Dennis Johnson vs. Bo Outlaw Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Bo Outlaw and Dennis Johnson, 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.

Dennis Johnson played 14 years in the NBA, 1 less than Bo Outlaw, who played 15. Dennis Johnson had the first of his seasons in 1976-77, while Bo Outlaw had his rookie season in 1993-94. 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
Dennis Johnson 14 13 1976-77 to 1989-90
Bo Outlaw 15 6 1993-94 to 2007-08

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Dennis Johnson Bo Outlaw
Season 1976-771993-94
Team Seattle SupersonicsLos Angeles Clippers
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 %
Dennis Johnson 81 20.6 9.2 2.0 1.7 3.7 1.5 1.5 0.7 - 2.7 3.5 7.0 .504 - - - 2.2 3.5 .624
Bo Outlaw 37 23.5 6.9 2.2 3.5 5.7 1.0 1.0 1.0 0.8 2.5 2.6 4.5 .587 0.0 0.1 .000 1.6 2.8 .592
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dennis Johnson ------- --- ----------
Bo Outlaw ------- --- ----------

Season 2

Dennis Johnson Bo Outlaw
Season 1977-781994-95
Team Seattle SupersonicsLos Angeles Clippers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Supersonics Lost NBA 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 %
Dennis Johnson 81 27.3 12.7 1.9 1.8 3.6 2.8 1.5 0.6 2.0 2.6 4.5 10.9 .417 - - - 3.7 5.0 .732
Bo Outlaw 81 20.4 5.2 1.5 2.4 3.9 1.0 1.1 1.9 1.0 2.8 2.1 4.0 .523 0.0 0.1 .000 1.0 2.3 .441
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dennis Johnson 22 37.6 16.1 2.1 2.5 4.6 3.3 1.0 1.0 2.5 2.9 5.5 13.4 .412 - - - 5.1 7.2 .704
Bo Outlaw ------- --- ----------

Season 3

Dennis Johnson Bo Outlaw
Season 1978-791995-96
Team Seattle SupersonicsLos Angeles Clippers
Honors & Awards Achievement Finals MVP-
Achievement All-Defensive First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionDid 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 %
Dennis Johnson 80 34.0 15.9 1.8 2.9 4.7 3.5 1.3 1.2 2.4 2.6 6.0 13.9 .434 - - - 3.8 4.9 .781
Bo Outlaw 80 12.3 3.6 1.1 1.4 2.5 0.6 0.6 1.1 0.6 1.6 1.3 2.3 .575 0.0 0.0 .000 0.9 2.0 .444
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dennis Johnson 17 40.1 20.9 2.6 3.5 6.1 4.1 1.6 1.5 3.0 3.7 8.0 17.8 .450 - - - 4.9 6.4 .771
Bo Outlaw ------- --- ----------

Season 4

Dennis Johnson Bo Outlaw
Season 1979-801996-97
Team Seattle SupersonicsLos Angeles Clippers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Defensive First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Supersonics Lost West Conf FinalsClippers 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 %
Dennis Johnson 81 36.3 19.0 2.1 3.0 5.1 4.1 1.8 1.0 2.8 3.3 7.1 16.8 .422 0.1 0.7 .207 4.7 6.0 .780
Bo Outlaw 82 26.8 7.6 2.1 3.4 5.5 1.9 1.1 1.7 1.3 2.8 3.1 5.1 .609 0.0 0.1 .000 1.4 2.8 .504
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dennis Johnson 15 38.8 17.1 1.7 2.6 4.3 3.8 1.8 0.7 2.9 3.2 6.7 16.3 .410 0.3 1.0 .333 3.5 4.1 .839
Bo Outlaw 3 22.0 5.0 2.0 2.7 4.7 1.3 0.3 0.7 1.0 1.7 2.0 3.7 .545 0.0 0.3 .000 1.0 3.3 .300

Season 5

Dennis Johnson Bo Outlaw
Season 1980-811997-98
Team Phoenix SunsOrlando Magic
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Defensive First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Suns 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 %
Dennis Johnson 79 33.1 18.8 2.0 2.6 4.6 3.7 1.7 0.8 2.6 3.1 6.7 15.4 .436 0.1 0.6 .216 5.2 6.3 .820
Bo Outlaw 82 36.0 9.5 3.1 4.7 7.8 2.6 1.3 2.2 2.1 3.2 3.7 6.6 .554 0.0 0.0 .250 2.2 3.8 .575
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dennis Johnson 7 38.1 19.6 1.0 3.7 4.7 2.9 1.3 1.3 2.7 2.6 7.4 15.7 .473 0.1 0.7 .200 4.6 6.0 .762
Bo Outlaw ------- --- ----------

