Robert Horry vs. Avery Johnson Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Avery Johnson and Robert Horry, 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.

Robert Horry and Avery Johnson both played 16 years in the NBA. Robert Horry had the first of his seasons in 1992-93, while Avery Johnson had his rookie season in 1988-89. 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
Robert Horry 16 16 1992-93 to 2007-08
Avery Johnson 16 10 1988-89 to 2003-04

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Robert Horry Avery Johnson
Season 1992-931988-89
Team Houston RocketsSeattle Supersonics
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie Second Team-
Playoffs Rockets Lost West Conf SemisSupersonics 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 %
Robert Horry 79 29.5 10.1 1.4 3.5 5.0 2.4 1.0 1.1 2.0 2.7 4.1 8.6 .474 0.2 0.6 .255 1.8 2.5 .715
Avery Johnson 43 6.8 1.6 0.3 0.3 0.6 1.7 0.5 0.1 0.4 0.8 0.7 1.9 .349 0.0 0.2 .111 0.2 0.4 .563
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Robert Horry 12 31.2 10.3 1.2 4.0 5.2 3.2 1.5 1.3 2.3 2.5 3.9 8.4 .465 0.8 2.5 .300 1.7 2.3 .741
Avery Johnson 6 5.2 1.8 0.3 0.3 0.7 0.8 0.7 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.8 2.0 .417 0.0 0.7 .000 0.2 0.3 .500

Season 2

Robert Horry Avery Johnson
Season 1993-941989-90
Team Houston RocketsSeattle Supersonics
Honors & Awards
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 %
Robert Horry 81 29.3 9.9 1.6 3.9 5.4 2.9 1.5 0.9 1.7 2.3 4.0 8.7 .459 0.5 1.7 .324 1.4 1.9 .732
Avery Johnson 53 10.8 2.6 0.4 0.4 0.8 3.1 0.5 0.0 0.9 1.0 1.0 2.7 .387 0.0 0.1 .250 0.5 0.8 .725
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Robert Horry 23 33.8 11.7 1.8 4.3 6.1 3.6 1.5 0.9 1.2 3.0 4.3 9.8 .434 1.5 3.9 .382 1.7 2.2 .765
Avery Johnson ------- --- ----------

Season 3

Robert Horry Avery Johnson
Season 1994-951990-91
Team Houston RocketsDenver Nuggets, San Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionSpurs 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 %
Robert Horry 64 32.4 10.2 1.3 3.8 5.1 3.4 1.5 1.2 1.9 2.5 3.8 8.4 .447 1.3 3.5 .379 1.3 1.8 .761
Avery Johnson 68 14.1 4.7 0.3 0.8 1.1 3.4 0.7 0.1 1.1 0.9 1.9 4.1 .469 0.0 0.1 .111 0.9 1.3 .678
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Robert Horry 22 38.2 13.1 1.8 5.2 7.0 3.5 1.5 1.2 1.1 3.1 4.2 9.5 .445 2.0 5.0 .400 2.6 3.5 .744
Avery Johnson 3 6.3 0.7 0.0 0.0 0 1.3 0.3 0.0 0.0 1.0 0.0 1.7 .000 0.0 0.3 .000 0.7 0.7 1.000

Season 4

Robert Horry Avery Johnson
Season 1995-961991-92
Team Houston RocketsSan Antonio Spurs, Houston Rockets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Rockets 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 %
Robert Horry 71 37.1 12.0 1.4 4.4 5.8 4.0 1.6 1.5 2.3 2.8 4.2 10.3 .410 2.0 5.5 .366 1.6 2.0 .776
Avery Johnson 69 17.9 5.6 0.2 1.0 1.2 3.9 0.9 0.1 1.6 1.3 2.3 4.8 .479 0.1 0.2 .267 1.0 1.5 .653
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Robert Horry 8 38.5 13.1 1.9 5.3 7.1 3.0 2.6 1.6 1.9 3.6 4.6 11.4 .407 2.6 6.6 .396 1.3 2.9 .435
Avery Johnson ------- --- ----------

Season 5

Robert Horry Avery Johnson
Season 1996-971992-93
Team Phoenix Suns, Los Angeles LakersSan Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Lakers Lost West Conf SemisSpurs 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 %
Robert Horry 54 25.8 7.8 1.3 3.1 4.4 2.0 1.2 1.0 1.3 2.8 2.9 6.7 .436 0.9 2.9 .318 1.1 1.7 .667
Avery Johnson 75 27.1 8.7 0.3 1.7 1.9 7.5 1.1 0.2 1.9 1.9 3.4 6.8 .502 0.0 0.1 .000 1.9 2.4 .791
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Robert Horry 9 31.1 6.7 1.3 4.0 5.3 1.4 1.1 0.8 1.2 3.0 1.9 4.2 .447 1.3 3.1 .429 1.6 2.0 .778
Avery Johnson 10 31.4 8.2 0.8 2.3 3.1 8.1 1.0 0.1 2.3 2.7 3.6 7.0 .514 0.0 0.1 .000 1.0 1.4 .714

