Forward · Houston Rockets
Eddie Johnson
Age 67 · USA · 188 cm (6'2") · 82 kg · Born May 1, 1959 · Illinois
15.3 PPG
3.3 RPG
3.1 APG
2,078 games
21 seasons

Career snapshot
21seasons
2,078games
31,857career pts
14.7PER (avg)
Most-played franchise:
Atlanta Hawks
· 619 games · 1977-78–1985-86
Position rank · 1997-98
#63PPG rank
#54PER rank
#54WS rank
Among 99 Forward players (min. 41 games)
Career highs (single season)
PPG
22.9
1984-85 · SAC
RPG
6.1
1982-83 · SAC
APG
7.8
1984-85 · ATL
PER
18.0
1979-80 · ATL
WS
8.2
1979-80 · ATL
Draft
1981
Round 2 ·
Pick 29
from Illinois
Honors & awards
1×
NBA Sixth Man of the Year
1988
2×
All-Star Selection
1980, 1979
2×
All-Defense Team
1979, 1978
Career by team
Houston Rockets
1996-97 – 1998-99 · 3 seasons
9.0 PPG
2.5 RPG
1.2 APG
102 games
Indiana Pacers
1995-96 – 1996-97 · 2 seasons
7.0 PPG
2.2 RPG
0.9 APG
90 games
New Orleans Pelicans
1993-94 – 1993-94 · 1 seasons
11.5 PPG
3.1 RPG
1.7 APG
73 games
Oklahoma City Thunder
1986-87 – 1992-93 · 4 seasons
15.5 PPG
3.3 RPG
2.0 APG
253 games
Sacramento Kings
1981-82 – 1986-87 · 6 seasons
18.7 PPG
5.1 RPG
2.8 APG
483 games
Atlanta Hawks
1977-78 – 1985-86 · 9 seasons
15.6 PPG
2.3 RPG
5.2 APG
619 games
Cleveland Cavaliers
1985-86 – 1985-86 · 1 seasons
9.8 PPG
1.4 RPG
3.6 APG
32 games
Stats by season
| Season | Team | G | GS | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG% | 3P% | FT% | PER | WS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977-78 | ATL | 79 | 0 | 23.7 | 10.5 | 1.9 | 3.0 | 1.3 | 0.1 | 48.4 | 0.0 | 81.6 | 13.6 | 3.5 |
| 1978-79 | ATL | 78 | 77 | 30.9 | 16.0 | 2.2 | 4.6 | 1.6 | 0.1 | 51.0 | 0.0 | 83.2 | 16.7 | 6.3 |
| 1979-80 | ATL | 79 | 0 | 33.2 | 18.5 | 2.5 | 4.7 | 1.5 | 0.3 | 48.7 | 38.5 | 82.8 | 18.0 | 8.2 |
| 1980-81 | ATL | 75 | 0 | 35.9 | 19.1 | 2.4 | 5.4 | 1.7 | 0.1 | 50.4 | 30.0 | 78.4 | 17.9 | 6.9 |
| 1981-82 | ATL | 68 | 57 | 34.0 | 17.8 | 2.8 | 5.3 | 1.5 | 0.2 | 45.0 | 23.3 | 76.4 | 16.5 | 4.8 |
| 1981-82 | SAC | 74 | 27 | 20.5 | 9.3 | 4.4 | 1.5 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 45.9 | 9.1 | 66.4 | — | — |
| 1982-83 | ATL | 61 | 57 | 29.7 | 16.0 | 2.0 | 5.2 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 45.3 | 34.1 | 78.5 | 16.0 | 3.0 |
| 1982-83 | SAC | 82 | 82 | 35.8 | 19.8 | 6.1 | 2.6 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 49.4 | 28.2 | 77.9 | — | — |
| 1983-84 | ATL | 67 | 43 | 28.3 | 13.2 | 2.2 | 5.6 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 44.2 | 37.2 | 77.0 | 14.2 | 1.7 |
| 1983-84 | SAC | 82 | 82 | 35.6 | 21.9 | 5.5 | 3.6 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 48.5 | 31.3 | 81.0 | — | — |
| 1984-85 | ATL | 73 | 66 | 32.4 | 16.3 | 2.6 | 7.8 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 47.9 | 30.6 | 79.8 | 15.8 | 4.2 |
| 1984-85 | SAC | 82 | 81 | 36.9 | 22.9 | 5.0 | 3.3 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 49.1 | 24.1 | 87.1 | — | — |
| 1985-86 | NBA | 71 | 9 | 20.8 | 10.0 | 1.7 | 4.7 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 45.7 | 34.1 | 72.3 | — | — |
| 1985-86 | ATL | 39 | 5 | 22.1 | 10.1 | 1.9 | 5.6 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 47.3 | 25.0 | 71.8 | 14.3 | 1.3 |
| 1985-86 | CLE | 32 | 4 | 19.2 | 9.8 | 1.4 | 3.6 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 44.0 | 36.9 | 73.3 | 12.4 | 0.2 |
| 1985-86 | SAC | 82 | 30 | 30.7 | 18.7 | 5.1 | 2.6 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 47.5 | 20.0 | 81.6 | 15.8 | 4.0 |
| 1986-87 | SAC | 81 | 30 | 30.3 | 18.7 | 4.4 | 3.1 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 46.3 | 31.4 | 82.9 | 16.2 | 4.3 |
| 1986-87 | OKC | 24 | 0 | 21.2 | 9.0 | 1.9 | 4.8 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 45.7 | 33.3 | 76.4 | — | — |
