Pau Gasol vs. Cameron Johnson Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Cameron Johnson and Pau 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.

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Career comparison / Season by season / Scoring / Stats / Stats Rankings

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.

Pau Gasol played 18 years in the NBA, 12 more than Cameron Johnson, who played 6. Pau Gasol had the first of his seasons in 2001-02, while Cameron Johnson had his rookie season in 2019-20. 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
Pau Gasol 18 12 2001-02 to 2018-19
Cameron Johnson 6 3 2019-20 to 2024-25

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Pau Gasol Cameron Johnson
Season 2001-022019-20
Team Memphis GrizzliesPhoenix Suns
Honors & Awards Achievement Rookie of the Year-
Achievement All-Rookie First 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%
Pau Gasol 82 36.7 17.6 2.9 6.0 8.9 2.7 0.5 2.1 2.7 2.4 6.7 13.0 .518 0.0 0.1 .200 4.1 5.8 .709
difference:+25+14.7+8.8+2.0+3.6+5.6+1.5+0.1+1.7-2.1-0.9+3.6+5.9+.083+1.9+4.7+.190+3.3+4.8+.098
Cameron Johnson 57 22.0 8.8 0.9 2.4 3.3 1.2 0.6 0.4 0.6 1.5 3.1 7.1 .435 1.9 4.8 .390 0.8 1.0 .807
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Pau Gasol nor Cameron Johnson played in the postseason in their season 1

Season 2
Pau Gasol Cameron Johnson
Season 2002-032020-21
Team Memphis GrizzliesPhoenix Suns
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlaySuns Lost NBA Finals
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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%
Pau Gasol 82 36.0 19.0 2.3 6.4 8.8 2.8 0.4 1.8 2.6 2.7 6.9 13.6 .510 0.0 0.1 .100 5.1 6.9 .736
difference:+22+12.0+9.4+1.7+3.6+5.5+1.4+0.2+1.5-1.9-1.3+3.5+5.5+.090+2.0+5.5+.249+4.3+5.9+.111
Cameron Johnson 60 24.0 9.6 0.6 2.8 3.3 1.4 0.6 0.3 0.7 1.4 3.4 8.1 .420 2.0 5.6 .349 0.8 1.0 .847
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Pau Gasol DNP------ --- ----------
Cameron Johnson 21 21.1 8.2 0.8 2.4 3.1 0.8 0.9 0.2 0.7 1.3 2.6 5.2 .500 1.6 3.5 .446 1.4 1.5 .906

Season 3
Pau Gasol Cameron Johnson
Season 2003-042021-22
Team Memphis GrizzliesPhoenix Suns
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Grizzlies Lost West Conf 1st RdSuns Lost West Conf Semis
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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%
Pau Gasol 78 31.5 17.7 2.6 5.1 7.7 2.5 0.6 1.7 2.4 2.4 6.5 13.4 .482 0.1 0.2 .267 4.7 6.6 .714
difference:+12+5.3+5.2+2.0+1.6+3.6+1.0+0.3+1.5-1.7-0.7+2.3+4.2+.022+2.4+5.7+.158+3.2+4.9+.146
Cameron Johnson 66 26.2 12.5 0.6 3.5 4.1 1.5 0.9 0.2 0.7 1.7 4.2 9.2 .460 2.5 5.9 .425 1.5 1.7 .860
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Pau Gasol 4 33.5 18.5 1.0 4.0 5.0 2.5 1.0 1.5 1.3 2.5 7.0 12.3 .571 0.0 0.0 - 4.5 5.0 .900
difference:+9+8.9+7.7+0.3+1.2+1.5+1.0+0.6+1.4-0.4-0.1+3.5+4.7+.106+1.7+4.5+2.5+2.5+.087
Cameron Johnson 13 24.6 10.8 0.7 2.8 3.5 1.5 0.4 0.1 0.9 2.4 3.5 7.6 .465 1.7 4.5 .373 2.0 2.5 .813

Season 4
Pau Gasol Cameron Johnson
Season 2004-052022-23
Team Memphis GrizzliesPhoenix Suns, Brooklyn Nets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Grizzlies Lost West Conf 1st RdNets Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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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%
Pau Gasol 56 32.0 17.8 2.3 5.0 7.3 2.4 0.7 1.7 2.4 2.6 6.4 12.4 .514 0.0 0.1 .167 5.0 6.6 .768
difference:+14+3.4+2.3+1.5+1.4+2.9+0.5+0.5+1.4-1.5-0.6+1.1+1.1+.044+2.5+6.0+.237+2.6+3.7+.074
Cameron Johnson 42 28.6 15.5 0.8 3.6 4.4 1.9 1.2 0.3 0.9 2.0 5.3 11.3 .470 2.5 6.1 .404 2.4 2.9 .842
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Pau Gasol 4 33.0 21.3 3.8 3.8 7.5 2.5 0.5 1.8 1.8 3.0 9.8 20.0 .488 0.3 0.3 1.000 1.5 3.0 .500
difference:+5.0+2.8+3.0+1.2+1.7+0.3+0.3+1.5-0.5-0.5+2.8+6.2+.021+2.7+6.7+.571+1.2+.357
Cameron Johnson 4 38.0 18.5 0.8 5.0 5.8 2.8 0.8 0.3 1.3 2.5 7.0 13.8 .509 3.0 7.0 .429 1.5 1.8 .857

Season 5
Pau Gasol Cameron Johnson
Season 2005-062023-24
Team Memphis GrizzliesBrooklyn Nets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Grizzlies Lost West Conf 1st RdDid 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%
Pau Gasol 80 39.2 20.4 2.4 6.5 8.9 4.6 0.6 1.9 2.9 2.3 7.5 14.9 .503 0.0 0.2 .250 5.3 7.7 .689
difference:+22+11.6+7.0+1.5+3.1+4.6+2.2+0.2+1.6-1.9-0.5+2.7+4.2+.057+2.4+5.9+.141+3.8+5.8+.100
Cameron Johnson 58 27.6 13.4 0.9 3.4 4.3 2.4 0.8 0.3 1.0 1.8 4.8 10.7 .446 2.4 6.1 .391 1.5 1.9 .789
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Pau Gasol 4 39.5 20.3 1.0 5.8 6.8 3.0 0.5 1.3 2.8 2.8 7.3 16.8 .433 0.0 0.3 .000 5.8 7.5 .767
Cameron Johnson DNP------ --- ----------

Season 6
Pau Gasol Cameron Johnson
Season 2006-072024-25
Team Memphis GrizzliesBrooklyn Nets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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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%
Pau Gasol 59 36.2 20.8 2.5 7.3 9.8 3.4 0.5 2.1 2.7 2.3 7.8 14.5 .538 0.1 0.2 .273 5.1 6.8 .748
difference:+2+4.6+2.0+1.6+3.9+5.5+0.4+1.7-1.0-0.5+1.6+1.4+.063+2.7+7.0+.117+1.6+2.9+.145
Cameron Johnson 57 31.6 18.8 0.9 3.4 4.3 3.4 0.9 0.4 1.7 1.8 6.2 13.1 .475 2.8 7.2 .390 3.5 3.9 .893
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Pau Gasol nor Cameron Johnson played in the postseason in their season 6

Additional Years

* Pau Gasol played 12 seasons more than Cameron Johnson in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 7 to 18, from 2008 to 2019—Pau Gasol played in 9 Playoffs and won two NBA Championships.

In those 12 extra years over Cameron Johnson, Pau Gasol got these achievements:

Honors & AwardsAchievement 2 All-NBA Second Team
Achievement 2 All-NBA Third Team
Achievement 5 All-Star Game
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