Chauncey Billups vs. Joe Johnson Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Joe Johnson and Chauncey Billups, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

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.

Chauncey Billups played 17 years in the NBA, 1 less than Joe Johnson, who played 18. Chauncey Billups had the first of his seasons in 1997-98, while Joe Johnson had his rookie season in 2001-02. 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 achievements, awards and championships won, the stats they recorded both in the Regular Season and the Playoffs and how their teams performed in the postseason.

Rookie Season
	Chauncey Billups	Joe Johnson
Season	1997-98	2001-02
Team	Boston Celtics, Toronto Raptors	Boston Celtics, Phoenix Suns
Honors & Awards	-	All-Rookie Second Team
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Did Not Play

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Rookie Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Chauncey Billups	80	27.7	11.2	0.8	1.6	2.4	3.9	1.3	0.1	2.2	2.2	3.5	9.4	.374	1.3	4.1	.329	2.8	3.3	.850
difference:	+3	+2.8	+3.7	+0.2	+0.8	+0.9	+1.6	+0.5	+0.2	-1.3	-0.7	+0.2	+1.8	+.056	+0.8	+2.4	+.037	+2.3	+2.6	+.076
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
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Chauncey Billups nor Joe Johnson played in the postseason in their season 1

Season 6
	Chauncey Billups	Joe Johnson
Season	2002-03	2006-07
Team	Detroit Pistons	Atlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Pistons Lost East Conf Finals	Did Not Play

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6th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Chauncey Billups	74	31.4	16.2	0.5	3.2	3.7	3.9	0.9	0.2	1.8	1.8	4.9	11.8	.421	2.0	5.1	.392	4.3	4.9	.878
difference:	+17	+10.0	+8.8	+0.4	+0.1	+0.5	+0.5	+0.2		-1.3	-0.2	+4.5	+8.2	+.050	+0.1	+0.4	+.011	+0.2	+0.6	+.130
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
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Chauncey Billups	14	34.6	18.0	0.3	3.1	3.4	4.7	0.6	0.1	2.4	2.7	5.1	13.6	.374	1.9	6.0	.310	6.0	6.4	.933
Joe Johnson	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Season 7
	Chauncey Billups	Joe Johnson
Season	2003-04	2007-08
Team	Detroit Pistons	Atlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards	Finals MVP	-
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	NBA Champion	Hawks Lost East Conf 1st Rd

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7th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Chauncey Billups	78	35.4	16.9	0.4	3.1	3.5	5.7	1.1	0.1	2.4	2.3	5.0	12.8	.394	1.7	4.3	.388	5.2	5.9	.878
difference:	+4	+5.4	+4.8	+0.6	+0.4	+1.0	+0.1	+0.1	+0.1	-0.3	-0.3	+2.9	+5.5	+.038	+0.4	+1.1	+.007	+1.3	+1.3	+.044
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
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Chauncey Billups	23	38.4	16.4	0.6	2.4	3.0	5.9	1.3	0.1	2.6	2.5	4.8	12.4	.385	1.6	4.7	.346	5.3	5.9	.890
difference:	+16	+0.9	+3.6	+0.7	+0.2	+0.9	+1.9	+1.0	+0.1	-0.3	-0.2	+1.9	+4.0	+.024	+0.7	+0.4	+.098	+1.0	+1.2	+.019
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

Season 8
	Chauncey Billups	Joe Johnson
Season	2004-05	2008-09
Team	Detroit Pistons	Atlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards	All-Defensive Second Team	-
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Pistons Lost NBA Finals	Hawks Lost East Conf Semis

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8th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Chauncey Billups	80	35.8	16.5	0.6	2.8	3.4	5.8	1.0	0.1	2.3	2.4	5.1	11.4	.442	2.1	4.8	.426	4.3	4.8	.898
difference:	+1	+3.7	+4.9	+0.2	+0.8	+1.0		+0.1	+0.1	-0.2	-0.2	+2.7	+6.6	+.005	+0.2	+0.4	+.066	+0.5	+0.2	+.072
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
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Chauncey Billups	25	39.5	18.7	0.9	3.4	4.3	6.5	1.0	0.2	2.0	2.8	5.8	13.6	.428	1.8	5.0	.349	5.3	6.0	.893
difference:	+14	+0.5	+2.3	+0.6	+0.5	+0.2	+3.0	+0.3	+0.2	-0.9	-0.6	+0.6	+1.7	+.011	+0.7	+1.8	+.006	+2.8	+1.9	+.271
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

Season 9
	Chauncey Billups	Joe Johnson
Season	2005-06	2009-10
Team	Detroit Pistons	Atlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards	All-NBA Second Team	-
	-	All-NBA Third Team
	All-Defensive Second Team	-
	All-Star Game	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Pistons Lost East Conf Finals	Hawks Lost East Conf Semis

