Jimmy Butler vs. Joe Johnson: Career Scoring Comparison
We break down the scoring legacies of Joe Johnson and Jimmy Butler 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 Jimmy Butler.
By taking a look at their career numbers for points, the first conclusion one can arrive at is that Jimmy Butler 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 14 NBA regular seasons played, Jimmy Butler averages 2.3 points more than Joe Johnson in his 18 seasons (18.3 points against 16.0). On the other hand Joe Johnson scored a total of 4,509 points more than Jimmy Butler (20,407 vs. 15,898).
Points Per Game | Seasons | ||
| Jimmy Butler | 18.3 | +2.3 | 14 |
| Joe Johnson | 16.0 | 18 | |
Total Points | Seasons | ||
| Jimmy Butler | 15,898 | 14 | |
| Joe Johnson | 20,407 | +4,509 | 18 |
Points in the Playoffs
In the NBA postseason Jimmy Butler has a better career point average than Joe Johnson (+5.9 points per game) and he also scored more points (+917).
Points Per Game | Playoffs | ||
| Jimmy Butler | 21.1 | +5.9 | 12 |
| Joe Johnson | 15.2 | 13 | |
Total Points | Playoffs | ||
| Jimmy Butler | 2,745 | +917 | 12 |
| Joe Johnson | 1,828 | 13 | |
Points by Thresholds
Regular Season
50+ Point Games | ||||
| Jimmy Butler | 2 | +2 | ||
| Joe Johnson | 0 | |||
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Jimmy Butler | 399 | |||
| Joe Johnson | 414 | +15 | ||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Jimmy Butler | 712 | |||
| Joe Johnson | 967 | +255 | ||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Jimmy Butler | 844 | |||
| Joe Johnson | 1,255 | +411 | ||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Jimmy Butler | 25 | +3 | ||
| Joe Johnson | 22 | |||
Playoffs
50+ Point Games | ||||
| Jimmy Butler | 1 | +1 | ||
| Joe Johnson | 0 | |||
40+ Point Games | ||||
| Jimmy Butler | 8 | +8 | ||
| Joe Johnson | 0 | |||
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Jimmy Butler | 70 | +38 | ||
| Joe Johnson | 32 | |||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Jimmy Butler | 114 | +21 | ||
| Joe Johnson | 93 | |||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Jimmy Butler | 127 | +11 | ||
| Joe Johnson | 116 | |||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Jimmy Butler | 3 | |||
| Joe Johnson | 4 | +1 | ||
Career Shooting Stats Comparison
Regular Season
Stats Per Game
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Jimmy Butler | 18.3 | 5.9 | 12.6 | 47.2 | 0.8 | 2.4 | 32.8 | 5.7 | 6.7 | 84.3 | 14 | 869 |
| difference: | +2.3 | +0.2 | +1.3 | +3.0 | +0.7 | +1.8 | +4.3 | +3.5 | +4.0 | +4.1 | +4 | +408 |
| 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 | ||||
| Jimmy Butler | 15,898 | 5,147 | 10,909 | 47.2 | 684 | 2,084 | 32.8 | 4,920 | 5,833 | 84.3 | 14 | 869 |
| difference: | +4,509 | +2,676 | +6,811 | +3.0 | +1,294 | +3,247 | +4.3 | +2,137 | +2,365 | +4.1 | +4 | +408 |
| 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 | ||||
| Jimmy Butler | 21.1 | 7.1 | 15.5 | 45.9 | 1.2 | 3.5 | 34.4 | 5.7 | 6.9 | 82.7 | 12 | 130 |
| difference: | +5.9 | +1.2 | +1.8 | +3.2 | +0.1 | +0.4 | +0.5 | +3.5 | +4.1 | +4.8 | +1 | +10 |
| 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 | ||||
| Jimmy Butler | 2,745 | 923 | 2,012 | 45.9 | 156 | 454 | 34.4 | 743 | 898 | 82.7 | 12 | 130 |
| difference: | +917 | +220 | +365 | +3.2 | +2 | +12 | +0.5 | +479 | +559 | +4.8 | +1 | +10 |
| 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 4 seasons more than Jimmy Butler in the NBA. In those years—his seasons 17 to 20, from 2018 to 2022—he averaged 6.7 points in a total of 166 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 6.8 ppg and his lowest 2. |
Playoffs
Rookie Season | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Jimmy Butler | 0.0 | 2012 | 3 | |
| Joe Johnson | - | DNP | 2002 | 0 |
Season 3 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Jimmy Butler | 13.6 | +13.6 | 2014 | 5 |
| Joe Johnson | - | DNP | 2004 | 0 |
Season 5 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Jimmy Butler | - | DNP | 2016 | 0 |
| Joe Johnson | - | DNP | 2006 | 0 |
Season 6 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Jimmy Butler | 22.7 | +22.7 | 2017 | 6 |
| Joe Johnson | - | DNP | 2007 | 0 |
Season 13 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Jimmy Butler | - | DNP | 2024 | 0 |
| Joe Johnson | 21.2 | +21.2 | 2014 | 12 |
Joe Johnson's additional Playoffs: | ||||
* During his 4 additional NBA seasons, Joe Johnson played in 3 Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 1.5 points in a total of 24 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 1.5 ppg and his lowest 1.5. |