Keldon Johnson vs. Derrick Jones Jr. Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Derrick Jones Jr. and Keldon 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.

Keldon Johnson played 7 years in the NBA, 3 less than Derrick Jones Jr., who played 10. Keldon Johnson had the first of his seasons in 2019-20, while Derrick Jones Jr. had his rookie season in 2016-17. 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
Keldon Johnson 7 0 2019-20 to 2025-26
Derrick Jones Jr. 10 5 2016-17 to 2025-26

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Keldon Johnson Derrick Jones Jr.
Season 2019-202016-17
Team San Antonio SpursPhoenix Suns
Honors & Awards
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%
Keldon Johnson 17 17.7 9.1 0.6 2.8 3.4 0.9 0.8 0.1 0.8 1.6 3.1 5.2 .596 0.8 1.3 .591 2.1 2.6 .795
difference:+15+0.7+3.8+0.6+1.5+0.9+0.5+0.4+0.3-0.4-0.4+1.0+1.4+.034+0.7+1.0+.318+1.2+1.3+.088
Derrick Jones Jr. 32 17.0 5.3 1.2 1.3 2.5 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 2.0 2.1 3.8 .562 0.1 0.3 .273 0.9 1.3 .707
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Keldon Johnson nor Derrick Jones Jr. played in the postseason in their season 1

Season 2
Keldon Johnson Derrick Jones Jr.
Season 2020-212017-18
Team San Antonio SpursPhoenix Suns, Miami Heat
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid 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%
Keldon Johnson 69 28.5 12.8 1.3 4.6 6.0 1.8 0.6 0.3 1.1 2.1 4.9 10.2 .479 0.9 2.6 .331 2.1 2.8 .740
difference:+49+16.2+9.7+0.2+3.7+4.1+1.3+0.4+0.4-0.7-0.9+3.8+7.5+.083+0.7+1.7+.164+1.3+1.6+.073
Derrick Jones Jr. 20 12.3 3.1 1.1 0.9 1.9 0.5 0.2 0.7 0.4 1.2 1.1 2.7 .396 0.2 0.9 .167 0.8 1.2 .667
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Keldon Johnson nor Derrick Jones Jr. played in the postseason in their season 2

Season 3
Keldon Johnson Derrick Jones Jr.
Season 2021-222018-19
Team San Antonio SpursMiami Heat
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%
Keldon Johnson 75 31.9 17.0 1.1 5.0 6.1 2.1 0.8 0.2 1.2 2.0 6.3 13.5 .466 2.1 5.3 .398 2.4 3.1 .756
difference:+15+12.7+10.0+0.5+2.6+2.1+1.5+0.5-0.5-0.1+3.6+8.1+.028+1.6+3.8+.090+1.2+1.1+.149
Derrick Jones Jr. 60 19.2 7.0 1.6 2.4 4.0 0.6 0.8 0.7 0.7 2.1 2.7 5.4 .494 0.5 1.5 .308 1.2 2.0 .607
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Keldon Johnson nor Derrick Jones Jr. played in the postseason in their season 3

Season 4
Keldon Johnson Derrick Jones Jr.
Season 2022-232019-20
Team San Antonio SpursMiami Heat
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayHeat Lost NBA Finals
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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%
Keldon Johnson 63 32.7 22.0 0.9 4.2 5.0 2.9 0.7 0.2 2.1 2.0 8.0 17.7 .452 2.1 6.5 .329 3.9 5.2 .749
difference:+4+9.4+13.5+0.2+1.4+1.1+1.8+0.3+0.4-1.6-0.2+4.9+11.8+.075+1.5+4.3+.049+2.3+3.1+.023
Derrick Jones Jr. 59 23.3 8.5 1.1 2.8 3.9 1.1 1.0 0.6 0.5 2.2 3.1 5.9 .527 0.6 2.2 .280 1.6 2.1 .772
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Keldon Johnson DNP------ --- ----------
Derrick Jones Jr. 15 6.4 1.5 0.4 0.4 0.8 0.5 0.4 0.3 0.1 0.8 0.5 1.1 .471 0.3 0.6 .444 0.1 0.3 .400

Season 5
Keldon Johnson Derrick Jones Jr.
Season 2023-242020-21
Team San Antonio SpursPortland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayTrail Blazers Lost West 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%
Keldon Johnson 69 29.5 15.7 1.4 4.1 5.5 2.8 0.7 0.3 1.4 2.2 5.7 12.5 .454 1.8 5.3 .346 2.5 3.2 .792
difference:+11+6.8+8.9+0.1+1.9+2.0+2.0+0.1+0.6-0.8+3.2+7.3+.030+1.1+3.0+.030+1.5+1.6+.144
Derrick Jones Jr. 58 22.7 6.8 1.3 2.2 3.5 0.8 0.6 0.9 0.6 2.2 2.5 5.2 .484 0.7 2.3 .316 1.0 1.6 .648
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Keldon Johnson DNP------ --- ----------
Derrick Jones Jr. 2 5.0 2.0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.5 0.0 0.0 1.0 1.0 2.5 .400 0.0 1.0 .000 0.0 0.0 -

Season 6
Keldon Johnson Derrick Jones Jr.
Season 2024-252021-22
Team San Antonio SpursChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayBulls Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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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%
Keldon Johnson 77 23.9 12.7 1.5 3.4 4.8 1.6 0.6 0.3 1.0 1.5 4.8 10.0 .482 1.1 3.6 .318 1.9 2.5 .773
difference:+26+6.3+7.1+0.3+1.3+1.5+1.0+0.1+0.3-0.4-0.6+2.7+6.2+.056+0.7+2.4+.010+0.8+1.1+.027
Derrick Jones Jr. 51 17.6 5.6 1.2 2.1 3.3 0.6 0.5 0.6 0.6 2.1 2.1 3.8 .538 0.4 1.2 .328 1.1 1.4 .800
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Keldon Johnson DNP------ --- ----------
Derrick Jones Jr. 5 11.8 3.8 0.6 0.8 1.4 0.4 0.2 0.0 0.6 1.6 1.4 3.4 .412 0.6 2.2 .273 0.4 0.6 .667

Season 7
Keldon Johnson Derrick Jones Jr.
Season 2025-262022-23
Team San Antonio SpursChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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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%
Keldon Johnson 6 24.2 13.0 2.5 2.8 5.3 1.2 0.5 0.0 0.5 1.8 5.0 8.2 .612 1.2 2.5 .467 1.8 2.7 .688
difference:+58+10.2+8.0+1.6+1.3+2.9+0.7+0.6-0.1-0.5+3.2+4.6+.112+0.8+1.2+.129+0.8+1.4+.050
Derrick Jones Jr. 64 14.0 5.0 0.9 1.5 2.4 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.4 1.3 1.8 3.6 .500 0.4 1.3 .338 1.0 1.3 .738
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Keldon Johnson nor Derrick Jones Jr. played in the postseason in their season 7

Additional Years

* Derrick Jones Jr. played 3 seasons more than Keldon Johnson in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 8 to 10, from 2024 to 2026—Derrick Jones Jr. played in two Playoffs.

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