Dennis Johnson
Shooting Guard
at Boston Celtics
Career
1,019 games · 13 seasons
14.5PPG
3.9RPG
5.3APG
Career snapshot
13seasons
1,019games
14,788career pts
13.3PER (avg)
Most-played franchise:
Boston Celtics
· 541 games · 1983-84–1989-90
Position rank · 1989-90
#13PPG rank
#9PER rank
#8WS rank
Among 19 Shooting Guard players (min. 41 games)
Career highs (single season)
PPG
19.5
1981-82 · —
RPG
5.1
1979-80 · OKC
APG
7.8
1987-88 · BOS
PER
14.7
1985-86 · BOS
WS
6.7
1985-86 · BOS
Draft
Honors & awards
1×
Basketball Hall of Fame
2010
9×
All-Defense Team
1986, 1985, 1984, 1983, 1982, 1981, 1980, 1979, 1978
5×
All-Star Selection
1984, 1981, 1980, 1979, 1978
2×
All-NBA Team
1980, 1979
1×
NBA Finals MVP
1979
Stats by season
| Season | Team | G | GS | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG% | 3P% | FT% | PER | WS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977-78 | OKC | 81 | 0 | 27.3 | 12.7 | 3.6 | 2.8 | 1.5 | 0.6 | 41.7 | 0.0 | 73.2 | — | — |
| 1978-79 | OKC | 80 | 0 | 34.0 | 15.9 | 4.7 | 3.5 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 43.4 | 0.0 | 78.1 | — | — |
| 1979-80 | OKC | 81 | 0 | 36.3 | 19.0 | 5.1 | 4.1 | 1.8 | 1.0 | 42.2 | 20.7 | 78.0 | — | — |
| 1980-81 | NBA | 79 | 0 | 33.1 | 18.8 | 4.6 | 3.7 | 1.7 | 0.8 | 43.6 | 21.6 | 82.0 | — | — |
| 1981-82 | NBA | 80 | 77 | 36.7 | 19.5 | 5.1 | 4.6 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 47.0 | 19.0 | 80.6 | — | — |
| 1982-83 | NBA | 77 | 74 | 33.1 | 14.2 | 4.4 | 5.0 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 46.2 | 16.1 | 79.1 | — | — |
| 1983-84 | BOS | 80 | 78 | 33.3 | 13.2 | 3.5 | 4.2 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 43.7 | 12.5 | 85.2 | 12.8 | 5.7 |
| 1984-85 | BOS | 80 | 77 | 37.2 | 15.7 | 4.0 | 6.8 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 46.2 | 26.9 | 85.3 | 14.4 | 6.4 |
| 1985-86 | BOS | 78 | 78 | 35.0 | 15.6 | 3.4 | 5.8 | 1.4 | 0.4 | 45.5 | 14.3 | 81.8 | 14.7 | 6.7 |
| 1986-87 | BOS | 79 | 78 | 37.1 | 13.4 | 3.3 | 7.5 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 44.4 | 11.3 | 83.3 | 13.2 | 5.2 |
| 1987-88 | BOS | 77 | 74 | 34.7 | 12.6 | 3.1 | 7.8 | 1.2 | 0.4 | 43.8 | 26.1 | 85.6 | 14.0 | 5.0 |
| 1988-89 | BOS | 72 | 72 | 32.1 | 10.0 | 2.6 | 6.6 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 43.4 | 14.0 | 82.1 | 11.5 | 2.5 |
| 1989-90 | BOS | 75 | 65 | 27.1 | 7.1 | 2.7 | 6.5 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 43.4 | 4.2 | 84.3 | 12.4 | 3.8 |
Transfers & team changes
Derived from season-by-season team membership.
| Date | Move | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1983 | Oklahoma City Thunder | Boston Celtics | From 1979-80 to 1983-84 | |
All entries are offseason.
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About Dennis Johnson
Dennis Wayne Johnson, nicknamed "DJ", was an American professional basketball player for the National Basketball Association's (NBA) Seattle SuperSonics, Phoenix Suns, and Boston Celtics. He was a coach of the Los Angeles Clippers and an alumnus of Dominguez High School, Los Angeles Harbor College and Pepperdine University.