Jalen Johnson vs. Brandin Podziemski Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Brandin Podziemski and Jalen Johnson, 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.

Jalen Johnson played 5 years in the NBA, 2 more than Brandin Podziemski, who played 3. Jalen Johnson had the first of his seasons in 2021-22, while Brandin Podziemski had his rookie season in 2023-24. 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 Johnson 5 2 2021-22 to 2025-26
Brandin Podziemski 3 1 2023-24 to 2025-26

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Jalen Johnson Brandin Podziemski
Season 2021-222023-24
Team Atlanta HawksGolden State Warriors
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs Hawks Lost East Conf 1st RdDid 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%
Jalen Johnson 22 5.5 2.4 0.1 1.1 1.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.4 0.4 1.0 1.9 .537 0.1 0.6 .231 0.2 0.3 .714
difference:+52+21.1+6.8+1.5+3.1+4.6+3.6+0.7+0.1-0.8-1.2+2.7+6.2+.083+1.1+2.6+.154+0.5+0.8+.081
Brandin Podziemski 74 26.6 9.2 1.6 4.2 5.8 3.7 0.8 0.2 1.2 1.6 3.7 8.1 .454 1.2 3.2 .385 0.7 1.1 .633
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Jalen Johnson 2 4.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.0 0.0 1.5 .000 0.0 0.5 .000 0.0 0.0 -
Brandin Podziemski DNP------ --- ----------

Season 2
Jalen Johnson Brandin Podziemski
Season 2022-232024-25
Team Atlanta HawksGolden State Warriors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Hawks Lost East Conf 1st RdWarriors Lost West Conf Semis
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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%
Jalen Johnson 70 14.9 5.6 0.7 3.3 4.0 1.2 0.5 0.5 0.6 1.6 2.3 4.6 .491 0.4 1.5 .288 0.7 1.1 .628
difference:+6+11.9+6.1+0.3+0.8+1.1+2.2+0.6+0.3-0.6-0.1+2.1+5.2+.046+1.4+3.3+.084+0.4+0.4+.130
Brandin Podziemski 64 26.8 11.7 1.0 4.1 5.1 3.4 1.1 0.2 1.2 1.5 4.4 9.8 .445 1.8 4.8 .372 1.1 1.5 .758
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Jalen Johnson 6 9.3 4.3 0.3 2.2 2.5 1.3 0.5 0.0 0.8 0.8 1.7 4.0 .417 0.7 1.8 .364 0.3 0.3 1.000
difference:+6+22.8+7.0+1.0+1.5+2.5+1.8+0.8+0.2-0.7-0.7+2.3+7.0+.053+1.1+3.8+.036+1.1+1.7+.292
Brandin Podziemski 12 32.1 11.3 1.3 3.7 5.0 3.1 1.3 0.2 1.5 1.5 4.0 11.0 .364 1.8 5.6 .328 1.4 2.0 .708

Season 3
Jalen Johnson Brandin Podziemski
Season 2023-242025-26
Team Atlanta HawksGolden State Warriors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid 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%
Jalen Johnson 56 33.7 16.0 1.3 7.4 8.7 3.6 1.2 0.8 1.8 2.4 6.4 12.5 .511 1.3 3.6 .355 1.9 2.6 .728
difference:+55+0.7+9.0+0.3+1.4+1.7+1.6+0.2+0.8-0.8-0.4+3.4+5.5+.082+0.3+0.4+.105+1.9+2.6
Brandin Podziemski 1 33.0 7.0 1.0 6.0 7.0 2.0 1.0 0.0 1.0 2.0 3.0 7.0 .429 1.0 4.0 .250 0.0 0.0 -
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Jalen Johnson nor Brandin Podziemski played in the postseason in their season 3

Additional Years

* Jalen Johnson played 2 seasons more than Brandin Podziemski in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 4 to 5, from 2025 to 2026—Jalen Johnson didn't play in the postseason.

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