Marc Gasol vs. Joe Johnson Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Joe Johnson and Marc Gasol, 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.

Marc Gasol played 13 years in the NBA, 5 less than Joe Johnson, who played 18. Marc Gasol had the first of his seasons in 2008-09, while Joe Johnson had his rookie season in 2001-02. 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
Marc Gasol	13	9	2008-09 to 2020-21
Joe Johnson	18	13	2001-02 to 2021-22

Comparison Season by Season
Jump to season: 1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12-13


Rookie Season
	Marc Gasol	Joe Johnson
Season	2008-09	2001-02
Team	Memphis Grizzlies	Boston Celtics, Phoenix Suns
Honors & Awards	All-Rookie Second Team	All-Rookie Second Team
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Did Not Play

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Rookie Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Marc Gasol	82	30.7	11.9	2.5	4.9	7.4	1.7	0.8	1.1	2.0	3.2	4.3	8.1	.530	0.0	0.0	-	3.4	4.6	.733
difference:	+5	+5.8	+4.4	+1.5	+2.5	+4.1	+0.6		+0.8	-1.1	-1.7	+1.0	+0.5	+.100	+0.5	+1.7		+2.9	+3.9	+.041
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

Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Marc Gasol nor Joe Johnson played in the postseason in their season 1


Season 2
	Marc Gasol	Joe Johnson
Season	2009-10	2002-03
Team	Memphis Grizzlies	Phoenix Suns
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Suns Lost West Conf 1st Rd

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2nd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Marc Gasol	69	35.8	14.6	3.0	6.3	9.3	2.4	1.0	1.6	2.0	3.7	5.5	9.4	.581	0.0	0.0	-	3.7	5.4	.670
difference:	+13	+8.3	+4.8	+2.3	+3.8	+6.1	+0.2	+0.2	+1.4	-0.7	-2.0	+1.6	+0.3	+.184	+0.9	+2.5		+2.5	+3.9	+.104
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

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Marc Gasol	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
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


Season 3
	Marc Gasol	Joe Johnson
Season	2010-11	2003-04
Team	Memphis Grizzlies	Phoenix Suns
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Grizzlies Lost West Conf Semis	Did Not Play

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3rd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Marc Gasol	81	31.9	11.7	1.9	5.1	7.0	2.5	0.9	1.7	1.8	3.3	4.5	8.5	.527	0.0	0.1	.429	2.7	3.6	.748
difference:	+1	+8.7	+5.0	+0.9	+1.4	+2.3	+1.9	+0.2	+1.4	-0.6	-1.1	+2.3	+7.2	+.097	+1.0	+3.2	+.124	+0.6	+0.8	+.002
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

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Marc Gasol	13	39.9	15.0	3.2	8.1	11.2	2.2	1.1	2.2	2.0	3.4	5.5	10.8	.511	0.0	0.2	.000	3.9	5.6	.699
Joe Johnson	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 4
	Marc Gasol	Joe Johnson
Season	2011-12	2004-05
Team	Memphis Grizzlies	Phoenix Suns
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Grizzlies Lost West Conf 1st Rd	Suns Lost West Conf Finals

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4th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Marc Gasol	65	36.5	14.6	1.8	7.1	8.9	3.1	1.0	1.9	1.9	3.1	5.5	11.4	.482	0.0	0.2	.083	3.6	4.9	.748
difference:	+17	+3.0	+2.5	+0.3	+3.4	+3.8	+0.4		+1.6	-0.1	-1.1	+1.1	+3.0	+.021	+2.2	+4.3	+.395	+2.0	+2.7	+.002
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

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Marc Gasol	7	37.3	15.1	2.3	4.4	6.7	3.1	0.3	1.9	1.9	3.6	5.1	9.9	.522	0.0	0.1	.000	4.9	6.1	.791
difference:	+2	+2.0	+3.7	+1.5	+0.8	+2.4	+0.2	+0.8	+1.5	-0.8	-1.6	+1.9	+4.0	+.018	+2.2	+3.9	+.556	+2.3	+2.4	+.094
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


Season 5
	Marc Gasol	Joe Johnson
Season	2012-13	2005-06
Team	Memphis Grizzlies	Atlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards	All-NBA Second Team	-
	All-Defensive Second Team	-
	Defensive Player of the Year	-
Playoffs	Grizzlies Lost West Conf Finals	Did Not Play

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5th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Marc Gasol	80	35.0	14.1	2.3	5.5	7.8	4.0	1.0	1.7	2.0	3.2	5.4	10.9	.494	0.0	0.2	.071	3.4	4.0	.848
difference:	+2	+5.7	+6.1	+1.1	+2.6	+3.7	+2.5	+0.3	+1.3	-1.3	-0.9	+2.3	+6.1	+.041	+1.6	+4.2	+.285	+0.2		+.057
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

