John Johnson SF

Current Team: N/A

Born: Oct 18, 1947 (76 years old)

Birthplace/Hometown: Carthage, Mississippi

Nationality: United States

Height: 6-7 (201cm)     Weight: 200 (91kg)

Current NBA Status: Unrestricted Free Agent

Draft Entry: 1970 NBA Draft

Drafted: Round 1, Pick 7, Cleveland Cavaliers

Pre-Draft Team: Iowa (Sr)

High School: Messmer High School [Milwaukee, Wisconsin]

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John Johnson Player Profile

NBA Career

12 Years Of Service - NBA Champion, 2x All-Star

NBA Regular Season Stats - Per Game

Season Team GP GS MIN PTS FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OFF DEF TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF
1970-71 ☆ CLE 67 - 34.5 16.57 6.49 15.40 .422 - - - 3.58 4.45 .805 - - 6.76 4.82 - - - 3.75
1971-72 ☆ CLE 82 - 37.1 16.96 6.79 15.68 .433 - - - 3.38 4.30 .785 - - 7.70 5.06 - - - 3.27
1972-73 CLE 82 - 34.3 14.43 6.00 13.94 .430 - - - 2.43 3.30 .734 - - 6.73 3.77 - - - 3.00
1973-74 POR 69 - 33.1 16.38 6.65 14.35 .464 - - - 3.07 3.78 .812 2.32 5.14 7.46 4.12 1.00 0.42 - 3.20
1974-75 POR 80 - 31.8 16.12 6.59 13.53 .487 - - - 2.95 3.76 .784 2.02 4.24 6.26 3.00 0.94 0.49 - 3.11
1975-76 * All Teams 76 - 22.3 9.89 4.16 9.17 .453 - - - 1.58 2.04 .774 1.24 3.13 4.37 2.86 0.75 0.47 - 2.55
1975-76 * HOU 67 - 22.2 9.66 4.10 9.09 .452 - - - 1.45 1.91 .758 1.21 3.15 4.36 2.94 0.75 0.42 - 2.43
1975-76 * POR 9 - 23.6 11.67 4.56 9.78 .466 - - - 2.56 3.00 .852 1.44 3.00 4.44 2.22 0.78 0.89 - 3.44
1976-77 HOU 79 - 22.0 9.27 4.04 8.81 .458 - - - 1.19 1.67 .712 0.95 2.42 3.37 2.06 0.59 0.30 - 2.52
1977-78 * All Teams 77 - 23.7 10.61 4.44 10.70 .415 - - - 1.73 2.30 .751 1.32 2.70 4.03 2.74 0.56 0.25 2.19 2.56
1977-78 * SEA 76 - 23.8 10.70 4.49 10.79 .416 - - - 1.72 2.29 .753 1.32 2.72 4.04 2.76 0.57 0.25 2.18 2.55
1977-78 * HOU 1 - 11.0 4.00 1.00 4.00 .250 - - - 2.00 3.00 .667 2.00 1.00 3.00 1.00 0.00 0.00 3.00 3.00
1978-79 SEA 82 - 29.1 11.00 4.34 10.01 .434 - - - 2.32 3.05 .760 1.55 3.48 5.02 4.37 0.72 0.30 3.10 2.99
1979-80 SEA 81 - 31.3 11.30 4.65 9.53 .488 0.00 0.00 .000 1.99 2.48 .801 2.01 3.25 5.26 5.23 0.94 0.43 3.05 2.63
1980-81 SEA 80 - 29.1 11.49 4.66 10.82 .431 0.00 0.01 .000 2.16 2.67 .808 1.69 2.84 4.53 3.90 0.71 0.31 2.88 2.52
1981-82 SEA 14 1 13.4 4.21 1.57 3.21 .489 0.00 0.00 .000 1.07 1.43 .750 0.21 1.07 1.29 2.07 0.29 0.21 1.21 1.43
CAREER   869 1 29.6 12.89 5.26 11.80 .446 0.00 0.01 .000 2.36 3.03 .779 1.60 3.32 5.50 3.78 0.76 0.37 2.75 2.88

