Joe Johnson vs. Andrew Wiggins Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Andrew Wiggins and Joe 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 / Scoring / Stats / Stats Rankings / 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.

Joe Johnson played 18 years in the NBA, 7 more than Andrew Wiggins, who played 11. Joe Johnson had the first of his seasons in 2001-02, while Andrew Wiggins had his rookie season in 2014-15. 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
Joe Johnson	18	13	2001-02 to 2021-22
Andrew Wiggins	11	4	2014-15 to 2024-25

Comparison Season by Season
Jump to season: 1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11


Rookie Season
	Joe Johnson	Andrew Wiggins
Season	2001-02	2014-15
Team	Boston Celtics, Phoenix Suns	Minnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards	-	Rookie of the Year
	-	All-Rookie First Team
	All-Rookie Second Team	-
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Did Not Play

more >>

Rookie Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
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
difference:	+5	+11.3	+9.4	+0.6	+0.5	+1.3	+0.2	+0.2	+0.3	-1.3	-0.8	+2.8	+6.3	+.007		+0.2	+.018	+3.8	+5.0	+.014
Andrew Wiggins	82	36.2	16.9	1.6	2.9	4.6	2.1	1.0	0.6	2.2	2.3	6.1	13.9	.437	0.5	1.5	.310	4.3	5.7	.760

Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Joe Johnson nor Andrew Wiggins played in the postseason in their season 1


Season 2
	Joe Johnson	Andrew Wiggins
Season	2002-03	2015-16
Team	Phoenix Suns	Minnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Suns Lost West Conf 1st Rd	Did Not Play

more >>

2nd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
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
difference:	+1	+7.6	+10.9	+0.6	+0.2	+0.4	+0.6	+0.2	+0.4	-0.9	-0.3	+3.4	+6.3	+.062	+0.2	+0.2	+.066	+4.1	+5.5	+.013
Andrew Wiggins	81	35.1	20.7	1.3	2.3	3.6	2.0	1.0	0.6	2.2	2.0	7.3	16.0	.459	0.7	2.3	.300	5.3	7.0	.761

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
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
Andrew Wiggins	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 3
	Joe Johnson	Andrew Wiggins
Season	2003-04	2016-17
Team	Phoenix Suns	Minnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Did Not Play

more >>

3rd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
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
difference:		+3.4	+6.9	+0.2	+0.9	+0.7	+2.1	+0.1	+0.1	-0.1		+1.8	+3.4	+.022	+0.3	+0.2	+.051	+2.9	+3.8	+.010
Andrew Wiggins	82	37.2	23.6	1.2	2.8	4.0	2.3	1.0	0.4	2.3	2.2	8.6	19.1	.452	1.3	3.5	.356	5.0	6.6	.760

Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Joe Johnson nor Andrew Wiggins played in the postseason in their season 3


Season 4
	Joe Johnson	Andrew Wiggins
Season	2004-05	2017-18
Team	Phoenix Suns	Minnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Suns Lost West Conf Finals	Timberwolves Lost West Conf 1st Rd

more >>

4th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
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
difference:		+3.2	+0.6	+0.5	+0.3	+0.7	+1.5	+0.1	+0.3	-0.1		+0.3	+1.5	+.023	+0.8	+0.4	+.147	+0.9	+1.6	+.107
Andrew Wiggins	82	36.3	17.7	1.0	3.4	4.4	2.0	1.1	0.6	1.7	2.0	6.9	15.9	.438	1.4	4.1	.331	2.5	3.8	.643

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
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
difference:	+4	+6.5	+3.0	+0.2	+0.6	+0.9	+1.3	+0.7		-0.7	-0.8	+1.0	+0.3	+.063	+0.8	+0.2	+.223	+0.2	+0.3	+.097
Andrew Wiggins	5	32.8	15.8	1.0	4.2	5.2	2.0	0.4	0.4	1.8	2.8	6.0	13.6	.441	1.4	4.2	.333	2.4	4.0	.600


