Stephon Castle vs. Kevin Johnson Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Kevin 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.
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 1 year in the NBA, 11 less than Kevin Johnson, who played 12. Stephon Castle had his first NBA Season in 2024-25, while Kevin Johnson had his rookie season in 1987-88. 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 | 1 | 0 | 2024-25 |
| Kevin Johnson | 12 | 11 | 1987-88 to 1999-00 |
Comparison Season by Season |
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Rookie Season |
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| Stephon Castle | Kevin Johnson | |
| Season | 2024-25 | 1987-88 |
| Team | San Antonio Spurs | Cleveland Cavaliers, Phoenix Suns |
| Honors & Awards |  Rookie of the Year | - |
| All-Rookie First Team | - | |
| Playoffs | Did Not Play | 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 | % | ||||
| 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: | +1 | +2.7 | +5.5 | +0.6 | +0.7 | +1.3 | +1.4 | +0.4 | -0.4 | -0.1 | +1.8 | +4.7 | +.033 | +1.1 | +3.8 | +.077 | +0.9 | +1.6 | +.115 | |
| Kevin Johnson | 80 | 24.0 | 9.2 | 0.5 | 1.9 | 2.4 | 5.5 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 3.4 | 7.5 | .461 | 0.1 | 0.3 | .208 | 2.2 | 2.6 | .839 |
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| * Neiher Stephon Castle nor Kevin Johnson played in the postseason in their season 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Additional Years |
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* Kevin Johnson played 11 seasons more than Stephon Castle in the NBA. In that period—his seasons 2 to 12, from 1989 to 2000—Kevin Johnson played in 11 Playoffs. In those 11 extra years over Stephon Castle, Kevin Johnson got these achievements: | |
| Honors & Awards | 4 All-NBA Second Team 1 All-NBA Third Team 1 Most Improved Player 3 All-Star Game |