Dennis Johnson Career Stats and Performance Summary

Dennis Johnson debuted in the NBA in 1976, appearing in 1,100 games over 14 seasons. He scored 15,535 points, delivered 5,499 assists, and grabbed 4,249 rebounds, ranking 140th in scoring and 55th in assists in NBA history.

Dennis Johnson Year-by-Year Performance Trends

This chart visualizes Dennis Johnson’s seasonal trends in scoring, assists, rebounds, FG%, and more.

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    🧾 Basic Profile

    Dennis Johnson
    NameDennis Johnson
    Date of BirthSeptember 18, 1954
    Nationality
    United States
    PositionPoint Guard and Shooting Guard
    Height193cm
    Weight84kg
    Shooting HandRight-handed
    NBA Debut1976

    📊 Career Stats Summary

    Games Played (G)1,100 games (Ranked 85 in NBA history)
    Points (PTS)15,535 points (Ranked 140)
    3-Point Field Goals (3P)80 (Ranked 1069)
    Assists (AST)5,499 (Ranked 55)
    Rebounds (TRB)4,249 (Ranked 373)
    Offensive Rebounds (ORB)1,459 (Ranked 234)
    Defensive Rebounds (DRB)2,790 (Ranked 341)
    Blocks (BLK)675 (Ranked 192)
    Steals (STL)1,477 (Ranked 53)
    Turnovers (TOV)2,448 (Ranked 70)
    Personal Fouls (PF)3,087 (Ranked 66)
    Field Goal % (FG%)44.5% (Ranked 1774)
    Free Throw % (FT%)79.7% (Ranked 1026)
    3-Point % (3P%)17.2% (Ranked 2338)
    Average Minutes (MP)32.7 minutes (Ranked 174)

    📊 Last Season Summary (1990)

    Games Played (G)75
    Points (PTS)531
    3-Point Field Goals (3P)1
    Assists (AST)485
    Rebounds (TRB)201
    Offensive Rebounds (ORB)48
    Defensive Rebounds (DRB)153
    Blocks (BLK)14
    Steals (STL)81
    Turnovers (TOV)117
    Personal Fouls (PF)179
    Triple-Doubles (TrpDbl)0
    Field Goal % (FG%)43.4%
    Free Throw % (FT%)84.3%
    3-Point % (3P%)4.2%
    Average Minutes (MP)2,036

    📈 Season Highlights

    • Most Points in a Season: 1982, 1,561 points
    • Most 3P in a Season: 1980, 12
    • Most Assists in a Season: 1988, 598
    • Most Rebounds in a Season: 1980, 414
    • Most Blocks in a Season: 1979, 97
    • Most Steals in a Season: 1980, 144
    • Most Triple-Doubles in a Season: 1977, 0
    • Best FG% in a Season: 1977, 50.4%
    • Best FT% in a Season: 1988, 85.6%
    • Best 3P% in a Season: 1985, 26.9%
    • Most Avg. Minutes: 1985, 2,976 minutes

    🏆 Playoff Records

    Dennis Johnson appeared in 180 playoff games.

    Points (PTS)3,116
    3P26
    Assists (AST)1,006
    Rebounds (TRB)781
    Offensive Rebounds (ORB)262
    Defensive Rebounds (DRB)519
    Blocks (BLK)113
    Steals (STL)247
    Turnovers (TOV)480
    Personal Fouls (PF)575
    Field Goal % (FG%)43.9%
    Free Throw % (FT%)80.2%
    3-Point % (3P%)23.9%
    Average Minutes (MP)6,994

    Dennis Johnson Career Key Statistics Summary

    seasonGMPPTSFGFG%FGA3P3P%3PA2P2P%2PAeFG%FTFT%FTATRBORBDRBASTSTLBLKTrpDblGSTOVPF
    1977
    81
    1667
    749
    285
    0.504
    566
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    179
    0.624
    287
    302
    161
    141
    123
    123
    57
    0
    0
    0
    221
    1978
    81
    2209
    1031
    367
    0.417
    881
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    297
    0.732
    406
    294
    152
    142
    230
    118
    51
    0
    0
    164
    213
    1979
    80
    2717
    1270
    482
    0.434
    1110
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    306
    0.781
    392
    374
    146
    228
    280
    100
    97
    0
    0
    191
    209
    1980
    81
    2937
    1540
    574
    0.422
    1361
    12
    0.207
    58
    562
    0.431
    1303
    0.426
    380
    0.78
    487
    414
    173
    241
    332
    144
    82
    0
    0
    227
    267
    1981
    79
    2615
    1486
    532
    0.436
    1220
    11
    0.216
    51
    521
    0.446
    1169
    0.441
    411
    0.82
    501
    363
    160
    203
    291
    136
    61
    0
    0
    208
    244
    1982
    80
    2937
    1561
    577
    0.47
    1228
    8
    0.19
    42
    569
    0.48
    1186
    0.473
    399
    0.806
    495
    410
    142
    268
    369
    105
    55
    0
    77
    233
    253
    1983
    77
    2551
    1093
    398
    0.462
    861
    5
    0.161
    31
    393
    0.473
    830
    0.465
    292
    0.791
    369
    335
    92
    243
    388
    97
    39
    0
    74
    204
    204
    1984
    80
    2665
    1053
    384
    0.437
    878
    4
    0.125
    32
    380
    0.449
    846
    0.44
    281
    0.852
    330
    280
    87
    193
    338
    93
    57
    0
    78
    172
    251
    1985
    80
    2976
    1254
    493
    0.462
    1066
    7
    0.269
    26
    486
    0.467
    1040
    0.466
    261
    0.853
    306
    317
    91
    226
    543
    96
    39
    0
    77
    212
    224
    1986
    78
    2732
    1213
    482
    0.455
    1060
    6
    0.143
    42
    476
    0.468
    1018
    0.458
    243
    0.818
    297
    268
    69
    199
    456
    110
    35
    0
    78
    173
    206
    1987
    79
    2933
    1062
    423
    0.444
    953
    7
    0.113
    62
    416
    0.467
    891
    0.448
    209
    0.833
    251
    261
    45
    216
    594
    87
    38
    0
    78
    177
    201
    1988
    77
    2670
    971
    352
    0.438
    803
    12
    0.261
    46
    340
    0.449
    757
    0.446
    255
    0.856
    298
    240
    62
    178
    598
    93
    29
    0
    74
    195
    204
    1989
    72
    2309
    721
    277
    0.434
    638
    7
    0.14
    50
    270
    0.459
    588
    0.44
    160
    0.821
    195
    190
    31
    159
    472
    94
    21
    0
    72
    175
    211
    1990
    75
    2036
    531
    206
    0.434
    475
    1
    0.042
    24
    205
    0.455
    451
    0.435
    118
    0.843
    140
    201
    48
    153
    485
    81
    14
    0
    65
    117
    179