Keldon Johnson vs. Bones McKinney Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Bones McKinney and Keldon 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.

Keldon Johnson played 5 years in the NBA, 1 less than Bones McKinney, who played 6. Keldon Johnson had the first of his seasons in 2019-20, while Bones McKinney had his rookie season in 1946-47. 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
Keldon Johnson 5 0 2019-20 to 2023-24
Bones McKinney 6 5 1946-47 to 1951-52

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Keldon Johnson Bones McKinney
Season 2019-201946-47
Team San Antonio SpursWashington Capitols
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA First Team
Playoffs Did Not PlayCapitols Lost Semifinals
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Keldon Johnson 17 17.7 9.1 0.6 2.8 3.4 0.9 0.8 0.1 0.8 1.6 3.1 5.2 .596 0.8 1.3 .591 2.1 2.6 .795
Bones McKinney 58 - 12.0 - - - 1.2 - - - 2.8 4.7 17.0 .279 - - - 2.5 3.6 .690
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Keldon Johnson ------- --- ----------
Bones McKinney 6 - 9.7 - - - 0.5 - - - 2.8 3.0 14.2 .212 - - - 3.7 5.7 .647

Season 2
Keldon Johnson Bones McKinney
Season 2020-211947-48
Team San Antonio SpursWashington Capitols
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 %
Keldon Johnson 69 28.5 12.8 1.3 4.6 6.0 1.8 0.6 0.3 1.1 2.1 4.9 10.2 .479 0.9 2.6 .331 2.1 2.8 .740
Bones McKinney 43 - 11.3 - - - 0.8 - - - 4.1 4.2 15.8 .268 - - - 2.8 4.4 .644
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Keldon Johnson ------- --- ----------
Bones McKinney ------- --- ----------

Season 3
Keldon Johnson Bones McKinney
Season 2021-221948-49
Team San Antonio SpursWashington Capitols
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second Team
Playoffs Did Not PlayCapitols Lost NBA 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 %
Keldon Johnson 75 31.9 17.0 1.1 5.0 6.1 2.1 0.8 0.2 1.2 2.0 6.3 13.5 .466 2.1 5.3 .398 2.4 3.1 .756
Bones McKinney 57 - 12.7 - - - 2.0 - - - 3.8 4.6 14.1 .328 - - - 3.5 4.9 .706
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Keldon Johnson ------- --- ----------
Bones McKinney 10 - 12.8 - - - 0.9 - - - 3.6 4.5 12.7 .354 - - - 3.8 5.2 .731

Season 4
Keldon Johnson Bones McKinney
Season 2022-231949-50
Team San Antonio SpursWashington Capitols
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayCapitols Lost East Div 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 %
Keldon Johnson 63 32.7 22.0 0.9 4.2 5.0 2.9 0.7 0.2 2.1 2.0 8.0 17.7 .452 2.1 6.5 .329 3.9 5.2 .749
Bones McKinney 53 - 9.3 - - - 1.7 - - - 3.5 3.5 11.9 .296 - - - 2.2 2.9 .776
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Keldon Johnson ------- --- ----------
Bones McKinney 2 - 8.0 - - - 1.5 - - - 5.5 3.0 11.0 .273 - - - 2.0 2.5 .800

Season 5
Keldon Johnson Bones McKinney
Season 2023-241950-51
Team San Antonio SpursWashington Capitols, Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayCeltics Lost East Div 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 %
Keldon Johnson 69 29.5 15.7 1.4 4.1 5.5 2.8 0.7 0.3 1.4 2.2 5.7 12.5 .454 1.8 5.3 .346 2.5 3.2 .792
Bones McKinney 44 - 6.0 - - 4.5 1.9 - - - 3.1 2.3 7.4 .312 - - - 1.3 1.8 .716
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Keldon Johnson ------- --- ----------
Bones McKinney 2 - 13.0 - - 5.0 4.0 - - - 4.5 5.5 12.5 .440 - - - 2.0 2.5 .800

Season 6
Keldon Johnson Bones McKinney
Season -1951-52
Team -Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Celtics Lost East Div 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 %
Keldon Johnson ------- --- ----------
Bones McKinney 63 17.2 5.3 - - 2.8 1.8 - - - 2.3 2.2 6.6 .325 - - - 1.0 1.3 .813
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Keldon Johnson ------- --- ----------
Bones McKinney 3 6.7 1.3 - - 2.0 0.7 - - - 3.0 0.7 3.0 .222 - - - 0.0 0.0 -
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