Joe Johnson vs. Art Spector Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Art Spector and Joe Johnson, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season

Who had the better rookie season? Who had best stats in their 10th season? Who won a championship first? These questions and many others, are answered here.

Joe Johnson played 18 years in the NBA, 14 more than Art Spector, who played 4. Joe Johnson had the first of his seasons in 2001-02, while Art Spector had his rookie season in 1946-47. With that starting point, here you can take a look at each of their seasons side by side and compare how their careers evolved in achivements, awards and championships won, the stats they recorded both in the Regular Season and the Playoffs and how their teams performed in the postseason.

Their Careers

Player
Total Seasons Playoffs Played NBA Years
Joe Johnson 18 13 2001-02 to 2021-22
Art Spector 4 1 1946-47 to 1949-50

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Joe Johnson Art Spector
Season 2001-021946-47
Team Boston Celtics, Phoenix SunsBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie Second Team-
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Joe Johnson 77 24.9 7.5 1.0 2.4 3.3 2.3 0.8 0.3 0.9 1.5 3.3 7.6 .430 0.5 1.7 .292 0.5 0.7 .774
Art Spector 55 - 6.0 - - - 0.8 - - - 2.4 2.2 8.4 .267 - - - 1.5 2.7 .553
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Joe Johnson ------- --- ----------
Art Spector ------- --- ----------

Season 2

Joe Johnson Art Spector
Season 2002-031947-48
Team Phoenix SunsBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Suns Lost West Conf 1st RdCeltics Lost 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Joe Johnson 82 27.5 9.8 0.7 2.5 3.2 2.6 0.8 0.2 1.3 1.7 3.9 9.7 .397 0.9 2.5 .366 1.2 1.5 .774
Art Spector 48 - 4.0 - - - 0.4 - - - 2.2 1.4 5.1 .276 - - - 1.3 1.9 .652
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Joe Johnson 6 27.3 5.3 1.0 3.3 4.3 1.3 0.7 0.3 2.0 2.5 2.3 8.5 .275 0.3 2.2 .154 0.3 0.8 .400
Art Spector 3 - 2.0 - - - 0.0 - - - 3.0 0.7 3.0 .222 - - - 0.7 1.3 .500

Season 3

Joe Johnson Art Spector
Season 2003-041948-49
Team Phoenix SunsBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Joe Johnson 82 40.6 16.7 1.0 3.7 4.7 4.4 1.1 0.3 2.4 2.2 6.8 15.7 .430 1.0 3.3 .305 2.1 2.8 .750
Art Spector 59 - 5.5 - - - 1.3 - - - 1.9 2.2 7.4 .300 - - - 1.1 2.0 .552
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Joe Johnson ------- --- ----------
Art Spector ------- --- ----------

Season 4

Joe Johnson Art Spector
Season 2004-051949-50
Team Phoenix SunsBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Suns Lost West Conf FinalsDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Joe Johnson 82 39.5 17.1 1.5 3.7 5.1 3.5 1.0 0.3 1.8 2.0 6.6 14.4 .461 2.2 4.5 .478 1.6 2.2 .750
Art Spector 7 - 0.7 - - - 0.4 - - - 0.6 0.3 1.7 .167 - - - 0.1 0.6 .250
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Joe Johnson 9 39.3 18.8 0.8 3.6 4.3 3.3 1.1 0.4 1.1 2.0 7.0 13.9 .504 2.2 4.0 .556 2.6 3.7 .697
Art Spector ------- --- ----------

Season 5

Joe Johnson Art Spector
Season 2005-06-
Team Atlanta Hawks-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not Play-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Joe Johnson 82 40.7 20.2 1.2 2.9 4.1 6.5 1.3 0.4 3.3 2.3 7.7 17.0 .453 1.6 4.4 .356 3.2 4.0 .791
Art Spector ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Joe Johnson ------- --- ----------
Art Spector ------- --- ----------

Season 6

Joe Johnson Art Spector
Season 2006-07-
Team Atlanta Hawks-
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not Play-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Joe Johnson 57 41.4 25.0 0.9 3.3 4.2 4.4 1.1 0.2 3.1 2.0 9.4 20.0 .471 2.1 5.5 .381 4.1 5.5 .748
Art Spector ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Joe Johnson ------- --- ----------
Art Spector ------- --- ----------

Season 7

Joe Johnson Art Spector
Season 2007-08-
Team Atlanta Hawks-
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Hawks Lost East Conf 1st Rd-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Joe Johnson 82 40.8 21.7 1.0 3.5 4.5 5.8 1.0 0.2 2.7 2.0 7.9 18.3 .432 2.1 5.4 .381 3.9 4.6 .834
Art Spector ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Joe Johnson 7 39.3 20.0 1.3 2.6 3.9 4.0 0.3 0.0 2.3 2.3 6.7 16.4 .409 2.3 5.1 .444 4.3 4.7 .909
Art Spector ------- --- ----------

Season 8

Joe Johnson Art Spector
Season 2008-09-
Team Atlanta Hawks-
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Hawks Lost East Conf Semis-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Joe Johnson 79 39.5 21.4 0.8 3.6 4.4 5.8 1.1 0.2 2.5 2.2 7.8 18.0 .437 1.9 5.2 .360 3.8 4.6 .826
Art Spector ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Joe Johnson 11 39.0 16.4 1.5 2.9 4.5 3.5 1.3 0.0 2.9 2.2 6.4 15.3 .417 1.1 3.2 .343 2.5 4.1 .622
Art Spector ------- --- ----------

