Danilo Gallinari vs. Joe Johnson Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Joe Johnson and Danilo Gallinari, 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.

Danilo Gallinari played 14 years in the NBA, 4 less than Joe Johnson, who played 18. Danilo Gallinari had the first of his seasons in 2008-09, 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.

Their Careers

Player
Total Seasons Playoffs Played NBA Years
Danilo Gallinari 14 7 2008-09 to 2023-24
Joe Johnson 18 13 2001-02 to 2021-22

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Danilo Gallinari Joe Johnson
Season 2008-092001-02
Team New York KnicksBoston Celtics, Phoenix Suns
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie Second Team
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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Rookie Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Danilo Gallinari 28 14.7 6.1 0.5 1.5 2.0 0.5 0.5 0.1 0.5 1.7 2.0 4.5 .448 1.1 2.6 .444 0.9 1.0 .963
difference:+49+10.2+1.4+0.5+0.9+1.3+1.8+0.3+0.2-0.4-0.2+1.3+3.1+.018+0.6+0.9+.152+0.4+0.3+.189
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 Danilo Gallinari nor Joe Johnson played in the postseason in their season 1

Season 2

Danilo Gallinari Joe Johnson
Season 2009-102002-03
Team New York KnicksPhoenix Suns
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlaySuns Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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2nd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Danilo Gallinari 81 33.9 15.1 0.8 4.1 4.9 1.7 0.9 0.7 1.4 2.4 4.8 11.4 .423 2.3 6.0 .381 3.1 3.8 .818
difference:+1+6.4+5.3+0.1+1.6+1.7+0.9+0.1+0.5-0.1-0.7+0.9+1.7+.026+1.4+3.5+.015+1.9+2.3+.044
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Danilo Gallinari DNP------ --- ----------
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

Season 3

Danilo Gallinari Joe Johnson
Season 2010-112003-04
Team New York Knicks, Denver NuggetsPhoenix Suns
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Nuggets Lost West Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
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3rd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Danilo Gallinari 62 33.9 15.6 1.0 4.0 4.9 1.7 0.8 0.4 1.3 2.3 4.3 10.3 .414 1.7 4.7 .352 5.4 6.3 .862
difference:+20+6.7+1.1+0.3+0.2+2.7+0.3+0.1-1.1-0.1+2.5+5.4+.016+0.7+1.4+.047+3.3+3.5+.112
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Danilo Gallinari 5 29.6 12.0 0.2 3.2 3.4 2.0 0.8 0.0 1.4 3.4 3.8 8.8 .432 1.4 3.0 .467 3.0 4.2 .714
Joe Johnson DNP------ --- ----------

Season 4

Danilo Gallinari Joe Johnson
Season 2011-122004-05
Team Denver NuggetsPhoenix Suns
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Nuggets Lost West Conf 1st RdSuns Lost West Conf Finals
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4th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Danilo Gallinari 43 31.4 14.6 0.7 4.0 4.7 2.7 1.0 0.5 1.6 2.0 4.5 10.8 .414 1.4 4.3 .328 4.2 4.9 .871
difference:+39+8.1+2.5+0.8+0.3+0.4+0.8+0.2-0.2+2.1+3.6+.047+0.8+0.2+.150+2.6+2.7+.121
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Danilo Gallinari 7 31.7 13.4 1.3 3.9 5.1 2.4 0.7 0.6 1.3 2.1 4.9 13.4 .362 0.6 3.3 .174 3.1 3.4 .917
difference:+2+7.6+5.4+0.5+0.3+0.8+0.9+0.4+0.2-0.2-0.1+2.1+0.5+.142+1.6+0.7+.382+0.5+0.3+.220
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

Season 5

Danilo Gallinari Joe Johnson
Season 2012-132005-06
Team Denver NuggetsAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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5th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Danilo Gallinari 71 32.5 16.2 0.9 4.3 5.2 2.5 0.9 0.5 1.6 1.8 5.1 12.3 .418 1.9 5.1 .373 4.0 4.9 .822
difference:+11+8.2+4.0+0.3+1.4+1.1+4.0+0.4+0.1-1.7-0.5+2.6+4.7+.035+0.3+0.7+.017+0.8+0.9+.031
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
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Danilo Gallinari nor Joe Johnson played in the postseason in their season 5

Note: Danilo Gallinari didn't play in 2013-14.

