Pau Gasol vs. Joe Johnson: Career Scoring Comparison
We break down the scoring legacies of Joe Johnson and Pau Gasol 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
Pau Gasol and Joe Johnson are among the all-time leaders in points in NBA history—combining for a total of 41,301 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 Pau Gasol 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.
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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, Pau Gasol averages 1 point more than Joe Johnson in his 18 seasons (17.0 points against 16.0), and he also scored a total of 487 points more (20,894 vs. 20,407).
Points Per Game | Seasons | ||
| Pau Gasol | 17.0 | +1.0 | 18 |
| Joe Johnson | 16.0 | 18 | |
Total Points | Seasons | ||
| Pau Gasol | 20,894 | +487 | 18 |
| Joe Johnson | 20,407 | 18 | |
Points in the Playoffs
Similar to what happens in the regular season, in the NBA postseason Pau Gasol has a better career point average than Joe Johnson (+0.2 points per game) and he also scored more points (+270).
Points Per Game | Playoffs | ||
| Pau Gasol | 15.4 | +0.2 | 12 |
| Joe Johnson | 15.2 | 13 | |
Total Points | Playoffs | ||
| Pau Gasol | 2,098 | +270 | 12 |
| Joe Johnson | 1,828 | 13 | |
Points by Thresholds
Regular Season
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Pau Gasol | 454 | +40 | ||
| Joe Johnson | 414 | |||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Pau Gasol | 1,070 | +103 | ||
| Joe Johnson | 967 | |||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Pau Gasol | 1,215 | |||
| Joe Johnson | 1,255 | +40 | ||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Pau Gasol | 11 | |||
| Joe Johnson | 22 | +11 | ||
Playoffs
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Pau Gasol | 37 | +5 | ||
| Joe Johnson | 32 | |||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Pau Gasol | 112 | +19 | ||
| Joe Johnson | 93 | |||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Pau Gasol | 135 | +19 | ||
| Joe Johnson | 116 | |||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Pau Gasol | 1 | |||
| Joe Johnson | 4 | +3 | ||
Career Shooting Stats Comparison
Regular Season
Stats Per Game
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Pau Gasol | 17.0 | 6.5 | 12.8 | 50.7 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 36.8 | 3.9 | 5.1 | 75.3 | 18 | 1,226 |
| difference: | +1.0 | +0.4 | +1.1 | +6.6 | +1.4 | +3.8 | +0.3 | +1.7 | +2.4 | +4.9 | +51 | |
| 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 | ||||
| Pau Gasol | 20,894 | 7,980 | 15,729 | 50.7 | 179 | 486 | 36.8 | 4,755 | 6,311 | 75.3 | 18 | 1,226 |
| difference: | +487 | +157 | +1,991 | +6.6 | +1,799 | +4,845 | +0.3 | +1,972 | +2,843 | +4.9 | +51 | |
| 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 | ||||
| Pau Gasol | 15.4 | 6.0 | 11.8 | 50.8 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 29.7 | 3.4 | 4.6 | 74.1 | 12 | 136 |
| difference: | +0.2 | +0.1 | +1.9 | +8.1 | +1.2 | +3.6 | +4.2 | +1.2 | +1.8 | +3.8 | +1 | +16 |
| 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 | ||||
| Pau Gasol | 2,098 | 812 | 1,600 | 50.8 | 11 | 37 | 29.7 | 463 | 625 | 74.1 | 12 | 136 |
| difference: | +270 | +109 | +47 | +8.1 | +147 | +429 | +4.2 | +199 | +286 | +3.8 | +1 | +16 |
| 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
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Joe Johnson's additional seasons: | ||||
* Joe Johnson played 2 seasons more than Pau Gasol in the NBA. In those years—his seasons 19 to 20, from 2018 to 2022—he averaged 6.7 points in a total of 56 regular season games. |
Playoffs
Rookie Season | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Pau Gasol | - | DNP | 2002 | 0 |
| Joe Johnson | - | DNP | 2002 | 0 |
Season 2 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Pau Gasol | - | DNP | 2003 | 0 |
| Joe Johnson | 5.3 | +5.3 | 2003 | 6 |
Season 3 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Pau Gasol | 18.5 | +18.5 | 2004 | 4 |
| Joe Johnson | - | DNP | 2004 | 0 |
Season 5 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Pau Gasol | 20.3 | +20.3 | 2006 | 4 |
| Joe Johnson | - | DNP | 2006 | 0 |
Season 6 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Pau Gasol | - | DNP | 2007 | 0 |
| Joe Johnson | - | DNP | 2007 | 0 |
Season 13 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Pau Gasol | - | DNP | 2014 | 0 |
| Joe Johnson | 21.2 | +21.2 | 2014 | 12 |
Season 15 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Pau Gasol | - | DNP | 2016 | 0 |
| Joe Johnson | 12.1 | +12.1 | 2016 | 14 |
Season 18 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Pau Gasol | - | DNP | 2019 | 0 |
| Joe Johnson | 1.5 | +1.5 | 2018 | 8 |
Joe Johnson's additional Playoffs: | ||||
* During his 2 additional NBA seasons, Joe Johnson played in one postseason. In those postseasons he averaged 1.5 points in a total of 8 games. |