Tyler Herro vs. Buck Johnson Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Buck Johnson and Tyler Herro, 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.

Tyler Herro played 5 years in the NBA, 2 less than Buck Johnson, who played 7. Tyler Herro had the first of his seasons in 2019-20, 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
Tyler Herro 5 5 2019-20 to 2023-24
Buck Johnson 7 5 1986-87 to 1992-93

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Tyler Herro Buck Johnson
Season 2019-201986-87
Team Miami HeatHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie Second Team-
Playoffs Heat Lost NBA FinalsRockets 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 %
Tyler Herro 55 27.4 13.5 0.3 3.8 4.1 2.2 0.6 0.2 1.6 1.4 4.9 11.5 .428 2.1 5.4 .389 1.6 1.8 .870
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 %
Tyler Herro 21 33.7 16.0 0.3 4.8 5.1 3.7 0.4 0.1 2.0 1.5 5.7 13.2 .433 2.3 6.1 .375 2.2 2.6 .870
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
Tyler Herro Buck Johnson
Season 2020-211987-88
Team Miami HeatHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Heat 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 %
Tyler Herro 54 30.3 15.1 0.5 4.5 5.0 3.4 0.6 0.3 1.9 1.3 5.7 12.9 .439 2.0 5.5 .360 1.7 2.2 .803
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 %
Tyler Herro 4 23.3 9.3 0.3 3.0 3.3 1.8 0.3 0.3 0.8 0.5 3.0 9.5 .316 1.5 4.8 .316 1.8 1.8 1.000
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
Tyler Herro Buck Johnson
Season 2021-221988-89
Team Miami HeatHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards Achievement Sixth Man of the Year-
Playoffs Heat 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 %
Tyler Herro 66 32.6 20.7 0.5 4.5 5.0 4.0 0.7 0.1 2.6 1.4 7.6 17.0 .447 2.7 6.7 .399 2.9 3.3 .868
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 %
Tyler Herro 15 25.4 12.6 0.5 3.4 3.9 2.8 0.6 0.4 1.8 1.4 4.9 12.1 .409 1.1 4.7 .229 1.7 1.8 .926
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
Tyler Herro Buck Johnson
Season 2022-231989-90
Team Miami HeatHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Heat Lost NBA 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 %
Tyler Herro 67 34.9 20.1 0.4 5.0 5.4 4.2 0.8 0.2 2.4 1.5 7.3 16.6 .439 3.0 8.0 .378 2.5 2.7 .934
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 %
Tyler Herro 1 19.0 12.0 0.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 0.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 5.0 9.0 .556 2.0 4.0 .500 0.0 0.0 -
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
Tyler Herro Buck Johnson
Season 2023-241990-91
Team Miami HeatHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Heat 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 %
Tyler Herro 42 33.5 20.8 0.5 4.8 5.3 4.5 0.7 0.1 2.2 1.5 7.7 17.5 .441 3.1 7.9 .396 2.3 2.6 .856
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 %
Tyler Herro 5 37.0 16.8 0.0 3.6 3.6 5.4 0.4 0.0 2.8 2.0 6.0 15.6 .385 3.0 8.6 .349 1.8 2.0 .900
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
Tyler Herro Buck Johnson
Season -1991-92
Team -Houston Rockets
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 %
Tyler Herro ------- --- ----------
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 %
Tyler Herro ------- --- ----------
Buck Johnson ------- --- ----------

Season 7
Tyler Herro Buck Johnson
Season -1992-93
Team -Washington Bullets
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 %
Tyler Herro ------- --- ----------
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 %
Tyler Herro ------- --- ----------
Buck Johnson ------- --- ----------
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