Dan Issel vs. P.J. Washington Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of P.J. Washington and Dan Issel, 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.

Dan Issel played 9 years in the NBA, 4 more than P.J. Washington, who played 5. Dan Issel had the first of his seasons in 1976-77, while P.J. Washington had his rookie season in 2019-20. 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
Dan Issel 9 7 1976-77 to 1984-85
P.J. Washington 5 1 2019-20 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Dan Issel P.J. Washington
Season 1976-772019-20
Team Denver NuggetsCharlotte Hornets
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie Second Team
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Nuggets Lost West Conf SemisDid 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 %
Dan Issel 79 31.7 22.3 2.7 6.1 8.8 2.2 1.2 0.4 - 3.1 8.4 16.2 .515 - - - 5.6 7.1 .797
P.J. Washington 58 30.3 12.2 1.0 4.4 5.4 2.1 0.9 0.8 1.6 2.7 4.6 10.2 .455 1.5 4.0 .374 1.5 2.3 .647
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dan Issel 6 37.0 22.0 3.0 6.7 9.7 2.8 0.8 0.7 - 3.3 8.2 16.0 .510 - - - 5.7 7.5 .756
P.J. Washington ------- --- ----------

Season 2
Dan Issel P.J. Washington
Season 1977-782020-21
Team Denver NuggetsCharlotte Hornets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Nuggets Lost West Conf FinalsDid 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 %
Dan Issel 82 34.8 21.3 3.1 7.0 10.1 3.7 1.2 0.5 3.2 3.4 8.0 15.7 .512 - - - 5.2 6.7 .782
P.J. Washington 64 30.5 12.9 1.5 5.1 6.5 2.5 1.1 1.2 2.0 2.7 4.7 10.7 .440 1.8 4.5 .386 1.7 2.3 .745
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dan Issel 13 35.4 20.2 3.2 7.2 10.3 4.1 0.5 0.2 3.0 3.3 7.9 16.3 .486 - - - 4.3 5.0 .862
P.J. Washington ------- --- ----------

Season 3
Dan Issel P.J. Washington
Season 1978-792021-22
Team Denver NuggetsCharlotte Hornets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Nuggets Lost West Conf 1st RdDid 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 %
Dan Issel 81 33.9 17.0 3.0 6.1 9.1 3.1 0.8 0.6 2.1 2.9 6.6 12.7 .517 - - - 3.9 5.2 .754
P.J. Washington 65 27.2 10.3 1.3 3.9 5.2 2.3 0.9 0.9 1.3 2.3 3.8 8.2 .470 1.7 4.6 .365 0.9 1.2 .716
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dan Issel 3 36.3 24.3 2.3 7.0 9.3 3.3 0.0 0.0 3.0 5.0 8.0 15.0 .533 - - - 8.3 10.3 .806
P.J. Washington ------- --- ----------

Season 4
Dan Issel P.J. Washington
Season 1979-802022-23
Team Denver NuggetsCharlotte Hornets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid 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 %
Dan Issel 82 35.8 23.8 2.9 5.9 8.8 2.4 1.1 0.7 2.0 2.3 8.7 17.3 .505 0.0 0.1 .333 6.3 8.1 .775
P.J. Washington 73 32.6 15.7 1.0 3.9 4.9 2.4 0.9 1.1 1.5 2.6 5.9 13.4 .444 2.0 5.9 .348 1.7 2.4 .730
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dan Issel ------- --- ----------
P.J. Washington ------- --- ----------

Season 5
Dan Issel P.J. Washington
Season 1980-812023-24
Team Denver NuggetsCharlotte Hornets, Dallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayMavericks TBD
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dan Issel 80 33.0 21.9 2.9 5.6 8.5 2.0 1.0 0.7 1.6 3.1 7.7 15.3 .503 0.0 0.2 .167 6.5 8.6 .759
P.J. Washington 73 30.4 12.9 1.2 4.5 5.6 1.9 1.0 0.8 1.3 2.3 4.8 11.1 .436 1.8 5.7 .320 1.4 2.0 .683
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dan Issel ------- --- ----------
P.J. Washington 11 36.0 14.7 1.7 5.3 7.0 1.5 1.2 0.8 1.5 3.0 5.5 11.9 .458 2.8 6.9 .408 1.0 1.9 .524

Season 6
Dan Issel P.J. Washington
Season 1981-82-
Team Denver Nuggets-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Nuggets 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 %
Dan Issel 81 30.5 22.9 2.1 5.4 7.5 2.2 0.8 0.7 2.1 3.0 8.0 15.3 .527 0.0 0.1 .667 6.7 8.1 .834
P.J. Washington ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dan Issel 3 34.3 25.3 2.7 4.3 7.0 1.7 1.0 0.3 2.3 3.3 10.7 20.0 .533 0.0 0.0 - 4.0 4.0 1.000
P.J. Washington ------- --- ----------

Season 7
Dan Issel P.J. Washington
Season 1982-83-
Team Denver Nuggets-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Nuggets 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 %
Dan Issel 80 30.4 21.6 1.9 5.6 7.5 2.8 1.0 0.5 2.2 2.8 8.3 16.2 .510 0.1 0.2 .211 5.0 6.0 .835
P.J. Washington ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dan Issel 8 28.4 20.4 1.6 5.6 7.3 3.1 1.1 0.6 1.3 2.3 8.6 17.0 .507 0.0 0.1 .000 3.1 3.6 .862
P.J. Washington ------- --- ----------

Season 8
Dan Issel P.J. Washington
Season 1983-84-
Team Denver Nuggets-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Nuggets Lost West Conf 1st Rd-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dan Issel 76 27.3 19.8 1.5 5.3 6.8 2.3 0.8 0.6 1.6 2.4 7.5 15.2 .493 0.1 0.3 .211 4.8 5.6 .850
P.J. Washington ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dan Issel 5 30.6 27.4 2.0 6.0 8.0 1.6 1.2 1.2 3.0 3.0 10.4 20.4 .510 0.2 0.4 .500 6.4 7.8 .821
P.J. Washington ------- --- ----------

Season 9
Dan Issel P.J. Washington
Season 1984-85-
Team Denver Nuggets-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Nuggets Lost West Conf Finals-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dan Issel 77 21.9 12.8 1.0 3.3 4.3 1.8 0.8 0.4 1.2 2.2 4.7 10.3 .459 0.0 0.1 .143 3.3 4.1 .806
P.J. Washington ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dan Issel 15 21.7 12.4 0.9 2.7 3.6 1.8 0.8 0.3 0.9 2.4 4.9 10.6 .459 0.1 0.1 1.000 2.6 3.2 .813
P.J. Washington ------- --- ----------
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