Joe Johnson vs. Jalen Suggs Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Jalen Suggs 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.
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, 14 more than Jalen Suggs, who played 4. Joe Johnson had the first of his seasons in 2001-02, while Jalen Suggs had his rookie season in 2021-22. 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 |
| Jalen Suggs |
4 |
1 |
2021-22 to 2024-25 |
Comparison Season by Season |
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Rookie Season |
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Joe Johnson |
Jalen Suggs |
| Season |
2001-02 | 2021-22 |
| Team |
Boston Celtics, Phoenix Suns | Orlando Magic |
| Honors & Awards |
 All-Rookie Second Team | - |
| Playoffs |
Did Not Play | Did Not Play |
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Rookie Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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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: | +29 | +2.3 | +4.3 | +0.5 | +0.6 | +0.3 | +2.1 | +0.4 | +0.1 | -2.1 | -1.5 | +0.8 | +3.8 | +.069 | +0.4 | +2.4 | +.078 | +2.1 | +2.7 | +.001 |
| Jalen Suggs |
48 |
27.2 |
11.8 |
0.5 |
3.0 |
3.6 |
4.4 |
1.2 |
0.4 |
3.0 |
3.0 |
4.1 |
11.4 |
.361 |
0.9 |
4.1 |
.214 |
2.6 |
3.4 |
.773 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
| * Neiher Joe Johnson nor Jalen Suggs played in the postseason in their season 1 |
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2nd Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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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: | +29 | +4.0 | +0.1 | +0.3 | +0.5 | +0.2 | +0.3 | +0.5 | +0.3 | -0.5 | -0.6 | +0.4 | +1.3 | +.022 | +0.3 | +1.3 | +.039 | +0.4 | +0.7 | +.051 |
| Jalen Suggs |
53 |
23.5 |
9.9 |
1.0 |
2.0 |
3.0 |
2.9 |
1.3 |
0.5 |
1.8 |
2.3 |
3.5 |
8.4 |
.419 |
1.2 |
3.8 |
.327 |
1.6 |
2.2 |
.723 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
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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 |
| Jalen Suggs |
DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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3rd Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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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: | +7 | +13.6 | +4.1 | +0.4 | +1.3 | +1.6 | +1.7 | +0.3 | +0.3 | -0.6 | -0.5 | +2.3 | +6.2 | +.041 | +1.0 | +1.8 | +.092 | +0.5 | +0.7 | +.006 |
| Jalen Suggs |
75 |
27.0 |
12.6 |
0.6 |
2.4 |
3.1 |
2.7 |
1.4 |
0.6 |
1.8 |
2.7 |
4.5 |
9.5 |
.471 |
2.0 |
5.1 |
.397 |
1.6 |
2.1 |
.756 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Joe Johnson |
DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Jalen Suggs |
7 |
33.1 |
14.7 |
1.6 |
3.6 |
5.1 |
3.3 |
1.3 |
0.4 |
2.9 |
2.6 |
4.7 |
11.7 |
.402 |
2.0 |
6.9 |
.292 |
3.3 |
4.3 |
.767 |
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4th Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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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: | +47 | +10.9 | +0.9 | +0.8 | +0.3 | +1.1 | +0.2 | +0.5 | +0.6 | -1.1 | -0.8 | +1.0 | +0.7 | +.051 | | +2.4 | +.164 | +1.2 | +0.9 | +.132 |
| Jalen Suggs |
35 |
28.6 |
16.2 |
0.7 |
3.4 |
4.0 |
3.7 |
1.5 |
0.9 |
2.9 |
2.8 |
5.6 |
13.7 |
.410 |
2.2 |
6.9 |
.314 |
2.8 |
3.1 |
.882 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
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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 |
| Jalen Suggs |
DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Additional Years |
* Joe Johnson played 14 seasons more than Jalen Suggs in the NBA.
In that period—his seasons 5 to 18, from 2006 to 2022—Joe Johnson played in 11 Playoffs. In those 14 extra years over Jalen Suggs, Joe Johnson got these achievements: |
| Honors & Awards | 1 All-NBA Third Team
7 All-Star Game
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