Joe Johnson vs. Bobby Portis Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Bobby Portis 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 / 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, 8 more than Bobby Portis, who played 10. Joe Johnson had the first of his seasons in 2001-02, while Bobby Portis had his rookie season in 2015-16. 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
Bobby Portis 10 6 2015-16 to 2024-25

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Joe Johnson Bobby Portis
Season 2001-022015-16
Team Boston Celtics, Phoenix SunsChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie Second Team-
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid 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%
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:+15+7.1+0.5+1.0+1.1+2.1+1.5+0.4+0.1-0.1+0.3+0.6+.003+0.2+0.9+.016+0.3+0.4+.047
Bobby Portis 62 17.8 7.0 2.0 3.5 5.4 0.8 0.4 0.4 0.9 1.6 3.0 7.0 .427 0.3 0.8 .308 0.8 1.1 .727
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Joe Johnson nor Bobby Portis played in the postseason in their season 1

Season 2

Joe Johnson Bobby Portis
Season 2002-032016-17
Team Phoenix SunsChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Suns Lost West Conf 1st RdBulls Lost East 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%
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:+18+11.9+3.0+0.5+1.0+1.4+2.1+0.5-0.7-0.2+1.0+3.8+.091+0.4+1.0+.033+0.6+0.6+.113
Bobby Portis 64 15.6 6.8 1.2 3.5 4.6 0.5 0.3 0.2 0.6 1.5 2.9 5.9 .488 0.5 1.5 .333 0.6 0.9 .661
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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
difference:+7.1+1.4+0.2+1.9+1.7+0.1+0.2+0.2-1.0-0.8+0.5+3.0+.240+0.7+.308+0.3+0.8
Bobby Portis 6 20.2 6.7 0.8 5.2 6.0 1.2 0.5 0.5 1.0 1.7 2.8 5.5 .515 1.0 2.2 .462 0.0 0.0 -

Season 3

Joe Johnson Bobby Portis
Season 2003-042017-18
Team Phoenix SunsChicago Bulls
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%
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:+9+18.1+3.5+1.2+0.9+2.1+2.7+0.4-1.0-0.4+1.6+4.6+.041+0.1+0.2+.054+0.5+0.7+.019
Bobby Portis 73 22.5 13.2 2.2 4.6 6.8 1.7 0.7 0.3 1.4 1.8 5.2 11.1 .471 1.1 3.1 .359 1.6 2.1 .769
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Joe Johnson nor Bobby Portis played in the postseason in their season 3

Season 4

Joe Johnson Bobby Portis
Season 2004-052018-19
Team Phoenix SunsChicago Bulls, Washington Wizards
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Suns Lost West Conf FinalsDid Not Play
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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%
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:+32+13.5+2.9+0.7+2.2+3.0+2.1+0.3+0.1-0.3-0.9+1.0+1.8+.017+0.7+0.7+.085+0.1+0.3+.044
Bobby Portis 50 26.0 14.2 2.2 5.9 8.1 1.4 0.7 0.4 1.5 2.9 5.6 12.6 .444 1.5 3.8 .393 1.5 1.9 .794
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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
Bobby Portis DNP------ --- ----------

Season 5

Joe Johnson Bobby Portis
Season 2005-062019-20
Team Atlanta HawksNew York Knicks
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%
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:+16+19.6+10.1+1.0+1.0+5.0+0.8+0.1-2.2-0.6+3.7+8.1+.003+0.6+1.6+.002+2.1+2.6+.028
Bobby Portis 66 21.1 10.1 1.2 3.9 5.1 1.5 0.5 0.3 1.1 1.7 4.0 8.9 .450 1.0 2.8 .358 1.1 1.4 .763
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Joe Johnson nor Bobby Portis played in the postseason in their season 5

Season 6

Joe Johnson Bobby Portis
Season 2006-072020-21
Team Atlanta HawksMilwaukee Bucks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayNBA Champion NBA Champion
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6th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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:+9+20.6+13.6+1.0+1.9+2.9+3.3+0.3+0.2-2.3-0.3+4.7+10.9+.052+1.0+3.1+.090+3.3+4.4+.008
Bobby Portis 66 20.8 11.4 1.9 5.2 7.1 1.1 0.8 0.4 0.8 1.7 4.7 9.1 .523 1.1 2.4 .471 0.8 1.1 .740
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Joe Johnson DNP------ --- ----------
Bobby Portis 20 18.3 8.8 1.7 3.4 5.0 0.6 0.7 0.4 0.5 1.6 3.5 7.6 .464 0.9 2.6 .346 0.9 1.3 .720

