Joe Johnson vs. Mo Williams Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Mo 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 / 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 Mo Williams, who played 13. Joe Johnson had the first of his seasons in 2001-02, while Mo Williams had his rookie season in 2003-04. 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 achivements, 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
Mo Williams 13 6 2003-04 to 2015-16

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Joe Johnson Mo Williams
Season 2001-022003-04
Team Boston Celtics, Phoenix SunsUtah Jazz
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie Second Team-
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
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
Mo Williams 57 13.5 5.0 0.4 0.9 1.3 1.3 0.5 0.0 0.9 1.5 2.0 5.3 .380 0.2 0.7 .256 0.8 1.0 .786
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Joe Johnson ------- --- ----------
Mo Williams ------- --- ----------

Season 2

Joe Johnson Mo Williams
Season 2002-032004-05
Team Phoenix SunsMilwaukee Bucks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Suns Lost West Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
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
Mo Williams 80 28.2 10.2 0.6 2.4 3.1 6.1 0.9 0.1 2.5 2.8 4.0 9.2 .438 0.4 1.2 .323 1.7 2.0 .850
Playoffs Stats
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
Mo Williams ------- --- ----------

Season 3

Joe Johnson Mo Williams
Season 2003-042005-06
Team Phoenix SunsMilwaukee Bucks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayBucks Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
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
Mo Williams 58 26.4 12.1 0.5 1.9 2.5 4.0 0.9 0.1 1.8 2.5 4.6 10.8 .424 1.3 3.3 .382 1.7 1.9 .850
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Joe Johnson ------- --- ----------
Mo Williams 5 15.0 7.2 0.0 0.6 0.6 2.0 0.2 0.0 1.2 2.4 3.4 6.8 .500 0.4 2.2 .182 0.0 0.0 -

Season 4

Joe Johnson Mo Williams
Season 2004-052006-07
Team Phoenix SunsMilwaukee Bucks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Suns Lost West Conf FinalsDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
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
Mo Williams 68 36.4 17.3 0.8 4.0 4.8 6.1 1.3 0.1 3.0 3.0 6.9 15.4 .446 1.2 3.4 .346 2.3 2.7 .855
Playoffs Stats
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
Mo Williams ------- --- ----------

Season 5

Joe Johnson Mo Williams
Season 2005-062007-08
Team Atlanta HawksMilwaukee Bucks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF 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
Mo Williams 66 36.5 17.2 0.6 2.9 3.5 6.3 1.2 0.2 2.8 2.8 6.7 13.9 .480 1.3 3.5 .385 2.5 2.9 .856
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Joe Johnson ------- --- ----------
Mo Williams ------- --- ----------

Season 6

Joe Johnson Mo Williams
Season 2006-072008-09
Team Atlanta HawksCleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star GameAchievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayCavaliers Lost East Conf Finals
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF 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
Mo Williams 81 35.0 17.8 0.6 2.9 3.4 4.1 0.9 0.1 2.2 2.7 6.5 13.9 .467 2.3 5.2 .436 2.6 2.8 .912
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Joe Johnson ------- --- ----------
Mo Williams 14 38.6 16.3 0.6 2.6 3.2 4.1 0.7 0.1 2.1 3.1 5.7 14.0 .408 2.5 6.7 .372 2.4 3.1 .767

Season 7

Joe Johnson Mo Williams
Season 2007-082009-10
Team Atlanta HawksCleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Hawks Lost East Conf 1st RdCavaliers Lost East Conf Semis
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF 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
Mo Williams 69 34.2 15.8 0.4 2.6 3.0 5.3 1.0 0.3 2.5 2.5 5.5 12.4 .442 2.3 5.4 .429 2.6 2.9 .894
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF 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
Mo Williams 11 37.4 14.4 0.3 2.8 3.1 5.4 0.5 0.2 2.1 3.2 4.7 11.5 .409 1.5 4.7 .327 3.4 4.2 .804

Season 8

Joe Johnson Mo Williams
Season 2008-092010-11
Team Atlanta HawksCleveland Cavaliers, Los Angeles Clippers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Hawks Lost East Conf SemisDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF 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
Mo Williams 58 30.8 14.0 0.4 2.3 2.6 6.6 0.9 0.2 2.9 2.6 5.0 12.6 .399 1.4 4.2 .324 2.6 3.1 .853
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF 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
Mo Williams ------- --- ----------

Season 9

Joe Johnson Mo Williams
Season 2009-102011-12
Team Atlanta HawksLos 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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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF 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
Mo Williams 52 28.3 13.2 0.4 1.5 1.9 3.1 1.0 0.1 1.7 2.0 5.0 11.8 .426 1.8 4.6 .389 1.4 1.5 .900
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF 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
Mo Williams 11 20.8 9.6 0.1 0.7 0.8 1.4 0.5 0.5 1.1 1.5 3.7 8.5 .436 1.1 3.0 .364 1.1 1.2 .923

