Tony Allen vs. Kevin Johnson Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Kevin Johnson and Tony Allen, 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.

Tony Allen played 14 years in the NBA, 2 more than Kevin Johnson, who played 12. Tony Allen had the first of his seasons in 2004-05, 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.

Season 2
	Tony Allen	Kevin Johnson
Season	2005-06	1988-89
Team	Boston Celtics	Phoenix Suns
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA Second Team
	-	Most Improved Player
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Suns Lost West Conf Finals

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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		%
Tony Allen	51	19.2	7.2	0.6	1.5	2.2	1.3	1.0	0.4	1.3	2.5	2.5	5.4	.471	0.2	0.7	.324	2.0	2.6	.746
difference:	+30	+20.0	+13.2		+2.1	+2.0	+10.9	+0.7	+0.1	-2.7	-0.3	+4.5	+8.5	+.034	+0.2	+0.4	+.233	+4.3	+4.5	+.136
Kevin Johnson	81	39.2	20.4	0.6	3.6	4.2	12.2	1.7	0.3	4.0	2.8	7.0	13.9	.505	0.0	0.3	.091	6.3	7.1	.882
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Tony Allen	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Kevin Johnson	12	41.2	23.8	1.0	3.3	4.3	12.3	1.6	0.4	4.6	2.3	7.5	15.2	.495	0.3	0.8	.300	8.5	9.2	.927

Season 3
	Tony Allen	Kevin Johnson
Season	2006-07	1989-90
Team	Boston Celtics	Phoenix Suns
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA Second Team
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Suns Lost West Conf Finals

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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		%
Tony Allen	33	24.4	11.5	1.1	2.7	3.8	1.7	1.5	0.4	2.3	2.6	4.0	7.8	.514	0.2	1.0	.242	3.2	4.1	.784
difference:	+41	+13.2	+11.0	+0.5	+0.4	+0.2	+9.7	+0.2	+0.2	-1.3	-0.7	+3.8	+7.9	+.015	+0.1	+0.4	+.047	+3.6	+4.0	+.054
Kevin Johnson	74	37.6	22.5	0.6	3.1	3.6	11.4	1.3	0.2	3.6	1.9	7.8	15.7	.499	0.1	0.6	.195	6.8	8.1	.838
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Tony Allen	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Kevin Johnson	16	36.4	21.3	0.6	2.8	3.3	10.6	1.6	0.0	3.9	1.8	7.7	16.1	.479	0.1	0.7	.182	5.8	7.0	.821

Season 4
	Tony Allen	Kevin Johnson
Season	2007-08	1990-91
Team	Boston Celtics	Phoenix Suns
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA Second Team
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	NBA Champion	Suns Lost West Conf 1st Rd

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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		%
Tony Allen	75	18.3	6.6	0.5	1.8	2.2	1.5	0.8	0.3	1.5	2.2	2.3	5.2	.434	0.2	0.8	.316	1.8	2.4	.762
difference:	+2	+17.7	+15.6	+0.2	+1.0	+1.3	+8.6	+1.3	+0.2	-2.0	-0.1	+5.4	+9.7	+.082	+0.1	+0.2	+.111	+4.9	+5.6	+.081
Kevin Johnson	77	36.0	22.2	0.7	2.8	3.5	10.1	2.1	0.1	3.5	2.3	7.7	14.9	.516	0.1	0.6	.205	6.7	8.0	.843
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Tony Allen	15	4.3	1.3	0.1	0.1	0.2	0.2	0.1	0.0	0.1	0.3	0.6	1.1	.563	0.0	0.1	.000	0.1	0.3	.400
difference:	+11	+32.2	+11.5	+0.4	+2.7	+3.1	+9.6	+0.4	+0.3	-2.9	-2.0	+3.4	+12.2	+.261	+0.3	+1.7	+.143	+4.4	+7.2	+.200
Kevin Johnson	4	36.5	12.8	0.5	2.8	3.3	9.8	0.5	0.3	3.0	2.3	4.0	13.3	.302	0.3	1.8	.143	4.5	7.5	.600

Season 5
	Tony Allen	Kevin Johnson
Season	2008-09	1991-92
Team	Boston Celtics	Phoenix Suns
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA Third Team
Playoffs	Celtics Lost East Conf Semis	Suns Lost West Conf Semis

