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Frank Johnson
Point Guard ·Houston Rockets ·NBA ·#3

Frank Johnson

Age67 BornNov 23, 1958 FromUSA Height185 cm (6'1") Weight84 kg CollegeWake Forest Draft1981 · #11
Career averages
8.3PPG
1.7RPG
4.1APG
596 games · 10 seasons

At a glance

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Career snapshot
10Seasons
596Games
4,939Career points
10.4PER average
Most-played franchise: Washington Wizards · 382 games · 1981-82 to 1987-88
Draft1981
1Round
11Overall pick
Selected by Washington Wizards · from Wake Forest
Career highsSingle season
12.5PPG · 1982-83 · WAS
2.6RPG · 1982-83 · WAS
8.1APG · 1982-83 · WAS
10.4PER · 1988-89 · HOU
0.6Win shares · 1988-89 · HOU
Position rank1993-94
#26PPG rank
#29PER rank
#28Win shares rank
Point GuardPosition
Among 29 Point Guard players with 41+ games

Career by team

Houston Rockets
1988-89 - 1988-89 · 1 seasons
4.4 PPG 1.2 RPG 2.7 APG
67 games
Washington Wizards
1981-82 - 1987-88 · 7 seasons
10.4 PPG 2.0 RPG 5.1 APG
382 games

Stats by season

SeasonTeamGGSMIN PTSREBASTSTLBLK FG%3P%FT%PERWS
1981-82 WAS 79 29 25.7 10.7 1.9 4.8 1.0 0.1 41.4 21.5 75.0 - -
1982-83 WAS 68 65 34.2 12.5 2.6 8.1 1.6 0.1 40.8 23.0 75.1 - -
1983-84 WAS 82 81 32.8 12.0 2.2 6.9 1.2 0.1 46.7 25.6 74.2 - -
1984-85 WAS 46 1 20.1 9.3 1.4 3.1 0.9 0.1 48.9 35.3 75.0 - -
1985-86 WAS 14 9 28.7 12.6 2.0 5.4 0.8 0.1 44.8 0.0 70.4 - -
1986-87 WAS 18 10 22.2 8.5 1.7 3.2 1.2 0.0 46.1 0.0 71.4 - -
1987-88 WAS 75 17 16.8 7.4 1.6 2.5 0.9 0.1 43.4 11.1 81.2 - -
1988-89 HOU 67 0 13.1 4.4 1.2 2.7 0.6 0.0 44.3 16.7 80.6 10.4 0.6
1992-93 NBA 77 0 14.6 4.3 1.5 2.4 0.8 0.1 43.6 8.3 77.6 - -
1993-94 NBA 70 5 12.5 4.6 1.2 2.1 0.6 0.0 44.8 16.7 78.3 - -

Transfers & team changes

Derived from season-by-season team membership.

Date Move
Jul 1988 Washington Wizards Houston Rockets

All entries are season change.

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Born on November 23

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About Frank Johnson

Franklin Lenard Johnson is an American former professional basketball player and coach. He played ten seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for the Washington Bullets, Houston Rockets and Phoenix Suns.