Joe Johnson vs. Ben Wallace: Career Scoring Comparison
We break down the scoring legacies of Ben Wallace and Joe 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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Joe Johnson is among the NBA's all-time leaders in points and here we compare his scoring stats with those recorded by Ben Wallace.
By taking a look at their career numbers for points, the first conclusion one can arrive at is that Joe Johnson has better scoring stats than Ben Wallace in averages and totals, both in the regular season and Playoffs. 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 18 NBA regular seasons played, Joe Johnson averages 10.3 points more than Ben Wallace in his 16 seasons (16.0 points against 5.7), and he also scored a total of 14,153 points more (20,407 vs. 6,254).
Points Per Game | Seasons | ||
| Joe Johnson | 16.0 | +10.3 | 18 |
| Ben Wallace | 5.7 | 16 | |
Total Points | Seasons | ||
| Joe Johnson | 20,407 | +14,153 | 18 |
| Ben Wallace | 6,254 | 16 | |
Points in the Playoffs
Similar to what happens in the regular season, in the NBA postseason Joe Johnson has a better career point average than Ben Wallace (+8 points per game) and he also scored more points (+889).
Points Per Game | Playoffs | ||
| Joe Johnson | 15.2 | +8.0 | 13 |
| Ben Wallace | 7.2 | 8 | |
Total Points | Playoffs | ||
| Joe Johnson | 1,828 | +889 | 13 |
| Ben Wallace | 939 | 8 | |
Points by Thresholds
Regular Season
40+ Point Games | ||||
| Joe Johnson | 6 | +6 | ||
| Ben Wallace | 0 | |||
30+ Point Games | ||||
| Joe Johnson | 91 | +91 | ||
| Ben Wallace | 0 | |||
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Joe Johnson | 414 | +410 | ||
| Ben Wallace | 4 | |||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Joe Johnson | 967 | +747 | ||
| Ben Wallace | 220 | |||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Joe Johnson | 1,255 | +322 | ||
| Ben Wallace | 933 | |||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Joe Johnson | 22 | |||
| Ben Wallace | 155 | +133 | ||
Playoffs
30+ Point Games | ||||
| Joe Johnson | 4 | +4 | ||
| Ben Wallace | 0 | |||
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Joe Johnson | 32 | +29 | ||
| Ben Wallace | 3 | |||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Joe Johnson | 93 | +58 | ||
| Ben Wallace | 35 | |||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Joe Johnson | 116 | |||
| Ben Wallace | 117 | +1 | ||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Joe Johnson | 4 | |||
| Ben Wallace | 13 | +9 | ||
Career Shooting Stats Comparison
Regular Season
Stats Per Game
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| 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 |
| difference: | +10.3 | +3.7 | +8.9 | +3.2 | +1.5 | +4.2 | +23.4 | +1.2 | +0.2 | +38.8 | +2 | +189 |
| 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 | ||||
| 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 |
| difference: | +14,153 | +5,254 | +12,299 | +3.2 | +1,971 | +5,280 | +23.4 | +1,674 | +789 | +38.8 | +2 | +189 |
| 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 | ||||
| Joe Johnson | 15.2 | 5.9 | 13.7 | 42.7 | 1.3 | 3.9 | 33.9 | 2.2 | 2.8 | 77.9 | 13 | 120 |
| difference: | +8.0 | +3.1 | +7.9 | +5.5 | +1.3 | +3.8 | +33.9 | +0.6 | +1.1 | +36.1 | +5 | +10 |
| 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 | ||||
| Joe Johnson | 1,828 | 703 | 1,647 | 42.7 | 158 | 466 | 33.9 | 264 | 339 | 77.9 | 13 | 120 |
| difference: | +889 | +339 | +892 | +5.5 | +158 | +456 | +33.9 | +53 | +166 | +36.1 | +5 | +10 |
| Ben Wallace | 939 | 364 | 755 | 48.2 | 0 | 10 | 0.0 | 211 | 505 | 41.8 | 8 | 130 |
Year by Year Points Average Comparison
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Joe Johnson's additional seasons: | ||||
* Joe Johnson played 6 seasons more than Ben Wallace in the NBA. In those years—his seasons 17 to 22, from 2016 to 2022—he averaged 10.8 points in a total of 377 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 12.2 ppg and his lowest 2. |
Playoffs
Rookie Season | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Joe Johnson | - | DNP | 2002 | 0 |
| Ben Wallace | - | DNP | 1997 | 0 |
Season 2 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Joe Johnson | - | DNP | 2002 | 0 |
| Ben Wallace | - | DNP | 1998 | 0 |
Season 3 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Joe Johnson | - | DNP | 2002 | 0 |
| Ben Wallace | - | DNP | 1999 | 0 |
Season 4 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Joe Johnson | 5.3 | +5.3 | 2003 | 6 |
| Ben Wallace | - | DNP | 2000 | 0 |
Season 5 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Joe Johnson | - | DNP | 2004 | 0 |
| Ben Wallace | - | DNP | 2001 | 0 |
Season 7 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Joe Johnson | - | DNP | 2006 | 0 |
| Ben Wallace | 8.9 | +8.9 | 2003 | 17 |
Season 8 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Joe Johnson | - | DNP | 2007 | 0 |
| Ben Wallace | 10.3 | +10.3 | 2004 | 23 |
Season 14 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Joe Johnson | 14.9 | +14.9 | 2013 | 7 |
| Ben Wallace | - | DNP | 2010 | 0 |
Season 15 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Joe Johnson | 21.2 | +21.2 | 2014 | 12 |
| Ben Wallace | - | DNP | 2011 | 0 |
Season 16 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Joe Johnson | 16.5 | +16.5 | 2015 | 6 |
| Ben Wallace | - | DNP | 2012 | 0 |
Joe Johnson's additional Playoffs: | ||||
* During his 6 additional NBA seasons, Joe Johnson played in 5 Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 10.9 points in a total of 61 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 12.9 ppg and his lowest 1.5. |