Joe Johnson vs. Cameron Johnson: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Cameron Johnson 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.

Joe Johnson is among the NBA's all-time leaders in points and here we compare his scoring stats with those recorded by Cameron Johnson.

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 Cameron Johnson 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.

Career Numbers
Who has the better scoring stats?

Points in the Regular Season

In his 18 NBA regular seasons played, Joe Johnson averages 3.2 points more than Cameron Johnson in his 7 seasons (16.0 points against 12.8), and he also scored a total of 15,775 points more (20,407 vs. 4,632).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Joe Johnson 16.0
+3.2
18
Cameron Johnson 12.8
7

Total Points

Seasons
Joe Johnson 20,407
+15,775
18
Cameron Johnson 4,632
7

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 Cameron Johnson (+5 points per game) and he also scored more points (+1,442).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Joe Johnson 15.2
+5.0
13
Cameron Johnson 10.2
3

Total Points

Playoffs
Joe Johnson 1,828
+1,442
13
Cameron Johnson 386
3

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

40+ Point Games

Joe Johnson 6
+6
Cameron Johnson 0

30+ Point Games

Joe Johnson 91
+85
Cameron Johnson 6

20+ Point Games

Joe Johnson 414
+363
Cameron Johnson 51

10+ Point Games

Joe Johnson 967
+729
Cameron Johnson 238

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Joe Johnson 1,255
+899
Cameron Johnson 356

0 Point Games (games without points)

Joe Johnson 22
+17
Cameron Johnson 5

Playoffs

30+ Point Games

Joe Johnson 4
+4
Cameron Johnson 0

20+ Point Games

Joe Johnson 32
+31
Cameron Johnson 1

10+ Point Games

Joe Johnson 93
+71
Cameron Johnson 22

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Joe Johnson 116
+78
Cameron Johnson 38

0 Point Games (games without points)

Joe Johnson 4
+4
Cameron Johnson 0

Career Shooting Stats Comparison

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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:+3.2+1.7+4.2+1.2+0.8+1.6+2.1+0.5+0.7+4.6+11+916
Cameron Johnson 12.8 4.4 9.7 45.4 2.3 5.8 39.2 1.7 2.0 84.8 7 361

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:+15,775+6,228+14,204+1.2+1,151+3,223+2.1+2,168+2,743+4.6+11+916
Cameron Johnson 4,632 1,595 3,516 45.4 827 2,108 39.2 615 725 84.8 7 361

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:+5.0+2.5+6.8+6.2+0.5+0.3+7.7+0.6+0.9+8.0+10+82
Cameron Johnson 10.2 3.4 6.9 48.9 1.8 4.2 41.6 1.6 1.9 85.9 3 38

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:+1,442+574+1,383+6.2+91+305+7.7+203+268+8.0+10+82
Cameron Johnson 386 129 264 48.9 67 161 41.6 61 71 85.9 3 38

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Joe Johnson 7.5
200277
Cameron Johnson 8.8
+1.3
202057

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Joe Johnson 9.8
+0.2
200382
Cameron Johnson 9.6
202160

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Joe Johnson 16.7
+4.2
200482
Cameron Johnson 12.5
202266

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Joe Johnson 17.1
+1.6
200582
Cameron Johnson 15.5
202342

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Joe Johnson 20.2
+6.8
200682
Cameron Johnson 13.4
202458

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Joe Johnson 25.0
+6.2
200757
Cameron Johnson 18.8
202557

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Joe Johnson 21.7
+10.4
200882
Cameron Johnson 11.3
202621

Joe Johnson's additional seasons:

* Joe Johnson played 11 seasons more than Cameron Johnson in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 8 to 18, from 2009 to 2022—he averaged 15.5 points in a total of 733 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 21.4 ppg and his lowest 2.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Joe Johnson -
DNP
20020
Cameron Johnson -
DNP
20200

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Joe Johnson 5.3
20036
Cameron Johnson 8.2
+2.9
202121

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Joe Johnson -
DNP
20040
Cameron Johnson 10.8
+10.8
202213

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Joe Johnson 18.8
+0.3
20059
Cameron Johnson 18.5
20234

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Joe Johnson -
DNP
20060
Cameron Johnson -
DNP
20240

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Joe Johnson -
DNP
20070
Cameron Johnson -
DNP
20250

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Joe Johnson 20.0
+20.0
20087
Cameron Johnson -
DNP *
20260
* season in progress

Joe Johnson's additional Playoffs:

* During his 11 additional NBA seasons, Joe Johnson played in 10 Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 15.2 points in a total of 98 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 21.2 ppg and his lowest 1.5.