Tyrese Haliburton vs. Joe Johnson: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Joe Johnson and Tyrese Haliburton 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.

Joe Johnson is among the NBA's all-time leaders in points and here we compare his scoring stats with those recorded by Tyrese Haliburton.

By taking a look at their career numbers for points, the first conclusion one can arrive at is that Tyrese Haliburton 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.

Career Numbers
Who has the better scoring stats?

Points in the Regular Season

In his 5 NBA regular seasons played, Tyrese Haliburton averages 1.5 points more than Joe Johnson in his 18 seasons (17.5 points against 16.0). On the other hand Joe Johnson scored a total of 14,565 points more than Tyrese Haliburton (20,407 vs. 5,842).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Tyrese Haliburton 17.5
+1.5
5
Joe Johnson 16.0
18

Total Points

Seasons
Tyrese Haliburton 5,842
5
Joe Johnson 20,407
+14,565
18

Points in the Playoffs

Similar to what happens in the regular season, in the NBA postseason Tyrese Haliburton has a better career point average than Joe Johnson (+2.7 points per game) while Joe Johnson scored more points (+1,149).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Tyrese Haliburton 17.9
+2.7
2
Joe Johnson 15.2
13

Total Points

Playoffs
Tyrese Haliburton 679
2
Joe Johnson 1,828
+1,149
13

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

40+ Point Games

Tyrese Haliburton 3
Joe Johnson 6
+3

30+ Point Games

Tyrese Haliburton 25
Joe Johnson 91
+66

20+ Point Games

Tyrese Haliburton 123
Joe Johnson 414
+291

10+ Point Games

Tyrese Haliburton 277
Joe Johnson 967
+690

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Tyrese Haliburton 329
Joe Johnson 1,255
+926

0 Point Games (games without points)

Tyrese Haliburton 4
Joe Johnson 22
+18

Playoffs

30+ Point Games

Tyrese Haliburton 5
+1
Joe Johnson 4

20+ Point Games

Tyrese Haliburton 15
Joe Johnson 32
+17

10+ Point Games

Tyrese Haliburton 32
Joe Johnson 93
+61

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Tyrese Haliburton 38
Joe Johnson 116
+78

0 Point Games (games without points)

Tyrese Haliburton 0
Joe Johnson 4
+4

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Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Tyrese Haliburton 17.5 6.3 13.3 47.7 2.6 6.6 39.2 2.3 2.7 85.5 5 333
difference:+1.5+0.2+0.6+3.6+1.1+2.4+2.1+0.1+5.3+13+944
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
Tyrese Haliburton 5,842 2,110 4,423 47.7 856 2,184 39.2 766 896 85.5 5 333
difference:+14,565+5,713+13,297+3.6+1,122+3,147+2.1+2,017+2,572+5.3+13+944
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
Tyrese Haliburton 17.9 6.6 13.9 47.4 2.8 7.9 35.8 1.8 2.2 83.3 2 38
difference:+2.7+0.7+0.2+4.7+1.5+4.0+1.9+0.4+0.6+5.4+11+82
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
Tyrese Haliburton 679 251 530 47.4 107 299 35.8 70 84 83.3 2 38
difference:+1,149+452+1,117+4.7+51+167+1.9+194+255+5.4+11+82
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
Tyrese Haliburton 13.0
+5.5
202158
Joe Johnson 7.5
200277

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Tyrese Haliburton 15.3
+5.5
202277
Joe Johnson 9.8
200382

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Tyrese Haliburton 20.7
+4.0
202356
Joe Johnson 16.7
200482

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Tyrese Haliburton 20.1
+3.0
202469
Joe Johnson 17.1
200582

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Tyrese Haliburton 18.6
202573
Joe Johnson 20.2
+1.6
200682

Joe Johnson's additional seasons:

* Joe Johnson played 13 seasons more than Tyrese Haliburton in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 6 to 18, from 2007 to 2022—he averaged 16.7 points in a total of 872 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 25 ppg and his lowest 2.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Tyrese Haliburton -
DNP
20210
Joe Johnson -
DNP
20020

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Tyrese Haliburton -
DNP
20220
Joe Johnson 5.3
+5.3
20036

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Tyrese Haliburton -
DNP
20230
Joe Johnson -
DNP
20040

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Tyrese Haliburton 18.7
202415
Joe Johnson 18.8
+0.1
20059

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Tyrese Haliburton 17.3
+17.3
202523
Joe Johnson -
DNP
20060

Joe Johnson's additional Playoffs:

* During his 13 additional NBA seasons, Joe Johnson played in 11 Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 15.5 points in a total of 105 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 21.2 ppg and his lowest 1.5.