Joe Johnson vs. Jonathan Kuminga Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Jonathan Kuminga 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 / 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, 13 more than Jonathan Kuminga, who played 5. Joe Johnson had the first of his seasons in 2001-02, while Jonathan Kuminga 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
Jonathan Kuminga 5 3 2021-22 to 2025-26

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Joe Johnson Jonathan Kuminga
Season 2001-022021-22
Team Boston Celtics, Phoenix SunsGolden State Warriors
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie Second Team-
Playoffs Did Not PlayNBA Champion NBA Champion
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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:+7+8.0+1.8+0.2+0.2+1.4+0.4-0.2-0.6+0.1+1.0+.083+0.2+0.4+.044+1.4+2.0+.090
Jonathan Kuminga 70 16.9 9.3 0.8 2.6 3.3 0.9 0.4 0.3 1.1 2.1 3.4 6.6 .513 0.7 2.1 .336 1.9 2.7 .684
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Joe Johnson DNP------ --- ----------
Jonathan Kuminga 16 8.6 5.2 0.3 1.4 1.7 0.5 0.2 0.1 0.7 0.7 1.9 3.8 .500 0.2 0.8 .231 1.3 1.6 .769

Season 2
Joe Johnson Jonathan Kuminga
Season 2002-032022-23
Team Phoenix SunsGolden State Warriors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Suns Lost West Conf 1st RdWarriors 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%
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:+15+6.7+0.1+0.3+0.1+0.2+0.7+0.2+0.3-0.1-0.6+2.3+.128+0.1+0.3+.004+0.1+0.6+.122
Jonathan Kuminga 67 20.8 9.9 1.0 2.4 3.4 1.9 0.6 0.5 1.4 2.3 3.9 7.4 .525 0.8 2.2 .370 1.3 2.1 .652
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:+4+21.2+1.9+0.6+2.8+3.4+0.8+0.5+0.3-1.6-2.0+1.0+6.1+.267+1.5+.275+0.2+0.1+.156
Jonathan Kuminga 10 6.1 3.4 0.4 0.5 0.9 0.5 0.2 0.0 0.4 0.5 1.3 2.4 .542 0.3 0.7 .429 0.5 0.9 .556

Season 3
Joe Johnson Jonathan Kuminga
Season 2003-042023-24
Team Phoenix SunsGolden State Warriors
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:+8+14.3+0.6+0.2+0.1+0.1+2.2+0.4+0.2-0.8-0.1+0.6+4.1+.099+0.3+1.1+.016+0.9+1.2+.004
Jonathan Kuminga 74 26.3 16.1 1.2 3.6 4.8 2.2 0.7 0.5 1.6 2.3 6.2 11.6 .529 0.7 2.2 .321 3.0 4.0 .746
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Joe Johnson nor Jonathan Kuminga played in the postseason in their season 3

Season 4
Joe Johnson Jonathan Kuminga
Season 2004-052024-25
Team Phoenix SunsGolden State Warriors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Suns Lost West Conf FinalsWarriors 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%
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:+35+15.2+1.8+0.3+0.3+0.5+1.3+0.2+0.1-0.3-0.1+1.1+2.3+.007+1.2+1.3+.173+1.7+2.8+.082
Jonathan Kuminga 47 24.3 15.3 1.2 3.4 4.6 2.2 0.8 0.4 1.5 1.9 5.5 12.1 .454 1.0 3.2 .305 3.3 5.0 .668
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
difference:+1+15.9+3.5+0.1+2.0+1.8+2.0+0.6+0.1-0.5-0.4+1.4+2.3+.020+0.9+0.9+.156+0.2+0.2+.013
Jonathan Kuminga 8 23.4 15.3 0.9 1.6 2.5 1.3 0.5 0.5 1.6 1.6 5.6 11.6 .484 1.3 3.1 .400 2.8 3.9 .710

Season 5
Joe Johnson Jonathan Kuminga
Season 2005-062025-26
Team Atlanta HawksGolden State Warriors
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:+64+15.9+8.4+0.4+1.7+2.1+3.9+1.0+0.1-0.9-0.6+3.4+6.9+.022+0.7+1.6+.036+1.0+1.0+.050
Jonathan Kuminga 18 24.8 11.8 1.6 4.6 6.2 2.6 0.3 0.3 2.4 1.7 4.3 10.1 .431 0.9 2.8 .320 2.2 3.0 .741
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Joe Johnson nor Jonathan Kuminga played in the postseason in their season 5

Additional Years

* Joe Johnson played 13 seasons more than Jonathan Kuminga 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 Jonathan Kuminga, Joe Johnson got these achievements:

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