Joe Johnson vs. Derrick McKey Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Derrick McKey and Joe 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.

Joe Johnson played 18 years in the NBA, 3 more than Derrick McKey, who played 15. Joe Johnson had the first of his seasons in 2001-02, while Derrick McKey had his rookie season in 1987-88. 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
Joe Johnson 18 13 2001-02 to 2021-22
Derrick McKey 15 13 1987-88 to 2001-02

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Joe Johnson Derrick McKey
Season 2001-021987-88
Team Boston Celtics, Phoenix SunsSeattle Supersonics
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie First Team
Achievement All-Rookie Second Team-
Playoffs Did Not PlaySupersonics 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 %
Joe Johnson 77 24.9 7.5 1.0 2.4 3.3 2.3 0.8 0.3 0.9 1.5 3.3 7.6 .430 0.5 1.7 .292 0.5 0.7 .774
Derrick McKey 82 20.8 8.5 1.4 2.6 4.0 1.3 0.9 0.8 1.3 2.9 3.1 6.3 .491 0.1 0.4 .367 2.1 2.7 .772
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Joe Johnson ------- --- ----------
Derrick McKey 5 21.8 12.0 1.4 2.6 4.0 1.6 0.6 1.0 1.0 2.4 4.8 7.6 .632 0.4 1.2 .333 2.0 3.4 .588

Season 2

Joe Johnson Derrick McKey
Season 2002-031988-89
Team Phoenix SunsSeattle Supersonics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Suns Lost West Conf 1st RdSupersonics 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 %
Joe Johnson 82 27.5 9.8 0.7 2.5 3.2 2.6 0.8 0.2 1.3 1.7 3.9 9.7 .397 0.9 2.5 .366 1.2 1.5 .774
Derrick McKey 82 34.2 15.9 2.0 3.6 5.7 2.7 1.3 0.9 2.3 3.2 5.9 11.8 .502 0.4 1.1 .337 3.7 4.6 .803
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Joe Johnson 6 27.3 5.3 1.0 3.3 4.3 1.3 0.7 0.3 2.0 2.5 2.3 8.5 .275 0.3 2.2 .154 0.3 0.8 .400
Derrick McKey 8 35.8 13.3 2.6 3.9 6.5 2.3 0.8 1.9 2.9 4.1 5.5 11.1 .494 0.1 1.1 .111 2.1 2.6 .810

Season 3

Joe Johnson Derrick McKey
Season 2003-041989-90
Team Phoenix SunsSeattle Supersonics
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 %
Joe Johnson 82 40.6 16.7 1.0 3.7 4.7 4.4 1.1 0.3 2.4 2.2 6.8 15.7 .430 1.0 3.3 .305 2.1 2.8 .750
Derrick McKey 80 34.4 15.7 2.1 4.0 6.1 2.3 1.1 1.0 2.4 3.1 5.9 11.9 .493 0.0 0.3 .130 3.9 5.0 .782
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Joe Johnson ------- --- ----------
Derrick McKey ------- --- ----------

Season 4

Joe Johnson Derrick McKey
Season 2004-051990-91
Team Phoenix SunsSeattle Supersonics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Suns Lost West Conf FinalsSupersonics 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 %
Joe Johnson 82 39.5 17.1 1.5 3.7 5.1 3.5 1.0 0.3 1.8 2.0 6.6 14.4 .461 2.2 4.5 .478 1.6 2.2 .750
Derrick McKey 73 34.3 15.3 2.4 3.4 5.8 2.3 1.2 0.8 2.2 3.0 6.0 11.6 .517 0.1 0.3 .211 3.2 3.8 .845
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Joe Johnson 9 39.3 18.8 0.8 3.6 4.3 3.3 1.1 0.4 1.1 2.0 7.0 13.9 .504 2.2 4.0 .556 2.6 3.7 .697
Derrick McKey 4 28.5 9.5 1.8 4.0 5.8 2.0 0.8 0.0 1.5 3.3 4.0 7.0 .571 0.0 0.3 .000 1.5 2.8 .545