| 1987-88 | NBA | 73 | 59 | 29.8 | 17.7 | 4.4 | 2.5 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 48.0 | 25.5 | 85.0 | — | — |
| 1988-89 | NBA | 70 | 7 | 29.2 | 21.5 | 4.4 | 2.3 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 49.7 | 41.3 | 86.8 | — | — |
| 1989-90 | NBA | 64 | 4 | 28.3 | 16.9 | 3.8 | 1.7 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 45.3 | 38.0 | 91.7 | — | — |
| 1990-91 | NBA | 15 | 0 | 20.8 | 13.5 | 3.1 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 47.3 | 28.6 | 72.4 | — | — |
| 1990-91 | NBA | 81 | 27 | 25.7 | 16.7 | 3.3 | 1.4 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 48.4 | 32.5 | 89.1 | — | — |
| 1990-91 | OKC | 66 | 27 | 26.9 | 17.4 | 3.4 | 1.4 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 48.6 | 33.3 | 91.2 | — | — |
| 1991-92 | OKC | 81 | 19 | 29.2 | 17.1 | 3.6 | 2.0 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 45.9 | 25.2 | 86.1 | — | — |
| 1992-93 | OKC | 82 | 0 | 22.8 | 14.4 | 3.3 | 1.6 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 46.7 | 30.4 | 91.1 | — | — |
| 1993-94 | NOP | 73 | 27 | 20.0 | 11.5 | 3.1 | 1.7 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 45.9 | 39.3 | 78.0 | — | — |
| 1995-96 | IND | 62 | 1 | 16.2 | 7.7 | 2.5 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 41.3 | 35.2 | 88.6 | 13.1 | 1.6 |
| 1996-97 | NBA | 52 | 2 | 17.6 | 8.2 | 2.7 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 44.2 | 37.4 | 80.9 | — | — |
| 1996-97 | HOU | 24 | 2 | 25.3 | 11.5 | 4.1 | 1.5 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 44.7 | 38.8 | 85.4 | 14.2 | 1.5 |
| 1996-97 | IND | 28 | 0 | 10.9 | 5.3 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 43.4 | 32.1 | 74.1 | 11.7 | 0.3 |
| 1997-98 | HOU | 75 | 1 | 19.9 | 8.4 | 2.0 | 1.2 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 41.7 | 33.3 | 83.1 | 13.1 | 2.2 |
| 1998-99 | HOU | 3 | 0 | 6.0 | 4.0 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 46.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 10.2 | -0.1 |
Transfers & team changes
Derived from season-by-season team membership.
| Date | Move | Type | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1996 | Houston Rockets | Indiana Pacers | mid season trade | From 1996-97 to 1996-97 | |
| Jul 1996 | Indiana Pacers | Houston Rockets | season change | ||
| Oct 1995 | New Orleans Pelicans | Indiana Pacers | offseason | From 1993-94 to 1995-96 | |
| Jul 1993 | Oklahoma City Thunder | New Orleans Pelicans | season change | ||
| Jul 1986 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Oklahoma City Thunder | season change | ||
| Jul 1986 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Sacramento Kings | season change | ||
| Jul 1986 | Atlanta Hawks | Oklahoma City Thunder | season change | ||
| Jul 1986 | Sacramento Kings | Oklahoma City Thunder | season change | ||
| Jul 1985 | Atlanta Hawks | Cleveland Cavaliers | season change | ||
| Jul 1985 | Sacramento Kings | Cleveland Cavaliers | season change | ||
| Jul 1982 | Sacramento Kings | Atlanta Hawks | season change | ||
| Jul 1981 | Atlanta Hawks | Sacramento Kings | season change | ||
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Born on May 1
About Eddie Johnson
Edward Arnet Johnson is an American former professional basketball player who spent 17 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA) and a year in the Greek Basket League midway through his career. With nearly 1,200 games in the NBA, he scored the second-most career points among players who never played in an NBA All-Star Game, behind Jamal Crawford. As of the 2025-26 season, he is ranked 66th in all-time points scored, and ranked seventh-most in points scored by an eligible player not in the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. As of 2019 he is the co-host of NBA Today, which air