Season 6

Danilo Gallinari Joe Johnson
Season 2014-152006-07
Team Denver NuggetsAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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6th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Danilo Gallinari 59 24.2 12.4 0.5 3.2 3.7 1.4 0.8 0.3 1.0 1.6 3.9 9.6 .401 1.8 5.1 .355 2.9 3.2 .895
difference:+2+17.2+12.6+0.4+0.1+0.5+3.0+0.3+0.1-2.1-0.4+5.5+10.4+.070+0.3+0.4+.026+1.2+2.3+.147
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
* Neiher Danilo Gallinari nor Joe Johnson played in the postseason in their season 6

Season 7

Danilo Gallinari Joe Johnson
Season 2015-162007-08
Team Denver NuggetsAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayHawks 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 TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Danilo Gallinari 53 34.7 19.5 1.0 4.3 5.3 2.5 0.8 0.4 1.5 1.6 5.4 13.2 .410 1.6 4.5 .364 7.1 8.2 .868
difference:+29+6.1+2.2+0.8+0.8+3.3+0.2+0.2-1.2-0.4+2.5+5.1+.022+0.5+0.9+.017+3.2+3.6+.034
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 TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Danilo Gallinari DNP------ --- ----------
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

Danilo Gallinari Joe Johnson
Season 2016-172008-09
Team Denver NuggetsAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayHawks Lost East Conf Semis
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8th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Danilo Gallinari 63 33.9 18.2 0.6 4.5 5.2 2.1 0.6 0.2 1.3 1.5 5.3 11.9 .447 2.0 5.1 .389 5.5 6.1 .902
difference:+16+5.6+3.2+0.2+0.9+0.8+3.7+0.5-1.2-0.7+2.5+6.1+.010+0.1+0.1+.029+1.7+1.5+.076
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 TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Danilo Gallinari DNP------ --- ----------
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

Danilo Gallinari Joe Johnson
Season 2017-182009-10
Team Los Angeles ClippersAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Third Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayHawks Lost East Conf Semis
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9th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Danilo Gallinari 21 32.0 15.3 0.4 4.4 4.8 2.0 0.6 0.5 1.2 1.4 4.9 12.2 .398 1.7 5.3 .324 3.9 4.1 .931
difference:+55+6.0+6.0+0.6+0.7+0.2+2.9+0.5+0.4-0.7-0.5+3.5+6.0+.060+0.7+.045+1.0+0.6+.113
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 TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Danilo Gallinari DNP------ --- ----------
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

Danilo Gallinari Joe Johnson
Season 2018-192010-11
Team Los Angeles ClippersAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Clippers Lost West Conf 1st RdHawks Lost East Conf Semis
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10th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Danilo Gallinari 68 30.3 19.8 0.8 5.3 6.1 2.6 0.7 0.3 1.5 1.9 6.0 13.0 .463 2.4 5.5 .433 5.4 6.0 .904
difference:+4+5.2+1.6+2.1+2.1+2.1+0.2-0.5-0.1+1.1+3.1+.020+1.2+1.3+.136+2.7+2.6+.102
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 TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Danilo Gallinari 6 33.5 19.8 1.5 4.7 6.2 2.7 1.3 0.2 1.8 2.3 6.5 18.5 .351 2.2 7.2 .302 4.7 5.5 .848
difference:+6+7.9+1.0+1.6+1.6+0.6+0.2+0.1-0.8-0.7+0.8+2.0+.088+0.7+3.7+.127+1.9+2.0+.038
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

