Joe Johnson vs. Tayshaun Prince Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Tayshaun Prince 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 / Games against each other

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, 4 more than Tayshaun Prince, who played 14. Joe Johnson had the first of his seasons in 2001-02, while Tayshaun Prince had his rookie season in 2002-03. 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
Tayshaun Prince 14 9 2002-03 to 2015-16

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Joe Johnson Tayshaun Prince
Season 2001-022002-03
Team Boston Celtics, Phoenix SunsDetroit Pistons
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie Second Team-
Playoffs Did Not PlayPistons Lost East Conf Finals
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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
Tayshaun Prince 42 10.4 3.3 0.1 1.0 1.1 0.6 0.2 0.3 0.5 0.6 1.3 2.8 .449 0.5 1.1 .426 0.3 0.4 .647
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Joe Johnson ------- --- ----------
Tayshaun Prince 15 25.4 9.4 0.7 3.1 3.8 1.5 0.5 0.9 1.1 1.3 3.3 7.7 .426 0.9 3.2 .292 1.9 2.5 .763

Season 2

Joe Johnson Tayshaun Prince
Season 2002-032003-04
Team Phoenix SunsDetroit Pistons
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Suns Lost West Conf 1st RdNBA Champion NBA Champion
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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
Tayshaun Prince 82 32.9 10.3 1.1 3.6 4.8 2.3 0.8 0.8 1.5 1.8 4.1 8.8 .467 0.7 1.9 .363 1.3 1.7 .766
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
Tayshaun Prince 23 34.8 9.9 1.8 4.2 6.0 2.3 1.1 1.3 0.8 2.7 3.8 9.2 .410 0.6 2.1 .265 1.8 2.4 .745

Season 3

Joe Johnson Tayshaun Prince
Season 2003-042004-05
Team Phoenix SunsDetroit Pistons
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Defensive Second Team
Playoffs Did Not PlayPistons Lost NBA Finals
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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
Tayshaun Prince 82 37.1 14.7 1.6 3.7 5.3 3.0 0.7 0.9 1.6 2.0 5.7 11.7 .487 0.6 1.7 .341 2.7 3.3 .807
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Joe Johnson ------- --- ----------
Tayshaun Prince 25 40.8 13.4 2.2 4.1 6.3 3.3 1.0 0.4 1.5 2.0 5.3 12.3 .433 0.9 2.4 .367 1.9 2.4 .800

Season 4

Joe Johnson Tayshaun Prince
Season 2004-052005-06
Team Phoenix SunsDetroit Pistons
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Defensive Second Team
Playoffs Suns Lost West Conf FinalsPistons Lost East Conf Finals
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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
Tayshaun Prince 82 35.3 14.1 1.3 3.0 4.2 2.3 0.8 0.5 1.1 1.2 5.5 12.2 .455 0.8 2.2 .350 2.2 2.9 .765
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
Tayshaun Prince 18 41.4 16.4 2.4 3.3 5.7 3.0 0.7 0.8 1.7 1.3 5.9 12.8 .459 1.2 2.6 .457 3.5 4.2 .829

Season 5

Joe Johnson Tayshaun Prince
Season 2005-062006-07
Team Atlanta HawksDetroit Pistons
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Defensive Second Team
Playoffs Did Not PlayPistons Lost East Conf Finals
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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
Tayshaun Prince 82 36.6 14.3 1.8 3.5 5.2 2.8 0.6 0.7 1.2 1.4 5.6 12.2 .460 1.0 2.6 .386 2.1 2.7 .768
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Joe Johnson ------- --- ----------
Tayshaun Prince 16 41.6 14.1 1.7 4.8 6.4 3.8 0.9 0.3 1.9 1.9 5.2 12.5 .415 1.1 2.8 .409 2.6 3.4 .759

Season 6

Joe Johnson Tayshaun Prince
Season 2006-072007-08
Team Atlanta HawksDetroit Pistons
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Defensive Second Team
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayPistons Lost East Conf Finals
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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
Tayshaun Prince 82 32.9 13.2 1.3 3.5 4.9 3.3 0.5 0.4 1.1 1.1 5.1 11.5 .448 0.6 1.8 .363 2.3 2.9 .768
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Joe Johnson ------- --- ----------
Tayshaun Prince 17 39.5 13.8 1.9 3.6 5.5 3.2 0.8 0.5 1.9 1.8 5.9 12.2 .481 0.5 1.5 .320 1.6 2.0 .794