Season 6

Dennis Johnson Bo Outlaw
Season 1981-821998-99
Team Phoenix SunsOrlando Magic
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Defensive First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Suns Lost West Conf SemisMagic Lost East 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 %
Dennis Johnson 80 36.7 19.5 1.8 3.4 5.1 4.6 1.3 0.7 2.9 3.2 7.2 15.4 .470 0.1 0.5 .190 5.0 6.2 .806
Bo Outlaw 31 27.5 6.5 1.7 3.6 5.4 1.8 1.3 1.4 1.9 2.5 2.7 5.0 .545 0.0 0.1 .000 1.1 2.6 .432
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dennis Johnson 7 38.7 22.3 1.9 2.6 4.4 4.6 2.1 0.6 3.6 4.0 9.0 18.9 .477 0.0 0.4 .000 4.3 5.6 .769
Bo Outlaw 4 20.8 4.5 0.8 3.0 3.8 0.5 0.3 2.0 1.5 2.3 1.5 2.5 .600 0.0 0.0 - 1.5 3.3 .462

Season 7

Dennis Johnson Bo Outlaw
Season 1982-831999-00
Team Phoenix SunsOrlando Magic
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Defensive First Team-
Playoffs Suns 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 %
Dennis Johnson 77 33.1 14.2 1.2 3.2 4.4 5.0 1.3 0.5 2.6 2.6 5.2 11.2 .462 0.1 0.4 .161 3.8 4.8 .791
Bo Outlaw 82 28.4 6.0 2.5 3.9 6.4 3.0 1.4 1.8 1.6 2.5 2.5 4.1 .602 0.0 0.0 .000 1.0 2.0 .506
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dennis Johnson 3 36.0 18.0 2.0 5.7 7.7 5.7 1.7 0.7 2.7 3.0 7.3 16.0 .458 0.0 0.3 .000 3.3 4.0 .833
Bo Outlaw ------- --- ----------

Season 8

Dennis Johnson Bo Outlaw
Season 1983-842000-01
Team Boston CelticsOrlando Magic
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Defensive Second Team-
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionMagic Lost East 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 %
Dennis Johnson 80 33.3 13.2 1.1 2.4 3.5 4.2 1.2 0.7 2.2 3.1 4.8 11.0 .437 0.1 0.4 .125 3.5 4.1 .852
Bo Outlaw 80 31.7 7.3 2.6 5.1 7.7 2.8 1.3 1.7 1.8 3.0 2.8 4.6 .614 0.0 0.0 .500 1.6 2.8 .573
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dennis Johnson 22 36.7 16.6 1.4 2.2 3.6 4.4 1.1 0.3 2.4 3.4 5.9 14.5 .404 0.1 0.3 .429 4.7 5.5 .867
Bo Outlaw 4 33.5 8.5 2.8 7.8 10.5 2.3 1.3 1.5 2.3 3.8 4.0 6.5 .615 0.0 0.0 - 0.5 2.8 .182

Season 9

Dennis Johnson Bo Outlaw
Season 1984-852001-02
Team Boston CelticsOrlando Magic, Phoenix Suns
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Defensive Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Celtics Lost NBA 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 %
Dennis Johnson 80 37.2 15.7 1.1 2.8 4.0 6.8 1.2 0.5 2.7 2.8 6.2 13.3 .462 0.1 0.3 .269 3.3 3.8 .853
Bo Outlaw 83 23.2 4.5 1.8 2.6 4.4 1.5 0.8 1.1 1.2 2.5 2.0 3.6 .555 0.0 0.0 .500 0.5 1.2 .422
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dennis Johnson 21 40.4 17.3 1.1 2.9 4.0 7.3 1.5 0.4 3.4 3.1 6.8 15.2 .445 0.0 0.7 .000 3.8 4.4 .860
Bo Outlaw ------- --- ----------

