Joe Johnson vs. Zach LaVine: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Zach LaVine 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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Joe Johnson is among the NBA's all-time leaders in points and here we compare his scoring stats with those recorded by Zach LaVine.

By taking a look at their career numbers for points, the first conclusion one can arrive at is that Zach LaVine has better scoring averages both in the regular season and Playoffs while Joe Johnson scored more total points in both stages. 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 11 NBA regular seasons played, Zach LaVine averages 4.8 points more than Joe Johnson in his 18 seasons (20.8 points against 16.0). On the other hand Joe Johnson scored a total of 6,817 points more than Zach LaVine (20,407 vs. 13,590).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Joe Johnson 16.0
18
Zach LaVine 20.8
+4.8
11

Total Points

Seasons
Joe Johnson 20,407
+6,817
18
Zach LaVine 13,590
11

Points in the Playoffs

Similar to what happens in the regular season, in the NBA postseason Zach LaVine has a better career point average than Joe Johnson (+4.1 points per game) while Joe Johnson scored more points (+1,751).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Joe Johnson 15.2
13
Zach LaVine 19.3
+4.1
1

Total Points

Playoffs
Joe Johnson 1,828
+1,751
13
Zach LaVine 77
1

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

50+ Point Games

Joe Johnson 0
Zach LaVine 2
+2

40+ Point Games

Joe Johnson 6
Zach LaVine 23
+17

30+ Point Games

Joe Johnson 91
Zach LaVine 121
+30

20+ Point Games

Joe Johnson 414
+42
Zach LaVine 372

10+ Point Games

Joe Johnson 967
+404
Zach LaVine 563

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Joe Johnson 1,255
+609
Zach LaVine 646

0 Point Games (games without points)

Joe Johnson 22
+14
Zach LaVine 8

Playoffs

30+ Point Games

Joe Johnson 4
+4
Zach LaVine 0

20+ Point Games

Joe Johnson 32
+30
Zach LaVine 2

10+ Point Games

Joe Johnson 93
+89
Zach LaVine 4

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Joe Johnson 116
+112
Zach LaVine 4

0 Point Games (games without points)

Joe Johnson 4
+4
Zach LaVine 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:+4.8+1.3+1.9+2.8+0.8+1.8+2.0+1.4+1.6+3.1+7+623
Zach LaVine 20.8 7.4 15.8 47.0 2.3 6.0 39.1 3.6 4.3 83.3 11 654

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:+6,817+2,971+7,389+2.8+445+1,409+2.0+430+643+3.1+7+623
Zach LaVine 13,590 4,852 10,331 47.0 1,533 3,922 39.1 2,353 2,825 83.3 11 654

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:+4.1+0.9+2.1+0.2+1.0+2.1+3.6+1.3+1.0+15.4+12+116
Zach LaVine 19.3 6.8 15.8 42.9 2.3 6.0 37.5 3.5 3.8 93.3 1 4

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:+1,751+676+1,584+0.2+149+442+3.6+250+324+15.4+12+116
Zach LaVine 77 27 63 42.9 9 24 37.5 14 15 93.3 1 4

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Joe Johnson 7.5
200277
Zach LaVine 10.1
+2.6
201577

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Joe Johnson 9.8
200382
Zach LaVine 14.0
+4.2
201682

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Joe Johnson 16.7
200482
Zach LaVine 18.9
+2.2
201747

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Joe Johnson 17.1
+0.4
200582
Zach LaVine 16.7
201824

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Joe Johnson 20.2
200682
Zach LaVine 23.7
+3.5
201963

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Joe Johnson 25.0
200757
Zach LaVine 25.5
+0.5
202060

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Joe Johnson 21.7
200882
Zach LaVine 27.4
+5.7
202158

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Joe Johnson 21.4
200979
Zach LaVine 24.4
+3.0
202267

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Joe Johnson 21.3
201076
Zach LaVine 24.8
+3.5
202377

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Joe Johnson 18.2
201172
Zach LaVine 19.5
+1.3
202425

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Joe Johnson 18.8
201260
Zach LaVine 23.3
+4.5
202574

Joe Johnson's additional seasons:

* Joe Johnson played 9 seasons more than Zach LaVine in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 12 to 20, from 2013 to 2022—he averaged 11.5 points in a total of 556 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 16.3 ppg and his lowest 2.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Joe Johnson -
DNP
20020
Zach LaVine -
DNP
20150

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Joe Johnson 5.3
+5.3
20036
Zach LaVine -
DNP
20160

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Joe Johnson -
DNP
20040
Zach LaVine -
DNP
20170

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Joe Johnson 18.8
+18.8
20059
Zach LaVine -
DNP
20180

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Joe Johnson -
DNP
20060
Zach LaVine -
DNP
20190

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Joe Johnson -
DNP
20070
Zach LaVine -
DNP
20200

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Joe Johnson 20.0
+20.0
20087
Zach LaVine -
DNP
20210

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Joe Johnson 16.4
200911
Zach LaVine 19.3
+2.9
20224

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Joe Johnson 17.9
+17.9
201011
Zach LaVine -
DNP
20230

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Joe Johnson 18.8
+18.8
201112
Zach LaVine -
DNP
20240

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Joe Johnson 17.2
+17.2
20126
Zach LaVine -
DNP
20250

Joe Johnson's additional Playoffs:

* During his 9 additional NBA seasons, Joe Johnson played in 8 Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 10.9 points in a total of 74 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 21.2 ppg and his lowest 1.5.

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