Zach Edey vs. Larry Johnson Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Larry Johnson and Zach Edey, 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.
Zach Edey played 1 year in the NBA, 9 less than Larry Johnson, who played 10. Zach Edey had his first NBA Season in 2024-25, while Larry Johnson had his rookie season in 1991-92. 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 |
| Zach Edey | 1 | 1 | 2024-25 |
| Larry Johnson | 10 | 6 | 1991-92 to 2000-01 |
Comparison Season by Season |
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Rookie Season |
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| Zach Edey | Larry Johnson | |
| Season | 2024-25 | 1991-92 |
| Team | Memphis Grizzlies | Charlotte Hornets |
| Honors & Awards | - |  Rookie of the Year |
| All-Rookie First Team | All-Rookie First Team | |
| Playoffs | Grizzlies Lost West Conf 1st Rd | Did Not Play |
Rookie Season Stats Comparison | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Regular Season Stats | ||||||||||||||||||||
| G | Min | Pts | ORb | DRb | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | ||||
| Zach Edey | 66 | 21.5 | 9.2 | 3.5 | 4.8 | 8.3 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 2.8 | 3.8 | 6.6 | .580 | 0.3 | 0.8 | .346 | 1.4 | 1.9 | .709 |
| difference: | +16 | +15.7 | +10.0 | +0.4 | +2.2 | +2.7 | +2.6 | +0.5 | +0.7 | -0.7 | -0.1 | +3.7 | +8.7 | +.090 | +0.2 | +0.5 | +.119 | +2.7 | +3.1 | +.120 |
| Larry Johnson | 82 | 37.2 | 19.2 | 3.9 | 7.0 | 11.0 | 3.6 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 2.0 | 2.7 | 7.5 | 15.3 | .490 | 0.1 | 0.3 | .227 | 4.1 | 5.0 | .829 |
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| G | Min | Pts | ORb | DRb | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | ||||
| Zach Edey | 4 | 27.0 | 6.3 | 2.8 | 5.0 | 7.8 | 1.8 | 0.0 | 2.5 | 1.5 | 3.0 | 2.5 | 3.8 | .667 | 0.0 | 0.0 | - | 1.3 | 1.8 | .714 |
| Larry Johnson | DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Additional Years |
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* Larry Johnson played 9 seasons more than Zach Edey in the NBA. In that period—his seasons 2 to 10, from 1993 to 2001—Larry Johnson played in 6 Playoffs. In those 9 extra years over Zach Edey, Larry Johnson got these achievements: | |
| Honors & Awards | 1 All-NBA Second Team 2 All-Star Game |