Season 10

Joe Johnson Mo Williams
Season 2010-112012-13
Team Atlanta HawksUtah Jazz
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Hawks Lost East Conf SemisDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF 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
Mo Williams 46 30.8 12.9 0.5 1.9 2.4 6.2 1.0 0.2 2.7 2.3 5.0 11.6 .430 1.3 3.3 .383 1.6 1.8 .882
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF 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
Mo Williams ------- --- ----------

Season 11

Joe Johnson Mo Williams
Season 2011-122013-14
Team Atlanta HawksPortland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Hawks Lost East Conf 1st RdTrail Blazers Lost West Conf Semis
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF 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
Mo Williams 74 24.8 9.7 0.6 1.5 2.1 4.3 0.7 0.1 2.0 2.7 3.8 9.1 .417 1.1 3.0 .369 1.1 1.2 .876
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF 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
Mo Williams 8 23.4 7.4 0.3 1.3 1.5 1.9 0.4 0.0 1.8 3.0 2.8 7.4 .373 0.6 2.6 .238 1.3 1.4 .909

Season 12

Joe Johnson Mo Williams
Season 2012-132014-15
Team Brooklyn NetsMinnesota Timberwolves, Charlotte Hornets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Nets Lost East Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF 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
Mo Williams 68 29.1 14.2 0.3 2.2 2.6 6.2 0.7 0.2 2.5 2.4 5.0 12.6 .397 1.8 5.1 .342 2.4 2.8 .872
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF 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
Mo Williams ------- --- ----------

Season 13

Joe Johnson Mo Williams
Season 2013-142015-16
Team Brooklyn NetsCleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Nets Lost East Conf SemisNBA Champion NBA Champion
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF 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
Mo Williams 41 18.2 8.2 0.1 1.6 1.8 2.4 0.3 0.1 1.4 1.5 3.2 7.4 .437 0.9 2.5 .353 0.9 1.0 .905
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF 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
Mo Williams 13 5.2 1.5 0.0 0.5 0.5 0.2 0.3 0.0 0.8 0.6 0.6 2.2 .286 0.2 1.0 .231 0.1 0.2 .500

Season 14

Joe Johnson Mo Williams
Season 2014-15-
Team Brooklyn Nets-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Nets Lost East Conf 1st Rd-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Joe Johnson 80 34.9 14.4 0.7 4.1 4.8 3.7 0.7 0.2 1.7 1.5 5.6 12.8 .435 1.5 4.2 .359 1.8 2.2 .801
Mo Williams ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Joe Johnson 6 41.5 16.5 0.8 6.8 7.7 4.8 1.2 0.0 0.8 2.7 5.7 15.7 .362 2.0 6.8 .293 3.2 4.0 .792
Mo Williams ------- --- ----------

Season 15

Joe Johnson Mo Williams
Season 2015-16-
Team Brooklyn Nets, Miami Heat-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Heat Lost East Conf Semis-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Joe Johnson 81 33.4 12.2 0.6 3.0 3.6 3.9 0.8 0.0 2.0 1.8 4.7 10.6 .439 1.5 3.9 .383 1.5 1.8 .831
Mo Williams ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Joe Johnson 14 35.1 12.1 0.5 4.2 4.7 2.5 0.6 0.2 1.3 1.9 4.9 11.3 .430 0.9 3.3 .283 1.5 1.7 .875
Mo Williams ------- --- ----------

Season 16

Joe Johnson Mo Williams
Season 2016-17-
Team Utah Jazz-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Jazz Lost West Conf Semis-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Joe Johnson 78 23.6 9.2 0.4 2.7 3.1 1.8 0.5 0.2 0.9 1.2 3.5 8.0 .436 1.4 3.3 .411 0.8 1.0 .818
Mo Williams ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Joe Johnson 11 29.6 12.9 0.7 3.2 3.9 2.5 0.5 0.1 1.2 1.9 5.3 12.1 .436 1.4 4.1 .333 1.0 1.4 .733
Mo Williams ------- --- ----------

Season 17

Joe Johnson Mo Williams
Season 2017-18-
Team Utah Jazz, Houston Rockets-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Rockets Lost West Conf Finals-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Joe Johnson 55 21.9 6.8 0.3 2.9 3.1 1.5 0.3 0.1 0.9 1.2 2.7 6.5 .406 0.7 2.6 .276 0.7 0.8 .889
Mo Williams ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Joe Johnson 8 6.8 1.5 0.0 1.3 1.3 0.4 0.0 0.1 0.4 0.5 0.8 2.1 .353 0.0 0.4 .000 0.0 0.0 -
Mo Williams ------- --- ----------

Note: Joe Johnson didn't play in 2018-19, 2019-20 and 2020-21.

Season 18

Joe Johnson Mo Williams
Season 2021-22-
Team Boston Celtics-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not Play-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Joe Johnson 1 2.0 2.0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 1.0 1.000 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -
Mo Williams ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Joe Johnson ------- --- ----------
Mo Williams ------- --- ----------