Cameron Johnson vs. Amen Thompson: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Amen Thompson and Cameron Johnson 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.

By taking a look at their career numbers for points, the first conclusion one can arrive at is that Cameron Johnson scored more points both in the regular season and Playoffs and also has better season average while Amen Thompson has a better scoring average in the postseason. 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 6 NBA regular seasons played, Cameron Johnson averages 1 point more than Amen Thompson in his 2 seasons (12.9 points against 11.9), and he also scored a total of 2,833 points more (4,395 vs. 1,562).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Cameron Johnson 12.9
+1.0
6
Amen Thompson 11.9
2

Total Points

Seasons
Cameron Johnson 4,395
+2,833
6
Amen Thompson 1,562
2

Points in the Playoffs

In the NBA postseason Amen Thompson has a better career point average than Cameron Johnson (+5.5 points per game) while Cameron Johnson scored more points (+276).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Cameron Johnson 10.2
3
Amen Thompson 15.7
+5.5
1

Total Points

Playoffs
Cameron Johnson 386
+276
3
Amen Thompson 110
1

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

30+ Point Games

Cameron Johnson 6
+5
Amen Thompson 1

20+ Point Games

Cameron Johnson 49
+31
Amen Thompson 18

10+ Point Games

Cameron Johnson 227
+150
Amen Thompson 77

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Cameron Johnson 336
+207
Amen Thompson 129

0 Point Games (games without points)

Cameron Johnson 4
+2
Amen Thompson 2

Playoffs

20+ Point Games

Cameron Johnson 1
Amen Thompson 2
+1

10+ Point Games

Cameron Johnson 22
+16
Amen Thompson 6

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Cameron Johnson 38
+31
Amen Thompson 7

0 Point Games (games without points)

Cameron Johnson 0
Amen Thompson 0

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Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Cameron Johnson 12.9 4.4 9.8 45.3 2.3 5.9 39.2 1.7 2.0 85.1 6 340
difference:+1.0+0.4+1.1+9.5+2.0+4.8+17.1+0.4+1.1+16.7+4+209
Amen Thompson 11.9 4.8 8.7 54.9 0.3 1.1 22.1 2.1 3.1 68.4 2 131

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Cameron Johnson 4,395 1,512 3,335 45.3 789 2,014 39.2 582 684 85.1 6 340
difference:+2,833+885+2,192+9.5+756+1,865+17.1+307+282+16.7+4+209
Amen Thompson 1,562 627 1,143 54.9 33 149 22.1 275 402 68.4 2 131

Playoffs

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Cameron Johnson 10.2 3.4 6.9 48.9 1.8 4.2 41.6 1.6 1.9 85.9 3 38
difference:+5.5+2.6+5.2+0.5+1.7+3.6+16.6+2.0+3.2+16.5+2+31
Amen Thompson 15.7 6.0 12.1 49.4 0.1 0.6 25.0 3.6 5.1 69.4 1 7

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Cameron Johnson 386 129 264 48.9 67 161 41.6 61 71 85.9 3 38
difference:+276+87+179+0.5+66+157+16.6+36+35+16.5+2+31
Amen Thompson 110 42 85 49.4 1 4 25.0 25 36 69.4 1 7

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Cameron Johnson 8.8
202057
Amen Thompson 9.5
+0.7
202462

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Cameron Johnson 9.6
202160
Amen Thompson 14.1
+4.5
202569

Cameron Johnson's additional seasons:

* Cameron Johnson played 4 seasons more than Amen Thompson in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 3 to 6, from 2022 to 2025—he averaged 14.9 points in a total of 223 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 18.8 ppg and his lowest 12.5.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Cameron Johnson -
DNP
20200
Amen Thompson -
DNP
20240

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Cameron Johnson 8.2
202121
Amen Thompson 15.7
+7.5
20257

Cameron Johnson's additional Playoffs:

* During his 4 additional NBA seasons, Cameron Johnson played in two Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 12.6 points in a total of 17 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 18.5 ppg and his lowest 10.8.