Richard Jefferson vs. Arnie Johnson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Arnie Johnson and Richard Jefferson that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Who scored more points in his career? Who averaged more points in playoffs? Who won more championships? Who led the season more times? Who won more MVP awards? These questions and many more, are answered here. It includes NBA Championships, seasons, playoffs, awards, statistical data for points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks and percentages.

Head-To-Head Career Comparison

Richard Jefferson

vs.

Arnie Johnson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Richard Jefferson: 2001-02 to 2017-18
Arnie Johnson: 1948-49 to 1952-53

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Richard Jefferson 1 Arnie Johnson 1

NBA Seasons Richard Jefferson 17 Arnie Johnson 5

Playoffs Played Richard Jefferson 12 Arnie Johnson 5

All-Star Games Richard Jefferson 0 Arnie Johnson 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Richard Jefferson 12.6 Arnie Johnson 8.7

Rebounds Per Game Richard Jefferson 4.0 Arnie Johnson 6.2 *

Assists Per Game Richard Jefferson 2.0 Arnie Johnson 2.2

Steals Per Game Richard Jefferson 0.7 Arnie Johnson - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Richard Jefferson 0.3 Arnie Johnson - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Richard Jefferson 14,904 Arnie Johnson 2,888

Total Rebounds Richard Jefferson 4,720 Arnie Johnson 1,272 *

Total Assists Richard Jefferson 2,412 Arnie Johnson 731

Total Steals Richard Jefferson 787 Arnie Johnson - n/a **

Total Blocks Richard Jefferson 347 Arnie Johnson - n/a **

Total Games Richard Jefferson 1,181 Arnie Johnson 332

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Richard Jefferson .464 Arnie Johnson .418

3-Point Percentage Richard Jefferson .376 Arnie Johnson - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Richard Jefferson .768 Arnie Johnson .731

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Richard Jefferson 22.6 (2008) Arnie Johnson 10.0 (1952)

Rebounds Per Game Richard Jefferson 7.3 (2005) Arnie Johnson 6.6 (1951) *

Assists Per Game Richard Jefferson 4.0 (2005) Arnie Johnson 2.8 (1952)

Steals Per Game Richard Jefferson 1.1 (2004) Arnie Johnson - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Richard Jefferson 0.6 (2002) Arnie Johnson - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Richard Jefferson 10.8 Arnie Johnson 9.6

Rebounds Per Game Richard Jefferson 4.3 Arnie Johnson 7.6 *

Assists Per Game Richard Jefferson 1.7 Arnie Johnson 2.8

Steals Per Game Richard Jefferson 0.6 Arnie Johnson - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Richard Jefferson 0.3 Arnie Johnson - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Richard Jefferson 1,511 Arnie Johnson 278

Total Rebounds Richard Jefferson 608 Arnie Johnson 175 *

Total Assists Richard Jefferson 241 Arnie Johnson 82

Total Steals Richard Jefferson 87 Arnie Johnson - n/a **

Total Blocks Richard Jefferson 44 Arnie Johnson - n/a **

Total Games Richard Jefferson 140 Arnie Johnson 29

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Richard Jefferson .473 Arnie Johnson .383

3-Point Percentage Richard Jefferson .325 Arnie Johnson - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Richard Jefferson .731 Arnie Johnson .752

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Richard Jefferson 22.2 (2006) Arnie Johnson 11.2 (1951)

Rebounds Per Game Richard Jefferson 6.4 (2003) Arnie Johnson 9.0 (1951) *

Assists Per Game Richard Jefferson 4.1 (2006) Arnie Johnson 4.0 (1952)

Steals Per Game Richard Jefferson 1.3 (2004) Arnie Johnson - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Richard Jefferson 0.7 (2004) Arnie Johnson - n/a **

Notes: * Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.