Season 5
	Joe Johnson	Andrew Wiggins
Season	2005-06	2018-19
Team	Atlanta Hawks	Minnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Did Not Play

more >>

5th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
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
difference:	+9	+5.9	+2.1	+0.1	+0.8	+0.7	+4.0	+0.3	+0.3	-1.4	-0.2	+0.9	+0.4	+.041		+0.4	+.017	+0.4	+0.1	+.092
Andrew Wiggins	73	34.8	18.1	1.1	3.7	4.8	2.5	1.0	0.7	1.9	2.1	6.8	16.6	.412	1.6	4.8	.339	2.8	4.1	.699

Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Joe Johnson nor Andrew Wiggins played in the postseason in their season 5


Season 6
	Joe Johnson	Andrew Wiggins
Season	2006-07	2019-20
Team	Atlanta Hawks	Minnesota Timberwolves, Golden State Warriors
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Did Not Play

more >>

6th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
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
difference:	+3	+7.0	+3.2	+0.3	+0.6	+0.9	+0.7	+0.3	+0.8	-0.7	-0.4	+1.3	+1.9	+.024		+0.7	+.049	+0.6	+0.5	+.039
Andrew Wiggins	54	34.4	21.8	1.2	3.9	5.1	3.7	0.8	1.0	2.4	2.4	8.1	18.1	.447	2.1	6.2	.332	3.5	5.0	.709

Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Joe Johnson nor Andrew Wiggins played in the postseason in their season 6


Season 7
	Joe Johnson	Andrew Wiggins
Season	2007-08	2020-21
Team	Atlanta Hawks	Golden State Warriors
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Hawks Lost East Conf 1st Rd	Did Not Play

more >>

7th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
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
difference:	+11	+7.5	+3.1	+0.2	+0.2	+0.4	+3.4	+0.1	+0.8	-0.9	-0.2	+0.8	+3.4	+.045	+0.1	+0.2	+.001	+1.5	+1.2	+.120
Andrew Wiggins	71	33.3	18.6	1.2	3.7	4.9	2.4	0.9	1.0	1.8	2.2	7.1	14.9	.477	2.0	5.2	.380	2.4	3.4	.714

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
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
Andrew Wiggins	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 8
	Joe Johnson	Andrew Wiggins
Season	2008-09	2021-22
Team	Atlanta Hawks	Golden State Warriors
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Hawks Lost East Conf Semis	NBA Champion

more >>

8th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
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
difference:	+6	+7.6	+4.2	+0.4	+0.3	+0.1	+3.6	+0.1	+0.5	-1.0		+1.3	+4.0	+.029	+0.3	+0.3	+.033	+1.8	+1.4	+.192
Andrew Wiggins	73	31.9	17.2	1.2	3.3	4.5	2.2	1.0	0.7	1.5	2.2	6.5	14.0	.466	2.2	5.5	.393	2.0	3.2	.634

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
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
difference:	+11	+4.1	+0.1	+1.0	+2.1	+3.0	+1.7	+0.3	+1.0	-1.5	-0.3	+0.1	+1.4	+.052	+0.5	+1.6	+.010	+0.6	+1.1	+.024
Andrew Wiggins	22	34.9	16.5	2.5	5.0	7.5	1.8	1.0	1.0	1.4	2.5	6.5	13.9	.469	1.6	4.8	.333	1.9	3.0	.646


Season 9
	Joe Johnson	Andrew Wiggins
Season	2009-10	2022-23
Team	Atlanta Hawks	Golden State Warriors
Honors & Awards	All-NBA Third Team	-
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Hawks Lost East Conf Semis	Warriors Lost West Conf Semis

more >>

9th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Joe Johnson	76	38.0	21.3	1.0	3.7	4.6	4.9	1.1	0.1	1.9	1.9	8.4	18.2	.458	1.7	4.6	.369	2.9	3.5	.818
difference:	+39	+5.8	+4.2	+0.6	+0.3	+0.4	+2.6	+0.1	+0.7	-0.6	-1.0	+1.6	+3.9	+.015	+0.7	+1.5	+.027	+1.7	+1.6	+.207
Andrew Wiggins	37	32.2	17.1	1.6	3.4	5.0	2.3	1.2	0.8	1.3	2.9	6.8	14.3	.473	2.4	6.1	.396	1.2	1.9	.611

