Cameron Johnson vs. Deron Williams: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Deron Williams 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.

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By taking a look at their career numbers for points, the first conclusion one can arrive at is that Deron Williams has better scoring stats than Cameron Johnson in averages and totals, both in the regular season and Playoffs. 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 12 NBA regular seasons played, Deron Williams averages 3.4 points more than Cameron Johnson in his 6 seasons (16.3 points against 12.9), and he also scored a total of 9,409 points more (13,804 vs. 4,395).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Cameron Johnson 12.9
6
Deron Williams 16.3
+3.4
12

Total Points

Seasons
Cameron Johnson 4,395
6
Deron Williams 13,804
+9,409
12

Points in the Playoffs

Similar to what happens in the regular season, in the NBA postseason Deron Williams has a better career point average than Cameron Johnson (+5.5 points per game) and he also scored more points (+1,026).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Cameron Johnson 10.2
3
Deron Williams 15.7
+5.5
9

Total Points

Playoffs
Cameron Johnson 386
3
Deron Williams 1,412
+1,026
9

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

50+ Point Games

Cameron Johnson 0
Deron Williams 1
+1

40+ Point Games

Cameron Johnson 0
Deron Williams 4
+4

30+ Point Games

Cameron Johnson 6
Deron Williams 51
+45

20+ Point Games

Cameron Johnson 49
Deron Williams 266
+217

10+ Point Games

Cameron Johnson 227
Deron Williams 689
+462

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Cameron Johnson 336
Deron Williams 837
+501

0 Point Games (games without points)

Cameron Johnson 4
Deron Williams 8
+4

Playoffs

30+ Point Games

Cameron Johnson 0
Deron Williams 8
+8

20+ Point Games

Cameron Johnson 1
Deron Williams 34
+33

10+ Point Games

Cameron Johnson 22
Deron Williams 65
+43

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Cameron Johnson 38
Deron Williams 83
+45

0 Point Games (games without points)

Cameron Johnson 0
Deron Williams 7
+7

Career Shooting Stats Comparison

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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:+3.4+1.4+3.2+0.9+0.9+2.0+3.5+1.7+2.1+2.9+6+505
Deron Williams 16.3 5.8 13.0 44.5 1.4 3.9 35.7 3.4 4.1 82.2 12 845

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:+9,409+3,362+7,629+0.9+389+1,282+3.5+2,296+2,818+2.9+6+505
Deron Williams 13,804 4,874 10,964 44.5 1,178 3,296 35.7 2,878 3,502 82.2 12 845

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+1.9+5.1+5.0+0.3+0.3+2.3+2.0+2.6+5.6+6+52
Deron Williams 15.7 5.3 12.0 43.8 1.5 3.9 39.3 3.6 4.5 80.3 9 90

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:+1,026+345+817+5.0+70+188+2.3+266+336+5.6+6+52
Deron Williams 1,412 474 1,081 43.8 137 349 39.3 327 407 80.3 9 90

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Cameron Johnson 8.8
202057
Deron Williams 10.8
+2.0
200680

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Cameron Johnson 9.6
202160
Deron Williams 16.2
+6.6
200780

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Cameron Johnson 12.5
202266
Deron Williams 18.8
+6.3
200882

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Cameron Johnson 15.5
202342
Deron Williams 19.4
+3.9
200968

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Cameron Johnson 13.4
202458
Deron Williams 18.7
+5.3
201076

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Cameron Johnson 18.8
202557
Deron Williams 20.1
+1.3
201165

Deron Williams' additional seasons:

* Deron Williams played 8 seasons more than Cameron Johnson in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 7 to 14, from 2011 to 2017—he averaged 16.5 points in a total of 524 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 21 ppg and his lowest 11.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Cameron Johnson -
DNP
20200
Deron Williams -
DNP
20060

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Cameron Johnson 8.2
202121
Deron Williams 19.2
+11.0
200717

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Cameron Johnson 10.8
202213
Deron Williams 21.6
+10.8
200812

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Cameron Johnson 18.5
20234
Deron Williams 20.2
+1.7
20095

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Cameron Johnson -
DNP
20240
Deron Williams 24.3
+24.3
201010

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Cameron Johnson -
DNP
20250
Deron Williams -
DNP
20110

Deron Williams' additional Playoffs:

* During his 8 additional NBA seasons, Deron Williams played in 5 Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 10.5 points in a total of 46 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 20.6 ppg and his lowest 4.3.