Season 6

Robert Horry Avery Johnson
Season 1997-981993-94
Team Los Angeles LakersGolden State Warriors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Lakers Lost West Conf FinalsWarriors 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 %
Robert Horry 72 30.4 7.4 2.6 4.9 7.5 2.3 1.6 1.3 1.4 3.3 2.8 5.8 .476 0.3 1.3 .204 1.6 2.3 .692
Avery Johnson 82 28.4 10.9 0.5 1.6 2.1 5.3 1.4 0.1 2.1 2.0 4.3 8.8 .492 0.0 0.1 .000 2.2 3.1 .704
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Robert Horry 13 32.4 8.6 2.6 3.8 6.5 3.1 1.1 1.1 1.4 3.5 3.0 5.4 .557 0.5 1.3 .353 2.2 3.2 .683
Avery Johnson 3 13.7 6.0 0.0 1.0 1.0 3.3 1.3 0.3 1.0 0.7 3.0 5.7 .529 0.0 0.3 .000 0.0 0.0 -

Season 7

Robert Horry Avery Johnson
Season 1998-991994-95
Team Los Angeles LakersSan Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Lakers Lost West Conf SemisSpurs 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 %
Robert Horry 38 19.6 4.9 1.5 2.5 4.0 1.5 0.9 1.0 1.3 2.7 1.8 3.8 .459 0.5 1.2 .444 0.9 1.2 .739
Avery Johnson 82 36.7 13.4 0.6 1.9 2.5 8.2 1.4 0.2 2.5 1.9 5.5 10.5 .519 0.0 0.3 .136 2.5 3.6 .685
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Robert Horry 8 22.1 5.0 1.3 3.3 4.5 1.4 0.8 0.8 0.9 3.6 1.5 3.3 .462 0.6 1.5 .417 1.4 1.8 .786
Avery Johnson 15 38.3 14.5 0.6 1.5 2.1 8.3 1.3 0.4 2.0 1.9 6.1 11.7 .517 0.0 0.1 .000 2.4 3.9 .621

Season 8

Robert Horry Avery Johnson
Season 1999-001995-96
Team Los Angeles LakersSan Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionSpurs 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 %
Robert Horry 76 22.2 5.7 1.8 3.0 4.8 1.6 1.1 1.1 1.0 2.5 2.1 4.8 .438 0.4 1.2 .309 1.2 1.5 .788
Avery Johnson 82 37.6 13.1 0.5 2.1 2.5 9.6 1.5 0.3 2.4 2.2 5.3 10.8 .494 0.1 0.4 .194 2.3 3.2 .721
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Robert Horry 23 27.0 7.6 1.7 3.7 5.3 2.5 0.9 0.8 1.3 3.8 2.6 6.3 .407 0.7 2.6 .288 1.7 2.5 .702
Avery Johnson 10 40.7 12.3 0.6 3.0 3.6 9.4 2.0 0.1 2.4 2.1 5.2 12.1 .430 0.0 0.2 .000 1.9 2.7 .704

Season 9

Robert Horry Avery Johnson
Season 2000-011996-97
Team Los Angeles LakersSan Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards
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 %
Robert Horry 79 20.1 5.2 1.2 2.6 3.7 1.6 0.7 0.7 1.0 2.7 1.9 4.8 .387 0.7 2.0 .346 0.7 1.1 .711
Avery Johnson 76 32.5 10.5 0.4 1.5 1.9 6.8 1.3 0.2 1.9 2.1 4.3 9.0 .477 0.1 0.3 .231 1.8 2.7 .690
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Robert Horry 16 23.9 5.9 1.9 3.3 5.2 1.9 1.4 1.0 1.1 3.1 2.0 5.4 .368 1.1 2.9 .362 0.8 1.4 .591
Avery Johnson ------- --- ----------

Season 10

Robert Horry Avery Johnson
Season 2001-021997-98
Team Los Angeles LakersSan Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionSpurs 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 %
Robert Horry 81 26.4 6.8 1.6 4.3 5.9 2.9 1.0 1.1 1.1 2.6 2.3 5.7 .398 0.9 2.5 .374 1.3 1.7 .783
Avery Johnson 75 35.7 10.2 0.4 1.6 2.0 7.9 1.1 0.2 2.2 1.9 4.3 8.9 .478 0.0 0.2 .154 1.6 2.2 .726
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Robert Horry 19 37.1 9.3 1.9 6.2 8.1 3.2 1.7 0.8 1.6 3.5 3.2 7.2 .449 1.3 3.3 .387 1.6 2.0 .789
Avery Johnson 9 38.1 17.3 0.3 1.1 1.4 6.1 1.0 0.0 2.3 3.0 6.8 11.2 .604 0.0 0.2 .000 3.8 5.7 .667