Season 9

Joe Johnson Art Spector
Season 2009-10-
Team Atlanta Hawks-
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Third Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Hawks Lost East Conf Semis-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Joe Johnson 76 38.0 21.3 1.0 3.7 4.6 4.9 1.1 0.1 1.9 1.9 8.4 18.2 .458 1.7 4.6 .369 2.9 3.5 .818
Art Spector ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Joe Johnson 11 40.0 17.9 1.8 3.3 5.1 5.0 0.9 0.3 2.3 2.0 7.0 18.1 .387 0.8 3.7 .220 3.1 3.8 .810
Art Spector ------- --- ----------

Season 10

Joe Johnson Art Spector
Season 2010-11-
Team Atlanta Hawks-
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Hawks Lost East Conf Semis-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Joe Johnson 72 35.5 18.2 0.8 3.2 4.0 4.7 0.7 0.1 2.0 1.8 7.1 16.1 .443 1.2 4.2 .297 2.7 3.4 .802
Art Spector ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Joe Johnson 12 41.4 18.8 1.5 3.1 4.6 3.3 1.1 0.1 2.6 1.6 7.3 16.5 .439 1.5 3.5 .429 2.8 3.5 .810
Art Spector ------- --- ----------

Season 11

Joe Johnson Art Spector
Season 2011-12-
Team Atlanta Hawks-
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Hawks Lost East Conf 1st Rd-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Joe Johnson 60 35.5 18.8 0.9 2.8 3.7 3.9 0.8 0.2 1.9 1.3 7.1 15.5 .454 2.1 5.4 .388 2.6 3.1 .849
Art Spector ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Joe Johnson 6 40.5 17.2 1.0 2.5 3.5 3.5 1.3 0.2 2.7 1.8 6.3 17.0 .373 1.5 6.0 .250 3.0 4.0 .750
Art Spector ------- --- ----------

Season 12

Joe Johnson Art Spector
Season 2012-13-
Team Brooklyn Nets-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Nets Lost East Conf 1st Rd-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Joe Johnson 72 36.7 16.3 0.7 2.3 3.0 3.5 0.7 0.2 1.7 1.4 6.2 14.6 .423 2.1 5.5 .375 1.8 2.2 .820
Art Spector ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Joe Johnson 7 38.7 14.9 0.6 2.6 3.1 2.7 1.1 0.0 1.7 1.9 6.1 14.7 .417 1.4 5.6 .256 1.1 1.3 .889
Art Spector ------- --- ----------

Season 13

Joe Johnson Art Spector
Season 2013-14-
Team Brooklyn Nets-
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Nets Lost East Conf Semis-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Joe Johnson 79 32.6 15.8 0.6 2.8 3.4 2.7 0.6 0.1 1.5 1.6 5.8 12.9 .454 2.1 5.1 .401 2.0 2.5 .815
Art Spector ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Joe Johnson 12 39.1 21.2 0.8 3.1 3.8 2.9 0.5 0.3 1.6 1.7 8.2 15.3 .533 1.8 4.4 .415 3.0 3.6 .837
Art Spector ------- --- ----------

Season 14

Joe Johnson Art Spector
Season 2014-15-
Team Brooklyn Nets-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Nets Lost East Conf 1st Rd-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Joe Johnson 80 34.9 14.4 0.7 4.1 4.8 3.7 0.7 0.2 1.7 1.5 5.6 12.8 .435 1.5 4.2 .359 1.8 2.2 .801
Art Spector ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Joe Johnson 6 41.5 16.5 0.8 6.8 7.7 4.8 1.2 0.0 0.8 2.7 5.7 15.7 .362 2.0 6.8 .293 3.2 4.0 .792
Art Spector ------- --- ----------

Season 15

Joe Johnson Art Spector
Season 2015-16-
Team Brooklyn Nets, Miami Heat-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Heat Lost East Conf Semis-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Joe Johnson 81 33.4 12.2 0.6 3.0 3.6 3.9 0.8 0.0 2.0 1.8 4.7 10.6 .439 1.5 3.9 .383 1.5 1.8 .831
Art Spector ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Joe Johnson 14 35.1 12.1 0.5 4.2 4.7 2.5 0.6 0.2 1.3 1.9 4.9 11.3 .430 0.9 3.3 .283 1.5 1.7 .875
Art Spector ------- --- ----------

Season 16

Joe Johnson Art Spector
Season 2016-17-
Team Utah Jazz-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Jazz Lost West Conf Semis-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Joe Johnson 78 23.6 9.2 0.4 2.7 3.1 1.8 0.5 0.2 0.9 1.2 3.5 8.0 .436 1.4 3.3 .411 0.8 1.0 .818
Art Spector ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Joe Johnson 11 29.6 12.9 0.7 3.2 3.9 2.5 0.5 0.1 1.2 1.9 5.3 12.1 .436 1.4 4.1 .333 1.0 1.4 .733
Art Spector ------- --- ----------

Season 17

Joe Johnson Art Spector
Season 2017-18-
Team Utah Jazz, Houston Rockets-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Rockets Lost West Conf Finals-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Joe Johnson 55 21.9 6.8 0.3 2.9 3.1 1.5 0.3 0.1 0.9 1.2 2.7 6.5 .406 0.7 2.6 .276 0.7 0.8 .889
Art Spector ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Joe Johnson 8 6.8 1.5 0.0 1.3 1.3 0.4 0.0 0.1 0.4 0.5 0.8 2.1 .353 0.0 0.4 .000 0.0 0.0 -
Art Spector ------- --- ----------

Note: Joe Johnson didn't play in 2018-19, 2019-20 and 2020-21.

Season 18

Joe Johnson Art Spector
Season 2021-22-
Team Boston Celtics-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not Play-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Joe Johnson 1 2.0 2.0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 1.0 1.000 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -
Art Spector ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Joe Johnson ------- --- ----------
Art Spector ------- --- ----------