Jalen Johnson vs. Joe Johnson Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Joe Johnson 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, 13 less than Joe Johnson, who played 18. Jalen Johnson 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 Johnson 5 2 2021-22 to 2025-26
Joe Johnson 18 13 2001-02 to 2021-22

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Jalen Johnson Joe Johnson
Season 2021-222001-02
Team Atlanta HawksBoston Celtics, Phoenix Suns
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie Second 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:+55+19.4+5.1+0.9+1.3+2.1+2.2+0.7+0.2-0.5-1.1+2.3+5.7+.107+0.4+1.1+.061+0.3+0.4+.060
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
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 -
Joe Johnson DNP------ --- ----------

Season 2
Jalen Johnson Joe Johnson
Season 2022-232002-03
Team Atlanta HawksPhoenix Suns
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Hawks Lost East Conf 1st RdSuns 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%
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:+12+12.6+4.2+0.8+0.8+1.4+0.3+0.3-0.7-0.1+1.6+5.1+.094+0.5+1.0+.078+0.5+0.4+.146
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%
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:+18.0+1.0+0.7+1.1+1.8+0.2+0.3-1.2-1.7+0.6+4.5+.142+0.4+0.4+.210+0.5+.600
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
Jalen Johnson Joe Johnson
Season 2023-242003-04
Team Atlanta HawksPhoenix Suns
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:+26+6.9+0.7+0.3+3.7+4.0+0.8+0.1+0.5-0.6-0.2+0.4+3.2+.081+0.3+0.3+.050+0.2+0.2+.022
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
* Neiher Jalen Johnson nor Joe Johnson played in the postseason in their season 3

Season 4
Jalen Johnson Joe Johnson
Season 2024-252004-05
Team Atlanta HawksPhoenix Suns
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlaySuns 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%
Jalen Johnson 36 35.7 18.9 1.7 8.3 10.0 5.0 1.6 1.0 2.9 1.9 7.5 15.1 .500 1.2 3.9 .312 2.6 3.5 .746
difference:+46+3.8+1.8+0.2+4.6+4.9+1.5+0.6+0.7-1.1-0.1+0.9+0.7+.039+1.0+0.6+.166+1.0+1.3+.004
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%
Jalen Johnson 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

Season 5
Jalen Johnson Joe Johnson
Season 2025-262005-06
Team Atlanta HawksAtlanta 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%
Jalen Johnson 7 31.9 20.6 1.4 7.1 8.6 5.0 1.4 0.3 2.4 2.7 8.3 14.3 .580 0.4 2.1 .200 3.6 4.4 .806
difference:+75+8.8+0.4+0.2+4.2+4.5+1.5+0.1+0.1-0.9-0.4+0.6+2.7+.127+1.2+2.3+.156+0.4+0.4+.015
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 Jalen Johnson nor Joe Johnson played in the postseason in their season 5

Additional Years

* Joe Johnson played 13 seasons more than Jalen Johnson in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 6 to 18, from 2007 to 2022—Joe Johnson played in 11 Playoffs.

In those 13 extra years over Jalen Johnson, Joe Johnson got these achievements:

Honors & AwardsAchievement 1 All-NBA Third Team
Achievement 7 All-Star Game
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