
Dennis Johnson 14 13 1976-77 to 1989-90

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Stephon Castle Dennis Johnson
Season 2024-251976-77
Team San Antonio SpursSeattle Supersonics
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%
Stephon Castle 81 26.7 14.7 1.1 2.6 3.7 4.1 0.9 0.3 2.2 2.0 5.2 12.2 .428 1.2 4.1 .285 3.1 4.2 .724
difference:+6.1+5.5+0.9+0.9+2.6+0.6+0.4-0.7+1.7+5.2+.076+0.9+0.7+.100
Dennis Johnson 81 20.6 9.2 2.0 1.7 3.7 1.5 1.5 0.7 - 2.7 3.5 7.0 .504 - - - 2.2 3.5 .624
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Stephon Castle nor Dennis Johnson played in the postseason in their season 1

Season 2
Stephon Castle Dennis Johnson
Season 2025-261977-78
Team San Antonio SpursSeattle Supersonics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlaySupersonics Lost NBA Finals
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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%
Stephon Castle 13 32.0 17.3 1.5 4.3 5.8 7.5 1.7 0.4 4.0 3.6 5.9 11.9 .497 0.9 3.8 .240 4.5 6.5 .694
difference:+68+4.7+4.6+0.4+2.5+2.2+4.7+0.2+0.2-2.0-1.0+1.4+1.0+.080+0.8+1.5+.038
Dennis Johnson 81 27.3 12.7 1.9 1.8 3.6 2.8 1.5 0.6 2.0 2.6 4.5 10.9 .417 - - - 3.7 5.0 .732
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Stephon Castle DNP------ --- ----------
Dennis Johnson 22 37.6 16.1 2.1 2.5 4.6 3.3 1.0 1.0 2.5 2.9 5.5 13.4 .412 - - - 5.1 7.2 .704

Additional Years

* Dennis Johnson played 12 seasons more than Stephon Castle in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 3 to 14, from 1979 to 1990—Dennis Johnson played in 12 Playoffs and won 3 NBA Championships.

In those 12 extra years over Stephon Castle, Dennis Johnson got these achievements:

Honors & AwardsAchievement 1 Finals MVP
Achievement 1 All-NBA First Team
Achievement 1 All-NBA Second Team
Achievement 6 All-Defensive First Team
Achievement 3 All-Defensive Second Team
Achievement 5 All-Star Game
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