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Marc Gasol	15	40.6	17.2	1.7	6.8	8.5	3.2	0.9	2.2	1.2	3.5	6.2	13.7	.454	0.0	0.0	-	4.8	6.0	.800
Joe Johnson	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 6
	Marc Gasol	Joe Johnson
Season	2013-14	2006-07
Team	Memphis Grizzlies	Atlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Grizzlies Lost West Conf 1st Rd	Did Not Play

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6th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Marc Gasol	59	33.4	14.6	1.4	5.8	7.2	3.6	1.0	1.3	1.9	2.5	5.7	12.1	.473	0.0	0.2	.182	3.1	4.1	.768
difference:	+2	+8.0	+10.4	+0.5	+2.5	+3.0	+0.8	+0.1	+1.1	-1.2	-0.5	+3.7	+7.9	+.002	+2.1	+5.3	+.199	+1.0	+1.4	+.020
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

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Marc Gasol	7	42.7	17.3	1.9	5.9	7.7	4.4	1.7	0.9	1.7	3.9	6.7	16.6	.405	0.0	0.1	.000	3.9	4.9	.794
Joe Johnson	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 7
	Marc Gasol	Joe Johnson
Season	2014-15	2007-08
Team	Memphis Grizzlies	Atlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards	All-NBA First Team	-
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Grizzlies Lost West Conf Semis	Hawks Lost East Conf 1st Rd

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7th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Marc Gasol	81	33.2	17.4	1.4	6.4	7.8	3.8	0.9	1.6	2.2	2.6	6.5	13.2	.494	0.0	0.2	.176	4.3	5.4	.795
difference:	+1	+7.6	+4.3	+0.4	+2.9	+3.3	+2.0	+0.1	+1.4	-0.5	-0.6	+1.4	+5.1	+.062	+2.1	+5.2	+.205	+0.4	+0.8	+.039
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

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Marc Gasol	11	37.8	19.7	1.7	8.5	10.3	4.5	0.9	1.7	1.5	3.0	6.5	16.4	.394	0.0	0.2	.000	6.8	8.0	.852
difference:	+4	+1.5	+0.3	+0.4	+5.9	+6.4	+0.5	+0.6	+1.7	-0.8	-0.7	+0.2		+.015	+2.3	+4.9	+.444	+2.5	+3.3	+.057
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


Season 8
	Marc Gasol	Joe Johnson
Season	2015-16	2008-09
Team	Memphis Grizzlies	Atlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Hawks Lost East Conf Semis

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8th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Marc Gasol	52	34.4	16.6	1.1	5.8	7.0	3.8	1.0	1.3	2.3	2.7	6.3	13.6	.464	0.0	0.1	.667	3.9	4.7	.829
difference:	+27	+5.1	+4.8	+0.3	+2.2	+2.6	+2.0	+0.1	+1.1	-0.2	-0.5	+1.5	+4.4	+.027	+1.9	+5.1	+.307	+0.1	+0.1	+.003
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

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Marc Gasol	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
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


Season 9
	Marc Gasol	Joe Johnson
Season	2016-17	2009-10
Team	Memphis Grizzlies	Atlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA Third Team
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Grizzlies Lost West Conf 1st Rd	Hawks Lost East Conf Semis

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9th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Marc Gasol	74	34.2	19.5	0.8	5.5	6.3	4.6	0.9	1.3	2.2	2.3	7.2	15.7	.459	1.4	3.6	.388	3.8	4.5	.837
difference:	+2	+3.8	+1.8	+0.2	+1.8	+1.7	+0.3	+0.2	+1.2	-0.3	-0.4	+1.2	+2.5	+.001	+0.3	+1.0	+.019	+0.9	+1.0	+.019
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

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Marc Gasol	6	40.0	19.3	1.2	5.3	6.5	4.2	0.3	0.7	2.5	3.7	6.5	13.8	.470	1.2	2.0	.583	5.2	5.5	.939
difference:	+5		+1.4	+0.6	+2.0	+1.4	+0.8	+0.6	+0.4	-0.2	-1.7	+0.5	+4.3	+.083	+0.4	+1.7	+.363	+2.1	+1.7	+.129
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


Season 10
	Marc Gasol	Joe Johnson
Season	2017-18	2010-11
Team	Memphis Grizzlies	Atlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Hawks Lost East Conf Semis

