Dennis Johnson vs. Paul Mokeski Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Paul Mokeski 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 / Games against each other

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, 2 more than Paul Mokeski, who played 12. Dennis Johnson had the first of his seasons in 1976-77, while Paul Mokeski had his rookie season in 1979-80. 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
Paul Mokeski 12 9 1979-80 to 1990-91

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Dennis Johnson Paul Mokeski
Season 1976-771979-80
Team Seattle SupersonicsHouston Rockets
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
Paul Mokeski 12 9.4 2.4 1.2 1.3 2.4 0.2 0.1 0.5 0.8 2.0 0.9 2.8 .333 0.0 0.0 - 0.6 0.8 .778
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dennis Johnson ------- --- ----------
Paul Mokeski ------- --- ----------

Season 2

Dennis Johnson Paul Mokeski
Season 1977-781980-81
Team Seattle SupersonicsDetroit Pistons
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
Paul Mokeski 80 22.7 7.1 1.8 3.5 5.2 1.7 0.5 0.9 2.0 3.3 2.8 5.7 .489 0.0 0.0 .000 1.5 2.5 .600
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
Paul Mokeski ------- --- ----------

Season 3

Dennis Johnson Paul Mokeski
Season 1978-791981-82
Team Seattle SupersonicsDetroit Pistons, Cleveland Cavaliers
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
Paul Mokeski 67 13.0 3.2 0.9 2.2 3.1 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.8 2.6 1.3 2.9 .435 0.0 0.0 .000 0.7 0.9 .762
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
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Season 4

Dennis Johnson Paul Mokeski
Season 1979-801982-83
Team Seattle SupersonicsCleveland Cavaliers, Milwaukee Bucks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Defensive First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Supersonics Lost West Conf FinalsBucks 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 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
Paul Mokeski 73 15.5 3.9 1.0 2.5 3.6 0.7 0.3 0.6 0.9 3.1 1.6 3.6 .458 0.0 0.0 .000 0.7 0.9 .735
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
Paul Mokeski 4 3.0 1.0 0.3 0.3 0.5 0.3 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.5 1.0 .500 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -

Season 5

Dennis Johnson Paul Mokeski
Season 1980-811983-84
Team Phoenix SunsMilwaukee Bucks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Defensive First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Suns Lost West Conf SemisBucks 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 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
Paul Mokeski 68 12.3 3.8 0.8 1.7 2.4 0.6 0.2 0.4 0.6 2.5 1.5 3.1 .479 0.0 0.0 .333 0.7 1.1 .694
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
Paul Mokeski 16 20.1 6.1 1.3 4.3 5.5 0.4 0.6 0.7 0.6 3.9 2.1 3.9 .540 0.0 0.1 .000 1.9 2.8 .667

Season 6

Dennis Johnson Paul Mokeski
Season 1981-821984-85
Team Phoenix SunsMilwaukee Bucks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Defensive First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Suns Lost West Conf SemisBucks 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 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
Paul Mokeski 79 20.1 6.2 1.4 3.8 5.2 1.3 0.4 0.4 1.1 3.4 2.6 5.4 .478 0.0 0.0 .000 1.0 1.5 .698
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
Paul Mokeski 8 19.3 5.5 1.0 3.3 4.3 1.5 0.3 0.5 1.5 3.5 2.0 4.5 .444 0.0 0.0 - 1.5 1.5 1.000

Season 7

Dennis Johnson Paul Mokeski
Season 1982-831985-86
Team Phoenix SunsMilwaukee Bucks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Defensive First Team-
Playoffs Suns Lost West Conf 1st RdBucks 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 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
Paul Mokeski 45 11.6 3.2 0.8 2.3 3.1 0.7 0.1 0.1 0.6 2.0 1.3 3.1 .424 0.0 0.0 - 0.6 0.8 .735
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
Paul Mokeski 14 7.2 2.4 0.4 1.4 1.7 0.6 0.4 0.2 0.5 1.9 1.0 1.9 .519 0.0 0.0 - 0.4 0.6 .667

Season 8

Dennis Johnson Paul Mokeski
Season 1983-841986-87
Team Boston CelticsMilwaukee Bucks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Defensive Second Team-
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionBucks 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 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
Paul Mokeski 62 10.1 2.4 0.7 1.5 2.2 0.4 0.3 0.2 0.4 2.0 0.8 2.1 .403 0.0 0.0 .000 0.7 1.0 .719
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
Paul Mokeski 12 8.9 2.3 1.0 1.4 2.4 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.4 1.8 0.7 1.8 .364 0.0 0.1 .000 1.0 1.3 .800

Season 9

Dennis Johnson Paul Mokeski
Season 1984-851987-88
Team Boston CelticsMilwaukee Bucks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Defensive Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Celtics Lost NBA FinalsBucks 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 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
Paul Mokeski 60 14.1 4.2 1.2 2.5 3.7 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.8 3.2 1.7 3.5 .476 0.0 0.1 .000 0.9 1.2 .708
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
Paul Mokeski 4 10.0 3.5 1.3 1.0 2.3 0.0 0.8 0.5 0.5 1.0 1.3 3.5 .357 0.0 0.0 - 1.0 1.5 .667

Season 10

Dennis Johnson Paul Mokeski
Season 1985-861988-89
Team Boston CelticsMilwaukee Bucks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Defensive Second Team-
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionBucks 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 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
Paul Mokeski 74 9.3 2.2 0.9 1.7 2.5 0.5 0.4 0.3 0.5 2.1 0.8 2.2 .360 0.1 0.4 .269 0.5 0.7 .784
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
Paul Mokeski 5 12.2 4.6 1.6 1.8 3.4 0.6 0.0 0.0 0.4 3.2 1.6 2.8 .571 0.2 0.2 1.000 1.2 1.6 .750

Season 11

Dennis Johnson Paul Mokeski
Season 1986-871989-90
Team Boston CelticsCleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Defensive First Team-
Playoffs Celtics Lost NBA FinalsCavaliers 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 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
Paul Mokeski 38 11.8 4.0 0.7 1.9 2.6 0.4 0.2 0.3 0.7 2.0 1.7 3.9 .420 0.0 0.0 .000 0.7 0.9 .694
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
Paul Mokeski 3 3.3 1.3 0.0 0.7 0.7 0.0 0.3 0.3 0.0 0.7 0.3 0.7 .500 0.0 0.0 - 0.7 0.7 1.000

Season 12

Dennis Johnson Paul Mokeski
Season 1987-881990-91
Team Boston CelticsGolden State Warriors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Celtics Lost East Conf FinalsWarriors 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 %
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
Paul Mokeski 36 7.1 1.6 0.6 1.3 1.9 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.2 1.6 0.6 1.6 .356 0.1 0.3 .333 0.3 0.4 .800
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
Paul Mokeski 3 2.7 0.7 0.0 0.7 0.7 0.3 0.3 0.0 0.3 1.3 0.3 0.3 1.000 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -

Season 13

Dennis Johnson Paul Mokeski
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
Paul Mokeski ------- --- ----------
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 -
Paul Mokeski ------- --- ----------

Season 14

Dennis Johnson Paul Mokeski
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
Paul Mokeski ------- --- ----------
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
Paul Mokeski ------- --- ----------