☆ All-Star Season

NBA Regular Season Stats - Totals

Season Team GP GS MIN PTS FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OFF DEF TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF
1970-71 ☆ CLE 67 - 2,310 1,110 435 1,032 .422 - - - 240 298 .805 - - 453 323 - - - 251
1971-72 ☆ CLE 82 - 3,041 1,391 557 1,286 .433 - - - 277 353 .785 - - 631 415 - - - 268
1972-73 CLE 82 - 2,815 1,183 492 1,143 .430 - - - 199 271 .734 - - 552 309 - - - 246
1973-74 POR 69 - 2,287 1,130 459 990 .464 - - - 212 261 .812 160 355 515 284 69 29 - 221
1974-75 POR 80 - 2,540 1,290 527 1,082 .487 - - - 236 301 .784 162 339 501 240 75 39 - 249
1975-76 * All Teams 76 - 1,697 752 316 697 .453 - - - 120 155 .774 94 238 332 217 57 36 - 194
1975-76 * HOU 67 - 1,485 647 275 609 .452 - - - 97 128 .758 81 211 292 197 50 28 - 163
1975-76 * POR 9 - 212 105 41 88 .466 - - - 23 27 .852 13 27 40 20 7 8 - 31
1976-77 HOU 79 - 1,738 732 319 696 .458 - - - 94 132 .712 75 191 266 163 47 24 - 199
1977-78 * All Teams 77 - 1,823 817 342 824 .415 - - - 133 177 .751 102 208 310 211 43 19 169 197
1977-78 * SEA 76 - 1,812 813 341 820 .416 - - - 131 174 .753 100 207 307 210 43 19 166 194
1977-78 * HOU 1 - 11 4 1 4 .250 - - - 2 3 .667 2 1 3 1 0 0 3 3
1978-79 SEA 82 - 2,386 902 356 821 .434 - - - 190 250 .760 127 285 412 358 59 25 254 245
1979-80 SEA 81 - 2,533 915 377 772 .488 0 0 .000 161 201 .801 163 263 426 424 76 35 247 213
1980-81 SEA 80 - 2,324 919 373 866 .431 0 1 .000 173 214 .808 135 227 362 312 57 25 230 202
1981-82 SEA 14 1 187 59 22 45 .489 0 0 .000 15 20 .750 3 15 18 29 4 3 17 20
CAREER   869 1 25,681 11,200 4,575 10,254 .446 0 1 .000 2,050 2,633 .779 1,021 2,121 4,778 3,285 487 235 917 2,505

☆ All-Star Season

NBA Regular Season Stats - Misc Stats

Season Team GP GS Dbl Dbl Tpl Dbl 40 Pts 20 Reb 20 Ast Techs HOB Ast/TO Stl/TO FT/FGA W's L's Win % OWS DWS WS
1970-71 ☆ CLE 67 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .230 - - 0.29 12 55 .179 1.20 0.90 2.10
1971-72 ☆ CLE 82 - 0 0 1 0 0 0 .281 - - 0.27 23 59 .280 1.60 3.00 4.60
1972-73 CLE 82 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .233 - - 0.24 32 50 .390 0.80 3.50 4.30
1973-74 POR 69 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .207 - - 0.26 25 44 .362 3.20 0.70 4.00
1974-75 POR 80 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .225 - - 0.28 36 44 .450 4.00 2.20 6.20
1975-76 * All Teams 76 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .163 - - 0.22 36 40 .474 1.30 1.10 2.50
1975-76 * HOU 67 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .133 - - 0.21 32 35 .478 1.10 0.90 2.00
1975-76 * POR 9 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .018 - - 0.31 4 5 .444 0.20 0.20 0.40
1976-77 HOU 79 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .136 - - 0.19 47 32 .595 1.60 0.70 2.30
1977-78 * All Teams 77 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .171 1.25 0.25 0.21 46 31 .597 - - -
1977-78 * SEA 76 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .160 1.27 0.26 0.21 46 30 .605 0.20 2.00 2.10
1977-78 * HOU 1 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .001 0.33 0.00 0.75 0 1 .000 -0.10 - -0.10
1978-79 SEA 82 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .204 1.41 0.23 0.30 52 30 .634 -0.40 3.00 2.70
1979-80 SEA 81 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .225 1.72 0.31 0.26 55 26 .679 1.70 3.20 4.90
1980-81 SEA 80 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .205 1.36 0.25 0.25 34 46 .425 -0.80 2.00 1.20
1981-82 SEA 14 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .015 1.71 0.24 0.44 10 4 .714 - 0.20 0.20
CAREER   869 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 .162 1.45 0.26 0.26 408 461 .470 12.90 19.40 32.50

