Joe Johnson vs. Dwyane Wade: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Dwyane Wade 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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Dwyane Wade and Joe Johnson are among the all-time leaders in points in NBA history—combining for a total of 43,572 points—. Here we compare their scoring stats.

By taking a look at their career numbers for points, the first conclusion one can arrive at is that Dwyane Wade has better scoring stats than Joe 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.

On this page we compare:

Who has better scoring stats? Career Numbers
Games of 30+ points, 40+, 50+, etc
Shooting Stats
Points Year by Year

Career Numbers
Who has the better scoring stats?

Points in the Regular Season

In his 16 NBA regular seasons played, Dwyane Wade averages 6 points more than Joe Johnson in his 18 seasons (22.0 points against 16.0), and he also scored a total of 2,758 points more (23,165 vs. 20,407).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Joe Johnson 16.0
18
Dwyane Wade 22.0
+6.0
16

Total Points

Seasons
Joe Johnson 20,407
18
Dwyane Wade 23,165
+2,758
16

Scoring Titles

Joe Johnson 0
Dwyane Wade 1
Scoring leader
+1

Points in the Playoffs

Similar to what happens in the regular season, in the NBA postseason Dwyane Wade has a better career point average than Joe Johnson (+7.1 points per game) and he also scored more points (+2,126).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Joe Johnson 15.2
13
Dwyane Wade 22.3
+7.1
13

Total Points

Playoffs
Joe Johnson 1,828
13
Dwyane Wade 3,954
+2,126
13

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

50+ Point Games

Joe Johnson 0
Dwyane Wade 3
+3

40+ Point Games

Joe Johnson 6
Dwyane Wade 34
+28

30+ Point Games

Joe Johnson 91
Dwyane Wade 220
+129

20+ Point Games

Joe Johnson 414
Dwyane Wade 629
+215

10+ Point Games

Joe Johnson 967
Dwyane Wade 970
+3

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Joe Johnson 1,255
+204
Dwyane Wade 1,051

0 Point Games (games without points)

Joe Johnson 22
+19
Dwyane Wade 3

Playoffs

40+ Point Games

Joe Johnson 0
Dwyane Wade 7
+7

30+ Point Games

Joe Johnson 4
Dwyane Wade 34
+30

20+ Point Games

Joe Johnson 32
Dwyane Wade 111
+79

10+ Point Games

Joe Johnson 93
Dwyane Wade 171
+78

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Joe Johnson 116
Dwyane Wade 177
+61

0 Point Games (games without points)

Joe Johnson 4
+4
Dwyane Wade 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:+6.0+1.9+2.8+3.8+1.0+2.4+7.8+3.2+4.4+3.7+2+223
Dwyane Wade 22.0 8.0 16.7 48.0 0.5 1.8 29.3 5.4 7.1 76.5 16 1,054

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:+2,758+631+103+3.8+1,429+3,457+7.8+2,925+3,995+3.7+2+223
Dwyane Wade 23,165 8,454 17,617 48.0 549 1,874 29.3 5,708 7,463 76.5 16 1,054

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:+7.1+2.3+3.6+4.7+0.7+2.2+0.1+3.2+4.1+0.1+57
Dwyane Wade 22.3 8.2 17.3 47.4 0.6 1.7 33.8 5.4 6.9 78.0 13 177

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:+2,126+747+1,415+4.7+55+161+0.1+687+881+0.1+57
Dwyane Wade 3,954 1,450 3,062 47.4 103 305 33.8 951 1,220 78.0 13 177

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

Scoring leader= NBA Scoring Leader
NBA Champion = NBA Champion

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Joe Johnson 7.5
200277
Dwyane Wade 16.2
+8.7
200461

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Joe Johnson 7.5
200277
Dwyane Wade 24.1
+16.6
200577

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Joe Johnson 7.5
200277
Dwyane Wade 27.2
+19.7
2006NBA Champion75

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Joe Johnson 9.8
200382
Dwyane Wade 27.4
+17.6
200751

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Joe Johnson 16.7
200482
Dwyane Wade 24.6
+7.9
200851

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Joe Johnson 17.1
200582
Dwyane Wade Scoring leader30.2
+13.1
200979

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Joe Johnson 20.2
200682
Dwyane Wade 26.6
+6.4
201077

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Joe Johnson 25.0
200757
Dwyane Wade 25.5
+0.5
201176

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Joe Johnson 21.7
200882
Dwyane Wade 22.1
+0.4
2012NBA Champion49

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Joe Johnson 21.4
+0.2
200979
Dwyane Wade 21.2
2013NBA Champion69

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Joe Johnson 21.3
+2.3
201076
Dwyane Wade 19.0
201454

Season 12

Points per gameYearGames
Joe Johnson 18.2
201172
Dwyane Wade 21.5
+3.3
201562

Season 13

Points per gameYearGames
Joe Johnson 18.8
201260
Dwyane Wade 19.0
+0.2
201674

Season 14

Points per gameYearGames
Joe Johnson 16.3
201372
Dwyane Wade 18.3
+2.0
201760

Season 15

Points per gameYearGames
Joe Johnson 15.8
+4.4
201479
Dwyane Wade 11.4
201867

Season 16

Points per gameYearGames
Joe Johnson 14.4
201580
Dwyane Wade 15.0
+0.6
201972

Joe Johnson's additional seasons:

* Joe Johnson played 7 seasons more than Dwyane Wade in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 17 to 23, from 2016 to 2022—he averaged 10.3 points in a total of 432 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 12.2 ppg and his lowest 2.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Joe Johnson -
DNP
20020
Dwyane Wade 18.0
+18.0
200413

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Joe Johnson -
DNP
20020
Dwyane Wade 27.4
+27.4
200514

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Joe Johnson -
DNP
20020
Dwyane Wade 28.4
+28.4
2006NBA Champion23

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Joe Johnson 5.3
20036
Dwyane Wade 23.5
+18.2
20074

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Joe Johnson -
DNP
20040
Dwyane Wade -
DNP
20080

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Joe Johnson 18.8
20059
Dwyane Wade 29.1
+10.3
20097

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Joe Johnson -
DNP
20060
Dwyane Wade 33.2
+33.2
20105

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Joe Johnson -
DNP
20070
Dwyane Wade 24.5
+24.5
201121

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Joe Johnson 20.0
20087
Dwyane Wade 22.8
+2.8
2012NBA Champion23

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Joe Johnson 16.4
+0.5
200911
Dwyane Wade 15.9
2013NBA Champion22

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Joe Johnson 17.9
+0.1
201011
Dwyane Wade 17.8
201420

Season 12

Points per gameYearGames
Joe Johnson 18.8
+18.8
201112
Dwyane Wade -
DNP
20150

Season 13

Points per gameYearGames
Joe Johnson 17.2
20126
Dwyane Wade 21.4
+4.2
201614

Season 14

Points per gameYearGames
Joe Johnson 14.9
20137
Dwyane Wade 15.0
+0.1
20176

Season 15

Points per gameYearGames
Joe Johnson 21.2
+4.6
201412
Dwyane Wade 16.6
20185

Season 16

Points per gameYearGames
Joe Johnson 16.5
+16.5
20156
Dwyane Wade -
DNP
20190

Joe Johnson's additional Playoffs:

* During his 7 additional NBA seasons, Joe Johnson played in 6 Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 9.8 points in a total of 69 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 12.9 ppg and his lowest 1.5.

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