Joe Johnson vs. Jordan Poole: Career Scoring Comparison
We break down the scoring legacies of Jordan Poole 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 Jordan Poole.
By taking a look at their career numbers for points, the first conclusion one can arrive at is that Joe Johnson scored more total points both in the regular season and Playoffs and also has a better playoff average while Jordan Poole has a better scoring average in the regular season. 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 6 NBA regular seasons played, Jordan Poole averages 0.8 points more than Joe Johnson in his 18 seasons (16.8 points against 16.0). On the other hand Joe Johnson scored a total of 13,465 points more than Jordan Poole (20,407 vs. 6,942).
Points Per Game | Seasons | ||
| Joe Johnson | 16.0 | 18 | |
| Jordan Poole | 16.8 | +0.8 | 6 |
Total Points | Seasons | ||
| Joe Johnson | 20,407 | +13,465 | 18 |
| Jordan Poole | 6,942 | 6 | |
Points in the Playoffs
In the NBA postseason Joe Johnson has a better career point average than Jordan Poole (+0.7 points per game) and he also scored more points (+1,321).
Points Per Game | Playoffs | ||
| Joe Johnson | 15.2 | +0.7 | 13 |
| Jordan Poole | 14.5 | 2 | |
Total Points | Playoffs | ||
| Joe Johnson | 1,828 | +1,321 | 13 |
| Jordan Poole | 507 | 2 | |
Points by Thresholds
Regular Season
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Joe Johnson | 414 | +262 | ||
| Jordan Poole | 152 | |||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Joe Johnson | 967 | +646 | ||
| Jordan Poole | 321 | |||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Joe Johnson | 1,255 | +854 | ||
| Jordan Poole | 401 | |||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Joe Johnson | 22 | +11 | ||
| Jordan Poole | 11 | |||
Playoffs
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Joe Johnson | 32 | +23 | ||
| Jordan Poole | 9 | |||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Joe Johnson | 93 | +68 | ||
| Jordan Poole | 25 | |||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Joe Johnson | 116 | +82 | ||
| Jordan Poole | 34 | |||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Joe Johnson | 4 | +3 | ||
| Jordan Poole | 1 | |||
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: | +0.8 | +0.4 | +0.4 | +2.0 | +1.0 | +2.9 | +2.6 | +0.8 | +0.7 | +7.7 | +12 | +865 |
| Jordan Poole | 16.8 | 5.7 | 13.5 | 42.2 | 2.5 | 7.1 | 34.5 | 3.0 | 3.4 | 87.9 | 6 | 412 |
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: | +13,465 | +5,480 | +12,165 | +2.0 | +963 | +2,387 | +2.6 | +1,542 | +2,056 | +7.7 | +12 | +865 |
| Jordan Poole | 6,942 | 2,343 | 5,555 | 42.2 | 1,015 | 2,944 | 34.5 | 1,241 | 1,412 | 87.9 | 6 | 412 |
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: | +0.7 | +0.9 | +2.6 | +2.3 | +0.6 | +1.6 | +0.7 | +0.4 | +0.2 | +8.8 | +11 | +85 |
| Jordan Poole | 14.5 | 5.0 | 11.1 | 45.0 | 1.9 | 5.5 | 34.6 | 2.6 | 3.0 | 86.7 | 2 | 35 |
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: | +1,321 | +528 | +1,258 | +2.3 | +92 | +275 | +0.7 | +173 | +234 | +8.8 | +11 | +85 |
| Jordan Poole | 507 | 175 | 389 | 45.0 | 66 | 191 | 34.6 | 91 | 105 | 86.7 | 2 | 35 |
Year by Year Points Average Comparison
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Joe Johnson's additional seasons: | ||||
* Joe Johnson played 14 seasons more than Jordan Poole in the NBA. In those years—his seasons 7 to 20, from 2008 to 2022—he averaged 15.0 points in a total of 925 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 21.7 ppg and his lowest 2. |
Playoffs
Rookie Season | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Joe Johnson | - | DNP | 2002 | 0 |
| Jordan Poole | - | DNP | 2020 | 0 |
Season 2 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Joe Johnson | 5.3 | +5.3 | 2003 | 6 |
| Jordan Poole | - | DNP | 2021 | 0 |
Season 3 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Joe Johnson | - | DNP | 2004 | 0 |
| Jordan Poole | 17.0 | +17.0 | 2022 | 22 |
Season 5 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Joe Johnson | - | DNP | 2006 | 0 |
| Jordan Poole | - | DNP | 2024 | 0 |
Season 6 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Joe Johnson | - | DNP | 2007 | 0 |
| Jordan Poole | - | DNP | 2025 | 0 |
Joe Johnson's additional Playoffs: | ||||
* During his 14 additional NBA seasons, Joe Johnson played in 13 Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 13.6 points in a total of 121 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 21.2 ppg and his lowest 1.5. |