Jalen Johnson vs. Victor Wembanyama: Career Scoring Comparison
We break down the scoring legacies of Victor Wembanyama 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.
Career comparison / Season by season / Scoring / Stats / Stats Rankings / Games against each other
Victor Wembanyama has one of the highest career point averages in NBA history, and here we compare his scoring stats with those recorded by Jalen Johnson.
By taking a look at their career numbers for points, the first conclusion one can arrive at is that Victor Wembanyama has better scoring average and totals in the regular season, and since Victor Wembanyama didn't play in the postseason, you could say that Jalen Johnson has better playoff stats. 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 3 NBA regular seasons played, Victor Wembanyama averages 10.3 points more than Jalen Johnson in his 5 seasons (22.8 points against 12.5), and he also scored a total of 386 points more (3,015 vs. 2,629).
Points Per Game | Seasons | ||
| Jalen Johnson | 12.5 | 5 | |
| Victor Wembanyama | 22.8 | +10.3 | 3 |
Total Points | Seasons | ||
| Jalen Johnson | 2,629 | 5 | |
| Victor Wembanyama | 3,015 | +386 | 3 |
Points in the Playoffs
Victor Wembanyama didn't play in the NBA postseason, so obviously Jalen Johnson has better playoff stats in points per game and total points scored.
Points Per Game | Playoffs | ||
| Jalen Johnson | 3.3 | +3.3 | 2 |
| Victor Wembanyama | 0 | 0 | |
Total Points | Playoffs | ||
| Jalen Johnson | 26 | +26 | 2 |
| Victor Wembanyama | 0 | 0 | |
Points by Thresholds
Regular Season
50+ Point Games | ||||
| Jalen Johnson | 0 | |||
| Victor Wembanyama | 1 | +1 | ||
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Jalen Johnson | 52 | |||
| Victor Wembanyama | 84 | +32 | ||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Jalen Johnson | 120 | |||
| Victor Wembanyama | 127 | +7 | ||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Jalen Johnson | 188 | +56 | ||
| Victor Wembanyama | 132 | |||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Jalen Johnson | 22 | +22 | ||
| Victor Wembanyama | 0 | |||
Playoffs
Victor Wembanyama didn't play in the NBA postseason, so Jalen Johnson's point thresholds are omited here.
Career Shooting Stats Comparison
Regular Season
Stats Per Game
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Jalen Johnson | 12.5 | 4.9 | 9.7 | 50.8 | 0.9 | 2.7 | 33.7 | 1.8 | 2.4 | 74.6 | 5 | 210 |
| difference: | +10.3 | +3.4 | +7.7 | +3.3 | +1.3 | +3.8 | +0.4 | +2.3 | +2.6 | +6.6 | +2 | +78 |
| Victor Wembanyama | 22.8 | 8.3 | 17.4 | 47.5 | 2.2 | 6.5 | 34.1 | 4.1 | 5.0 | 81.2 | 3 | 132 |
Total Stats
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Jalen Johnson | 2,629 | 1,030 | 2,029 | 50.8 | 190 | 564 | 33.7 | 379 | 508 | 74.6 | 5 | 210 |
| difference: | +386 | +62 | +272 | +3.3 | +104 | +299 | +0.4 | +158 | +153 | +6.6 | +2 | +78 |
| Victor Wembanyama | 3,015 | 1,092 | 2,301 | 47.5 | 294 | 863 | 34.1 | 537 | 661 | 81.2 | 3 | 132 |
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: | +3.3 | +1.3 | +3.4 | +37.0 | +0.5 | +1.5 | +33.3 | +0.3 | +0.3 | +100.0 | +2 | +8 |
| Victor Wembanyama | DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
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: | +26 | +10 | +27 | +37.0 | +4 | +12 | +33.3 | +2 | +2 | +100.0 | +2 | +8 |
| Victor Wembanyama | DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
Year by Year Points Average Comparison
Regular Season
Jalen Johnson's additional seasons: | ||||
* Jalen Johnson played 2 seasons more than Victor Wembanyama in the NBA. In those years—his seasons 4 to 5, from 2025 to 2026—he averaged 20.7 points in a total of 62 regular season games. |
Playoffs
Rookie Season | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Jalen Johnson | 0.0 | 2022 | 2 | |
| Victor Wembanyama | - | DNP | 2024 | 0 |
Season 2 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Jalen Johnson | 4.3 | +4.3 | 2023 | 6 |
| Victor Wembanyama | - | DNP | 2025 | 0 |
Season 3 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Jalen Johnson | - | DNP | 2024 | 0 |
| Victor Wembanyama | - | DNP * | 2026 | 0 |
| * season in progress | ||||
Jalen Johnson's additional Playoffs: | ||||
* During his 2 additional NBA seasons, Jalen Johnson didn't play in the postseason (2026 season yet in progress). |