Danilo Gallinari Joe Johnson
Season 2019-202011-12
Team Oklahoma City ThunderAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Thunder Lost West Conf 1st RdHawks 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 TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Danilo Gallinari 62 29.6 18.7 0.5 4.6 5.2 1.9 0.7 0.1 1.2 1.2 5.8 13.2 .438 2.9 7.1 .405 4.3 4.8 .893
difference:+2+5.9+0.1+0.4+1.8+1.5+2.0+0.1+0.1-0.7-0.1+1.3+2.3+.016+0.8+1.7+.017+1.7+1.7+.044
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 TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Danilo Gallinari 7 30.3 15.0 0.7 4.7 5.4 1.0 0.7 0.1 2.1 1.6 4.6 11.3 .405 1.7 5.3 .324 4.1 4.3 .967
difference:+1+10.2+2.2+0.3+2.2+1.9+2.5+0.6+0.1-0.6-0.2+1.7+5.7+.032+0.2+0.7+.074+1.1+0.3+.217
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

Danilo Gallinari Joe Johnson
Season 2020-212012-13
Team Atlanta HawksBrooklyn Nets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Hawks Lost East Conf FinalsNets 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 TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Danilo Gallinari 51 24.0 13.3 0.3 3.8 4.1 1.5 0.6 0.2 0.8 2.1 4.0 9.3 .434 2.0 5.0 .406 3.2 3.4 .925
difference:+21+12.7+3.0+0.4+1.5+1.1+2.0+0.1-0.9-0.7+2.2+5.3+.011+0.1+0.5+.031+1.4+1.2+.105
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 TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Danilo Gallinari 18 24.6 12.8 0.4 3.4 3.9 0.8 0.3 0.2 0.8 2.6 4.1 9.7 .425 1.9 4.7 .405 2.7 2.9 .942
difference:+11+14.1+2.1+0.2+0.8+0.8+1.9+0.8+0.2-0.9-0.7+2.0+5.0+.008+0.5+0.9+.149+1.6+1.6+.053
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

Danilo Gallinari Joe Johnson
Season 2021-222013-14
Team Atlanta HawksBrooklyn Nets
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Hawks Lost East Conf 1st RdNets Lost East Conf Semis
more >>
13th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Danilo Gallinari 66 25.3 11.7 0.5 4.1 4.7 1.5 0.4 0.2 0.6 1.4 3.9 9.0 .434 1.7 4.5 .381 2.1 2.4 .904
difference:+13+7.3+4.1+0.1+1.3+1.3+1.2+0.2+0.1-0.9-0.2+1.9+3.9+.020+0.4+0.6+.020+0.1+0.1+.089
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 TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Danilo Gallinari 5 22.4 10.2 0.4 3.8 4.2 0.8 0.2 0.0 1.0 1.2 3.6 9.0 .400 0.8 3.0 .267 2.2 2.2 1.000
difference:+7+16.7+11.0+0.4+0.7+0.4+2.1+0.3+0.3-0.6-0.5+4.6+6.3+.133+1.0+1.4+.148+0.8+1.4+.163
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

Note: Danilo Gallinari didn't play in 2022-23.

Season 14

Danilo Gallinari Joe Johnson
Season 2023-242014-15
Team Washington Wizards, Detroit Pistons, Milwaukee BucksBrooklyn Nets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Bucks Lost East Conf 1st RdNets Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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14th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Danilo Gallinari 49 12.8 5.7 0.4 1.8 2.2 1.1 0.3 0.1 0.5 1.0 1.7 3.9 .437 0.6 1.9 .323 1.7 2.0 .857
difference:+31+22.1+8.7+0.3+2.3+2.6+2.6+0.4+0.1-1.2-0.5+3.9+8.9+.002+0.9+2.3+.036+0.1+0.2+.056
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Danilo Gallinari 3 12.3 3.7 0.3 2.7 3.0 0.7 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.0 1.3 2.7 .500 0.0 0.7 .000 1.0 1.3 .750
difference:+3+29.2+12.8+0.5+4.1+4.7+4.1+1.2-0.5-2.7+4.4+13.0+.138+2.0+6.1+.293+2.2+2.7+.042
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

Additional Years

* Joe Johnson played 4 seasons more than Danilo Gallinari in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 15 to 18, from 2016 to 2022—Joe Johnson played in 3 Playoffs.