Dennis Johnson vs. Otto Porter Jr. Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Otto Porter Jr. 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, 3 more than Otto Porter Jr., who played 11. Dennis Johnson had the first of his seasons in 1976-77, while Otto Porter Jr. had his rookie season in 2013-14. 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
Otto Porter Jr. 11 5 2013-14 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Dennis Johnson Otto Porter Jr.
Season 1976-772013-14
Team Seattle SupersonicsWashington Wizards
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayWizards Lost East 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 %
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
Otto Porter Jr. 37 8.6 2.1 0.6 1.0 1.5 0.3 0.2 0.0 0.4 0.7 0.9 2.5 .363 0.1 0.6 .190 0.2 0.3 .667
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dennis Johnson ------- --- ----------
Otto Porter Jr. 3 2.0 0.7 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3 1.0 .333 0.0 0.3 .000 0.0 0.0 -

Season 2

Dennis Johnson Otto Porter Jr.
Season 1977-782014-15
Team Seattle SupersonicsWashington Wizards
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Supersonics Lost NBA FinalsWizards Lost East 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 %
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
Otto Porter Jr. 74 19.4 6.0 0.9 2.0 3.0 0.9 0.6 0.4 0.7 1.3 2.4 5.3 .450 0.5 1.4 .337 0.8 1.1 .734
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
Otto Porter Jr. 10 33.1 10.0 2.4 5.6 8.0 1.8 1.2 0.2 0.6 1.6 3.9 8.8 .443 1.2 3.2 .375 1.0 2.1 .476

Season 3

Dennis Johnson Otto Porter Jr.
Season 1978-792015-16
Team Seattle SupersonicsWashington Wizards
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
Otto Porter Jr. 75 30.3 11.6 1.3 3.9 5.2 1.6 1.4 0.4 0.9 2.2 4.5 9.6 .473 1.3 3.6 .367 1.3 1.7 .754
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
Otto Porter Jr. ------- --- ----------

Season 4

Dennis Johnson Otto Porter Jr.
Season 1979-802016-17
Team Seattle SupersonicsWashington Wizards
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Defensive First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Supersonics Lost West Conf FinalsWizards Lost East 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 %
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
Otto Porter Jr. 80 32.6 13.4 1.5 5.0 6.4 1.5 1.5 0.5 0.6 2.4 5.2 10.0 .516 1.9 4.3 .434 1.2 1.5 .832
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
Otto Porter Jr. 13 32.9 12.2 1.2 5.8 6.9 1.8 1.6 0.5 0.8 2.0 4.5 8.4 .532 0.8 3.0 .282 2.4 2.7 .886

Season 5

Dennis Johnson Otto Porter Jr.
Season 1980-812017-18
Team Phoenix SunsWashington Wizards
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Defensive First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Suns Lost West Conf SemisWizards 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 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
Otto Porter Jr. 77 31.6 14.7 1.3 5.1 6.4 2.0 1.5 0.5 1.0 2.0 5.8 11.5 .503 1.8 4.1 .441 1.4 1.7 .828
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
Otto Porter Jr. 5 31.6 10.0 0.2 4.8 5.0 1.6 1.2 1.0 0.6 1.2 4.0 8.2 .488 1.0 2.4 .417 1.0 1.6 .625

Season 6

Dennis Johnson Otto Porter Jr.
Season 1981-822018-19
Team Phoenix SunsWashington Wizards, Chicago Bulls
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Defensive First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Suns Lost West Conf SemisDid Not Play
more >>
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
Otto Porter Jr. 56 30.1 13.9 1.0 4.6 5.6 2.1 1.5 0.6 1.2 1.9 5.3 11.5 .465 1.9 4.6 .406 1.4 1.7 .813
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
Otto Porter Jr. ------- --- ----------

Season 7

Dennis Johnson Otto Porter Jr.
Season 1982-832019-20
Team Phoenix SunsChicago Bulls
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
Otto Porter Jr. 14 23.6 11.9 0.9 2.5 3.4 1.8 1.1 0.4 0.8 2.2 4.4 10.0 .443 1.7 4.4 .387 1.4 1.9 .704
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
Otto Porter Jr. ------- --- ----------

Season 8

Dennis Johnson Otto Porter Jr.
Season 1983-842020-21
Team Boston CelticsChicago Bulls, Orlando Magic
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Defensive Second Team-
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 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
Otto Porter Jr. 28 21.7 9.7 1.0 4.4 5.4 2.0 0.6 0.1 0.9 1.5 3.5 8.1 .432 1.4 3.7 .375 1.3 1.5 .857
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
Otto Porter Jr. ------- --- ----------

Season 9

Dennis Johnson Otto Porter Jr.
Season 1984-852021-22
Team Boston CelticsGolden State Warriors
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Defensive Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Celtics Lost NBA FinalsNBA Champion NBA Champion
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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
Otto Porter Jr. 63 22.2 8.2 1.4 4.4 5.7 1.5 1.1 0.5 0.6 1.3 3.1 6.6 .464 1.3 3.4 .370 0.8 1.0 .803
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
Otto Porter Jr. 19 19.5 5.4 0.6 2.8 3.4 1.8 0.9 0.3 0.6 1.8 2.0 4.1 .494 1.0 2.5 .404 0.4 0.5 .778

Season 10

Dennis Johnson Otto Porter Jr.
Season 1985-862022-23
Team Boston CelticsToronto Raptors
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Defensive Second Team-
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 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
Otto Porter Jr. 8 18.3 5.5 0.8 1.6 2.4 1.0 1.4 0.0 0.5 0.9 1.9 3.8 .500 0.8 2.1 .353 1.0 1.0 1.000
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
Otto Porter Jr. ------- --- ----------

Season 11

Dennis Johnson Otto Porter Jr.
Season 1986-872023-24
Team Boston CelticsToronto Raptors
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Defensive First Team-
Playoffs Celtics Lost NBA FinalsDid Not Play
more >>
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
Otto Porter Jr. 15 11.6 2.6 0.4 1.5 1.9 0.5 0.3 0.3 0.1 1.3 0.9 2.2 .424 0.5 1.5 .348 0.2 0.2 1.000
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
Otto Porter Jr. ------- --- ----------

Season 12

Dennis Johnson Otto Porter Jr.
Season 1987-88-
Team Boston Celtics-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Celtics Lost East 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
Otto Porter Jr. ------- --- ----------
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
Otto Porter Jr. ------- --- ----------

Season 13

Dennis Johnson Otto Porter Jr.
Season 1988-89-
Team Boston Celtics-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Celtics 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 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
Otto Porter Jr. ------- --- ----------
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 -
Otto Porter Jr. ------- --- ----------

Season 14

Dennis Johnson Otto Porter Jr.
Season 1989-90-
Team Boston Celtics-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Celtics 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 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
Otto Porter Jr. ------- --- ----------
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
Otto Porter Jr. ------- --- ----------