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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		%
Tony Allen	46	19.3	7.8	0.5	1.8	2.3	1.4	1.2	0.5	1.7	2.1	3.0	6.2	.482	0.1	0.6	.222	1.7	2.4	.725
difference:	+32	+17.9	+11.9	+0.3	+1.2	+1.4	+9.3	+0.3	+0.2	-1.8	-0.2	+3.9	+8.2	+.003			+.005	+4.0	+4.7	+.082
Kevin Johnson	78	37.2	19.7	0.8	3.0	3.7	10.7	1.5	0.3	3.5	2.3	6.9	14.4	.479	0.1	0.6	.217	5.7	7.1	.807
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Tony Allen	10	6.0	0.9	0.1	0.8	0.9	0.3	0.2	0.0	0.1	0.4	0.4	0.8	.500	0.0	0.0	-	0.1	0.1	1.000
difference:	+2	+35.9	+22.7	+0.9	+2.3	+3.2	+11.3	+1.3	+0.3	-3.0	-2.6	+7.4	+15.2	+.016	+0.4	+0.8		+7.7	+8.9	+.139
Kevin Johnson	8	41.9	23.6	1.0	3.1	4.1	11.6	1.5	0.3	3.1	3.0	7.8	16.0	.484	0.4	0.8	.500	7.8	9.0	.861

Season 7
	Tony Allen	Kevin Johnson
Season	2010-11	1993-94
Team	Memphis Grizzlies	Phoenix Suns
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA Second Team
	All-Defensive Second Team	-
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Grizzlies Lost West Conf Semis	Suns Lost West 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		%
Tony Allen	72	20.8	8.9	1.0	1.7	2.7	1.4	1.8	0.6	1.2	2.2	3.5	6.8	.510	0.1	0.3	.174	1.9	2.5	.753
difference:	+5	+15.8	+11.1	+0.2		+0.2	+8.1	+0.1	+0.5	-2.3	-0.3	+3.6	+7.8	+.023		+0.1	+.048	+3.8	+4.4	+.066
Kevin Johnson	67	36.6	20.0	0.8	1.7	2.5	9.5	1.9	0.1	3.5	1.9	7.1	14.6	.487	0.1	0.4	.222	5.7	6.9	.819
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Tony Allen	13	26.9	8.8	1.2	1.8	2.9	1.5	1.9	0.4	1.8	3.3	3.3	7.8	.426	0.1	0.5	.143	2.1	3.2	.659
difference:	+3	+15.8	+17.8	+0.2	+0.7	+0.6	+8.1	+0.9	+0.3	-1.6	-1.0	+6.4	+13.4	+.032	+0.2	+0.5	+.157	+4.8	+4.9	+.193
Kevin Johnson	10	42.7	26.6	1.0	2.5	3.5	9.6	1.0	0.1	3.4	2.3	9.7	21.2	.458	0.3	1.0	.300	6.9	8.1	.852

Season 8
	Tony Allen	Kevin Johnson
Season	2011-12	1994-95
Team	Memphis Grizzlies	Phoenix Suns
Honors & Awards	All-Defensive First Team	-
Playoffs	Grizzlies Lost West Conf 1st Rd	Suns Lost West Conf Semis

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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		%
Tony Allen	58	26.3	9.8	1.7	2.3	4.0	1.4	1.8	0.6	1.6	2.4	3.6	7.7	.469	0.1	0.4	.308	2.4	3.0	.800
difference:	+11	+2.5	+5.7	+1.0	+0.5	+1.6	+6.3	+0.8	+0.2	-0.6	-0.5	+1.6	+3.4	+.001		+0.2	+.154	+2.6	+3.1	+.010
Kevin Johnson	47	28.8	15.5	0.7	1.8	2.4	7.7	1.0	0.4	2.2	1.9	5.2	11.1	.470	0.1	0.6	.154	5.0	6.1	.810
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Tony Allen	7	24.3	6.9	1.1	2.0	3.1	0.7	1.3	1.0	1.4	3.0	2.6	6.4	.400	0.0	0.7	.000	1.7	2.4	.706
difference:	+3	+12.8	+17.9	+0.4	+1.4	+1.0	+8.6	+0.4	+0.6	-2.0	-0.5	+6.0	+8.6	+.173	+0.5	+0.3	+.500	+5.4	+6.0	+.139
Kevin Johnson	10	37.1	24.8	0.7	3.4	4.1	9.3	0.9	0.4	3.4	2.5	8.6	15.0	.573	0.5	1.0	.500	7.1	8.4	.845

Season 9
	Tony Allen	Kevin Johnson
Season	2012-13	1995-96
Team	Memphis Grizzlies	Phoenix Suns
Honors & Awards	All-Defensive First Team	-
Playoffs	Grizzlies Lost West Conf Finals	Suns Lost West Conf 1st Rd

