Dennis Johnson vs. Josh Smith Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Josh Smith 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.
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 more than Josh Smith, who played 13. Dennis Johnson had the first of his seasons in 1976-77, while Josh Smith had his rookie season in 2004-05. 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 |
Josh Smith |
13 |
8 |
2004-05 to 2017-18 |
Comparison Season by Season |
|
|
|
Rookie Season |
|
Dennis Johnson |
Josh Smith |
Season |
1976-77 | 2004-05 |
Team |
Seattle Supersonics | Atlanta Hawks |
Honors & Awards |
- | All-Rookie Second Team |
Playoffs |
Did Not Play | 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 |
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 |
Josh Smith |
74 |
27.7 |
9.7 |
2.0 |
4.2 |
6.2 |
1.7 |
0.8 |
1.9 |
1.8 |
2.1 |
3.7 |
8.1 |
.455 |
0.1 |
0.3 |
.174 |
2.2 |
3.2 |
.688 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Dennis Johnson |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Josh Smith |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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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 |
Josh Smith |
80 |
32.0 |
11.3 |
2.2 |
4.4 |
6.6 |
2.4 |
0.8 |
2.6 |
2.0 |
3.3 |
4.1 |
9.7 |
.425 |
0.4 |
1.4 |
.309 |
2.6 |
3.7 |
.719 |
|
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 |
Josh Smith |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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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 |
Josh Smith |
72 |
36.8 |
16.4 |
2.3 |
6.3 |
8.6 |
3.3 |
1.4 |
2.9 |
3.2 |
3.3 |
6.1 |
13.8 |
.439 |
0.5 |
2.1 |
.250 |
3.7 |
5.4 |
.693 |
|
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 |
Josh Smith |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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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 |
Josh Smith |
81 |
35.5 |
17.2 |
2.0 |
6.2 |
8.2 |
3.4 |
1.5 |
2.8 |
3.0 |
3.3 |
6.4 |
14.0 |
.457 |
0.3 |
1.2 |
.253 |
4.1 |
5.8 |
.710 |
|
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 |
Josh Smith |
7 |
33.9 |
15.7 |
1.0 |
5.4 |
6.4 |
2.9 |
1.7 |
2.9 |
3.7 |
3.7 |
5.0 |
12.6 |
.398 |
0.4 |
2.6 |
.167 |
5.3 |
6.3 |
.841 |
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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 |
Josh Smith |
69 |
35.1 |
15.6 |
1.9 |
5.3 |
7.2 |
2.4 |
1.4 |
1.6 |
2.3 |
2.7 |
6.1 |
12.3 |
.492 |
0.4 |
1.3 |
.299 |
3.1 |
5.2 |
.588 |
|
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 |
Josh Smith |
11 |
37.3 |
17.1 |
2.2 |
5.3 |
7.5 |
2.2 |
1.1 |
1.5 |
1.9 |
3.3 |
6.1 |
14.5 |
.421 |
0.2 |
1.4 |
.133 |
4.7 |
6.5 |
.732 |
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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 |
Josh Smith |
81 |
35.4 |
15.7 |
2.8 |
6.0 |
8.7 |
4.2 |
1.6 |
2.1 |
2.4 |
3.0 |
6.2 |
12.3 |
.505 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.000 |
3.2 |
5.2 |
.618 |
|
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 |
Josh Smith |
11 |
35.6 |
14.1 |
3.4 |
5.6 |
9.0 |
2.6 |
1.2 |
1.7 |
1.5 |
2.7 |
5.6 |
11.7 |
.481 |
0.2 |
0.5 |
.333 |
2.6 |
4.0 |
.659 |
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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 |
Josh Smith |
77 |
34.4 |
16.5 |
1.7 |
6.8 |
8.5 |
3.3 |
1.3 |
1.6 |
2.6 |
2.8 |
6.5 |
13.5 |
.477 |
0.7 |
2.0 |
.331 |
3.0 |
4.1 |
.725 |
|
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 |
Josh Smith |
12 |
36.5 |
15.1 |
1.5 |
7.0 |
8.5 |
2.9 |
1.1 |
2.1 |
2.2 |
3.3 |
5.8 |
14.3 |
.404 |
0.3 |
2.0 |
.125 |
3.3 |
5.6 |
.597 |
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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 |
Josh Smith |
66 |
35.3 |
18.8 |
2.1 |
7.5 |
9.6 |
3.9 |
1.4 |
1.7 |
2.5 |
2.6 |
7.6 |
16.7 |
.458 |
0.4 |
1.7 |
.257 |
3.1 |
4.9 |
.630 |
|
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 |
Josh Smith |
5 |
39.2 |
16.8 |
2.0 |
11.6 |
13.6 |
4.8 |
0.6 |
1.0 |
3.0 |
2.8 |
6.8 |
17.6 |
.386 |
0.0 |
0.8 |
.000 |
3.2 |
4.2 |
.762 |
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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 |
Josh Smith |
76 |
35.3 |
17.5 |
1.8 |
6.7 |
8.4 |
4.2 |
1.2 |
1.8 |
3.0 |
2.3 |
7.2 |
15.6 |
.465 |
0.8 |
2.6 |
.303 |
2.2 |
4.2 |
.517 |
|
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 |
Josh Smith |
6 |
33.2 |
17.0 |
1.7 |
5.8 |
7.5 |
3.5 |
1.8 |
0.5 |
2.7 |
3.5 |
6.5 |
15.0 |
.433 |
0.8 |
3.3 |
.250 |
3.2 |
6.0 |
.528 |
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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 |
Josh Smith |
77 |
35.5 |
16.4 |
1.3 |
5.4 |
6.8 |
3.3 |
1.4 |
1.4 |
2.6 |
2.6 |
6.7 |
16.0 |
.419 |
0.9 |
3.4 |
.264 |
2.1 |
3.9 |
.532 |
|
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 |
Josh Smith |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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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 |
Josh Smith |
83 |
27.7 |
12.4 |
1.8 |
4.6 |
6.4 |
3.3 |
1.0 |
1.4 |
2.5 |
2.7 |
5.0 |
11.9 |
.419 |
0.9 |
2.7 |
.316 |
1.5 |
3.1 |
.498 |
|
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 |
Josh Smith |
17 |
23.3 |
13.5 |
1.5 |
4.1 |
5.6 |
2.7 |
0.5 |
1.0 |
2.2 |
2.4 |
5.0 |
11.4 |
.438 |
1.6 |
4.2 |
.380 |
1.9 |
4.4 |
.432 |
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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 |
Josh Smith |
55 |
16.0 |
6.0 |
0.9 |
2.6 |
3.5 |
1.6 |
0.6 |
0.9 |
1.4 |
2.1 |
2.3 |
6.3 |
.364 |
0.7 |
2.6 |
.287 |
0.7 |
1.2 |
.552 |
|
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 |
Josh Smith |
4 |
9.5 |
4.0 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
0.5 |
1.0 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
1.3 |
1.8 |
1.5 |
3.3 |
.462 |
1.0 |
2.0 |
.500 |
0.0 |
0.5 |
.000 |
Note: Josh Smith didn't play in 2016-17.
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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 |
Josh Smith |
3 |
4.0 |
0.7 |
1.0 |
0.3 |
1.3 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
1.0 |
0.3 |
1.3 |
.250 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
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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 |
- |
Josh Smith |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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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 |
Josh Smith |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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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 |
Josh Smith |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |