Jalen Johnson vs. Ben Wallace: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Ben Wallace and Jalen 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 Ben Wallace scored more total points both in the regular season and Playoffs and also has a better playoff average while Jalen Johnson has a better scoring average in the regular season. 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 5 NBA regular seasons played, Jalen Johnson averages 6.7 points more than Ben Wallace in his 16 seasons (12.4 points against 5.7). On the other hand Ben Wallace scored a total of 3,697 points more than Jalen Johnson (6,254 vs. 2,557).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Jalen Johnson 12.4
+6.7
5
Ben Wallace 5.7
16

Total Points

Seasons
Jalen Johnson 2,557
5
Ben Wallace 6,254
+3,697
16

Points in the Playoffs

In the NBA postseason Ben Wallace has a better career point average than Jalen Johnson (+3.9 points per game) and he also scored more points (+913).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Jalen Johnson 3.3
2
Ben Wallace 7.2
+3.9
8

Total Points

Playoffs
Jalen Johnson 26
2
Ben Wallace 939
+913
8

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

40+ Point Games

Jalen Johnson 1
+1
Ben Wallace 0

30+ Point Games

Jalen Johnson 4
+4
Ben Wallace 0

20+ Point Games

Jalen Johnson 51
+47
Ben Wallace 4

10+ Point Games

Jalen Johnson 117
Ben Wallace 220
+103

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Jalen Johnson 185
Ben Wallace 933
+748

0 Point Games (games without points)

Jalen Johnson 22
Ben Wallace 155
+133

Playoffs

20+ Point Games

Jalen Johnson 0
Ben Wallace 3
+3

10+ Point Games

Jalen Johnson 1
Ben Wallace 35
+34

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Jalen Johnson 5
Ben Wallace 117
+112

0 Point Games (games without points)

Jalen Johnson 3
Ben Wallace 13
+10

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Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Jalen Johnson 12.4 4.8 9.5 50.8 0.9 2.7 33.5 1.8 2.4 73.9 5 207
difference:+6.7+2.4+4.5+3.4+0.9+2.7+19.8+0.8+0.1+32.5+11+881
Ben Wallace 5.7 2.4 5.0 47.4 0.0 0.0 13.7 1.0 2.5 41.4 16 1,088

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Jalen Johnson 2,557 1,003 1,974 50.8 185 553 33.5 366 495 73.9 5 207
difference:+3,697+1,566+3,447+3.4+178+502+19.8+743+2,184+32.5+11+881
Ben Wallace 6,254 2,569 5,421 47.4 7 51 13.7 1,109 2,679 41.4 16 1,088

Playoffs

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Jalen Johnson 3.3 1.3 3.4 37.0 0.5 1.5 33.3 0.3 0.3 100.0 2 8
difference:+3.9+1.5+2.4+11.2+0.5+1.4+33.3+1.3+3.6+58.2+6+122
Ben Wallace 7.2 2.8 5.8 48.2 0.0 0.1 0.0 1.6 3.9 41.8 8 130

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Jalen Johnson 26 10 27 37.0 4 12 33.3 2 2 100.0 2 8
difference:+913+354+728+11.2+4+2+33.3+209+503+58.2+6+122
Ben Wallace 939 364 755 48.2 0 10 0.0 211 505 41.8 8 130

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

NBA Champion = NBA Champion

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Jalen Johnson 2.4
+1.3
202222
Ben Wallace 1.1
199734

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Jalen Johnson 5.6
+2.5
202370
Ben Wallace 3.1
199867

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Jalen Johnson 16.0
+10.0
202456
Ben Wallace 6.0
199946

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Jalen Johnson 18.9
+14.1
202536
Ben Wallace 4.8
200081

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Jalen Johnson 23.2
+16.8
202623
Ben Wallace 6.4
200180

Ben Wallace's additional seasons:

* Ben Wallace played 12 seasons more than Jalen Johnson in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 6 to 17, from 2002 to 2012—he averaged 6.1 points in a total of 852 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 9.7 ppg and his lowest 1.4.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Jalen Johnson 0.0
20222
Ben Wallace -
DNP
19970

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Jalen Johnson 4.3
+4.3
20236
Ben Wallace -
DNP
19980

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Jalen Johnson -
DNP
20240
Ben Wallace -
DNP
19990

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Jalen Johnson -
DNP
20250
Ben Wallace -
DNP
20000

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Jalen Johnson -
DNP *
20260
Ben Wallace -
DNP
20010
* season in progress

Ben Wallace's additional Playoffs:

* During his 12 additional NBA seasons, Ben Wallace played in 9 Playoffs and won one NBA Championship. In those postseasons he averaged 6.9 points in a total of 143 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 10.3 ppg and his lowest 1.1.