Season 5

Joe Johnson Derrick McKey
Season 2005-061991-92
Team Atlanta HawksSeattle Supersonics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlaySupersonics 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 %
Joe Johnson 82 40.7 20.2 1.2 2.9 4.1 6.5 1.3 0.4 3.3 2.3 7.7 17.0 .453 1.6 4.4 .356 3.2 4.0 .791
Derrick McKey 52 33.8 14.9 1.8 3.3 5.2 2.3 1.2 0.9 2.2 2.7 5.5 11.6 .472 0.4 1.0 .380 3.6 4.3 .847
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Joe Johnson ------- --- ----------
Derrick McKey 9 35.0 16.3 1.9 3.0 4.9 2.7 0.8 1.3 2.4 4.1 5.8 11.0 .525 0.6 1.8 .313 4.2 5.0 .844

Season 6

Joe Johnson Derrick McKey
Season 2006-071992-93
Team Atlanta HawksSeattle Supersonics
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlaySupersonics 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 %
Joe Johnson 57 41.4 25.0 0.9 3.3 4.2 4.4 1.1 0.2 3.1 2.0 9.4 20.0 .471 2.1 5.5 .381 4.1 5.5 .748
Derrick McKey 77 31.7 13.4 1.6 2.7 4.2 2.6 1.4 0.8 2.0 2.7 5.0 10.1 .496 0.5 1.5 .357 2.9 3.9 .741
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Joe Johnson ------- --- ----------
Derrick McKey 19 34.1 11.3 2.7 2.5 5.2 3.7 0.6 0.9 1.9 2.7 4.4 8.3 .525 0.1 0.3 .400 2.4 3.6 .667

Season 7

Joe Johnson Derrick McKey
Season 2007-081993-94
Team Atlanta HawksIndiana Pacers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Hawks Lost East Conf 1st RdPacers 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 %
Joe Johnson 82 40.8 21.7 1.0 3.5 4.5 5.8 1.0 0.2 2.7 2.0 7.9 18.3 .432 2.1 5.4 .381 3.9 4.6 .834
Derrick McKey 76 34.4 12.0 1.7 3.6 5.3 4.3 1.5 0.6 3.0 3.3 4.7 9.3 .500 0.1 0.4 .290 2.5 3.3 .756
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Joe Johnson 7 39.3 20.0 1.3 2.6 3.9 4.0 0.3 0.0 2.3 2.3 6.7 16.4 .409 2.3 5.1 .444 4.3 4.7 .909
Derrick McKey 16 36.7 9.7 2.0 4.1 6.1 4.2 1.6 0.6 2.5 3.7 3.6 8.9 .408 0.5 1.5 .333 1.9 2.9 .660

Season 8

Joe Johnson Derrick McKey
Season 2008-091994-95
Team Atlanta HawksIndiana Pacers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Defensive Second Team
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Hawks Lost East Conf SemisPacers 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 %
Joe Johnson 79 39.5 21.4 0.8 3.6 4.4 5.8 1.1 0.2 2.5 2.2 7.8 18.0 .437 1.9 5.2 .360 3.8 4.6 .826
Derrick McKey 81 34.6 13.3 1.5 3.3 4.9 3.4 1.5 0.6 2.1 3.2 5.1 10.3 .493 0.4 1.1 .360 2.7 3.7 .744
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Joe Johnson 11 39.0 16.4 1.5 2.9 4.5 3.5 1.3 0.0 2.9 2.2 6.4 15.3 .417 1.1 3.2 .343 2.5 4.1 .622
Derrick McKey 17 34.8 12.8 1.7 3.1 4.8 3.8 1.0 0.6 2.1 3.8 4.5 10.2 .437 0.6 2.1 .314 3.2 3.6 .871