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10th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Marc Gasol	73	33.0	17.2	1.1	7.0	8.1	4.2	0.7	1.4	2.7	2.5	5.9	14.2	.420	1.5	4.4	.341	3.8	4.6	.834
difference:	+1	+2.5	+1.0	+0.3	+3.8	+4.1	+0.5		+1.3	-0.7	-0.7	+1.2	+1.9	+.023	+0.3	+0.2	+.044	+1.1	+1.2	+.032
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

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Marc Gasol	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
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


Season 11
	Marc Gasol	Joe Johnson
Season	2018-19	2011-12
Team	Memphis Grizzlies, Toronto Raptors	Atlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	NBA Champion	Hawks Lost East Conf 1st Rd

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11th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Marc Gasol	79	30.8	13.6	1.0	6.9	7.9	4.4	1.1	1.1	2.0	2.7	4.9	11.0	.448	1.3	3.5	.363	2.4	3.2	.759
difference:	+19	+4.7	+5.2	+0.1	+4.1	+4.2	+0.5	+0.3	+0.9	-0.1	-1.4	+2.2	+4.5	+.006	+0.8	+1.9	+.025	+0.2	+0.1	+.090
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

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Marc Gasol	24	30.6	9.4	0.7	5.8	6.4	3.0	0.9	1.1	0.9	3.5	3.2	7.5	.422	1.4	3.7	.382	1.7	1.9	.870
difference:	+18	+9.9	+7.8	+0.3	+3.3	+2.9	+0.5	+0.4	+0.9	-1.8	-1.7	+3.1	+9.5	+.049	+0.1	+2.3	+.132	+1.3	+2.1	+.120
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


Season 12
	Marc Gasol	Joe Johnson
Season	2019-20	2012-13
Team	Toronto Raptors	Brooklyn Nets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Raptors Lost East Conf Semis	Nets Lost East Conf 1st Rd

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12th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Marc Gasol	44	26.4	7.5	0.7	5.5	6.3	3.3	0.8	0.9	1.3	2.8	2.7	6.3	.427	1.3	3.4	.385	0.8	1.1	.735
difference:	+28	+10.3	+8.8		+3.2	+3.3	+0.2	+0.1	+0.7	-0.4	-1.4	+3.5	+8.3	+.004	+0.8	+2.1	+.010	+1.0	+1.1	+.085
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

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Marc Gasol	11	20.7	6.0	0.4	4.0	4.4	2.6	0.5	0.6	1.5	2.9	2.3	5.8	.391	0.5	2.5	.185	1.0	1.4	.733
difference:	+4	+18.0	+8.9	+0.2	+1.4	+1.3	+0.1	+0.6	+0.6	-0.2	-1.0	+3.8	+8.9	+.026	+0.9	+3.1	+.071	+0.1	+0.1	+.156
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


Season 13
	Marc Gasol	Joe Johnson
Season	2020-21	2013-14
Team	Los Angeles Lakers	Brooklyn Nets
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Lakers Lost West Conf 1st Rd	Nets Lost East Conf Semis

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13th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Marc Gasol	52	19.1	5.0	0.7	3.4	4.1	2.1	0.5	1.1	1.0	2.2	1.7	3.7	.454	1.0	2.3	.410	0.7	1.0	.720
difference:	+27	+13.5	+10.8	+0.1	+0.6	+0.7	+0.6	+0.1	+1.0	-0.5	-0.6	+4.1	+9.2		+1.1	+2.8	+.009	+1.3	+1.5	+.095
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

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Marc Gasol	5	17.4	5.2	0.8	3.0	3.8	3.0	0.8	0.8	0.8	3.2	1.6	2.6	.615	1.4	2.2	.636	0.6	0.8	.750
difference:	+7	+21.7	+16.0		+0.1		+0.1	+0.3	+0.5	-0.8	-1.5	+6.6	+12.7	+.082	+0.4	+2.2	+.221	+2.4	+2.8	+.087
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

Additional Years

* Joe Johnson played 5 seasons more than Marc Gasol in the NBA.

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

Marc Gasol vs. Joe Johnson Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Joe Johnson and Marc Gasol, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

Their Careers

Comparison Season by Season

Rookie Season

Rookie Season Stats Comparison

Season 2

2nd Season Stats Comparison

Season 3

3rd Season Stats Comparison

Season 4

4th Season Stats Comparison

Season 5

5th Season Stats Comparison

Season 6

6th Season Stats Comparison

Season 7

7th Season Stats Comparison

Season 8

8th Season Stats Comparison

Season 9

9th Season Stats Comparison

Season 10

10th Season Stats Comparison

Season 11

11th Season Stats Comparison

Season 12

12th Season Stats Comparison

Season 13

13th Season Stats Comparison

Additional Years