Steve Johnson vs. Derrick Jones Jr. Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Derrick Jones Jr. and Steve 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.

Steve Johnson played 10 years in the NBA, 2 more than Derrick Jones Jr., who played 8. Steve Johnson had the first of his seasons in 1981-82, while Derrick Jones Jr. had his rookie season in 2016-17. 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
Steve Johnson 10 4 1981-82 to 1990-91
Derrick Jones Jr. 8 4 2016-17 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Steve Johnson Derrick Jones Jr.
Season 1981-822016-17
Team Kansas City KingsPhoenix Suns
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 %
Steve Johnson 78 22.3 12.8 1.9 3.9 5.9 1.2 0.5 1.1 2.5 4.8 5.1 8.3 .613 0.0 0.0 - 2.7 4.2 .642
Derrick Jones Jr. 32 17.0 5.3 1.2 1.3 2.5 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 2.0 2.1 3.8 .562 0.1 0.3 .273 0.9 1.3 .707
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Steve Johnson ------- --- ----------
Derrick Jones Jr. ------- --- ----------

Season 2
Steve Johnson Derrick Jones Jr.
Season 1982-832017-18
Team Kansas City KingsPhoenix Suns, Miami Heat
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 %
Steve Johnson 79 19.5 11.7 1.8 3.3 5.0 1.2 0.5 1.1 2.3 4.1 4.7 7.5 .624 0.0 0.0 - 2.4 4.1 .574
Derrick Jones Jr. 20 12.3 3.1 1.1 0.9 1.9 0.5 0.2 0.7 0.4 1.2 1.1 2.7 .396 0.2 0.9 .167 0.8 1.2 .667
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Steve Johnson ------- --- ----------
Derrick Jones Jr. ------- --- ----------

Season 3
Steve Johnson Derrick Jones Jr.
Season 1983-842018-19
Team Kansas City Kings, Chicago BullsMiami Heat
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 %
Steve Johnson 81 18.4 9.5 2.0 3.2 5.2 1.0 0.5 0.9 2.0 3.8 3.7 6.7 .559 0.0 0.0 - 2.0 3.5 .575
Derrick Jones Jr. 60 19.2 7.0 1.6 2.4 4.0 0.6 0.8 0.7 0.7 2.1 2.7 5.4 .494 0.5 1.5 .308 1.2 2.0 .607
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Steve Johnson ------- --- ----------
Derrick Jones Jr. ------- --- ----------

Season 4
Steve Johnson Derrick Jones Jr.
Season 1984-852019-20
Team Chicago BullsMiami Heat
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Bulls Lost East Conf 1st RdHeat 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 %
Steve Johnson 74 22.4 10.0 2.0 3.9 5.9 0.9 0.5 0.8 2.0 3.6 3.8 7.0 .545 0.0 0.0 .000 2.4 3.4 .718
Derrick Jones Jr. 59 23.3 8.5 1.1 2.8 3.9 1.1 1.0 0.6 0.5 2.2 3.1 5.9 .527 0.6 2.2 .280 1.6 2.1 .772
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Steve Johnson 3 7.3 2.0 1.0 0.7 1.7 0.7 0.0 0.0 0.7 1.3 0.7 2.3 .286 0.0 0.0 - 0.7 0.7 1.000
Derrick Jones Jr. 15 6.4 1.5 0.4 0.4 0.8 0.5 0.4 0.3 0.1 0.8 0.5 1.1 .471 0.3 0.6 .444 0.1 0.3 .400

Season 5
Steve Johnson Derrick Jones Jr.
Season 1985-862020-21
Team San Antonio SpursPortland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Spurs Lost West Conf 1st RdTrail Blazers 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 %
Steve Johnson 71 25.7 13.8 2.0 4.5 6.5 1.3 0.6 0.9 2.7 4.1 5.1 8.1 .632 0.0 0.0 - 3.6 5.3 .694
Derrick Jones Jr. 58 22.7 6.8 1.3 2.2 3.5 0.8 0.6 0.9 0.6 2.2 2.5 5.2 .484 0.7 2.3 .316 1.0 1.6 .648
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Steve Johnson 3 17.7 5.0 0.7 1.3 2.0 0.7 0.0 0.3 2.0 4.7 1.7 5.0 .333 0.0 0.0 - 1.7 3.7 .455
Derrick Jones Jr. 2 5.0 2.0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.5 0.0 0.0 1.0 1.0 2.5 .400 0.0 1.0 .000 0.0 0.0 -