☆ All-Star Season

NBA Regular Season Stats - Advanced Stats

Season Team GP GS TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% TOV% STL% BLK% USG% Total S % PPR PPS ORtg DRtg PER
1970-71 ☆ CLE 67 - .477 .422 - - - 21.52 - - - - 122.69 - 1.08 - - 15.36
1971-72 ☆ CLE 82 - .483 .433 - - - 19.72 - - - - 121.78 - 1.08 - - 15.44
1972-73 CLE 82 - .469 .430 - - - 15.90 - - - - 116.48 - 1.03 - - 13.72
1973-74 POR 69 - .511 .464 7.02 16.14 11.50 17.54 - 1.34 0.66 - 127.59 - 1.14 - 103.1 16.71
1974-75 POR 80 - .531 .487 7.00 13.38 10.34 14.51 - 1.36 0.81 - 127.11 - 1.19 - 99.2 16.69
1975-76 * All Teams 76 - .491 .453 6.15 14.64 10.52 18.07 - 1.53 1.11 - 122.76 - 1.08 - 101.2 15.22
1975-76 * HOU 67 - .486 .452 6.10 14.93 10.65 18.62 - 1.54 0.99 - 120.94 - 1.06 - 101.6 15.12
1975-76 * POR 9 - .526 .466 6.41 12.68 9.62 14.03 - 1.48 1.98 - 131.78 - 1.19 - 98.2 15.88
1976-77 HOU 79 - .485 .458 4.90 11.58 8.36 13.21 - 1.27 0.74 - 117.05 - 1.05 - 104.7 13.11
1977-78 * All Teams 77 - .453 .415 5.46 12.13 8.65 16.93 15.78 1.08 0.56 22.39 116.65 -1.58 0.99 93.2 100.5 11.93
1977-78 * SEA 76 - .453 .416 5.38 12.14 8.62 16.98 15.62 1.09 0.56 22.34 116.87 -1.46 0.99 93.4 100.4 12.01
1977-78 * HOU 1 - .376 .250 18.75 9.92 14.46 11.34 36.06 - - 30.14 91.67 -22.34 1.00 66.0 110.5 -2.65
1978-79 SEA 82 - .484 .434 5.59 12.59 9.08 20.34 21.43 1.15 0.55 19.46 119.36 -0.66 1.10 94.3 102.1 11.27
1979-80 SEA 81 - .532 .488 6.74 10.97 8.84 22.40 22.30 1.41 0.76 17.25 128.93 1.43 1.19 102.7 103.4 13.39
1980-81 SEA 80 - .479 .431 6.52 10.50 8.55 19.61 19.33 1.17 0.59 20.85 123.91 -0.96 1.06 94.6 107.2 11.45
1981-82 SEA 14 1 .548 .489 1.81 8.40 5.22 20.24 24.01 1.02 0.88 15.69 123.89 1.26 1.31 99.3 105.8 9.88
CAREER   869 1 .491 .446 6.21 12.69 9.48 18.30 19.83 1.29 0.72 19.87 122.47 -0.32 1.09 96.0 102.9 14.07

☆ All-Star Season

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NBA Transactions

Mar 23, 1970 - The Cleveland Cavaliers selected John Johnson in Round 1 with Pick 7 in the 1970 NBA Draft.
Sep 1, 1970 - John Johnson signed a multi-year contract with the Cleveland Cavaliers.
Apr 24, 1973 - John Johnson was acquired by the Portland Trail Blazers from the Cleveland Cavaliers in a trade.
Nov 13, 1975 - John Johnson was acquired by the Houston Rockets from the Portland Trail Blazers in a trade.
Jun 9, 1977 - John Johnson was acquired by the Boston Celtics from the Houston Rockets in exchange for a 1977 2nd round pick and a 1978 2nd round pick.
Oct 18, 1977 - The trade that sent John Johnson to the Boston Celtics from the Houston Rockets was voided. John Johnson is now back on the Houston Rockets.
Oct 22, 1977 - John Johnson was acquired by the Seattle SuperSonics from the Houston Rockets in a trade.
Oct 24, 1982 - The Seattle SuperSonics placed the contract of John Johnson on waivers.
Oct 26, 1982 - John Johnson, previously with the Seattle SuperSonics, became a free agent.

