Jordan Clarkson vs. Joe Johnson: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Joe Johnson and Jordan Clarkson 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 Jordan Clarkson.

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 Jordan Clarkson 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 18 NBA regular seasons played, Joe Johnson averages 0.2 points more than Jordan Clarkson in his 12 seasons (16.0 points against 15.8), and he also scored a total of 8,111 points more (20,407 vs. 12,296).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Jordan Clarkson 15.8
12
Joe Johnson 16.0
+0.2
18

Total Points

Seasons
Jordan Clarkson 12,296
12
Joe Johnson 20,407
+8,111
18

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 Jordan Clarkson (+3.5 points per game) and he also scored more points (+1,323).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Jordan Clarkson 11.7
4
Joe Johnson 15.2
+3.5
13

Total Points

Playoffs
Jordan Clarkson 505
4
Joe Johnson 1,828
+1,323
13

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

40+ Point Games

Jordan Clarkson 4
Joe Johnson 6
+2

30+ Point Games

Jordan Clarkson 28
Joe Johnson 91
+63

20+ Point Games

Jordan Clarkson 227
Joe Johnson 414
+187

10+ Point Games

Jordan Clarkson 628
Joe Johnson 967
+339

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Jordan Clarkson 775
Joe Johnson 1,255
+480

0 Point Games (games without points)

Jordan Clarkson 5
Joe Johnson 22
+17

Playoffs

30+ Point Games

Jordan Clarkson 0
Joe Johnson 4
+4

20+ Point Games

Jordan Clarkson 9
Joe Johnson 32
+23

10+ Point Games

Jordan Clarkson 25
Joe Johnson 93
+68

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Jordan Clarkson 40
Joe Johnson 116
+76

0 Point Games (games without points)

Jordan Clarkson 3
Joe Johnson 4
+1

Career Shooting Stats Comparison

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Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Jordan Clarkson 15.8 5.9 13.5 43.6 1.8 5.5 33.6 2.2 2.6 82.8 12 780
difference:+0.2+0.2+0.4+0.5+0.3+1.3+3.5+0.1+2.6+6+497
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

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Jordan Clarkson 12,296 4,591 10,522 43.6 1,436 4,278 33.6 1,678 2,027 82.8 12 780
difference:+8,111+3,232+7,198+0.5+542+1,053+3.5+1,105+1,441+2.6+6+497
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

Playoffs

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Jordan Clarkson 11.7 4.4 10.7 41.3 1.7 5.0 32.9 1.3 1.4 93.3 4 43
difference:+3.5+1.5+3.0+1.4+0.4+1.1+1.0+0.9+1.4+15.4+9+77
Joe Johnson 15.2 5.9 13.7 42.7 1.3 3.9 33.9 2.2 2.8 77.9 13 120

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Jordan Clarkson 505 189 458 41.3 71 216 32.9 56 60 93.3 4 43
difference:+1,323+514+1,189+1.4+87+250+1.0+208+279+15.4+9+77
Joe Johnson 1,828 703 1,647 42.7 158 466 33.9 264 339 77.9 13 120

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Jordan Clarkson 11.9
+4.4
201559
Joe Johnson 7.5
200277

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Jordan Clarkson 15.5
+5.7
201679
Joe Johnson 9.8
200382

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Jordan Clarkson 14.7
201782
Joe Johnson 16.7
+2.0
200482

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Jordan Clarkson 13.9
201881
Joe Johnson 17.1
+3.2
200582

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Jordan Clarkson 16.8
201981
Joe Johnson 20.2
+3.4
200682

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Jordan Clarkson 15.2
202071
Joe Johnson 25.0
+9.8
200757

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Jordan Clarkson 15.2
202071
Joe Johnson 21.7
+6.5
200882

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Jordan Clarkson 15.2
202071
Joe Johnson 21.4
+6.2
200979

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Jordan Clarkson 18.4
202168
Joe Johnson 21.3
+2.9
201076

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Jordan Clarkson 16.0
202279
Joe Johnson 18.2
+2.2
201172

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Jordan Clarkson 20.8
+2.0
202361
Joe Johnson 18.8
201260

Season 12

Points per gameYearGames
Jordan Clarkson 17.1
+0.8
202455
Joe Johnson 16.3
201372

Season 13

Points per gameYearGames
Jordan Clarkson 16.2
+0.4
202537
Joe Johnson 15.8
201479

Season 14

Points per gameYearGames
Jordan Clarkson 9.9
202627
Joe Johnson 14.4
+4.5
201580

Joe Johnson's additional seasons:

* Joe Johnson played 4 seasons more than Jordan Clarkson in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 15 to 18, from 2016 to 2022—he averaged 9.7 points in a total of 215 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 12.2 ppg and his lowest 2.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Jordan Clarkson -
DNP
20150
Joe Johnson -
DNP
20020

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Jordan Clarkson -
DNP
20160
Joe Johnson 5.3
+5.3
20036

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Jordan Clarkson -
DNP
20170
Joe Johnson -
DNP
20040

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Jordan Clarkson 4.7
201819
Joe Johnson 18.8
+14.1
20059

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Jordan Clarkson -
DNP
20190
Joe Johnson -
DNP
20060

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Jordan Clarkson 16.7
+16.7
20207
Joe Johnson -
DNP
20070

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Jordan Clarkson 16.7
20207
Joe Johnson 20.0
+3.3
20087

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Jordan Clarkson 16.7
+0.3
20207
Joe Johnson 16.4
200911

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Jordan Clarkson 17.5
202111
Joe Johnson 17.9
+0.4
201011

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Jordan Clarkson 17.5
20226
Joe Johnson 18.8
+1.3
201112

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Jordan Clarkson -
DNP
20230
Joe Johnson 17.2
+17.2
20126

Season 12

Points per gameYearGames
Jordan Clarkson -
DNP
20240
Joe Johnson 14.9
+14.9
20137

Season 13

Points per gameYearGames
Jordan Clarkson -
DNP
20250
Joe Johnson 21.2
+21.2
201412

Season 14

Points per gameYearGames
Jordan Clarkson -
DNP *
20260
Joe Johnson 16.5
+16.5
20156
* season in progress

Joe Johnson's additional Playoffs:

* During his 4 additional NBA seasons, Joe Johnson played in 3 Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 9.8 points in a total of 33 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 12.9 ppg and his lowest 1.5.

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