Season 9

Joe Johnson Derrick McKey
Season 2009-101995-96
Team Atlanta HawksIndiana Pacers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Third Team-
-Achievement All-Defensive Second Team
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Hawks Lost East Conf SemisPacers 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 %
Joe Johnson 76 38.0 21.3 1.0 3.7 4.6 4.9 1.1 0.1 1.9 1.9 8.4 18.2 .458 1.7 4.6 .369 2.9 3.5 .818
Derrick McKey 75 32.5 11.7 1.6 3.2 4.8 3.5 1.1 0.6 1.9 3.3 4.6 9.5 .486 0.2 0.9 .250 2.3 2.9 .769
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Joe Johnson 11 40.0 17.9 1.8 3.3 5.1 5.0 0.9 0.3 2.3 2.0 7.0 18.1 .387 0.8 3.7 .220 3.1 3.8 .810
Derrick McKey 5 36.0 12.8 1.6 5.0 6.6 2.0 1.4 0.2 2.8 4.0 4.8 11.4 .421 1.0 2.4 .417 2.2 2.6 .846

Season 10

Joe Johnson Derrick McKey
Season 2010-111996-97
Team Atlanta HawksIndiana Pacers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Hawks Lost East 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 %
Joe Johnson 72 35.5 18.2 0.8 3.2 4.0 4.7 0.7 0.1 2.0 1.8 7.1 16.1 .443 1.2 4.2 .297 2.7 3.4 .802
Derrick McKey 50 29.0 8.0 1.6 3.2 4.8 2.7 0.9 0.6 1.7 2.8 3.0 7.6 .391 0.3 1.2 .259 1.8 2.5 .724
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Joe Johnson 12 41.4 18.8 1.5 3.1 4.6 3.3 1.1 0.1 2.6 1.6 7.3 16.5 .439 1.5 3.5 .429 2.8 3.5 .810
Derrick McKey ------- --- ----------

Season 11

Joe Johnson Derrick McKey
Season 2011-121997-98
Team Atlanta HawksIndiana Pacers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Hawks Lost East Conf 1st RdPacers 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 %
Joe Johnson 60 35.5 18.8 0.9 2.8 3.7 3.9 0.8 0.2 1.9 1.3 7.1 15.5 .454 2.1 5.4 .388 2.6 3.1 .849
Derrick McKey 57 23.1 6.3 1.3 2.4 3.7 1.5 1.0 0.5 1.4 2.7 2.6 5.7 .459 0.1 0.3 .235 1.0 1.4 .714
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Joe Johnson 6 40.5 17.2 1.0 2.5 3.5 3.5 1.3 0.2 2.7 1.8 6.3 17.0 .373 1.5 6.0 .250 3.0 4.0 .750
Derrick McKey 15 18.9 4.5 0.5 2.1 2.7 0.7 0.6 0.5 0.7 3.3 1.5 4.6 .333 0.2 0.7 .300 1.2 1.5 .783

Season 12

Joe Johnson Derrick McKey
Season 2012-131998-99
Team Brooklyn NetsIndiana Pacers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Nets Lost East Conf 1st RdPacers 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 %
Joe Johnson 72 36.7 16.3 0.7 2.3 3.0 3.5 0.7 0.2 1.7 1.4 6.2 14.6 .423 2.1 5.5 .375 1.8 2.2 .820
Derrick McKey 13 18.8 4.6 1.4 1.8 3.2 1.0 0.9 0.3 0.9 1.8 1.8 4.0 .442 0.0 0.1 .000 1.1 1.3 .824
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Joe Johnson 7 38.7 14.9 0.6 2.6 3.1 2.7 1.1 0.0 1.7 1.9 6.1 14.7 .417 1.4 5.6 .256 1.1 1.3 .889
Derrick McKey 13 18.8 3.6 1.3 2.0 3.3 1.5 0.9 0.3 0.8 3.1 1.2 3.1 .375 0.0 0.3 .000 1.3 2.0 .654

Season 13

Joe Johnson Derrick McKey
Season 2013-141999-00
Team Brooklyn NetsIndiana Pacers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Nets Lost East Conf SemisPacers 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 %
Joe Johnson 79 32.6 15.8 0.6 2.8 3.4 2.7 0.6 0.1 1.5 1.6 5.8 12.9 .454 2.1 5.1 .401 2.0 2.5 .815
Derrick McKey 32 19.8 4.3 0.9 3.3 4.2 1.1 0.9 0.4 0.6 2.5 1.3 3.4 .398 0.3 0.7 .435 1.3 1.8 .768
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Joe Johnson 12 39.1 21.2 0.8 3.1 3.8 2.9 0.5 0.3 1.6 1.7 8.2 15.3 .533 1.8 4.4 .415 3.0 3.6 .837
Derrick McKey 23 15.3 2.0 1.1 2.3 3.4 0.6 0.3 0.2 0.8 2.0 0.7 1.4 .469 0.0 0.3 .167 0.7 0.9 .800

