Joe Johnson vs. Marcus Morris Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Marcus Morris 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, 5 more than Marcus Morris, who played 13. Joe Johnson had the first of his seasons in 2001-02, while Marcus Morris had his rookie season in 2011-12. 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
Marcus Morris 13 7 2011-12 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Joe Johnson Marcus Morris
Season 2001-022011-12
Team Boston Celtics, Phoenix SunsHouston Rockets
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:+60+17.5+5.1+0.7+1.8+2.4+2.1+0.7+0.2-0.7-0.8+2.4+4.4+.134+0.4+0.7+.174+0.1+0.2+.024
Marcus Morris 17 7.4 2.4 0.3 0.6 0.9 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.7 0.9 3.2 .296 0.1 1.0 .118 0.4 0.5 .750
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Joe Johnson nor Marcus Morris played in the postseason in their season 1

Season 2

Joe Johnson Marcus Morris
Season 2002-032012-13
Team Phoenix SunsHouston Rockets, Phoenix Suns
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Suns Lost West Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
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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:+5+7.7+2.1+0.3+0.1+0.4+1.8+0.2+0.1-0.3-0.4+1.0+2.9+.025+0.2+0.5+.003+0.3+.210
Marcus Morris 77 19.8 7.7 1.0 2.6 3.6 0.8 0.6 0.3 1.0 2.1 2.9 6.8 .422 1.1 3.0 .369 0.9 1.5 .564
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
Marcus Morris DNP------ --- ----------

Season 3

Joe Johnson Marcus Morris
Season 2003-042013-14
Team Phoenix SunsPhoenix Suns
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:+18.6+7.0+0.8+0.8+3.3+0.2+0.1-1.2-0.3+3.3+7.8+.012+0.2+0.1+.076+0.6+0.9+.011
Marcus Morris 82 22.0 9.7 1.0 2.9 3.9 1.1 0.9 0.2 1.2 1.9 3.5 7.9 .442 1.2 3.2 .381 1.5 1.9 .761
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Joe Johnson nor Marcus Morris played in the postseason in their season 3

Season 4

Joe Johnson Marcus Morris
Season 2004-052014-15
Team Phoenix SunsPhoenix Suns
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:+1+14.3+6.7+0.6+0.2+0.3+1.9+0.2+0.1-0.9-0.3+2.5+5.0+.027+0.8+0.6+.120+0.7+0.8+.122
Marcus Morris 81 25.2 10.4 0.9 3.9 4.8 1.6 0.8 0.2 0.9 2.3 4.1 9.4 .434 1.4 3.9 .358 0.9 1.4 .628
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
Marcus Morris DNP------ --- ----------

Season 5

Joe Johnson Marcus Morris
Season 2005-062015-16
Team Atlanta HawksDetroit Pistons
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayPistons Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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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:+2+5.0+6.1+0.1+1.0+1.0+4.0+0.5+0.1-1.5-0.2+2.6+5.2+.019+0.2+0.7+.006+0.7+0.6+.042
Marcus Morris 80 35.7 14.1 1.1 3.9 5.1 2.5 0.8 0.3 1.8 2.1 5.1 11.8 .434 1.4 3.7 .362 2.5 3.4 .749
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Joe Johnson DNP------ --- ----------
Marcus Morris 4 36.0 17.8 0.5 2.8 3.3 2.5 0.5 0.0 1.3 4.3 5.5 11.8 .468 1.8 4.5 .389 5.0 5.8 .870

Season 6

Joe Johnson Marcus Morris
Season 2006-072016-17
Team Atlanta HawksDetroit Pistons
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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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:+22+8.9+11.0+0.1+0.4+0.4+2.4+0.4+0.1-2.0-0.1+4.1+7.3+.053+0.6+1.0+.050+2.3+3.2+.036
Marcus Morris 79 32.5 14.0 1.0 3.7 4.6 2.0 0.7 0.3 1.1 2.1 5.3 12.7 .418 1.5 4.5 .331 1.8 2.3 .784
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Joe Johnson nor Marcus Morris played in the postseason in their season 6

