Joe Johnson vs. Mark Williams Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Mark Williams 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

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, 15 more than Mark Williams, who played 3. Joe Johnson had the first of his seasons in 2001-02, while Mark Williams had his rookie season in 2022-23. 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
Mark Williams 3 0 2022-23 to 2024-25

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Joe Johnson Mark Williams
Season 2001-022022-23
Team Boston Celtics, Phoenix SunsCharlotte Hornets
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:+34+5.6+1.5+1.2+2.5+3.8+1.9+0.1+0.7-0.7+0.4+1.8+.207+0.5+1.7+1.1+1.6+.083
Mark Williams 43 19.3 9.0 2.2 4.9 7.1 0.4 0.7 1.0 0.9 2.2 3.7 5.8 .637 0.0 0.0 - 1.6 2.3 .691
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Joe Johnson nor Mark Williams played in the postseason in their season 1

Season 2

Joe Johnson Mark Williams
Season 2002-032023-24
Team Phoenix SunsCharlotte Hornets
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:+63+0.8+2.9+3.3+3.2+6.5+1.4+0.9-0.4-0.9+1.3+1.8+.252+0.9+2.5+1.2+1.9+.055
Mark Williams 19 26.7 12.7 4.0 5.7 9.7 1.2 0.8 1.1 0.9 2.6 5.2 7.9 .649 0.0 0.0 - 2.4 3.4 .719
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
Mark Williams DNP------ --- ----------

Season 3

Joe Johnson Mark Williams
Season 2003-042024-25
Team Phoenix SunsCharlotte Hornets
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:+38+14.0+1.4+2.0+3.5+5.5+1.9+0.4+0.9-0.8-0.2+0.7+5.5+.174+1.0+3.2+.305+0.9+0.9+.054
Mark Williams 44 26.6 15.3 3.0 7.2 10.2 2.5 0.7 1.2 1.6 2.4 6.1 10.2 .604 0.0 0.1 .000 3.0 3.7 .804
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Joe Johnson nor Mark Williams played in the postseason in their season 3

Additional Years

* Joe Johnson played 15 seasons more than Mark Williams in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 4 to 18, from 2005 to 2022—Joe Johnson played in 12 Playoffs.

In those 15 extra years over Mark Williams, Joe Johnson got these achievements:

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