Joe Johnson vs. DeAndre Jordan: Career Scoring Comparison
We break down the scoring legacies of DeAndre Jordan 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 DeAndre Jordan.
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 DeAndre Jordan 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 7.5 points more than DeAndre Jordan in his 17 seasons (16.0 points against 8.5), and he also scored a total of 10,924 points more (20,407 vs. 9,483).
Points Per Game | Seasons | ||
| Joe Johnson | 16.0 | +7.5 | 18 |
| DeAndre Jordan | 8.5 | 17 | |
Total Points | Seasons | ||
| Joe Johnson | 20,407 | +10,924 | 18 |
| DeAndre Jordan | 9,483 | 17 | |
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 DeAndre Jordan (+7.2 points per game) and he also scored more points (+1,245).
Points Per Game | Playoffs | ||
| Joe Johnson | 15.2 | +7.2 | 13 |
| DeAndre Jordan | 8.0 | 10 | |
Total Points | Playoffs | ||
| Joe Johnson | 1,828 | +1,245 | 13 |
| DeAndre Jordan | 583 | 10 | |
Points by Thresholds
Regular Season
40+ Point Games | ||||
| Joe Johnson | 6 | +6 | ||
| DeAndre Jordan | 0 | |||
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Joe Johnson | 414 | +366 | ||
| DeAndre Jordan | 48 | |||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Joe Johnson | 967 | +534 | ||
| DeAndre Jordan | 433 | |||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Joe Johnson | 1,255 | +209 | ||
| DeAndre Jordan | 1,046 | |||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Joe Johnson | 22 | |||
| DeAndre Jordan | 65 | +43 | ||
Playoffs
30+ Point Games | ||||
| Joe Johnson | 4 | +4 | ||
| DeAndre Jordan | 0 | |||
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Joe Johnson | 32 | +27 | ||
| DeAndre Jordan | 5 | |||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Joe Johnson | 93 | +66 | ||
| DeAndre Jordan | 27 | |||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Joe Johnson | 116 | +55 | ||
| DeAndre Jordan | 61 | |||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Joe Johnson | 4 | |||
| DeAndre Jordan | 12 | +8 | ||
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: | +7.5 | +2.6 | +8.7 | +23.2 | +1.5 | +4.2 | +21.7 | +0.6 | +0.7 | +32.7 | +1 | +166 |
| DeAndre Jordan | 8.5 | 3.5 | 5.2 | 67.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 15.4 | 1.6 | 3.4 | 47.5 | 17 | 1,111 |
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: | +10,924 | +3,967 | +11,995 | +23.2 | +1,976 | +5,318 | +21.7 | +1,014 | +260 | +32.7 | +1 | +166 |
| DeAndre Jordan | 9,483 | 3,856 | 5,725 | 67.4 | 2 | 13 | 15.4 | 1,769 | 3,728 | 47.5 | 17 | 1,111 |
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: | +7.2 | +3.0 | +9.3 | +24.3 | +1.3 | +3.9 | +33.9 | +2.5 | +37.5 | +3 | +47 | |
| DeAndre Jordan | 8.0 | 2.9 | 4.4 | 67.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.2 | 5.3 | 40.4 | 10 | 73 |
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: | +1,245 | +490 | +1,329 | +24.3 | +158 | +465 | +33.9 | +107 | +50 | +37.5 | +3 | +47 |
| DeAndre Jordan | 583 | 213 | 318 | 67.0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 157 | 389 | 40.4 | 10 | 73 |
Year by Year Points Average Comparison
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Joe Johnson's additional seasons: | ||||
* Joe Johnson played 4 seasons more than DeAndre Jordan in the NBA. In those years—his seasons 20 to 23, from 2017 to 2022—he averaged 7.7 points in a total of 189 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 9.2 ppg and his lowest 2. |
Playoffs
Rookie Season | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Joe Johnson | - | DNP | 2002 | 0 |
| DeAndre Jordan | - | DNP | 2009 | 0 |
Season 2 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Joe Johnson | - | DNP | 2002 | 0 |
| DeAndre Jordan | - | DNP | 2010 | 0 |
Season 3 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Joe Johnson | - | DNP | 2002 | 0 |
| DeAndre Jordan | - | DNP | 2011 | 0 |
Season 5 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Joe Johnson | - | DNP | 2004 | 0 |
| DeAndre Jordan | 3.7 | +3.7 | 2013 | 6 |
Season 7 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Joe Johnson | - | DNP | 2006 | 0 |
| DeAndre Jordan | 13.1 | +13.1 | 2015 | 14 |
Season 8 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Joe Johnson | - | DNP | 2007 | 0 |
| DeAndre Jordan | 11.7 | +11.7 | 2016 | 6 |
Season 10 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Joe Johnson | 16.4 | +16.4 | 2009 | 11 |
| DeAndre Jordan | - | DNP | 2018 | 0 |
Season 11 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Joe Johnson | 17.9 | +17.9 | 2010 | 11 |
| DeAndre Jordan | - | DNP | 2019 | 0 |
Season 12 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Joe Johnson | 18.8 | +18.8 | 2011 | 12 |
| DeAndre Jordan | - | DNP | 2019 | 0 |
Season 13 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Joe Johnson | 17.2 | +17.2 | 2012 | 6 |
| DeAndre Jordan | - | DNP | 2020 | 0 |
Season 14 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Joe Johnson | 14.9 | +14.9 | 2013 | 7 |
| DeAndre Jordan | - | DNP | 2021 | 0 |
Joe Johnson's additional Playoffs: | ||||
* During his 4 additional NBA seasons, Joe Johnson played in 3 Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 6.1 points in a total of 27 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 12.9 ppg and his lowest 1.5. |