Season 7

Joe Johnson Tayshaun Prince
Season 2007-082008-09
Team Atlanta HawksDetroit Pistons
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Hawks Lost East Conf 1st RdPistons 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
Tayshaun Prince 82 37.3 14.2 1.6 4.2 5.8 3.1 0.5 0.6 1.2 1.3 5.6 12.4 .450 0.7 1.7 .397 2.3 3.0 .778
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
Tayshaun Prince 4 32.3 3.8 0.3 3.3 3.5 1.3 0.3 0.0 1.3 1.0 1.8 6.8 .259 0.3 1.3 .200 0.0 0.0 -

Season 8

Joe Johnson Tayshaun Prince
Season 2008-092009-10
Team Atlanta HawksDetroit Pistons
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Hawks Lost East Conf SemisDid 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 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
Tayshaun Prince 49 34.0 13.5 1.4 3.6 5.1 3.3 0.7 0.4 1.2 1.6 5.8 11.8 .486 0.6 1.5 .370 1.4 2.0 .714
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
Tayshaun Prince ------- --- ----------

Season 9

Joe Johnson Tayshaun Prince
Season 2009-102010-11
Team Atlanta HawksDetroit Pistons
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Third Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Hawks Lost East Conf SemisDid 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 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
Tayshaun Prince 78 32.8 14.1 1.0 3.2 4.2 2.8 0.4 0.5 1.1 1.2 6.1 12.8 .473 0.4 1.3 .347 1.5 2.2 .702
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
Tayshaun Prince ------- --- ----------

Season 10

Joe Johnson Tayshaun Prince
Season 2010-112011-12
Team Atlanta HawksDetroit Pistons
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Hawks Lost East Conf SemisDid 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 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
Tayshaun Prince 63 33.1 12.7 1.1 3.3 4.5 2.4 0.4 0.5 1.2 1.2 5.3 12.7 .421 0.6 1.7 .356 1.4 1.8 .774
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
Tayshaun Prince ------- --- ----------

Season 11

Joe Johnson Tayshaun Prince
Season 2011-122012-13
Team Atlanta HawksDetroit Pistons, Memphis Grizzlies
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Hawks Lost East Conf 1st RdGrizzlies 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 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
Tayshaun Prince 82 32.1 10.4 0.9 3.6 4.4 2.4 0.6 0.3 1.1 1.0 4.4 10.0 .438 0.5 1.1 .404 1.2 1.6 .738
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
Tayshaun Prince 15 30.3 7.0 0.8 3.0 3.8 1.9 0.5 0.3 0.7 1.2 2.9 8.1 .355 0.3 1.3 .263 0.9 1.5 .609

Season 12

Joe Johnson Tayshaun Prince
Season 2012-132013-14
Team Brooklyn NetsMemphis Grizzlies
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Nets Lost East Conf 1st RdGrizzlies Lost West 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 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
Tayshaun Prince 76 25.6 6.0 0.4 2.7 3.1 1.6 0.5 0.3 0.5 0.8 2.6 6.5 .407 0.3 0.9 .290 0.4 0.8 .567
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
Tayshaun Prince 7 16.1 3.0 0.6 0.9 1.4 0.9 0.1 0.0 0.1 1.1 1.4 3.7 .385 0.1 0.6 .250 0.0 0.0 -

Season 13

Joe Johnson Tayshaun Prince
Season 2013-142014-15
Team Brooklyn NetsMemphis Grizzlies, Boston Celtics, Detroit Pistons
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Nets Lost East Conf SemisDid 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 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
Tayshaun Prince 58 24.1 7.5 0.9 2.7 3.6 1.6 0.5 0.3 0.6 0.9 3.1 6.9 .440 0.5 1.2 .463 0.8 1.1 .754
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
Tayshaun Prince ------- --- ----------

Season 14

Joe Johnson Tayshaun Prince
Season 2014-152015-16
Team Brooklyn NetsMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Nets Lost East Conf 1st RdDid 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 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
Tayshaun Prince 77 19.0 2.9 0.4 1.5 1.9 1.0 0.5 0.2 0.4 0.8 1.3 3.0 .445 0.1 0.3 .174 0.2 0.2 .684
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
Tayshaun Prince ------- --- ----------

Season 15

Joe Johnson Tayshaun Prince
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
Tayshaun Prince ------- --- ----------
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
Tayshaun Prince ------- --- ----------

Season 16

Joe Johnson Tayshaun Prince
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
Tayshaun Prince ------- --- ----------
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
Tayshaun Prince ------- --- ----------

Season 17

Joe Johnson Tayshaun Prince
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
Tayshaun Prince ------- --- ----------
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 -
Tayshaun Prince ------- --- ----------

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

Season 18

Joe Johnson Tayshaun Prince
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 -
Tayshaun Prince ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Joe Johnson ------- --- ----------
Tayshaun Prince ------- --- ----------