Season 10

Dennis Johnson Bo Outlaw
Season 1985-862002-03
Team Boston CelticsPhoenix Suns
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Defensive Second Team-
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionSuns 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 %
Dennis Johnson 78 35.0 15.6 0.9 2.6 3.4 5.8 1.4 0.4 2.2 2.6 6.2 13.6 .455 0.1 0.5 .143 3.1 3.8 .818
Bo Outlaw 80 22.5 4.7 1.7 2.9 4.6 1.4 0.6 0.9 1.0 2.4 1.9 3.5 .550 0.0 0.0 .000 0.9 1.5 .621
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dennis Johnson 18 39.7 16.2 1.3 2.9 4.2 5.9 2.2 0.3 2.8 3.2 6.1 13.6 .445 0.3 0.9 .375 3.7 4.7 .798
Bo Outlaw 6 11.7 0.7 1.0 1.2 2.2 0.8 0.2 0.2 1.0 3.2 0.2 1.7 .100 0.0 0.0 - 0.3 0.7 .500

Season 11

Dennis Johnson Bo Outlaw
Season 1986-872003-04
Team Boston CelticsMemphis Grizzlies
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Defensive First Team-
Playoffs Celtics Lost NBA FinalsGrizzlies 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 %
Dennis Johnson 79 37.1 13.4 0.6 2.7 3.3 7.5 1.1 0.5 2.2 2.5 5.4 12.1 .444 0.1 0.8 .113 2.6 3.2 .833
Bo Outlaw 82 19.6 4.6 1.5 2.6 4.2 1.1 0.9 0.9 0.8 2.1 1.9 3.8 .510 0.0 0.0 .000 0.7 1.4 .526
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dennis Johnson 23 41.9 18.9 1.0 2.9 4.0 8.9 0.7 0.3 1.9 3.1 7.3 15.7 .465 0.1 1.1 .115 4.2 4.9 .850
Bo Outlaw 4 15.3 0.5 0.3 0.8 1.0 1.5 0.5 0.5 0.8 2.3 0.0 1.8 .000 0.0 0.0 - 0.5 1.0 .500

Season 12

Dennis Johnson Bo Outlaw
Season 1987-882004-05
Team Boston CelticsPhoenix Suns
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Celtics Lost East Conf FinalsSuns 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 %
Dennis Johnson 77 34.7 12.6 0.8 2.3 3.1 7.8 1.2 0.4 2.5 2.6 4.6 10.4 .438 0.2 0.6 .261 3.3 3.9 .856
Bo Outlaw 39 5.5 0.7 0.4 0.9 1.4 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.7 0.3 0.9 .353 0.0 0.0 - 0.1 0.2 .556
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dennis Johnson 17 41.3 15.9 0.9 3.6 4.5 8.2 1.4 0.5 2.6 3.0 5.4 12.4 .433 0.4 0.9 .375 4.8 6.1 .796
Bo Outlaw 1 2.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 1.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 .000 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -

Season 13

Dennis Johnson Bo Outlaw
Season 1988-892005-06
Team Boston CelticsOrlando Magic
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Celtics Lost East 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 %
Dennis Johnson 72 32.1 10.0 0.4 2.2 2.6 6.6 1.3 0.3 2.4 2.9 3.8 8.9 .434 0.1 0.7 .140 2.2 2.7 .821
Bo Outlaw 32 11.1 2.3 1.0 1.4 2.4 0.4 0.3 0.4 0.5 1.6 1.1 1.8 .603 0.0 0.0 - 0.2 0.3 .625
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dennis Johnson 3 19.7 2.7 0.7 0.7 1.3 3.0 1.0 0.0 1.0 2.7 1.3 5.0 .267 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -
Bo Outlaw ------- --- ----------

Season 14

Dennis Johnson Bo Outlaw
Season 1989-902006-07
Team Boston CelticsOrlando Magic
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Celtics Lost East 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 %
Dennis Johnson 75 27.1 7.1 0.6 2.0 2.7 6.5 1.1 0.2 1.6 2.4 2.7 6.3 .434 0.0 0.3 .042 1.6 1.9 .843
Bo Outlaw 41 11.2 2.0 1.1 1.4 2.6 0.4 0.4 0.1 0.5 1.4 0.8 1.2 .667 0.0 0.0 - 0.3 0.5 .591
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dennis Johnson 5 32.4 13.8 0.4 2.4 2.8 5.6 0.4 0.4 2.0 3.4 6.0 12.4 .484 0.4 1.2 .333 1.4 1.4 1.000
Bo Outlaw ------- --- ----------

Season 15

Dennis Johnson Bo Outlaw
Season -2007-08
Team -Orlando Magic
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 %
Dennis Johnson ------- --- ----------
Bo Outlaw 2 3.5 2.0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.5 1.0 1.5 .667 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dennis Johnson ------- --- ----------
Bo Outlaw ------- --- ----------