Joe Johnson vs. Brook Lopez: Career Scoring Comparison
We break down the scoring legacies of Brook Lopez 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.
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 Brook Lopez.
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 Brook Lopez 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 0.3 points more than Brook Lopez in his 18 seasons (16.0 points against 15.7), and he also scored a total of 2,783 points more (20,407 vs. 17,624).
Points Per Game | Seasons | ||
| Joe Johnson | 16.0 | +0.3 | 18 |
| Brook Lopez | 15.7 | 18 | |
Total Points | Seasons | ||
| Joe Johnson | 20,407 | +2,783 | 18 |
| Brook Lopez | 17,624 | 18 | |
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 Brook Lopez (+1.1 points per game) and he also scored more points (+576).
Points Per Game | Playoffs | ||
| Joe Johnson | 15.2 | +1.1 | 13 |
| Brook Lopez | 14.1 | 9 | |
Total Points | Playoffs | ||
| Joe Johnson | 1,828 | +576 | 13 |
| Brook Lopez | 1,252 | 9 | |
Points by Thresholds
Regular Season
40+ Point Games | ||||
| Joe Johnson | 6 | +6 | ||
| Brook Lopez | 0 | |||
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Joe Johnson | 414 | +68 | ||
| Brook Lopez | 346 | |||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Joe Johnson | 967 | +101 | ||
| Brook Lopez | 866 | |||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Joe Johnson | 1,255 | +139 | ||
| Brook Lopez | 1,116 | |||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Joe Johnson | 22 | +17 | ||
| Brook Lopez | 5 | |||
Playoffs
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Joe Johnson | 32 | +11 | ||
| Brook Lopez | 21 | |||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Joe Johnson | 93 | +33 | ||
| Brook Lopez | 60 | |||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Joe Johnson | 116 | +29 | ||
| Brook Lopez | 87 | |||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Joe Johnson | 4 | +2 | ||
| Brook Lopez | 2 | |||
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: | +0.3 | +0.1 | +1.8 | +5.5 | +0.5 | +1.4 | +1.9 | +0.6 | +0.8 | +0.5 | +156 | |
| Brook Lopez | 15.7 | 6.0 | 12.1 | 49.6 | 1.0 | 2.8 | 35.2 | 2.8 | 3.5 | 79.7 | 18 | 1,121 |
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: | +2,783 | +1,105 | +4,181 | +5.5 | +880 | +2,213 | +1.9 | +307 | +408 | +0.5 | +156 | |
| Brook Lopez | 17,624 | 6,718 | 13,539 | 49.6 | 1,098 | 3,118 | 35.2 | 3,090 | 3,876 | 79.7 | 18 | 1,121 |
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: | +1.1 | +0.5 | +3.1 | +8.6 | +0.2 | +0.7 | +0.8 | +0.2 | +4.9 | +4 | +31 | |
| Brook Lopez | 14.1 | 5.4 | 10.6 | 51.3 | 1.1 | 3.2 | 33.1 | 2.2 | 2.6 | 82.8 | 9 | 89 |
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: | +576 | +220 | +706 | +8.6 | +64 | +182 | +0.8 | +72 | +107 | +4.9 | +4 | +31 |
| Brook Lopez | 1,252 | 483 | 941 | 51.3 | 94 | 284 | 33.1 | 192 | 232 | 82.8 | 9 | 89 |
Year by Year Points Average Comparison
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Joe Johnson's additional seasons: | ||||
* Joe Johnson played 2 seasons more than Brook Lopez in the NBA. In those years—his seasons 19 to 20, from 2018 to 2022—he averaged 6.7 points in a total of 56 regular season games. |
Playoffs
Rookie Season | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Joe Johnson | - | DNP | 2002 | 0 |
| Brook Lopez | - | DNP | 2009 | 0 |
Season 2 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Joe Johnson | - | DNP | 2002 | 0 |
| Brook Lopez | - | DNP | 2010 | 0 |
Season 3 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Joe Johnson | 5.3 | +5.3 | 2003 | 6 |
| Brook Lopez | - | DNP | 2011 | 0 |
Season 4 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Joe Johnson | - | DNP | 2004 | 0 |
| Brook Lopez | - | DNP | 2012 | 0 |
Season 6 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Joe Johnson | - | DNP | 2006 | 0 |
| Brook Lopez | - | DNP | 2014 | 0 |
Season 7 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Joe Johnson | - | DNP | 2007 | 0 |
| Brook Lopez | 19.8 | +19.8 | 2015 | 6 |
Season 8 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Joe Johnson | 20.0 | +20.0 | 2008 | 7 |
| Brook Lopez | - | DNP | 2016 | 0 |
Season 9 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Joe Johnson | 16.4 | +16.4 | 2009 | 11 |
| Brook Lopez | - | DNP | 2017 | 0 |
Season 10 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Joe Johnson | 17.9 | +17.9 | 2010 | 11 |
| Brook Lopez | - | DNP | 2018 | 0 |
Season 18 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Joe Johnson | 12.9 | +12.9 | 2017 | 11 |
| Brook Lopez | - | DNP * | 2026 | 0 |
| * season in progress | ||||
Joe Johnson's additional Playoffs: | ||||
* During his 2 additional NBA seasons, Joe Johnson played in one postseason. In those postseasons he averaged 1.5 points in a total of 8 games. |