Josh Giddey vs. Joe Johnson: NBA Rankings Comparison

The ultimate statistical showdown: compare Josh Giddey and Joe Johnson all-time NBA rankings. Explore their historical standing across total and per-game stats, regular season and playoffs. Who ranks higher?

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season / Scoring / Stats / Stats Rankings / Games against each other

This in-depth analysis goes beyond basic career numbers to provide an unparalleled look at where Josh Giddey, with a career spanning 4 seasons from 2022 to 2025, and Joe Johnson, with 18 seasons played from 2002 to 2022, stand among the league's historical elite..

Dive into a meticulous breakdown of their positions in every major statistical category—from scoring, rebounding and assists to steals, blocks, triple-doubles, and rankings by points thresholds—across both regular season and their entire playoff careers. Our comprehensive tables offer side-by-side rankings, value comparisons, and key differences, ensuring you have all the definitive data to assess their historical impact.

First, review a concise summary of how they rank in NBA history in the main categories (points, rebounds, assists, steals and blocks) for both total and per-game stats, and below, you can then explore in detail all their stats and their historical rankings.

Josh Giddey vs. Joe Johnson
Total Stats, Rankings Summary

Career Totals
Season Playoffs
Josh Giddey Joe Johnson Josh Giddey Joe Johnson
Points
+300th
50th
+300th
88th
Rebounds
+300th
279th
+300th
200th
Assists
+300th
73rd
+300th
99th
Steals
+300th
151st
+300th
124th
Blocks
+300th
+300th
+300th
+300th
Years418113

Josh Giddey vs. Joe Johnson
Per Game Stats, Rankings Summary

Career Per Game
Season Playoffs
Josh Giddey Joe Johnson Josh Giddey Joe Johnson
Points
--
225th
+300th
239th
Rebounds
--
+300th
+300th
+300th
Assists
--
242nd
+300th
+300th
Steals
--
+300th
+300th
+300th
Blocks
--
+300th
+300th
+300th

Note: the season per game rankings on this page respect the minimums usually applied by the NBA for all-time leaders: 400 games with some exceptions for some stats; for the Playoffs a minimum of 3 games is used.

Comparisons on this page:

Their rankings for:
Season Totals - Playoffs Totals /
Season Per Game - Playoffs Per Game

Career Totals,
Regular Season Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Josh Giddey Joe Johnson Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points
+300th
50th
+250 3,942 vs. 20,40716,465
Rebounds
+300th
279th
+21 2,100 vs. 5,0592,959
Assists
+300th
73rd
+227 1,703 vs. 5,0013,298
Steals
+300th
151st
+149 244 vs. 1,071827
Blocks
+300th
+300th
140 vs. 260120
Offensive Rebounds
+300th
+300th
484 vs. 1,067583
Defensive Rebounds
+300th
168th
+132 1,616 vs. 3,9922,376
Field Goals Made
+300th
48th
+252 1,593 vs. 7,8236,230
Field Goals Attempted
+300th
34th
+266 3,433 vs. 17,72014,287
3-Pointers Made
+300th
21st
+279 319 vs. 1,9781,659
3-Pointers Attempted
+300th
20th
+280 968 vs. 5,3314,363
Free Throws Made
+300th
209th
+91 437 vs. 2,7832,346
Free Throws Attempted
+300th
228th
+72 572 vs. 3,4682,896

Games and Years:

Josh Giddey Joe Johnson Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Games Played
+300th
30th
+270 280 vs. 1,277997
Seasons
+300th
27th
+273 4 vs. 1814

Triple-Doubles:

Josh Giddey Joe Johnson Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Triple-Doubles
34th
202nd
168 18 vs. 216

Rankings by Points Scored:

Josh Giddey Joe Johnson Rk Diff. Values Diff.
40+ point games
-
138th
0 vs. 66
50+ point games
-
-
0 vs. 00

Career Totals,
Playoffs Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Josh Giddey Joe Johnson Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points
+300th
88th
+212 87 vs. 1,8281,741
Rebounds
+300th
200th
+100 36 vs. 506470
Assists
+300th
99th
+201 21 vs. 369348
Steals
+300th
124th
+176 2 vs. 9694
Blocks
+300th
+300th
4 vs. 1915
Offensive Rebounds
+300th
212nd
+88 7 vs. 116109
Defensive Rebounds
+300th
142nd
+158 29 vs. 390361
Field Goals Made
+300th
79th
+221 34 vs. 703669
Field Goals Attempted
+300th
66th
+234 75 vs. 1,6471,572
3-Pointers Made
+300th
56th
+244 12 vs. 158146
3-Pointers Attempted
+300th
48th
+252 34 vs. 466432
Free Throws Made
+300th
178th
+122 7 vs. 264257
Free Throws Attempted
+300th
190th
+110 8 vs. 339331

Games and Years:

Josh Giddey Joe Johnson Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Games Played
+300th
105th
+195 10 vs. 120110
Playoffs
+300th
45th
+255 1 vs. 1312

Triple-Doubles:

Josh Giddey Joe Johnson Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Triple-Doubles
+300th
+300th
0 vs. 00

Rankings by Points Scored:

Josh Giddey Joe Johnson Rk Diff. Values Diff.
40+ point games
-
-
0 vs. 00

Career Per Game Averages,
Regular Season Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Josh Giddey Joe Johnson Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points per game
--
225th
14.08 vs. 15.981.90
Rebounds per game
--
+300th
7.50 vs. 3.963.54
Assists per game
--
242nd
6.08 vs. 3.922.17
Steals per game
--
+300th
0.87 vs. 0.840.03
Blocks per game
--
+300th
0.50 vs. 0.200.30
Offensive Rebounds per game
--
+300th
1.73 vs. 0.840.89
Defensive Rebounds per game
--
+300th
5.77 vs. 3.132.65
Field Goals Made per game
--
219th
5.69 vs. 6.130.44
Field Goals Attempted per game
--
185th
12.26 vs. 13.881.62
3-Pointers Made per game
--
166th
1.14 vs. 1.550.41
3-Pointers Attempted per game
--
116th
3.46 vs. 4.170.72
Free Throws Made per game
--
+300th
1.56 vs. 2.180.62
Free Throws Attempted per game
--
+300th
2.04 vs. 2.720.67

Career Per Game Averages,
Playoffs Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Josh Giddey Joe Johnson Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points per game
+300th
239th
+61 8.70 vs. 15.236.53
Rebounds per game
+300th
+300th
3.60 vs. 4.220.62
Assists per game
+300th
+300th
2.10 vs. 3.080.98
Steals per game
+300th
+300th
0.20 vs. 0.800.60
Blocks per game
+300th
+300th
0.40 vs. 0.160.24
Offensive Rebounds per game
+300th
+300th
0.70 vs. 0.970.27
Defensive Rebounds per game
+300th
+300th
2.90 vs. 3.250.35
Field Goals Made per game
+300th
229th
+71 3.40 vs. 5.862.46
Field Goals Attempted per game
+300th
197th
+103 7.50 vs. 13.736.23
3-Pointers Made per game
248th
203rd
45 1.20 vs. 1.320.12
3-Pointers Attempted per game
235th
171st
64 3.40 vs. 3.880.48
Free Throws Made per game
+300th
+300th
0.70 vs. 2.201.50
Free Throws Attempted per game
+300th
+300th
0.80 vs. 2.832.03

Note: Even if they don't have the minimum of 400 season games, the players are also included in the all-time rankings in some stats if they reach certain thresholds: 10,000 points; 4,000 rebounds; 2,000 assists; 625 steals; 500 blocks; 250 3-pointers made.