Jalen Green vs. Joe Johnson Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Joe Johnson and Jalen Green, 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.
Jalen Green played 4 years in the NBA, 14 less than Joe Johnson, who played 18. Jalen Green had the first of his seasons in 2021-22, 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 |
| Jalen Green |
4 |
1 |
2021-22 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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Jalen Green |
Joe Johnson |
| Season |
2021-22 | 2001-02 |
| Team |
Houston Rockets | Boston Celtics, Phoenix Suns |
| Honors & Awards |
All-Rookie First Team | - |
| - | 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 | % |
| Jalen Green |
67 |
31.9 |
17.3 |
0.5 |
2.9 |
3.4 |
2.6 |
0.7 |
0.3 |
2.0 |
1.5 |
6.1 |
14.2 |
.426 |
2.3 |
6.8 |
.343 |
2.8 |
3.5 |
.797 |
| difference: | +10 | +7.0 | +9.8 | +0.5 | +0.5 | +0.1 | +0.3 | +0.1 | | -1.1 | | +2.8 | +6.6 | +.004 | +1.8 | +5.1 | +.051 | +2.3 | +2.8 | +.023 |
| 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 Jalen Green 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 | % |
| Jalen Green |
76 |
34.2 |
22.1 |
0.6 |
3.2 |
3.7 |
3.7 |
0.8 |
0.2 |
2.6 |
1.7 |
7.4 |
17.9 |
.416 |
2.5 |
7.3 |
.338 |
4.8 |
6.1 |
.786 |
| difference: | +6 | +6.7 | +12.3 | +0.1 | +0.7 | +0.5 | +1.1 | | | -1.3 | | +3.5 | +8.2 | +.019 | +1.6 | +4.8 | +.028 | +3.6 | +4.6 | +.012 |
| 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 | % |
| Jalen Green |
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 | % |
| Jalen Green |
82 |
31.7 |
19.6 |
0.5 |
4.7 |
5.2 |
3.5 |
0.8 |
0.3 |
2.3 |
1.4 |
6.9 |
16.2 |
.423 |
2.5 |
7.4 |
.332 |
3.5 |
4.3 |
.804 |
| difference: | | +8.9 | +2.9 | +0.5 | +1.0 | +0.5 | +0.9 | +0.3 | | -0.1 | -0.8 | +0.1 | +0.5 | +.007 | +1.5 | +4.1 | +.027 | +1.4 | +1.5 | +.054 |
| 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 Jalen Green 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 | % |
| Jalen Green |
82 |
32.9 |
21.0 |
0.5 |
4.0 |
4.6 |
3.4 |
0.9 |
0.3 |
2.5 |
1.5 |
7.4 |
17.5 |
.423 |
2.9 |
8.1 |
.354 |
3.3 |
4.1 |
.813 |
| difference: | | +6.6 | +3.9 | +1.0 | +0.3 | +0.5 | +0.1 | +0.1 | | -0.7 | -0.5 | +0.8 | +3.1 | +.038 | +0.7 | +3.6 | +.124 | +1.7 | +1.9 | +.063 |
| 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 | % |
| Jalen Green |
7 |
31.3 |
13.3 |
0.4 |
5.0 |
5.4 |
2.9 |
0.6 |
0.3 |
1.4 |
0.9 |
4.6 |
12.3 |
.372 |
1.9 |
6.3 |
.295 |
2.3 |
3.4 |
.667 |
| difference: | +2 | +8.0 | +5.5 | +0.4 | +1.4 | +1.1 | +0.4 | +0.5 | +0.1 | -0.3 | -1.1 | +2.4 | +1.6 | +.132 | +0.3 | +2.3 | +.261 | +0.3 | +0.3 | +.030 |
| 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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Additional Years |
* Joe Johnson played 14 seasons more than Jalen Green in the NBA.
In that period—his seasons 5 to 18, from 2006 to 2022—Joe Johnson played in 11 Playoffs. In those 14 extra years over Jalen Green, Joe Johnson got these achievements: |
| Honors & Awards | 1 All-NBA Third Team
7 All-Star Game
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