Season 11

Robert Horry Avery Johnson
Season 2002-031998-99
Team Los Angeles LakersSan Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Lakers Lost West Conf SemisNBA 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 %
Robert Horry 80 29.3 6.5 2.3 4.2 6.4 2.9 1.2 0.8 1.4 3.1 2.3 6.0 .387 0.6 2.2 .288 1.3 1.7 .769
Avery Johnson 50 33.4 9.7 0.4 1.9 2.4 7.4 1.0 0.2 2.2 2.0 4.4 9.2 .473 0.0 0.2 .083 1.0 1.8 .568
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Robert Horry 12 31.0 5.6 1.9 4.8 6.7 3.1 1.3 1.0 1.4 3.1 2.5 7.8 .319 0.2 3.2 .053 0.4 0.8 .556
Avery Johnson 17 38.5 12.6 0.5 1.9 2.5 7.4 1.2 0.1 2.9 1.8 5.4 11.0 .487 0.1 0.2 .333 1.9 2.8 .681

Season 12

Robert Horry Avery Johnson
Season 2003-041999-00
Team San Antonio SpursSan Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Spurs Lost West Conf SemisSpurs 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 %
Robert Horry 81 15.9 4.8 1.3 2.0 3.4 1.2 0.6 0.6 0.7 2.0 1.7 4.3 .405 0.5 1.3 .380 0.9 1.3 .645
Avery Johnson 82 31.4 11.2 0.4 1.5 1.9 6.0 0.9 0.2 1.7 1.8 4.9 10.4 .473 0.0 0.1 .111 1.4 1.9 .735
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Robert Horry 10 20.9 6.1 2.5 3.8 6.3 0.9 0.8 0.2 1.0 3.1 2.0 4.3 .465 0.8 2.2 .364 1.3 1.4 .929
Avery Johnson 4 36.3 12.0 0.5 1.8 2.3 5.3 1.0 0.0 2.5 2.5 4.8 10.5 .452 0.0 0.0 - 2.5 3.5 .714

Season 13

Robert Horry Avery Johnson
Season 2004-052000-01
Team San Antonio SpursSan Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionSpurs 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 %
Robert Horry 75 18.6 6.0 1.2 2.4 3.6 1.1 0.9 0.8 0.9 1.8 2.1 5.0 .419 0.7 1.8 .370 1.1 1.5 .789
Avery Johnson 55 23.5 5.6 0.4 1.2 1.5 4.3 0.6 0.1 1.1 1.6 2.4 5.5 .447 0.0 0.1 .167 0.7 1.1 .683
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Robert Horry 23 27.1 9.3 2.0 3.4 5.4 2.0 0.9 0.9 0.9 2.3 3.2 7.1 .448 1.7 3.7 .447 1.3 1.8 .732
Avery Johnson 13 21.7 5.8 0.2 1.0 1.2 3.2 0.8 0.1 0.8 1.8 2.6 6.8 .386 0.0 0.1 .000 0.6 1.2 .533

Season 14

Robert Horry Avery Johnson
Season 2005-062001-02
Team San Antonio SpursDenver Nuggets, Dallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Spurs 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 %
Robert Horry 63 18.8 5.1 1.1 2.7 3.8 1.3 0.7 0.8 0.7 1.8 1.8 4.6 .384 0.8 2.3 .368 0.7 1.1 .647
Avery Johnson 68 19.9 7.9 0.2 0.8 1.0 4.2 0.6 0.1 1.1 1.3 3.0 6.4 .479 0.0 0.1 .000 1.8 2.4 .742
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Robert Horry 13 17.2 4.2 1.5 2.2 3.7 0.8 0.4 0.7 0.8 2.4 1.2 2.8 .405 0.5 1.3 .353 1.5 2.0 .731
Avery Johnson ------- --- ----------

Season 15

Robert Horry Avery Johnson
Season 2006-072002-03
Team San Antonio SpursDallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards
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 %
Robert Horry 68 16.5 3.9 1.1 2.3 3.4 1.1 0.7 0.6 0.6 1.5 1.3 3.7 .359 0.7 2.2 .336 0.6 0.9 .594
Avery Johnson 48 9.0 3.3 0.2 0.4 0.6 1.3 0.3 0.0 0.6 0.5 1.3 3.1 .420 0.0 0.0 .000 0.6 0.8 .769
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Robert Horry 18 20.1 4.3 0.9 3.0 3.9 1.6 0.6 1.3 0.8 1.7 1.4 3.3 .417 0.7 2.1 .351 0.8 0.9 .824
Avery Johnson ------- --- ----------

Season 16

Robert Horry Avery Johnson
Season 2007-082003-04
Team San Antonio SpursGolden State Warriors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Spurs Lost West Conf FinalsDid Not Play
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Robert Horry 45 13.0 2.5 0.8 1.6 2.4 1.0 0.5 0.4 0.5 1.2 0.8 2.6 .319 0.4 1.6 .257 0.4 0.6 .643
Avery Johnson 46 13.8 4.6 0.1 0.7 0.7 2.4 0.6 0.1 1.1 0.7 1.7 4.3 .402 0.0 0.1 .000 1.1 1.7 .667
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Robert Horry 15 10.3 1.5 0.7 1.4 2.1 0.5 0.3 0.3 0.1 2.3 0.5 2.4 .194 0.3 1.5 .227 0.3 0.4 .667
Avery Johnson ------- --- ----------