Richard Jefferson vs. Keldon Johnson Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Keldon Johnson and Richard Jefferson, 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

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.

Richard Jefferson played 17 years in the NBA, 11 more than Keldon Johnson, who played 6. Richard Jefferson had the first of his seasons in 2001-02, while Keldon 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
Richard Jefferson 17 12 2001-02 to 2017-18
Keldon Johnson 6 0 2019-20 to 2024-25

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Richard Jefferson Keldon Johnson
Season 2001-022019-20
Team New Jersey NetsSan Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie Second Team-
Playoffs Nets Lost NBA FinalsDid 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%
Richard Jefferson 79 24.3 9.4 1.1 2.6 3.7 1.8 0.8 0.6 1.4 2.7 3.4 7.5 .457 0.2 0.7 .232 2.4 3.4 .713
difference:+62+6.6+0.3+0.5+0.2+0.3+0.9+0.5-0.6-1.1+0.3+2.3+.139+0.6+0.6+.359+0.3+0.8+.082
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Richard Jefferson 20 22.1 7.0 0.8 3.8 4.6 1.3 0.6 0.5 1.3 2.0 2.7 5.7 .465 0.0 0.1 .000 1.7 3.0 .550
Keldon Johnson DNP------ --- ----------

Season 2

Richard Jefferson Keldon Johnson
Season 2002-032020-21
Team New Jersey NetsSan Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Nets Lost NBA FinalsDid 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%
Richard Jefferson 80 36.0 15.5 1.9 4.6 6.4 2.5 1.0 0.6 2.0 2.7 5.7 11.4 .501 0.1 0.3 .250 4.1 5.5 .743
difference:+11+7.5+2.7+0.6+0.4+0.7+0.4+0.3-0.9-0.6+0.8+1.2+.022+0.8+2.3+.081+2.0+2.7+.003
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Richard Jefferson 20 35.7 14.1 1.5 4.9 6.4 2.4 0.8 0.2 2.3 3.4 5.5 11.6 .476 0.0 0.2 .000 3.1 4.3 .718
Keldon Johnson DNP------ --- ----------

Season 3

Richard Jefferson Keldon Johnson
Season 2003-042021-22
Team New Jersey NetsSan Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Nets Lost East Conf SemisDid 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%
Richard Jefferson 82 38.2 18.5 1.3 4.3 5.7 3.8 1.1 0.3 2.4 2.7 6.8 13.6 .498 0.6 1.6 .364 4.4 5.7 .763
difference:+7+6.3+1.5+0.2+0.7+0.4+1.7+0.3+0.1-1.2-0.7+0.5+0.1+.032+1.5+3.7+.034+2.0+2.6+.007
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Richard Jefferson 11 41.6 19.8 1.3 5.0 6.3 3.8 1.3 0.7 3.9 3.2 6.0 14.4 .418 0.8 3.0 .273 7.0 9.8 .713
Keldon Johnson DNP------ --- ----------

Season 4

Richard Jefferson Keldon Johnson
Season 2004-052022-23
Team New Jersey NetsSan Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Nets Lost East Conf 1st RdDid 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%
Richard Jefferson 33 41.1 22.2 1.5 5.8 7.3 4.0 1.0 0.5 4.0 3.3 7.2 17.1 .422 0.9 2.7 .337 6.9 8.2 .844
difference:+30+8.4+0.2+0.6+1.6+2.3+1.1+0.3+0.3-1.9-1.3+0.8+0.6+.030+1.2+3.8+.008+3.0+3.0+.095
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Richard Jefferson 4 35.5 15.8 2.0 3.5 5.5 2.3 0.8 0.0 2.0 3.5 5.0 12.5 .400 0.5 2.5 .200 5.3 7.8 .677
Keldon Johnson DNP------ --- ----------

Season 5

Richard Jefferson Keldon Johnson
Season 2005-062023-24
Team New Jersey NetsSan Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Nets Lost East Conf SemisDid 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%
Richard Jefferson 78 39.2 19.5 1.2 5.6 6.8 3.8 0.8 0.2 2.2 2.5 6.3 12.9 .493 0.8 2.4 .319 6.0 7.4 .812
difference:+9+9.7+3.8+0.2+1.5+1.3+1.0+0.1+0.1-0.8-0.3+0.6+0.4+.039+1.0+2.9+.027+3.5+4.2+.020
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Richard Jefferson 11 39.7 22.2 0.6 3.5 4.1 4.1 0.9 0.4 2.7 2.9 8.2 15.0 .545 1.1 2.6 .414 4.7 5.7 .825
Keldon Johnson DNP------ --- ----------

Season 6

Richard Jefferson Keldon Johnson
Season 2006-072024-25
Team New Jersey NetsSan Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Nets Lost East Conf SemisDid 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%
Richard Jefferson 55 35.6 16.3 0.9 3.5 4.4 2.7 0.6 0.1 2.2 2.2 5.5 12.1 .456 0.9 2.6 .359 4.3 5.9 .733
difference:+22+11.7+3.6+0.6+0.1+0.4+1.1+0.2-1.2-0.7+0.7+2.1+.026+0.2+1.0+.041+2.4+3.4+.040
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Richard Jefferson 12 40.8 19.7 0.3 5.3 5.6 2.3 0.8 0.4 2.3 2.0 6.8 14.0 .482 1.1 3.3 .325 5.1 5.5 .924
Keldon Johnson DNP------ --- ----------

Additional Years

* Richard Jefferson played 11 seasons more than Keldon Johnson in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 7 to 17, from 2008 to 2018—Richard Jefferson played in 6 Playoffs and won one NBA Championship.