Jalen Brunson vs. Joe Johnson: Career Scoring Comparison
We break down the scoring legacies of Joe Johnson and Jalen Brunson 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.
Career comparison / Season by season / Scoring / Stats / Stats Rankings / Games against each other
Joe Johnson is among the NBA's all-time leaders in points and here we compare his scoring stats with those recorded by Jalen Brunson.
By taking a look at their career numbers for points, the first conclusion one can arrive at is that Jalen Brunson has better scoring averages both in the regular season and Playoffs while Joe Johnson scored more total points in both stages. 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.
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Who has better scoring stats? Career Numbers |
Career Numbers
Who has the better scoring stats?
Points in the Regular Season
In his 8 NBA regular seasons played, Jalen Brunson averages 2.2 points more than Joe Johnson in his 18 seasons (18.2 points against 16.0). On the other hand Joe Johnson scored a total of 11,430 points more than Jalen Brunson (20,407 vs. 8,977).
Points Per Game | Seasons | ||
| Jalen Brunson | 18.2 | +2.2 | 8 |
| Joe Johnson | 16.0 | 18 | |
Total Points | Seasons | ||
| Jalen Brunson | 8,977 | 8 | |
| Joe Johnson | 20,407 | +11,430 | 18 |
Points in the Playoffs
Similar to what happens in the regular season, in the NBA postseason Jalen Brunson has a better career point average than Joe Johnson (+10.2 points per game) while Joe Johnson scored more points (+127).
Points Per Game | Playoffs | ||
| Jalen Brunson | 25.4 | +10.2 | 5 |
| Joe Johnson | 15.2 | 13 | |
Total Points | Playoffs | ||
| Jalen Brunson | 1,701 | 5 | |
| Joe Johnson | 1,828 | +127 | 13 |
Points by Thresholds
Regular Season
60+ Point Games | ||||
| Jalen Brunson | 1 | +1 | ||
| Joe Johnson | 0 | |||
50+ Point Games | ||||
| Jalen Brunson | 3 | +3 | ||
| Joe Johnson | 0 | |||
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Jalen Brunson | 207 | |||
| Joe Johnson | 414 | +207 | ||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Jalen Brunson | 378 | |||
| Joe Johnson | 967 | +589 | ||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Jalen Brunson | 479 | |||
| Joe Johnson | 1,255 | +776 | ||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Jalen Brunson | 13 | |||
| Joe Johnson | 22 | +9 | ||
Playoffs
40+ Point Games | ||||
| Jalen Brunson | 9 | +9 | ||
| Joe Johnson | 0 | |||
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Jalen Brunson | 48 | +16 | ||
| Joe Johnson | 32 | |||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Jalen Brunson | 61 | |||
| Joe Johnson | 93 | +32 | ||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Jalen Brunson | 67 | |||
| Joe Johnson | 116 | +49 | ||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Jalen Brunson | 0 | |||
| Joe Johnson | 4 | +4 | ||
Career Shooting Stats Comparison
Regular Season
Stats Per Game
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Jalen Brunson | 18.2 | 6.7 | 13.7 | 48.9 | 1.6 | 4.1 | 38.8 | 3.2 | 3.9 | 82.3 | 8 | 492 |
| difference: | +2.2 | +0.6 | +0.2 | +4.7 | +0.1 | +0.1 | +1.7 | +1.0 | +1.2 | +2.1 | +10 | +785 |
| 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 | ||||
| Jalen Brunson | 8,977 | 3,296 | 6,745 | 48.9 | 791 | 2,038 | 38.8 | 1,594 | 1,936 | 82.3 | 8 | 492 |
| difference: | +11,430 | +4,527 | +10,975 | +4.7 | +1,187 | +3,293 | +1.7 | +1,189 | +1,532 | +2.1 | +10 | +785 |
| 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 | ||||
| Jalen Brunson | 25.4 | 9.0 | 19.7 | 46.0 | 2.0 | 5.8 | 34.2 | 5.3 | 6.4 | 82.6 | 5 | 67 |
| difference: | +10.2 | +3.1 | +6.0 | +3.3 | +0.7 | +1.9 | +0.3 | +3.1 | +3.6 | +4.7 | +8 | +53 |
| 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 | ||||
| Jalen Brunson | 1,701 | 606 | 1,318 | 46.0 | 132 | 386 | 34.2 | 357 | 432 | 82.6 | 5 | 67 |
| difference: | +127 | +97 | +329 | +3.3 | +26 | +80 | +0.3 | +93 | +93 | +4.7 | +8 | +53 |
| 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
Regular Season
Joe Johnson's additional seasons: | ||||
* Joe Johnson played 12 seasons more than Jalen Brunson in the NBA. In those years—his seasons 9 to 20, from 2009 to 2022—he averaged 15.2 points in a total of 814 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 21.4 ppg and his lowest 2. |
Playoffs
Rookie Season | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Jalen Brunson | - | DNP | 2019 | 0 |
| Joe Johnson | - | DNP | 2002 | 0 |
Season 2 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Jalen Brunson | - | DNP | 2020 | 0 |
| Joe Johnson | - | DNP | 2002 | 0 |
Season 4 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Jalen Brunson | 21.6 | +21.6 | 2022 | 18 |
| Joe Johnson | - | DNP | 2004 | 0 |
Season 6 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Jalen Brunson | 32.4 | +32.4 | 2024 | 13 |
| Joe Johnson | - | DNP | 2006 | 0 |
Season 7 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Jalen Brunson | 29.4 | +29.4 | 2025 | 18 |
| Joe Johnson | - | DNP | 2007 | 0 |
Season 8 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Jalen Brunson | - | DNP * | 2026 | 0 |
| Joe Johnson | 20.0 | +20.0 | 2008 | 7 |
| * season in progress | ||||
Joe Johnson's additional Playoffs: | ||||
* During his 12 additional NBA seasons, Joe Johnson played in 11 Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 14.8 points in a total of 112 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 21.2 ppg and his lowest 1.5. |