Season 14

Joe Johnson Derrick McKey
Season 2014-152000-01
Team Brooklyn NetsIndiana Pacers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Nets Lost East Conf 1st RdPacers 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 %
Joe Johnson 80 34.9 14.4 0.7 4.1 4.8 3.7 0.7 0.2 1.7 1.5 5.6 12.8 .435 1.5 4.2 .359 1.8 2.2 .801
Derrick McKey 66 15.0 2.2 0.7 1.9 2.7 1.1 0.7 0.2 0.7 2.1 0.9 2.1 .441 0.1 0.3 .200 0.3 0.4 .778
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Joe Johnson 6 41.5 16.5 0.8 6.8 7.7 4.8 1.2 0.0 0.8 2.7 5.7 15.7 .362 2.0 6.8 .293 3.2 4.0 .792
Derrick McKey 4 8.8 1.5 1.0 1.3 2.3 1.0 0.3 0.0 0.3 1.8 0.5 1.3 .400 0.3 0.3 1.000 0.3 0.5 .500

Season 15

Joe Johnson Derrick McKey
Season 2015-162001-02
Team Brooklyn Nets, Miami HeatPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Heat Lost East Conf Semis76ers 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 %
Joe Johnson 81 33.4 12.2 0.6 3.0 3.6 3.9 0.8 0.0 2.0 1.8 4.7 10.6 .439 1.5 3.9 .383 1.5 1.8 .831
Derrick McKey 41 19.1 2.9 1.2 1.9 3.1 1.1 1.0 0.1 0.5 2.2 1.3 3.0 .426 0.1 0.3 .417 0.2 0.3 .714
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Joe Johnson 14 35.1 12.1 0.5 4.2 4.7 2.5 0.6 0.2 1.3 1.9 4.9 11.3 .430 0.9 3.3 .283 1.5 1.7 .875
Derrick McKey 4 10.0 2.0 0.8 0.8 1.5 0.3 0.3 0.5 0.3 1.3 1.0 2.0 .500 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -

Season 16

Joe Johnson Derrick McKey
Season 2016-17-
Team Utah Jazz-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Jazz Lost West Conf Semis-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Joe Johnson 78 23.6 9.2 0.4 2.7 3.1 1.8 0.5 0.2 0.9 1.2 3.5 8.0 .436 1.4 3.3 .411 0.8 1.0 .818
Derrick McKey ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Joe Johnson 11 29.6 12.9 0.7 3.2 3.9 2.5 0.5 0.1 1.2 1.9 5.3 12.1 .436 1.4 4.1 .333 1.0 1.4 .733
Derrick McKey ------- --- ----------

Season 17

Joe Johnson Derrick McKey
Season 2017-18-
Team Utah Jazz, Houston Rockets-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Rockets Lost West Conf Finals-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Joe Johnson 55 21.9 6.8 0.3 2.9 3.1 1.5 0.3 0.1 0.9 1.2 2.7 6.5 .406 0.7 2.6 .276 0.7 0.8 .889
Derrick McKey ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Joe Johnson 8 6.8 1.5 0.0 1.3 1.3 0.4 0.0 0.1 0.4 0.5 0.8 2.1 .353 0.0 0.4 .000 0.0 0.0 -
Derrick McKey ------- --- ----------

Note: Joe Johnson didn't play in 2018-19, 2019-20 and 2020-21.

Season 18

Joe Johnson Derrick McKey
Season 2021-22-
Team Boston Celtics-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not Play-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Joe Johnson 1 2.0 2.0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 1.0 1.000 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -
Derrick McKey ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Joe Johnson ------- --- ----------
Derrick McKey ------- --- ----------