Jaylen Brown vs. Joe Johnson: Career Scoring Comparison
We break down the scoring legacies of Joe Johnson and Jaylen Brown 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 Jaylen Brown.
By taking a look at their career numbers for points, the first conclusion one can arrive at is that Jaylen Brown has better scoring averages both in the regular season and Playoffs and also scored more points in during the postseason while Joe Johnson scored more points 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.
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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 9 NBA regular seasons played, Jaylen Brown averages 3 points more than Joe Johnson in his 18 seasons (19.0 points against 16.0). On the other hand Joe Johnson scored a total of 8,971 points more than Jaylen Brown (20,407 vs. 11,436).
Points Per Game | Seasons | ||
| Jaylen Brown | 19.0 | +3.0 | 9 |
| Joe Johnson | 16.0 | 18 | |
Total Points | Seasons | ||
| Jaylen Brown | 11,436 | 9 | |
| Joe Johnson | 20,407 | +8,971 | 18 |
Points in the Playoffs
In the NBA postseason Jaylen Brown has a better career point average than Joe Johnson (+4.1 points per game) and he also scored more points (+780).
Points Per Game | Playoffs | ||
| Jaylen Brown | 19.3 | +4.1 | 8 |
| Joe Johnson | 15.2 | 13 | |
Total Points | Playoffs | ||
| Jaylen Brown | 2,608 | +780 | 8 |
| Joe Johnson | 1,828 | 13 | |
Points by Thresholds
Regular Season
50+ Point Games | ||||
| Jaylen Brown | 1 | +1 | ||
| Joe Johnson | 0 | |||
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Jaylen Brown | 296 | |||
| Joe Johnson | 414 | +118 | ||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Jaylen Brown | 488 | |||
| Joe Johnson | 967 | +479 | ||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Jaylen Brown | 592 | |||
| Joe Johnson | 1,255 | +663 | ||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Jaylen Brown | 11 | |||
| Joe Johnson | 22 | +11 | ||
Playoffs
40+ Point Games | ||||
| Jaylen Brown | 2 | +2 | ||
| Joe Johnson | 0 | |||
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Jaylen Brown | 73 | +41 | ||
| Joe Johnson | 32 | |||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Jaylen Brown | 116 | +23 | ||
| Joe Johnson | 93 | |||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Jaylen Brown | 130 | +14 | ||
| Joe Johnson | 116 | |||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Jaylen Brown | 5 | +1 | ||
| Joe Johnson | 4 | |||
Career Shooting Stats Comparison
Regular Season
Stats Per Game
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Jaylen Brown | 19.0 | 7.1 | 14.9 | 47.8 | 1.9 | 5.3 | 35.9 | 2.8 | 3.9 | 72.6 | 9 | 603 |
| difference: | +3.0 | +1.0 | +1.0 | +3.7 | +0.4 | +1.1 | +1.2 | +0.6 | +1.2 | +7.6 | +9 | +674 |
| 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 | ||||
| Jaylen Brown | 11,436 | 4,298 | 8,990 | 47.8 | 1,144 | 3,185 | 35.9 | 1,696 | 2,336 | 72.6 | 9 | 603 |
| difference: | +8,971 | +3,525 | +8,730 | +3.7 | +834 | +2,146 | +1.2 | +1,087 | +1,132 | +7.6 | +9 | +674 |
| 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 | ||||
| Jaylen Brown | 19.3 | 7.2 | 15.0 | 48.2 | 1.9 | 5.5 | 35.4 | 2.9 | 4.0 | 72.7 | 8 | 135 |
| difference: | +4.1 | +1.3 | +1.3 | +5.5 | +0.6 | +1.6 | +1.5 | +0.7 | +1.2 | +5.2 | +5 | +15 |
| 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 | ||||
| Jaylen Brown | 2,608 | 978 | 2,030 | 48.2 | 263 | 742 | 35.4 | 389 | 535 | 72.7 | 8 | 135 |
| difference: | +780 | +275 | +383 | +5.5 | +105 | +276 | +1.5 | +125 | +196 | +5.2 | +5 | +15 |
| 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
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Joe Johnson's additional seasons: | ||||
* Joe Johnson played 10 seasons more than Jaylen Brown in the NBA. In those years—his seasons 10 to 19, from 2011 to 2022—he averaged 13.4 points in a total of 633 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 18.8 ppg and his lowest 2. |
Playoffs
Rookie Season | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Jaylen Brown | 5.0 | +5.0 | 2017 | 17 |
| Joe Johnson | - | DNP | 2002 | 0 |
Season 3 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Jaylen Brown | 13.9 | +13.9 | 2019 | 9 |
| Joe Johnson | - | DNP | 2004 | 0 |
Season 5 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Jaylen Brown | - | DNP | 2021 | 0 |
| Joe Johnson | - | DNP | 2006 | 0 |
Season 6 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Jaylen Brown | 23.1 | +23.1 | 2022 | 24 |
| Joe Johnson | - | DNP | 2007 | 0 |
Joe Johnson's additional Playoffs: | ||||
* During his 10 additional NBA seasons, Joe Johnson played in 9 Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 13.4 points in a total of 84 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 21.2 ppg and his lowest 1.5. |