Season 6
Steve Johnson Derrick Jones Jr.
Season 1986-872021-22
Team Portland Trail BlazersChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Trail Blazers Lost West Conf 1st RdBulls 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 %
Steve Johnson 79 29.7 16.8 2.5 4.7 7.2 2.0 0.6 1.0 3.5 4.3 6.3 11.3 .556 0.0 0.0 - 4.3 6.2 .698
Derrick Jones Jr. 51 17.6 5.6 1.2 2.1 3.3 0.6 0.5 0.6 0.6 2.1 2.1 3.8 .538 0.4 1.2 .328 1.1 1.4 .800
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Steve Johnson 4 34.3 20.8 4.3 5.8 10.0 0.5 0.5 0.3 2.3 3.8 7.0 15.3 .459 0.0 0.0 - 6.8 10.8 .628
Derrick Jones Jr. 5 11.8 3.8 0.6 0.8 1.4 0.4 0.2 0.0 0.6 1.6 1.4 3.4 .412 0.6 2.2 .273 0.4 0.6 .667

Season 7
Steve Johnson Derrick Jones Jr.
Season 1987-882022-23
Team Portland Trail BlazersChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
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 %
Steve Johnson 43 24.4 15.4 2.0 3.7 5.6 1.3 0.4 0.7 2.8 3.5 6.0 11.3 .529 0.0 0.0 .000 3.4 5.8 .586
Derrick Jones Jr. 64 14.0 5.0 0.9 1.5 2.4 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.4 1.3 1.8 3.6 .500 0.4 1.3 .338 1.0 1.3 .738
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Steve Johnson ------- --- ----------
Derrick Jones Jr. ------- --- ----------

Season 8
Steve Johnson Derrick Jones Jr.
Season 1988-892023-24
Team Portland Trail BlazersDallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Trail Blazers Lost West Conf 1st RdMavericks 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 %
Steve Johnson 72 20.5 10.0 1.9 3.1 5.0 1.5 0.3 0.6 1.9 3.5 4.1 7.8 .524 0.0 0.0 - 1.8 3.4 .527
Derrick Jones Jr. 76 23.5 8.6 1.1 2.2 3.3 1.0 0.7 0.7 0.9 1.6 3.1 6.5 .483 1.1 3.1 .343 1.3 1.8 .713
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Steve Johnson 3 11.3 2.3 0.3 1.7 2.0 0.0 0.7 0.0 1.0 2.3 0.7 2.7 .250 0.0 0.0 - 1.0 1.0 1.000
Derrick Jones Jr. 22 29.4 9.1 1.5 2.0 3.5 1.2 0.5 1.0 0.8 2.5 3.5 7.3 .481 1.1 3.0 .369 1.0 1.4 .733

Season 9
Steve Johnson Derrick Jones Jr.
Season 1989-90-
Team Minnesota Timberwolves, Seattle Supersonics-
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 %
Steve Johnson 25 10.4 4.7 0.8 1.4 2.1 0.7 0.1 0.2 1.2 2.2 1.9 3.7 .522 0.0 0.0 - 0.8 1.4 .600
Derrick Jones Jr. ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Steve Johnson ------- --- ----------
Derrick Jones Jr. ------- --- ----------

Season 10
Steve Johnson Derrick Jones Jr.
Season 1990-91-
Team Golden State Warriors-
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 %
Steve Johnson 24 9.5 3.8 0.8 1.6 2.4 0.7 0.2 0.2 1.0 2.1 1.4 2.6 .540 0.0 0.0 - 0.9 1.5 .595
Derrick Jones Jr. ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Steve Johnson ------- --- ----------
Derrick Jones Jr. ------- --- ----------
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