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Joe Johnson	11	40.0	17.9	1.8	3.3	5.1	5.0	0.9	0.3	2.3	2.0	7.0	18.1	.387	0.8	3.7	.220	3.1	3.8	.810
difference:	+2	+6.0	+1.2		+0.5	+0.5	+3.1	+0.1	+0.9	-1.0	-1.5	+0.6	+4.2	+.072	+0.7	+1.2	+.077	+0.6	+0.2	+.129
Andrew Wiggins	13	34.0	16.7	1.8	3.8	5.6	1.9	0.8	1.2	1.3	3.5	6.4	13.9	.459	1.5	4.9	.297	2.5	3.6	.681


Season 10
	Joe Johnson	Andrew Wiggins
Season	2010-11	2023-24
Team	Atlanta Hawks	Golden State Warriors
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Hawks Lost East Conf Semis	Did Not Play

more >>

10th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Joe Johnson	72	35.5	18.2	0.8	3.2	4.0	4.7	0.7	0.1	2.0	1.8	7.1	16.1	.443	1.2	4.2	.297	2.7	3.4	.802
difference:	+1	+8.5	+5.0	+0.7	+0.2	+0.5	+3.0	+0.1	+0.5	-0.8	-0.3	+2.1	+5.1	+.010	+0.1	+0.6	+.061	+0.7	+0.7	+.051
Andrew Wiggins	71	27.0	13.2	1.5	3.0	4.5	1.7	0.6	0.6	1.2	2.1	5.0	11.0	.453	1.3	3.6	.358	2.0	2.7	.751

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Joe Johnson	12	41.4	18.8	1.5	3.1	4.6	3.3	1.1	0.1	2.6	1.6	7.3	16.5	.439	1.5	3.5	.429	2.8	3.5	.810
Andrew Wiggins	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 11
	Joe Johnson	Andrew Wiggins
Season	2011-12	2024-25
Team	Atlanta Hawks	Golden State Warriors, Miami Heat
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Hawks Lost East Conf 1st Rd	Heat Lost East Conf 1st Rd

more >>

11th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Joe Johnson	60	35.5	18.8	0.9	2.8	3.7	3.9	0.8	0.2	1.9	1.3	7.1	15.5	.454	2.1	5.4	.388	2.6	3.1	.849
difference:		+4.8	+0.8	+0.6	+0.2	+0.8	+1.3	+0.2	+0.6	-0.2	-0.4	+0.8	+1.5	+.006	+0.1	+0.4	+.014	+0.7	+1.2	+.086
Andrew Wiggins	60	30.7	18.0	1.5	3.0	4.5	2.6	1.0	0.8	1.7	1.7	6.3	14.0	.448	2.2	5.8	.374	3.3	4.3	.763

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Joe Johnson	6	40.5	17.2	1.0	2.5	3.5	3.5	1.3	0.2	2.7	1.8	6.3	17.0	.373	1.5	6.0	.250	3.0	4.0	.750
difference:	+2	+10.0	+5.7		+0.2	+0.2	+1.2	+1.0	+1.1	-0.1	-0.3	+2.3	+6.2	+.001	+0.3	+1.0	+.100	+1.2	+1.5	+.050
Andrew Wiggins	4	30.5	11.5	1.0	2.3	3.3	2.3	0.3	1.3	2.8	1.5	4.0	10.8	.372	1.8	5.0	.350	1.8	2.5	.700


Additional Years
* Joe Johnson played 7 seasons more than Andrew Wiggins in the NBA. In that period—his seasons 12 to 18, from 2013 to 2022—Joe Johnson played in 6 Playoffs. In those 7 extra years over Andrew Wiggins, Joe Johnson got these achievements:
Honors & Awards	1 All-Star Game

Joe Johnson vs. Andrew Wiggins Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Andrew Wiggins and Joe 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.

Their Careers

Comparison Season by Season

Rookie Season

Rookie Season Stats Comparison

Season 2

2nd Season Stats Comparison

Season 3

3rd Season Stats Comparison

Season 4

4th Season Stats Comparison

Season 5

5th Season Stats Comparison

Season 6

6th Season Stats Comparison

Season 7

7th Season Stats Comparison

Season 8

8th Season Stats Comparison

Season 9

9th Season Stats Comparison

Season 10

10th Season Stats Comparison

Season 11

11th Season Stats Comparison

Additional Years