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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		%
Tony Allen	79	26.7	8.9	1.5	3.1	4.6	1.2	1.5	0.6	1.2	2.7	3.6	8.1	.445	0.0	0.3	.125	1.7	2.4	.717
difference:	+23	+9.1	+9.8	+0.7	+0.1	+0.7	+8.0		+0.4	-1.8	-0.1	+2.5	+3.9	+.062	+0.4	+0.7	+.243	+4.4	+4.7	+.142
Kevin Johnson	56	35.8	18.7	0.8	3.2	3.9	9.2	1.5	0.2	3.0	2.6	6.1	12.0	.507	0.4	1.0	.368	6.1	7.1	.859
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Tony Allen	15	28.1	10.3	2.5	3.6	6.1	1.8	2.0	0.3	1.3	3.2	3.6	8.3	.432	0.1	0.5	.250	2.9	3.9	.759
difference:	+11	+9.7	+7.0	+2.0	+0.2	+1.8	+9.0	+1.5	+0.2	-1.5	-1.2	+3.2	+6.0	+.042	+0.2	+0.5		+0.6	+0.4	+.065
Kevin Johnson	4	37.8	17.3	0.5	3.8	4.3	10.8	0.5	0.5	2.8	2.0	6.8	14.3	.474	0.3	1.0	.250	3.5	4.3	.824

Season 11
	Tony Allen	Kevin Johnson
Season	2014-15	1997-98
Team	Memphis Grizzlies	Phoenix Suns
Honors & Awards	All-Defensive First Team	-
Playoffs	Grizzlies Lost West Conf Semis	Suns Lost West Conf 1st Rd

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11th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Tony Allen	63	26.2	8.6	1.6	2.8	4.4	1.4	2.0	0.5	1.4	2.6	3.6	7.2	.495	0.2	0.5	.345	1.3	2.0	.627
difference:	+13	+0.4	+0.9	+0.9	+0.2	+1.1	+3.5	+1.5	+0.3	-0.6	-1.5	+0.5	+0.3	+.048	+0.1		+.191	+1.9	+1.7	+.244
Kevin Johnson	50	25.8	9.5	0.7	2.6	3.3	4.9	0.5	0.2	2.0	1.1	3.1	6.9	.447	0.1	0.5	.154	3.2	3.7	.871
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Tony Allen	10	27.9	6.6	1.4	3.8	5.2	1.5	2.4	1.1	1.3	2.7	2.8	5.7	.491	0.1	0.7	.143	0.9	1.2	.750
difference:	+6	+2.6	+7.2	+0.9	+2.0	+2.9	+3.3	+1.9	+0.8	-0.2	-1.2	+3.0	+4.8	+.057	+0.2	+0.3	+.107	+1.1	+1.8	+.083
Kevin Johnson	4	30.5	13.8	0.5	1.8	2.3	4.8	0.5	0.3	1.5	1.5	5.8	10.5	.548	0.3	1.0	.250	2.0	3.0	.667

Note: Kevin Johnson didn't play in 1998-99.

Season 12
	Tony Allen	Kevin Johnson
Season	2015-16	1999-00
Team	Memphis Grizzlies	Phoenix Suns
Honors & Awards	All-Defensive Second Team	-
Playoffs	Grizzlies Lost West Conf 1st Rd	Suns Lost West Conf Semis

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12th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Tony Allen	64	25.3	8.4	1.6	3.0	4.6	1.1	1.7	0.3	1.2	2.7	3.4	7.3	.458	0.2	0.7	.357	1.4	2.2	.652
difference:	+58	+6.5	+1.7	+1.6	+0.3	+1.9	+2.9	+1.4	+0.3		-1.7	+0.7	+2.6	+.113		+0.5	+.643	+0.2	+1.0	+.348
Kevin Johnson	6	18.8	6.7	0.0	2.7	2.7	4.0	0.3	0.0	1.2	1.0	2.7	4.7	.571	0.2	0.2	1.000	1.2	1.2	1.000
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Tony Allen	4	23.5	7.5	1.5	1.3	2.8	0.8	1.3	0.5	1.5	2.8	2.5	8.3	.303	0.3	1.8	.143	2.3	3.3	.692
difference:	+5	+9.2	+4.3	+1.5	+0.1	+1.4	+1.8	+1.0	+0.4	-0.1	-1.7	+1.2	+4.2	+.021	+0.3	+1.5	+.143	+1.7	+2.6	+.141
Kevin Johnson	9	14.3	3.2	0.0	1.4	1.4	2.6	0.3	0.1	1.4	1.1	1.3	4.1	.324	0.0	0.3	.000	0.6	0.7	.833

Additional Years
* Tony Allen played 2 seasons more than Kevin Johnson in the NBA. In that period—his seasons 13 to 14, from 2017 to 2018—Tony Allen didn't play in the postseason. In those 2 extra years over Kevin Johnson, Tony Allen got these achievements:
Honors & Awards	1 All-Defensive Second Team