Season 7

Joe Johnson Bobby Portis
Season 2007-082021-22
Team Atlanta HawksMilwaukee Bucks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Hawks Lost East Conf 1st RdBucks Lost East Conf Semis
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7th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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:+10+12.6+7.1+1.5+3.1+4.6+4.6+0.3+0.5-1.4-0.4+2.1+6.2+.047+0.3+0.7+.012+2.7+3.0+.082
Bobby Portis 72 28.2 14.6 2.5 6.6 9.1 1.2 0.7 0.7 1.3 2.4 5.8 12.1 .479 1.8 4.7 .393 1.2 1.6 .752
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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
difference:+5+14.5+9.4+0.8+5.3+6.1+3.2+0.1+0.3-1.0-0.1+2.7+6.8+.008+1.1+1.2+.146+2.9+2.9+.136
Bobby Portis 12 24.8 10.6 2.1 7.9 10.0 0.8 0.4 0.3 1.3 2.2 4.0 9.6 .417 1.2 3.9 .298 1.4 1.8 .773

Season 8

Joe Johnson Bobby Portis
Season 2008-092022-23
Team Atlanta HawksMilwaukee Bucks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Hawks Lost East Conf SemisBucks Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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8th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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:+9+13.5+7.3+1.4+3.8+5.2+4.3+0.7-1.3-0.6+2.1+6.5+.059+0.5+1.5+.010+2.4+2.8+.058
Bobby Portis 70 26.0 14.1 2.2 7.4 9.6 1.5 0.4 0.2 1.2 1.6 5.7 11.5 .496 1.4 3.7 .370 1.4 1.8 .768
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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:+6+17.6+6.8+0.5+3.3+3.7+2.3+0.7+0.4-2.1-0.8+2.4+7.1+.071+0.1+0.4+.065+1.9+3.5+.378
Bobby Portis 5 21.4 9.6 2.0 6.2 8.2 1.2 0.6 0.4 0.8 3.0 4.0 8.2 .488 1.0 3.6 .278 0.6 0.6 1.000

Season 9

Joe Johnson Bobby Portis
Season 2009-102023-24
Team Atlanta HawksMilwaukee Bucks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Third Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Hawks Lost East Conf SemisBucks Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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9th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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:+6+13.5+7.5+0.7+2.0+2.8+3.6+0.3+0.3-0.8-0.4+2.7+7.0+.050+0.5+1.6+.038+1.7+2.0+.028
Bobby Portis 82 24.5 13.8 1.7 5.7 7.4 1.3 0.8 0.4 1.1 2.3 5.7 11.2 .508 1.2 3.0 .407 1.2 1.5 .790
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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:+5+8.8+1.4+0.9+5.4+6.2+4.0+0.4+0.1-0.8-0.2+0.3+2.9+.097+0.3+1.7+.030+1.8+1.6+.195
Bobby Portis 6 31.2 16.5 2.7 8.7 11.3 1.0 0.5 0.2 1.5 2.2 7.3 15.2 .484 0.5 2.0 .250 1.3 2.2 .615

Season 10

Joe Johnson Bobby Portis
Season 2010-112024-25
Team Atlanta HawksMilwaukee Bucks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Hawks Lost East Conf SemisBucks Lost East Conf 1st Rd
Others -NBA Cup NBA Cup Champion
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10th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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:+23+10.1+4.3+1.0+3.4+4.4+2.6+0.4-0.8-0.1+1.4+4.0+.023+0.1+0.6+.068+1.5+1.9+.034
Bobby Portis 49 25.4 13.9 1.8 6.6 8.4 2.1 0.7 0.5 1.2 1.9 5.7 12.1 .466 1.3 3.6 .365 1.2 1.5 .836
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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
difference:+7+9.8+4.8+0.1+3.5+3.6+1.9+0.7+0.3-1.4+1.3+2.9+.002+0.5+2.1+.072+2.8+3.3+.810
Bobby Portis 5 31.6 14.0 1.6 6.6 8.2 1.4 0.4 0.4 1.2 1.6 6.0 13.6 .441 2.0 5.6 .357 0.0 0.2 .000

Additional Years

* Joe Johnson played 8 seasons more than Bobby Portis in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 11 to 18, from 2012 to 2022—Joe Johnson played in 7 Playoffs.

In those 8 extra years over Bobby Portis, Joe Johnson got these achievements:

Honors & AwardsAchievement 2 All-Star Game