Brandon Jennings vs. Cameron Johnson: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Cameron Johnson and Brandon Jennings to determine who has the better numbers. Here you can compare their career totals, points per game, games of 40+ points, 50+, etc. and their year-by-year scoring averages side by side, both in the Regular Season and Playoffs.

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By taking a look at their career numbers for points, the first conclusion one can arrive at is that Brandon Jennings has better scoring average and totals in the regular season while in the Playoffs both numbers are better for Cameron Johnson. However, we won't stop there and we'll go into detail to analyze what these statistics are made up of, from how many games they had in each threshold (30+ points, 40+, 50+, etc.) to their season-by-season scoring averages.

Career Numbers
Who has the better scoring stats?

Points in the Regular Season

In his 9 NBA regular seasons played, Brandon Jennings averages 1.2 points more than Cameron Johnson in his 6 seasons (14.1 points against 12.9), and he also scored a total of 3,406 points more (7,801 vs. 4,395).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Brandon Jennings 14.1
+1.2
9
Cameron Johnson 12.9
6

Total Points

Seasons
Brandon Jennings 7,801
+3,406
9
Cameron Johnson 4,395
6

Points in the Playoffs

In the NBA postseason Cameron Johnson has a better career point average than Brandon Jennings (+1.3 points per game) and he also scored more points (+163).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Brandon Jennings 8.9
4
Cameron Johnson 10.2
+1.3
3

Total Points

Playoffs
Brandon Jennings 223
4
Cameron Johnson 386
+163
3

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

50+ Point Games

Brandon Jennings 1
+1
Cameron Johnson 0

40+ Point Games

Brandon Jennings 1
+1
Cameron Johnson 0

30+ Point Games

Brandon Jennings 33
+27
Cameron Johnson 6

20+ Point Games

Brandon Jennings 150
+101
Cameron Johnson 49

10+ Point Games

Brandon Jennings 358
+131
Cameron Johnson 227

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Brandon Jennings 535
+199
Cameron Johnson 336

0 Point Games (games without points)

Brandon Jennings 20
+16
Cameron Johnson 4

Playoffs

30+ Point Games

Brandon Jennings 1
+1
Cameron Johnson 0

20+ Point Games

Brandon Jennings 4
+3
Cameron Johnson 1

10+ Point Games

Brandon Jennings 10
Cameron Johnson 22
+12

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Brandon Jennings 18
Cameron Johnson 38
+20

0 Point Games (games without points)

Brandon Jennings 7
+7
Cameron Johnson 0

Career Shooting Stats Comparison

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Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Brandon Jennings 14.1 5.0 12.8 38.7 1.6 4.8 34.5 2.5 3.1 79.6 9 555
difference:+1.2+0.6+3.0+6.6+0.7+1.1+4.7+0.8+1.1+5.5+3+215
Cameron Johnson 12.9 4.4 9.8 45.3 2.3 5.9 39.2 1.7 2.0 85.1 6 340

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Brandon Jennings 7,801 2,750 7,099 38.7 914 2,648 34.5 1,387 1,743 79.6 9 555
difference:+3,406+1,238+3,764+6.6+125+634+4.7+805+1,059+5.5+3+215
Cameron Johnson 4,395 1,512 3,335 45.3 789 2,014 39.2 582 684 85.1 6 340

Playoffs

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Brandon Jennings 8.9 3.2 8.6 37.2 0.8 3.4 23.8 1.7 2.2 79.6 4 25
difference:+1.3+0.2+1.7+11.7+1.0+0.8+17.8+0.1+0.3+6.3+1+13
Cameron Johnson 10.2 3.4 6.9 48.9 1.8 4.2 41.6 1.6 1.9 85.9 3 38

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Brandon Jennings 223 80 215 37.2 20 84 23.8 43 54 79.6 4 25
difference:+163+49+49+11.7+47+77+17.8+18+17+6.3+1+13
Cameron Johnson 386 129 264 48.9 67 161 41.6 61 71 85.9 3 38

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Brandon Jennings 15.5
+6.7
201082
Cameron Johnson 8.8
202057

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Brandon Jennings 16.2
+6.6
201163
Cameron Johnson 9.6
202160

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Brandon Jennings 19.1
+6.6
201266
Cameron Johnson 12.5
202266

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Brandon Jennings 17.5
+2.0
201380
Cameron Johnson 15.5
202342

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Brandon Jennings 15.5
+2.1
201480
Cameron Johnson 13.4
202458

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Brandon Jennings 15.4
201541
Cameron Johnson 18.8
+3.4
202557

Brandon Jennings' additional seasons:

* Brandon Jennings played 3 seasons more than Cameron Johnson in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 7 to 9, from 2016 to 2018—he averaged 6.9 points in a total of 143 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 7.1 ppg and his lowest 5.2.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Brandon Jennings 18.7
+18.7
20107
Cameron Johnson -
DNP
20200

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Brandon Jennings -
DNP
20110
Cameron Johnson 8.2
+8.2
202121

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Brandon Jennings -
DNP
20120
Cameron Johnson 10.8
+10.8
202213

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Brandon Jennings 13.3
20134
Cameron Johnson 18.5
+5.2
20234

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Brandon Jennings -
DNP
20140
Cameron Johnson -
DNP
20240

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Brandon Jennings -
DNP
20150
Cameron Johnson -
DNP
20250

Brandon Jennings' additional Playoffs:

* During his 3 additional NBA seasons, Brandon Jennings played in two Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 2.8 points in a total of 14 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 2.8 ppg and his lowest 2.