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NBA Awards & Honors

NBA Champion - 1979

* Since the 1946-1947 season

NBA Playoff Stats - Per Game

Season Team GP GS MIN PTS FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OFF DEF TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF
1976-77 HOU 12 - 12.2 4.83 2.00 5.08 .393 - - - 0.83 1.25 .667 0.58 1.83 2.42 0.75 0.33 0.00 - 1.67
1977-78 SEA 22 - 27.1 10.09 4.32 10.18 .424 - - - 1.45 2.09 .696 1.59 2.91 4.50 2.55 0.36 0.27 2.36 2.91
1978-79 SEA 17 - 36.2 12.18 4.88 10.29 .474 - - - 2.41 3.76 .641 2.35 4.41 6.76 5.35 1.00 0.18 3.82 2.88
1979-80 SEA 15 - 32.4 12.40 5.20 10.53 .494 0.00 0.07 .000 2.00 2.47 .811 2.93 3.87 6.80 5.67 0.53 0.20 3.73 3.00
1981-82 SEA 7 0 22.7 5.43 2.14 5.43 .395 0.00 0.00 .000 1.14 1.57 .727 1.00 1.00 2.00 4.86 0.86 0.00 1.57 2.43
CAREER   73 0 27.4 9.74 4.04 8.99 .450 0.00 0.05 .000 1.66 2.37 .699 1.82 3.10 4.92 3.77 0.59 0.16 3.02 2.67

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NBA Playoff Stats - Totals

Season Team GP GS MIN PTS FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OFF DEF TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF
1976-77 HOU 12 - 146 58 24 61 .393 - - - 10 15 .667 7 22 29 9 4 0 - 20
1977-78 SEA 22 - 596 222 95 224 .424 - - - 32 46 .696 35 64 99 56 8 6 52 64
1978-79 SEA 17 - 615 207 83 175 .474 - - - 41 64 .641 40 75 115 91 17 3 65 49
1979-80 SEA 15 - 486 186 78 158 .494 0 1 .000 30 37 .811 44 58 102 85 8 3 56 45
1981-82 SEA 7 0 159 38 15 38 .395 0 0 .000 8 11 .727 7 7 14 34 6 0 11 17
CAREER   73 0 2,002 711 295 656 .450 0 1 .000 121 173 .699 133 226 359 275 43 12 184 195

NBA Playoff Stats - Misc Stats

Season Team GP GS Dbl Dbl Tpl Dbl 40 Pts 20 Reb 20 Ast Techs HOB Ast/TO Stl/TO FT/FGA W's L's Win % OWS DWS WS
1976-77 HOU 12 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .060 - - 0.25 6 6 .500 - - -
1977-78 SEA 22 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .173 1.08 0.15 0.21 13 9 .591 -0.20 0.50 0.20
1978-79 SEA 17 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .242 1.40 0.26 0.37 12 5 .706 0.20 0.60 0.80
1979-80 SEA 15 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .266 1.52 0.14 0.23 7 8 .467 0.30 0.40 0.70
1981-82 SEA 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .160 3.09 0.55 0.29 2 5 .286 - 0.20 0.20
CAREER   73 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .186 1.45 0.21 0.26 40 33 .548 0.50 1.20 1.70

