Josh Hart vs. Jalen Johnson Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Jalen Johnson and Josh Hart, 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.

Josh Hart played 9 years in the NBA, 4 more than Jalen Johnson, who played 5. Josh Hart had the first of his seasons in 2017-18, while Jalen Johnson 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
Josh Hart 9 3 2017-18 to 2025-26
Jalen Johnson 5 2 2021-22 to 2025-26

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Josh Hart Jalen Johnson
Season 2017-182021-22
Team Los Angeles LakersAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayHawks Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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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%
Josh Hart 63 23.2 7.9 0.7 3.5 4.2 1.3 0.7 0.3 0.7 1.7 2.8 6.0 .469 1.2 3.1 .396 1.0 1.5 .702
difference:+41+17.7+5.5+0.6+2.4+3.0+1.2+0.6+0.2-0.3-1.3+1.8+4.1+.068+1.1+2.5+.165+0.8+1.2+.012
Jalen Johnson 22 5.5 2.4 0.1 1.1 1.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.4 0.4 1.0 1.9 .537 0.1 0.6 .231 0.2 0.3 .714
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Josh Hart DNP------ --- ----------
Jalen Johnson 2 4.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.0 0.0 1.5 .000 0.0 0.5 .000 0.0 0.0 -

Season 2
Josh Hart Jalen Johnson
Season 2018-192022-23
Team Los Angeles LakersAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayHawks Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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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%
Josh Hart 67 25.6 7.8 0.5 3.2 3.7 1.4 1.0 0.6 0.9 2.2 2.8 6.9 .407 1.4 4.1 .336 0.8 1.2 .688
difference:+3+10.7+2.2+0.2+0.1+0.3+0.2+0.5+0.1-0.3-0.6+0.5+2.3+.084+1.0+2.6+.048+0.1+0.1+.060
Jalen Johnson 70 14.9 5.6 0.7 3.3 4.0 1.2 0.5 0.5 0.6 1.6 2.3 4.6 .491 0.4 1.5 .288 0.7 1.1 .628
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Josh Hart DNP------ --- ----------
Jalen Johnson 6 9.3 4.3 0.3 2.2 2.5 1.3 0.5 0.0 0.8 0.8 1.7 4.0 .417 0.7 1.8 .364 0.3 0.3 1.000

Season 3
Josh Hart Jalen Johnson
Season 2019-202023-24
Team New Orleans PelicansAtlanta Hawks
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%
Josh Hart 65 27.0 10.1 0.9 5.6 6.5 1.7 1.0 0.4 1.2 2.5 3.5 8.2 .423 1.9 5.4 .342 1.3 1.8 .739
difference:+9+6.7+5.9+0.4+1.8+2.2+1.9+0.2+0.4-0.6-0.1+2.9+4.3+.088+0.6+1.8+.013+0.6+0.8+.011
Jalen Johnson 56 33.7 16.0 1.3 7.4 8.7 3.6 1.2 0.8 1.8 2.4 6.4 12.5 .511 1.3 3.6 .355 1.9 2.6 .728
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Josh Hart nor Jalen Johnson played in the postseason in their season 3

Season 4
Josh Hart Jalen Johnson
Season 2020-212024-25
Team New Orleans PelicansAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid 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%
Josh Hart 47 28.7 9.2 1.1 6.9 8.0 2.3 0.8 0.3 1.0 2.4 3.2 7.3 .439 1.3 4.1 .326 1.5 1.9 .775
difference:+11+7.0+9.7+0.6+1.4+2.0+2.7+0.8+0.7-1.9-0.5+4.3+7.8+.061+0.1+0.2+.014+1.1+1.6+.029
Jalen Johnson 36 35.7 18.9 1.7 8.3 10.0 5.0 1.6 1.0 2.9 1.9 7.5 15.1 .500 1.2 3.9 .312 2.6 3.5 .746
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Josh Hart nor Jalen Johnson played in the postseason in their season 4

Season 5
Josh Hart Jalen Johnson
Season 2021-222025-26
Team New Orleans Pelicans, Portland Trail BlazersAtlanta Hawks
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%
Josh Hart 54 33.2 14.9 1.1 6.0 7.2 4.1 1.1 0.2 2.1 2.8 5.3 10.5 .504 1.4 3.9 .343 3.0 3.9 .758
difference:+28+1.9+8.4+0.4+3.0+3.3+4.1+0.4+0.2-1.4-0.6+3.2+5.7+.017+0.2+0.2+.053+1.8+1.9+.069
Jalen Johnson 26 35.1 23.3 1.5 9.0 10.5 8.2 1.5 0.4 3.5 2.2 8.5 16.2 .521 1.6 4.1 .396 4.8 5.8 .827
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Josh Hart nor Jalen Johnson played in the postseason in their season 5

Additional Years

* Josh Hart played 4 seasons more than Jalen Johnson in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 6 to 9, from 2023 to 2026—Josh Hart played in 3 Playoffs and one NBA Cup.

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