De'Aaron Fox vs. Joe Johnson Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Joe Johnson and De'Aaron Fox, 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.
De'Aaron Fox played 8 years in the NBA, 10 less than Joe Johnson, who played 18. De'Aaron Fox had the first of his seasons in 2017-18, 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 |
| De'Aaron Fox |
8 |
1 |
2017-18 to 2024-25 |
| Joe Johnson |
18 |
13 |
2001-02 to 2021-22 |
Comparison Season by Season |
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Rookie Season |
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De'Aaron Fox |
Joe Johnson |
| Season |
2017-18 | 2001-02 |
| Team |
Sacramento Kings | 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 |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| De'Aaron Fox |
73 |
27.8 |
11.6 |
0.5 |
2.3 |
2.8 |
4.4 |
1.0 |
0.3 |
2.4 |
2.2 |
4.5 |
10.9 |
.412 |
0.6 |
2.1 |
.307 |
1.9 |
2.7 |
.723 |
| difference: | +4 | +2.9 | +4.1 | +0.5 | +0.1 | +0.5 | +2.1 | +0.2 | | -1.5 | -0.7 | +1.2 | +3.3 | +.018 | +0.1 | +0.4 | +.015 | +1.4 | +2.0 | +.051 |
| 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 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
| * Neiher De'Aaron Fox nor Joe Johnson played in the postseason in their season 1 |
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2nd Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| De'Aaron Fox |
81 |
31.4 |
17.3 |
0.5 |
3.2 |
3.8 |
7.3 |
1.6 |
0.6 |
2.8 |
2.5 |
6.2 |
13.6 |
.458 |
1.1 |
2.9 |
.371 |
3.7 |
5.1 |
.727 |
| difference: | +1 | +3.9 | +7.5 | +0.2 | +0.7 | +0.6 | +4.7 | +0.8 | +0.4 | -1.5 | -0.8 | +2.3 | +3.9 | +.061 | +0.2 | +0.4 | +.005 | +2.5 | +3.6 | +.047 |
| 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 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| De'Aaron Fox |
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 |
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3rd Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| De'Aaron Fox |
51 |
32.0 |
21.1 |
0.7 |
3.2 |
3.8 |
6.8 |
1.5 |
0.5 |
3.1 |
2.8 |
7.7 |
16.0 |
.480 |
1.1 |
3.6 |
.292 |
4.7 |
6.7 |
.705 |
| difference: | +31 | +8.6 | +4.4 | +0.3 | +0.5 | +0.9 | +2.4 | +0.4 | +0.2 | -0.7 | -0.6 | +0.9 | +0.3 | +.050 | +0.1 | +0.3 | +.013 | +2.6 | +3.9 | +.045 |
| 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 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
| * Neiher De'Aaron Fox nor Joe Johnson played in the postseason in their season 3 |
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4th Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| De'Aaron Fox |
58 |
35.1 |
25.2 |
0.6 |
2.9 |
3.5 |
7.2 |
1.5 |
0.5 |
3.0 |
2.9 |
9.1 |
19.1 |
.477 |
1.8 |
5.5 |
.322 |
5.2 |
7.2 |
.719 |
| difference: | +24 | +4.4 | +8.1 | +0.9 | +0.8 | +1.6 | +3.7 | +0.5 | +0.2 | -1.2 | -0.9 | +2.5 | +4.7 | +.016 | +0.4 | +1.0 | +.156 | +3.6 | +5.0 | +.031 |
| 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 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| De'Aaron Fox |
DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 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 |
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5th Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| De'Aaron Fox |
59 |
35.3 |
23.2 |
0.4 |
3.5 |
3.9 |
5.6 |
1.2 |
0.4 |
2.8 |
2.9 |
8.7 |
18.5 |
.473 |
1.3 |
4.2 |
.297 |
4.4 |
5.9 |
.750 |
| difference: | +23 | +5.4 | +3.0 | +0.8 | +0.6 | +0.2 | +0.9 | +0.1 | | -0.5 | -0.6 | +1.0 | +1.5 | +.020 | +0.3 | +0.2 | +.059 | +1.2 | +1.9 | +.041 |
| 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 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
| * Neiher De'Aaron Fox nor Joe Johnson played in the postseason in their season 5 |
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6th Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| De'Aaron Fox |
73 |
33.4 |
25.0 |
0.5 |
3.6 |
4.2 |
6.1 |
1.1 |
0.3 |
2.5 |
2.4 |
9.3 |
18.2 |
.512 |
1.6 |
5.0 |
.324 |
4.7 |
6.0 |
.780 |
| difference: | +16 | +8.0 | | +0.4 | +0.3 | | +1.7 | | +0.1 | -0.6 | -0.4 | +0.1 | +1.8 | +.041 | +0.5 | +0.5 | +.057 | +0.6 | +0.5 | +.032 |
| 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 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| De'Aaron Fox |
7 |
38.6 |
27.4 |
1.7 |
3.7 |
5.4 |
7.7 |
2.1 |
0.6 |
4.0 |
3.3 |
10.0 |
23.6 |
.424 |
3.0 |
9.0 |
.333 |
4.4 |
5.9 |
.756 |
| Joe Johnson |
DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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7th Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| De'Aaron Fox |
74 |
35.9 |
26.6 |
0.9 |
3.7 |
4.6 |
5.6 |
2.0 |
0.4 |
2.6 |
2.6 |
9.7 |
20.9 |
.465 |
2.9 |
7.8 |
.369 |
4.2 |
5.7 |
.738 |
| difference: | +8 | +4.9 | +4.9 | +0.1 | +0.2 | +0.1 | +0.2 | +1.0 | +0.2 | -0.1 | -0.6 | +1.8 | +2.6 | +.033 | +0.8 | +2.4 | +.012 | +0.3 | +1.1 | +.096 |
| 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 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| De'Aaron Fox |
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 |
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8th Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| De'Aaron Fox |
62 |
36.1 |
23.5 |
0.9 |
3.9 |
4.8 |
6.3 |
1.5 |
0.4 |
2.8 |
2.6 |
8.7 |
18.8 |
.463 |
1.9 |
6.1 |
.310 |
4.2 |
5.1 |
.827 |
| difference: | +17 | +3.4 | +2.1 | +0.1 | +0.3 | +0.4 | +0.5 | +0.4 | +0.2 | -0.3 | -0.4 | +0.9 | +0.8 | +.026 | | +0.9 | +.050 | +0.4 | +0.5 | +.001 |
| 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 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| De'Aaron Fox |
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 |
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Additional Years |
* Joe Johnson played 10 seasons more than De'Aaron Fox in the NBA.
In that period—his seasons 9 to 18, from 2010 to 2022—Joe Johnson played in 9 Playoffs. In those 10 extra years over De'Aaron Fox, Joe Johnson got these achievements: |
| Honors & Awards | 1 All-NBA Third Team
4 All-Star Game
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