Season 7

Joe Johnson Marcus Morris
Season 2007-082017-18
Team Atlanta HawksBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Hawks Lost East Conf 1st RdCeltics Lost East Conf Finals
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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:+28+14.0+8.1+0.2+1.1+0.9+4.5+0.4-1.5-0.1+3.0+7.0+.003+0.5+1.1+.013+1.6+1.7+.029
Marcus Morris 54 26.8 13.6 0.8 4.6 5.4 1.3 0.6 0.2 1.2 1.9 4.9 11.3 .429 1.6 4.3 .368 2.3 2.9 .805
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:+12+9.7+7.6+0.2+1.8+1.5+2.9+0.1+0.3-1.3-0.9+2.4+4.7+.041+0.7+1.3+.027+2.1+1.6+.197
Marcus Morris 19 29.6 12.4 1.1 4.4 5.4 1.1 0.4 0.3 1.0 3.2 4.3 11.7 .368 1.6 3.8 .417 2.2 3.1 .712

Season 8

Joe Johnson Marcus Morris
Season 2008-092018-19
Team Atlanta HawksBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Hawks Lost East Conf SemisCeltics Lost East Conf Semis
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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:+4+11.6+7.5+0.2+1.5+1.7+4.3+0.5+0.1-1.3-0.2+2.8+6.7+.010+.015+1.9+2.3+.018
Marcus Morris 75 27.9 13.9 1.0 5.1 6.1 1.5 0.6 0.3 1.2 2.4 5.0 11.3 .447 1.9 5.2 .375 1.9 2.3 .844
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:+2+10.8+2.7+0.2+3.9+3.6+2.3+1.2+0.6-2.1-0.2+1.8+6.5+.102+0.9+1.2+.107+0.1+0.7+.120
Marcus Morris 9 28.2 13.7 1.3 6.8 8.1 1.2 0.1 0.6 0.8 2.4 4.6 8.8 .519 2.0 4.4 .450 2.6 3.4 .742

Season 9

Joe Johnson Marcus Morris
Season 2009-102019-20
Team Atlanta HawksNew York Knicks, Los Angeles Clippers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Third Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Hawks Lost East Conf SemisClippers Lost West Conf Semis
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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:+14+6.8+4.6+0.4+0.4+3.5+0.3+0.4-0.3-1.0+2.7+5.1+.020+0.6+1.0+.039+.005
Marcus Morris 62 31.2 16.7 1.0 4.1 5.0 1.4 0.8 0.5 1.6 2.9 5.7 13.1 .438 2.3 5.6 .408 2.9 3.5 .823
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:+2+10.2+6.1+1.0+0.7+0.3+3.4+0.1+0.2-1.6-1.0+2.7+9.6+.118+1.4+0.8+.255+2.1+2.7+.119
Marcus Morris 13 29.8 11.8 0.8 4.0 4.8 1.6 0.8 0.1 0.7 3.0 4.3 8.5 .505 2.2 4.5 .475 1.0 1.1 .929

Season 10

Joe Johnson Marcus Morris
Season 2010-112020-21
Team Atlanta HawksLos Angeles Clippers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Hawks Lost East Conf SemisClippers Lost West Conf Finals
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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:+15+9.1+4.8+0.2+0.3+0.1+3.7+0.1+0.2-1.0-0.3+2.3+5.9+.030+1.3+1.0+.176+1.4+1.8+.018
Marcus Morris 57 26.4 13.4 0.6 3.5 4.1 1.0 0.6 0.3 1.0 2.1 4.8 10.2 .473 2.5 5.2 .473 1.3 1.6 .820
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+9.6+6.6+0.8+0.5+0.3+1.8+0.6+0.4-2.2-1.0+2.8+6.0+.009+0.4+1.6+.054+1.5+1.8+.060
Marcus Morris 19 31.8 12.2 0.7 3.6 4.3 1.5 0.5 0.5 0.4 2.6 4.5 10.5 .430 1.9 5.1 .375 1.3 1.7 .750

