Giannis Antetokounmpo vs. Joe Johnson: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Joe Johnson and Giannis Antetokounmpo 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.

Giannis Antetokounmpo and Joe Johnson are among the all-time leaders in points in NBA history—combining for a total of 40,945 points—. Here we compare their scoring stats.

By taking a look at their career numbers for points, the first conclusion one can arrive at is that Giannis Antetokounmpo has better scoring stats than Joe 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, Giannis Antetokounmpo averages 7.9 points more than Joe Johnson in his 18 seasons (23.9 points against 16.0), and he also scored a total of 131 points more (20,538 vs. 20,407).

Points Per Game

Seasons
G. Antetokounmpo 23.9
+7.9
12
Joe Johnson 16.0
18

Total Points

Seasons
G. Antetokounmpo 20,538
+131
12
Joe Johnson 20,407
18

Points in the Playoffs

Similar to what happens in the regular season, in the NBA postseason Giannis Antetokounmpo has a better career point average than Joe Johnson (+11.8 points per game) and he also scored more points (+442).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
G. Antetokounmpo 27.0
+11.8
9
Joe Johnson 15.2
13

Total Points

Playoffs
G. Antetokounmpo 2,270
+442
9
Joe Johnson 1,828
13

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

60+ Point Games

G. Antetokounmpo 1
+1
Joe Johnson 0

50+ Point Games

G. Antetokounmpo 9
+9
Joe Johnson 0

40+ Point Games

G. Antetokounmpo 54
+48
Joe Johnson 6

30+ Point Games

G. Antetokounmpo 293
+202
Joe Johnson 91

20+ Point Games

G. Antetokounmpo 563
+149
Joe Johnson 414

10+ Point Games

G. Antetokounmpo 760
Joe Johnson 967
+207

1+ Point Games (games with points)

G. Antetokounmpo 856
Joe Johnson 1,255
+399

0 Point Games (games without points)

G. Antetokounmpo 3
Joe Johnson 22
+19

Playoffs

50+ Point Games

G. Antetokounmpo 1
+1
Joe Johnson 0

40+ Point Games

G. Antetokounmpo 8
+8
Joe Johnson 0

30+ Point Games

G. Antetokounmpo 37
+33
Joe Johnson 4

20+ Point Games

G. Antetokounmpo 66
+34
Joe Johnson 32

10+ Point Games

G. Antetokounmpo 81
Joe Johnson 93
+12

1+ Point Games (games with points)

G. Antetokounmpo 84
Joe Johnson 116
+32

0 Point Games (games without points)

G. Antetokounmpo 0
Joe Johnson 4
+4

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Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Giannis Antetokounmpo 23.9 8.8 15.9 55.1 0.6 2.2 28.4 5.8 8.3 69.3 12 859
difference:+7.9+2.7+2.0+10.9+0.9+2.0+8.7+3.6+5.6+10.9+6+418
Joe Johnson 16.0 6.1 13.9 44.1 1.5 4.2 37.1 2.2 2.7 80.2 18 1,277

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Giannis Antetokounmpo 20,538 7,525 13,668 55.1 542 1,908 28.4 4,946 7,134 69.3 12 859
difference:+131+298+4,052+10.9+1,436+3,423+8.7+2,163+3,666+10.9+6+418
Joe Johnson 20,407 7,823 17,720 44.1 1,978 5,331 37.1 2,783 3,468 80.2 18 1,277

Playoffs

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Giannis Antetokounmpo 27.0 10.1 19.1 53.2 0.7 2.8 25.9 6.0 9.6 62.5 9 84
difference:+11.8+4.2+5.4+10.5+0.6+1.1+8.0+3.8+6.8+15.4+4+36
Joe Johnson 15.2 5.9 13.7 42.7 1.3 3.9 33.9 2.2 2.8 77.9 13 120

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Giannis Antetokounmpo 2,270 852 1,602 53.2 62 239 25.9 504 807 62.5 9 84
difference:+442+149+45+10.5+96+227+8.0+240+468+15.4+4+36
Joe Johnson 1,828 703 1,647 42.7 158 466 33.9 264 339 77.9 13 120

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

NBA Champion = NBA Champion

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
G. Antetokounmpo 6.8
201477
Joe Johnson 7.5
+0.7
200277

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
G. Antetokounmpo 12.7
+2.9
201581
Joe Johnson 9.8
200382

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
G. Antetokounmpo 16.9
+0.2
201680
Joe Johnson 16.7
200482

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
G. Antetokounmpo 22.9
+5.8
201780
Joe Johnson 17.1
200582

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
G. Antetokounmpo 26.9
+6.7
201875
Joe Johnson 20.2
200682

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
G. Antetokounmpo 27.7
+2.7
201972
Joe Johnson 25.0
200757

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
G. Antetokounmpo 29.5
+7.8
202063
Joe Johnson 21.7
200882

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
G. Antetokounmpo 28.1
+6.7
2021NBA Champion61
Joe Johnson 21.4
200979

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
G. Antetokounmpo 29.9
+8.6
202267
Joe Johnson 21.3
201076

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
G. Antetokounmpo 31.1
+12.9
202363
Joe Johnson 18.2
201172

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
G. Antetokounmpo 30.4
+11.6
202473
Joe Johnson 18.8
201260

Season 12

Points per gameYearGames
G. Antetokounmpo 30.4
+14.1
202567
Joe Johnson 16.3
201372

Joe Johnson's additional seasons:

* Joe Johnson played 6 seasons more than Giannis Antetokounmpo in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 13 to 18, from 2014 to 2022—he averaged 12.0 points in a total of 374 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 15.8 ppg and his lowest 2.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
G. Antetokounmpo -
DNP
20140
Joe Johnson -
DNP
20020

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
G. Antetokounmpo 11.5
+6.2
20156
Joe Johnson 5.3
20036

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
G. Antetokounmpo -
DNP
20160
Joe Johnson -
DNP
20040

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
G. Antetokounmpo 24.8
+6.0
20176
Joe Johnson 18.8
20059

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
G. Antetokounmpo 25.7
+25.7
20187
Joe Johnson -
DNP
20060

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
G. Antetokounmpo 25.5
+25.5
201915
Joe Johnson -
DNP
20070

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
G. Antetokounmpo 26.7
+6.7
20209
Joe Johnson 20.0
20087

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
G. Antetokounmpo 30.2
+13.8
2021NBA Champion21
Joe Johnson 16.4
200911

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
G. Antetokounmpo 31.7
+13.8
202212
Joe Johnson 17.9
201011

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
G. Antetokounmpo 23.3
+4.5
20233
Joe Johnson 18.8
201112

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
G. Antetokounmpo -
DNP
20240
Joe Johnson 17.2
+17.2
20126

Season 12

Points per gameYearGames
G. Antetokounmpo 33.0
+18.1
20255
Joe Johnson 14.9
20137

Joe Johnson's additional Playoffs:

* During his 6 additional NBA seasons, Joe Johnson played in 5 Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 13.3 points in a total of 51 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 21.2 ppg and his lowest 1.5.