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9th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Chauncey Billups	81	36.1	18.5	0.5	2.6	3.1	8.6	0.9	0.1	2.1	2.0	5.2	12.5	.418	2.3	5.2	.433	5.7	6.4	.894
difference:	+5	+1.9	+2.8	+0.5	+1.1	+1.5	+3.7	+0.2		-0.2	-0.1	+3.2	+5.7	+.040	+0.6	+0.6	+.064	+2.8	+2.9	+.076
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
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Chauncey Billups	18	39.2	17.9	0.4	3.0	3.4	6.5	1.2	0.1	2.4	2.4	5.2	12.7	.406	1.8	5.2	.340	5.8	6.4	.905
difference:	+7	+0.8		+1.4	+0.3	+1.7	+1.5	+0.3	+0.2	-0.1	-0.4	+1.8	+5.4	+.019	+1.0	+1.5	+.120	+2.7	+2.6	+.095
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

Season 10
	Chauncey Billups	Joe Johnson
Season	2006-07	2010-11
Team	Detroit Pistons	Atlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards	All-NBA Third Team	-
	All-Star Game	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Pistons Lost East Conf Finals	Hawks Lost East Conf Semis

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10th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Chauncey Billups	70	36.2	17.0	0.3	3.1	3.4	7.2	1.2	0.2	2.0	2.3	5.0	11.6	.427	1.6	4.5	.345	5.5	6.2	.883
difference:	+2	+0.7	+1.2	+0.5	+0.1	+0.6	+2.5	+0.5	+0.1		-0.5	+2.1	+4.5	+.016	+0.4	+0.3	+.048	+2.8	+2.8	+.081
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
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Chauncey Billups	16	40.6	18.6	0.4	2.9	3.3	5.7	1.2	0.1	2.9	2.4	5.3	12.1	.435	2.2	5.6	.389	5.9	7.1	.832
difference:	+4	+0.8	+0.2	+1.1	+0.2	+1.3	+2.4	+0.1		-0.3	-0.8	+2.0	+4.4	+.004	+0.7	+2.1	+.040	+3.1	+3.6	+.022
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

Season 11
	Chauncey Billups	Joe Johnson
Season	2007-08	2011-12
Team	Detroit Pistons	Atlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Pistons Lost East Conf Finals	Hawks Lost East Conf 1st Rd

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11th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Chauncey Billups	78	32.3	17.0	0.5	2.2	2.7	6.8	1.3	0.2	2.1	1.7	5.0	11.2	.448	1.8	4.4	.401	5.1	5.6	.918
difference:	+18	+3.2	+1.8	+0.4	+0.6	+1.0	+2.9	+0.5		-0.2	-0.4	+2.1	+4.3	+.006	+0.3	+1.0	+.013	+2.5	+2.5	+.069
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
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Chauncey Billups	15	32.0	16.1	0.4	2.5	2.9	5.5	0.8	0.1	1.3	2.1	4.6	11.5	.401	1.6	4.3	.375	5.3	6.3	.832
difference:	+9	+8.5	+1.1	+0.6		+0.6	+2.0	+0.5	+0.1	-1.4	-0.3	+1.7	+5.5	+.028	+0.1	+1.7	+.125	+2.3	+2.3	+.082
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

Season 12
	Chauncey Billups	Joe Johnson
Season	2008-09	2012-13
Team	Detroit Pistons, Denver Nuggets	Brooklyn Nets
Honors & Awards	All-NBA Third Team	-
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Nuggets Lost West Conf Finals	Nets Lost East Conf 1st Rd

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12th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Chauncey Billups	79	35.3	17.7	0.4	2.6	3.0	6.4	1.2	0.2	2.2	2.0	5.2	12.4	.418	2.1	5.0	.408	5.3	5.8	.913
difference:	+7	+1.4	+1.4	+0.3	+0.3		+2.9	+0.5		-0.5	-0.6	+1.0	+2.2	+.005		+0.5	+.033	+3.5	+3.6	+.093
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
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Chauncey Billups	16	38.7	20.6	0.3	3.5	3.8	6.8	1.3	0.3	1.9	2.4	5.6	12.3	.457	2.8	5.9	.468	6.6	7.3	.906
difference:	+9		+5.7	+0.3	+0.9	+0.7	+4.1	+0.2	+0.3	-0.2	-0.5	+0.5	+2.4	+.040	+1.4	+0.3	+.212	+5.5	+6.0	+.017
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

Season 13
	Chauncey Billups	Joe Johnson
Season	2009-10	2013-14
Team	Denver Nuggets	Brooklyn Nets
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Nuggets Lost West Conf 1st Rd	Nets Lost East Conf Semis

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13th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Chauncey Billups	73	34.1	19.5	0.3	2.8	3.1	5.6	1.1	0.1	2.4	2.1	5.5	13.2	.418	2.2	5.6	.386	6.4	7.0	.910
difference:	+6	+1.5	+3.7	+0.3		+0.3	+2.9	+0.5		-0.9	-0.5	+0.3	+0.3	+.036	+0.1	+0.5	+.015	+4.4	+4.5	+.095
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
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Chauncey Billups	6	34.5	20.3	0.2	2.2	2.3	6.3	1.0	0.5	3.0	4.0	6.2	13.8	.446	1.8	5.2	.355	6.2	7.0	.881
difference:	+6	+4.6	+0.9	+0.6	+0.9	+1.5	+3.4	+0.5	+0.2	-1.4	-2.3	+2.0	+1.5	+.087		+0.8	+.060	+3.2	+3.4	+.044
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