NBA Playoff Stats - Advanced Stats

Season Team GP GS TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% TOV% STL% BLK% USG% Total S % PPR PPS ORtg DRtg PER
1976-77 HOU 12 - .429 .393 5.22 16.93 10.98 7.90 - 1.28 - - 106.01 - 0.95 - 105.8 10.45
1977-78 SEA 22 - .454 .424 5.93 11.05 8.46 14.14 17.55 0.64 0.52 20.02 111.98 -2.63 0.99 91.7 105.0 10.45
1978-79 SEA 17 - .509 .474 7.08 13.53 10.28 20.30 24.24 1.32 0.26 17.48 111.49 -0.75 1.18 96.6 102.6 12.49
1979-80 SEA 15 - .534 .494 9.77 13.27 11.49 25.97 24.32 0.81 0.35 19.48 130.45 0.15 1.18 100.4 105.9 13.87
1981-82 SEA 7 0 .444 .395 4.68 4.50 4.59 30.44 20.43 1.92 - 14.32 112.20 7.82 1.00 97.9 106.5 10.32
CAREER   73 0 .486 .450 7.04 12.16 9.58 19.50 21.68 1.03 0.32 18.59 114.91 -0.39 1.08 96.0 104.9 12.51

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NBA All-Star Weekend Competitions

Eastern All-Star Coaches Selection - 1971, 1972

* Since the 1946-1947 season

NBA All-Star Game Stats - Totals

Season Team GP GS MIN PTS FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OFF DEF TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF
1971 East 1 - 2 0 0 0 .000 - - - 0 0 .000 - - 0 1 - - - 0
1972 East 1 - 3 0 0 2 .000 - - - 0 0 .000 - - 1 0 - - - 1
TOTAL   2 - 5 0 0 2 .000 - - - 0 0 .000 - - 1 1 - - - 1
AVERAGES   2 - 2.5 0.00 0.00 1.00 .000 - - - 0.00 0.00 .000 - - 0.50 0.50 - - - 0.50

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NCAA Career

College: Iowa (1970)

NCAA Season Stats - Per Game

Season School Class GP GS MIN PTS FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OFF DEF TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF
1966-67 Northwest College (WY) Fr - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
1967-68 Northwest College (WY) So - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
1968-69 Iowa Jr - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
1969-70 Iowa Sr - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

NCAA Awards & Honors

AP All-American Third Team - 1970
UPI All-American Third Team - 1970


Frequently Asked Questions

What is the age of John Johnson?

John Johnson is 76 years old.

What is the height of John Johnson?

John Johnson is 6-7 (201cm) tall.

What is the weight of John Johnson?

John Johnson is 200 lbs (91kg).

What is the birthday of John Johnson?

John Johnson was born on Oct 18, 1947.

What position does John Johnson play?

John Johnson plays the SF position.

What was the pre-draft team of John Johnson?

John Johnson was drafted out of Iowa.

What high school did John Johnson attend?

John Johnson attended Messmer High School in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

What nationality is John Johnson?

John Johnson has a United States nationality.

Where was John Johnson born?

John Johnson was born in Carthage, Mississippi.

How many NBA seasons has John Johnson played?

John Johnson played 12 seasons in the NBA.

What are the career averages of John Johnson?

John Johnson had career averages 12.9 points, 5.5 rebounds, 3.8 assists, 0.6 steals in 869 games.

What are the career totals of John Johnson?

John Johnson had career totals of 11,200 points, 4,778 rebounds, 3,285 assists, 235 blocks, 487 steals in 869 games.

How many teams has John Johnson been on?

John Johnson played for 4 NBA teams in his career - Cleveland Cavaliers, Houston Rockets, Portland Trail Blazers, Seattle SuperSonics.

When was John Johnson drafted?

John Johnson was drafted in the 1st round (#7 overall) of the 1970 NBA Draft by the Cleveland Cavaliers.

What is John Johnson's career high in points?

John Johnson averaged a career high 17.0 points per game in 1971-1972.

What is John Johnson's career high in rebounds?

John Johnson averaged a career high 7.7 rebounds per game in 1971-1972.

What is John Johnson's career high in assists?

John Johnson averaged a career high 5.2 assists per game in 1979-1980.

What is the career PER of John Johnson's?

John Johnson had a career PER of 14.1.

How many championships has John Johnson won?

John Johnson has won 1 NBA championships.

How many All-Star teams has John Johnson been on?

John Johnson is a 2x All-Star.