Season 11

Joe Johnson Marcus Morris
Season 2011-122021-22
Team Atlanta HawksLos Angeles Clippers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Hawks Lost East Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
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11th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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:+6+6.5+3.4+0.4+1.1+0.7+1.8+0.3+0.1-0.6-0.8+1.5+2.7+.020+0.2+0.3+.021+0.2+0.4+.023
Marcus Morris 54 29.0 15.4 0.5 3.9 4.4 2.1 0.5 0.3 1.3 2.1 5.6 12.8 .434 1.9 5.1 .367 2.4 2.7 .872
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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
Marcus Morris DNP------ --- ----------

Season 12

Joe Johnson Marcus Morris
Season 2012-132022-23
Team Brooklyn NetsLos Angeles Clippers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Nets Lost East Conf 1st RdClippers Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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12th 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 36.7 16.3 0.7 2.3 3.0 3.5 0.7 0.2 1.7 1.4 6.2 14.6 .423 2.1 5.5 .375 1.8 2.2 .820
difference:+7+8.6+5.1+0.3+1.2+1.0+1.7+0.1+0.1-0.8-0.7+2.0+4.7+.003+0.4+0.8+.011+0.8+0.9+.038
Marcus Morris 65 28.1 11.2 0.4 3.5 4.0 1.8 0.6 0.3 0.9 2.1 4.2 9.9 .426 1.7 4.7 .364 1.0 1.3 .782
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Joe Johnson 7 38.7 14.9 0.6 2.6 3.1 2.7 1.1 0.0 1.7 1.9 6.1 14.7 .417 1.4 5.6 .256 1.1 1.3 .889
difference:+4+16.0+6.2+0.3+1.1+0.9+2.7+0.8+0.3-1.4-0.1+2.8+5.0+.072+0.7+1.6+.089+0.2+.111
Marcus Morris 3 22.7 8.7 0.3 3.7 4.0 0.0 0.3 0.3 0.3 2.0 3.3 9.7 .345 0.7 4.0 .167 1.3 1.3 1.000

Season 13

Joe Johnson Marcus Morris
Season 2013-142023-24
Team Brooklyn NetsPhiladelphia 76ers, Cleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Nets Lost East Conf SemisCavaliers Lost East Conf Semis
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13th 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 32.6 15.8 0.6 2.8 3.4 2.7 0.6 0.1 1.5 1.6 5.8 12.9 .454 2.1 5.1 .401 2.0 2.5 .815
difference:+30+15.9+9.4+0.1+0.5+0.7+2.0+0.3+0.2-0.9-0.1+3.4+7.5+.015+1.1+2.7+.002+1.3+1.6+.003
Marcus Morris 49 16.7 6.4 0.5 2.3 2.7 0.7 0.3 0.3 0.6 1.5 2.4 5.4 .439 1.0 2.4 .403 0.7 0.9 .818
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Joe Johnson 12 39.1 21.2 0.8 3.1 3.8 2.9 0.5 0.3 1.6 1.7 8.2 15.3 .533 1.8 4.4 .415 3.0 3.6 .837
difference:+3+23.8+15.1+0.6+0.5+1.0+2.6+0.1+0.3-1.3-0.8+5.8+10.0+.075+0.8+1.8+.024+2.8+3.3+.170
Marcus Morris 9 15.3 6.1 0.2 2.6 2.8 0.3 0.4 0.0 0.3 0.9 2.4 5.3 .458 1.0 2.6 .391 0.2 0.3 .667

Additional Years

* Joe Johnson played 5 seasons more than Marcus Morris in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 14 to 18, from 2015 to 2022—Joe Johnson played in 4 Playoffs.