Jalen Johnson vs. Paul Millsap Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Paul Millsap 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, 11 less than Paul Millsap, who played 16. Jalen Johnson had the first of his seasons in 2021-22, while Paul Millsap had his rookie season in 2006-07. 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
Paul Millsap 16 13 2006-07 to 2021-22

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Jalen Johnson Paul Millsap
Season 2021-222006-07
Team Atlanta HawksUtah Jazz
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie Second Team
Playoffs Hawks Lost East Conf 1st RdJazz Lost West Conf Finals
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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:+60+12.5+4.4+2.1+1.8+4.0+0.7+0.7+0.8-0.7-2.5+1.5+3.0+.012+0.1+0.6+1.5+2.2+.041
Paul Millsap 82 18.0 6.8 2.2 2.9 5.2 0.8 0.8 0.9 1.1 2.9 2.5 4.9 .525 0.0 0.0 - 1.7 2.5 .673
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 -
difference:+15+11.0+5.9+2.2+2.2+4.4+0.5+0.6+0.5-0.3-2.3+2.5+3.2+.525+0.4+0.9+1.4
Paul Millsap 17 15.5 5.9 2.2 2.2 4.4 0.5 0.6 0.5 0.8 2.3 2.5 4.7 .525 0.0 0.1 .000 0.9 1.4 .667

Season 2
Jalen Johnson Paul Millsap
Season 2022-232007-08
Team Atlanta HawksUtah Jazz
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Hawks Lost East Conf 1st RdJazz 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:+12+5.9+2.5+1.3+0.3+1.6+0.2+0.4+0.4-0.5-1.7+0.8+1.5+.013+0.4+1.5+1.2+1.7+.049
Paul Millsap 82 20.8 8.1 2.0 3.6 5.6 1.0 0.9 0.9 1.1 3.3 3.1 6.1 .504 0.0 0.0 - 1.9 2.8 .677
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+8.2+2.1+1.6+0.2+1.4+1.0+0.1+1.3-2.3+1.0+1.2+.099+0.7+1.7+.364+0.8+1.8+.480
Paul Millsap 12 17.5 6.4 1.9 2.0 3.9 0.3 0.6 1.3 0.8 3.1 2.7 5.2 .516 0.0 0.1 .000 1.1 2.1 .520

Season 3
Jalen Johnson Paul Millsap
Season 2023-242008-09
Team Atlanta HawksUtah Jazz
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayJazz Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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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:+20+3.6+2.5+2.0+2.1+0.1+1.8+0.2+0.2-0.1-1.4+1.1+2.6+.023+1.3+3.5+.355+1.1+1.7+.029
Paul Millsap 76 30.1 13.5 3.3 5.3 8.6 1.8 1.0 1.0 1.7 3.8 5.3 9.9 .534 0.0 0.1 .000 3.0 4.3 .699
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Jalen Johnson DNP------ --- ----------
Paul Millsap 5 31.0 11.8 4.0 4.0 8.0 1.6 0.8 1.0 1.2 3.4 5.0 9.8 .510 0.0 0.0 - 1.8 3.6 .500

Season 4
Jalen Johnson Paul Millsap
Season 2024-252009-10
Team Atlanta HawksUtah Jazz
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayJazz Lost West Conf Semis
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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+7.9+7.3+0.6+3.8+3.2+3.4+0.8+0.2-1.5-1.6+2.8+6.4+.038+1.2+3.8+.201+0.4+0.3+.053
Paul Millsap 82 27.8 11.6 2.3 4.5 6.8 1.6 0.8 1.2 1.4 3.5 4.7 8.7 .538 0.0 0.1 .111 2.2 3.2 .693
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Jalen Johnson DNP------ --- ----------
Paul Millsap 10 32.3 18.0 3.4 5.4 8.8 2.2 1.1 1.4 1.3 3.6 7.0 12.2 .574 0.0 0.2 .000 4.0 5.8 .690

Season 5
Jalen Johnson Paul Millsap
Season 2025-262010-11
Team Atlanta HawksUtah Jazz
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 1 35.0 22.0 0.0 7.0 7.0 8.0 1.0 1.0 3.0 1.0 7.0 13.0 .538 0.0 2.0 .000 8.0 10.0 .800
difference:+75+0.7+4.7+2.2+1.5+0.6+5.5+0.4+0.1-1.1-2.6+0.1+.007+0.1+1.7+.391+4.6+5.6+.043
Paul Millsap 76 34.3 17.3 2.2 5.5 7.6 2.5 1.4 0.9 1.9 3.6 6.9 13.0 .531 0.1 0.3 .391 3.4 4.4 .757
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Jalen Johnson nor Paul Millsap played in the postseason in their season 5

Additional Years

* Paul Millsap played 11 seasons more than Jalen Johnson in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 6 to 16, from 2012 to 2022—Paul Millsap played in 9 Playoffs.

In those 11 extra years over Jalen Johnson, Paul Millsap got these achievements:

Honors & AwardsAchievement 1 All-Defensive Second Team
Achievement 4 All-Star Game
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