Vlade Divac vs. Joe Johnson: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Joe Johnson and Vlade Divac 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 Vlade Divac.

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 Vlade Divac 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.

Career Numbers
Who has the better scoring stats?

Points in the Regular Season

In his 18 NBA regular seasons played, Joe Johnson averages 4.2 points more than Vlade Divac in his 16 seasons (16.0 points against 11.8), and he also scored a total of 7,009 points more (20,407 vs. 13,398).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Vlade Divac 11.8
16
Joe Johnson 16.0
+4.2
18

Total Points

Seasons
Vlade Divac 13,398
16
Joe Johnson 20,407
+7,009
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 Vlade Divac (+3.1 points per game) and he also scored more points (+360).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Vlade Divac 12.1
14
Joe Johnson 15.2
+3.1
13

Total Points

Playoffs
Vlade Divac 1,468
14
Joe Johnson 1,828
+360
13

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

40+ Point Games

Vlade Divac 0
Joe Johnson 6
+6

30+ Point Games

Vlade Divac 5
Joe Johnson 91
+86

20+ Point Games

Vlade Divac 136
Joe Johnson 414
+278

10+ Point Games

Vlade Divac 708
Joe Johnson 967
+259

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Vlade Divac 1,115
Joe Johnson 1,255
+140

0 Point Games (games without points)

Vlade Divac 19
Joe Johnson 22
+3

Playoffs

30+ Point Games

Vlade Divac 1
Joe Johnson 4
+3

20+ Point Games

Vlade Divac 14
Joe Johnson 32
+18

10+ Point Games

Vlade Divac 79
Joe Johnson 93
+14

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Vlade Divac 121
+5
Joe Johnson 116

0 Point Games (games without points)

Vlade Divac 0
Joe Johnson 4
+4

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Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Vlade Divac 11.8 4.6 9.3 49.5 0.1 0.4 23.5 2.5 3.7 69.2 16 1,134
difference:+4.2+1.5+4.6+5.4+1.4+3.8+13.6+0.3+1.0+11.0+2+143
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
Vlade Divac 13,398 5,205 10,510 49.5 100 426 23.5 2,888 4,176 69.2 16 1,134
difference:+7,009+2,618+7,210+5.4+1,878+4,905+13.6+105+708+11.0+2+143
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
Vlade Divac 12.1 4.5 9.3 48.0 0.1 0.4 24.1 3.1 4.2 73.1 14 121
difference:+3.1+1.4+4.4+5.3+1.2+3.5+9.8+0.9+1.4+4.8+1+1
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
Vlade Divac 1,468 541 1,128 48.0 13 54 24.1 373 510 73.1 14 121
difference:+360+162+519+5.3+145+412+9.8+109+171+4.8+1+1
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
Vlade Divac 8.5
+1.0
199082
Joe Johnson 7.5
200277

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Vlade Divac 11.2
+1.4
199182
Joe Johnson 9.8
200382

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Vlade Divac 11.3
199236
Joe Johnson 16.7
+5.4
200482

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Vlade Divac 12.8
199382
Joe Johnson 17.1
+4.3
200582

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Vlade Divac 14.2
199479
Joe Johnson 20.2
+6.0
200682

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Vlade Divac 16.0
199580
Joe Johnson 25.0
+9.0
200757

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Vlade Divac 12.9
199679
Joe Johnson 21.7
+8.8
200882

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Vlade Divac 12.6
199781
Joe Johnson 21.4
+8.8
200979

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Vlade Divac 10.4
199864
Joe Johnson 21.3
+10.9
201076

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Vlade Divac 14.3
199950
Joe Johnson 18.2
+3.9
201172

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Vlade Divac 12.3
200082
Joe Johnson 18.8
+6.5
201260

Season 12

Points per gameYearGames
Vlade Divac 12.0
200181
Joe Johnson 16.3
+4.3
201372

Season 13

Points per gameYearGames
Vlade Divac 11.1
200280
Joe Johnson 15.8
+4.7
201479

Season 14

Points per gameYearGames
Vlade Divac 9.9
200380
Joe Johnson 14.4
+4.5
201580

Season 15

Points per gameYearGames
Vlade Divac 9.9
200481
Joe Johnson 12.2
+2.3
201681

Season 16

Points per gameYearGames
Vlade Divac 2.3
200515
Joe Johnson 9.2
+6.9
201778

Joe Johnson's additional seasons:

* Joe Johnson played 2 seasons more than Vlade Divac in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 17 to 18, from 2018 to 2022—he averaged 6.7 points in a total of 56 regular season games.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Vlade Divac 9.1
+9.1
19909
Joe Johnson -
DNP
20020

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Vlade Divac 13.3
+8.0
199119
Joe Johnson 5.3
20036

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Vlade Divac 9.8
+9.8
19924
Joe Johnson -
DNP
20040

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Vlade Divac 18.0
19935
Joe Johnson 18.8
+0.8
20059

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Vlade Divac -
DNP
19940
Joe Johnson -
DNP
20060

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Vlade Divac 15.6
+15.6
199510
Joe Johnson -
DNP
20070

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Vlade Divac 9.0
19964
Joe Johnson 20.0
+11.0
20087

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Vlade Divac 18.0
+1.6
19973
Joe Johnson 16.4
200911

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Vlade Divac 11.6
19989
Joe Johnson 17.9
+6.3
201011

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Vlade Divac 16.2
19995
Joe Johnson 18.8
+2.6
201112

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Vlade Divac 11.2
20005
Joe Johnson 17.2
+6.0
20126

Season 12

Points per gameYearGames
Vlade Divac 10.8
20018
Joe Johnson 14.9
+4.1
20137

Season 13

Points per gameYearGames
Vlade Divac 13.5
200216
Joe Johnson 21.2
+7.7
201412

Season 14

Points per gameYearGames
Vlade Divac 11.4
200312
Joe Johnson 16.5
+5.1
20156

Season 15

Points per gameYearGames
Vlade Divac 6.6
200412
Joe Johnson 12.1
+5.5
201614

Season 16

Points per gameYearGames
Vlade Divac -
DNP
20050
Joe Johnson 12.9
+12.9
201711

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.