Dennis Johnson

Dennis Johnson Hall of Fame · 2010

Boston Celtics

3× NBA Champion 1985-86, 1983-84, 1978-79

Career Statistics

Career Averages

PPG
14.1
1.34× era
peak 1981-82 · 1.93×
RPG
3.9
0.89× era
peak 1981-82 · 1.25×
APG
5.0
2.00× era #147 all-time
peak 1987-88 · 3.12×
SPG
1.3
BPG
0.6

Shooting Percentages

FG%
44.6%
3P%
13.3%
FT%
80.0%

Career Totals

Games Played
1100
Total Points
15534
Total Rebounds
4245
Total Assists
5494
Total Steals
1480
Total Blocks
674

Career Arc

Per-game averages across each season — hover any point for the exact value.

PPGRPGAPGera PPG51015201976-771983-841989-901976-77: 9.2 PPG1977-78: 12.7 PPG1978-79: 15.9 PPG1979-80: 19.0 PPG1980-81: 18.8 PPG1981-82: 19.5 PPG1982-83: 14.2 PPG1983-84: 13.2 PPG1984-85: 15.7 PPG1985-86: 15.6 PPG1986-87: 13.4 PPG1987-88: 12.6 PPG1988-89: 10.0 PPG1989-90: 7.1 PPG1976-77: 3.7 RPG1977-78: 3.6 RPG1978-79: 4.7 RPG1979-80: 5.1 RPG1980-81: 4.6 RPG1981-82: 5.1 RPG1982-83: 4.4 RPG1983-84: 3.5 RPG1984-85: 4.0 RPG1985-86: 3.4 RPG1986-87: 3.3 RPG1987-88: 3.1 RPG1988-89: 2.6 RPG1989-90: 2.7 RPG1976-77: 1.5 APG1977-78: 2.8 APG1978-79: 3.5 APG1979-80: 4.1 APG1980-81: 3.7 APG1981-82: 4.6 APG1982-83: 5.0 APG1983-84: 4.2 APG1984-85: 6.8 APG1985-86: 5.8 APG1986-87: 7.5 APG1987-88: 7.8 APG1988-89: 6.6 APG1989-90: 6.5 APG

Advanced Metrics

Offensive & Defensive Impact

Usage & Playmaking

Rebounding & Efficiency

TS%
51.1%
True Shooting Percentage
eFG%
44.8%
Effective Field Goal Percentage

Playoff Career Statistics

Games 180
PPG 17.3
RPG 4.3
APG 5.6
FG% 43.6%
3P% 18.5%
FT% 80.1%

Career Achievements & Awards

  • Finals MVP 1978-79
  • All-NBA 1st Team 1980-81
  • All-NBA 2nd Team 1979-80
  • All-Defensive 1st Team ×5 1986-87, 1981-82, 1980-81, 1979-80, 1978-79
  • All-Defensive 2nd Team ×3 1985-86, 1984-85, 1983-84
  • All-Star ×5 1984-85, 1981-82, 1980-81, 1979-80, 1978-79

Season-by-Season Statistics

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Season Team GP MPG PPG RPG APG SPG BPG FG% 3P% FT%
1989-90 BOS 75 27.1 7.1 2.7 6.5 1.1 0.2 43.4% 4.2% 84.3%
1988-89 BOS 72 32.1 10.0 2.6 6.6 1.3 0.3 43.4% 14.0% 82.1%
1987-88 BOS 77 34.7 12.6 3.1 7.8 1.2 0.4 43.8% 26.1% 85.6%
1986-87 BOS 79 37.1 13.4 3.3 7.5 1.1 0.5 44.4% 11.3% 83.3%
1985-86 BOS 78 35.0 15.6 3.4 5.8 1.4 0.4 45.5% 14.3% 81.8%
1984-85 BOS 80 37.2 15.7 4.0 6.8 1.2 0.5 46.2% 26.9% 85.3%
1983-84 BOS 80 33.3 13.2 3.5 4.2 1.2 0.7 43.7% 12.5% 85.2%
1982-83 PHX 77 33.1 14.2 4.4 5.0 1.3 0.5 46.2% 16.1% 79.1%
1981-82 PHX 80 36.7 19.5 5.1 4.6 1.3 0.7 47.0% 19.0% 80.6%
1980-81 PHX 79 33.1 18.8 4.6 3.7 1.7 0.8 43.6% 21.6% 82.0%
1979-80 SEA 81 36.3 19.0 5.1 4.1 1.8 1.0 42.2% 20.7% 78.0%
1978-79 SEA 80 34.0 15.9 4.7 3.5 1.2 1.2 43.4% 0.0% 78.1%
1977-78 SEA 81 27.3 12.7 3.6 2.8 1.5 0.6 41.7% 0.0% 73.2%
1976-77 SEA 81 20.6 9.2 3.7 1.5 1.5 0.7 50.4% 0.0% 62.4%

Players Like Dennis Johnson

Most stylistically similar by career averages — points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks, and shooting splits.

1 Ray Williams 1977 – 1986 15.5p 3.6r 5.8a 2 John Wall 2010 – 2022 18.7p 4.2r 8.9a 3 Willie Anderson 1988 – 1996 12.2p 3.7r 3.8a 4 Isiah Thomas 1981 – 1993 19.2p 3.6r 9.3a 5 Kevin Johnson 1987 – 1999 17.9p 3.3r 9.1a