Paul George vs. Jalen Johnson Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Jalen Johnson and Paul George, 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.

Paul George played 15 years in the NBA, 11 more than Jalen Johnson, who played 4. Paul George had the first of his seasons in 2010-11, 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
Paul George 15 11 2010-11 to 2024-25
Jalen Johnson 4 2 2021-22 to 2024-25

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Paul George Jalen Johnson
Season 2010-112021-22
Team Indiana PacersAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie Second Team-
Playoffs Pacers Lost East Conf 1st RdHawks 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%
Paul George 61 20.7 7.8 0.6 3.1 3.7 1.1 1.0 0.4 1.1 2.1 2.9 6.5 .453 0.7 2.3 .297 1.3 1.7 .762
difference:+39+15.2+5.4+0.5+2.0+2.5+1.0+0.9+0.3-0.7-1.7+1.9+4.6+.084+0.6+1.7+.066+1.1+1.4+.048
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%
Paul George 5 26.6 6.0 1.0 4.0 5.0 1.0 1.4 2.0 1.4 2.2 2.0 6.6 .303 0.6 2.6 .231 1.4 1.6 .875
difference:+3+22.1+6.0+1.0+4.0+5.0+1.0+1.4+2.0-0.9-2.2+2.0+5.1+.303+0.6+2.1+.231+1.4+1.6
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
Paul George Jalen Johnson
Season 2011-122022-23
Team Indiana PacersAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Pacers Lost East Conf SemisHawks 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%
Paul George 66 29.7 12.1 0.8 4.8 5.6 2.4 1.6 0.6 1.8 2.9 4.3 9.7 .440 1.4 3.5 .385 2.2 2.8 .802
difference:+4+14.8+6.5+0.1+1.5+1.6+1.2+1.1+0.1-1.2-1.3+2.0+5.1+.051+1.0+2.0+.097+1.5+1.7+.174
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%
Paul George 11 33.7 9.7 1.4 5.3 6.6 2.4 1.6 0.4 1.9 2.9 3.4 8.6 .389 1.0 3.7 .268 2.0 2.5 .786
difference:+5+24.4+5.4+1.1+3.1+4.1+1.1+1.1+0.4-1.1-2.1+1.7+4.6+.028+0.3+1.9+.096+1.7+2.2+.214
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
Paul George Jalen Johnson
Season 2012-132023-24
Team Indiana PacersAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Third Team-
Achievement All-Defensive Second Team-
Achievement Most Improved Player-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Pacers Lost East Conf FinalsDid 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%
Paul George 79 37.6 17.4 1.1 6.5 7.6 4.1 1.8 0.6 2.9 2.9 6.2 14.9 .419 2.2 5.9 .362 2.8 3.5 .807
difference:+23+3.9+1.4+0.2+0.9+1.1+0.5+0.6+0.2-1.1-0.5+0.2+2.4+.092+0.9+2.3+.007+0.9+0.9+.079
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
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Paul George 19 41.1 19.2 0.8 6.6 7.4 5.1 1.3 0.5 3.9 3.8 6.3 14.6 .430 1.8 5.5 .327 4.9 6.7 .727
Jalen Johnson DNP------ --- ----------

Season 4
Paul George Jalen Johnson
Season 2013-142024-25
Team Indiana PacersAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Third Team-
Achievement All-Defensive First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Pacers Lost East Conf FinalsDid 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%
Paul George 80 36.2 21.7 0.8 6.0 6.8 3.5 1.9 0.3 2.8 2.5 7.2 17.0 .424 2.3 6.3 .364 5.0 5.8 .864
difference:+44+0.5+2.8+0.9+2.3+3.2+1.5+0.3+0.7-0.1-0.6+0.3+1.9+.076+1.1+2.4+.052+2.4+2.3+.118
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
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Paul George 19 41.1 22.6 0.7 6.9 7.6 3.8 2.2 0.4 2.6 2.9 7.3 16.6 .438 2.7 6.8 .403 5.3 6.7 .789
Jalen Johnson DNP------ --- ----------

Additional Years

* Paul George played 11 seasons more than Jalen Johnson in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 5 to 15, from 2015 to 2025—Paul George played in 7 Playoffs.

In those 11 extra years over Jalen Johnson, Paul George got these achievements:

Honors & AwardsAchievement 1 All-NBA First Team
Achievement 3 All-NBA Third Team
Achievement 1 All-Defensive First Team
Achievement 1 All-Defensive Second Team
Achievement 1 Steals Leader
Achievement 7 All-Star Game
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