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Center ·Houston Rockets ·NBA ·#6

George Johnson

Age79 BornJun 19, 1947 FromUSA Height211 cm (6'11") Weight111 kg CollegeStephen F. Austin Draft1970 · #9
Career averages
6.2PPG
5.9RPG
1.3APG
1,253 games · 12 seasons

At a glance

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Career snapshot
12Seasons
1,253Games
7,802Career points
12.6PER average
Most-played franchise: Brooklyn Nets · 305 games · 1977-78 to 1984-85
Honors and awards1 total
1×
All-Defense Team1980
All awards
Career highsSingle season
13.0PPG · 1983-84 · IND
9.6RPG · 1977-78 · BKN
2.7APG · 1982-83 · IND
17.4PER · 1980-81 · IND
4.5Win shares · 1980-81 · SAS
Draft1970
1Round
9Overall pick
From Stephen F. Austin
Position rank1985-86
#64PPG rank
#65PER rank
#64Win shares rank
CenterPosition
Among 65 Center players with 41+ games

Career by team

Oklahoma City Thunder
1985-86 - 1985-86 · 1 seasons
0.9 PPG 1.5 RPG 0.3 APG
41 games
Washington Wizards
1985-86 - 1985-86 · 1 seasons
2.0 PPG 1.0 RPG 0.0 APG
2 games
Brooklyn Nets
1977-78 - 1984-85 · 4 seasons
6.3 PPG 7.1 RPG 1.3 APG
305 games
Philadelphia 76ers
1984-85 - 1984-85 · 1 seasons
4.8 PPG 3.0 RPG 0.7 APG
55 games
Indiana Pacers
1980-81 - 1983-84 · 4 seasons
10.4 PPG 5.7 RPG 2.0 APG
265 games
Atlanta Hawks
1982-83 - 1982-83 · 1 seasons
1.7 PPG 3.2 RPG 0.5 APG
37 games
San Antonio Spurs
1980-81 - 1981-82 · 2 seasons
4.0 PPG 6.7 RPG 1.1 APG
157 games
Denver Nuggets
1979-80 - 1979-80 · 1 seasons
10.2 PPG 7.8 RPG 2.1 APG
75 games
Milwaukee Bucks
1978-79 - 1978-79 · 1 seasons
6.2 PPG 5.4 RPG 1.2 APG
67 games
Golden State Warriors
1972-73 - 1974-75 · 3 seasons
4.2 PPG 6.1 RPG 0.7 APG
204 games
Houston Rockets
1972-73 - 1973-74 · 2 seasons
2.2 PPG 2.3 RPG 0.3 APG
45 games

Stats by season

SeasonTeamGGSMIN PTSREBASTSTLBLK FG%3P%FT%PERWS
1972-73 HOU 19 0 8.9 2.3 2.4 0.2 0.0 0.0 51.3 0.0 75.0 8.0 0.3
1972-73 GSW 56 0 6.2 1.6 2.5 0.1 0.0 0.0 41.0 0.0 41.2 10.1 0.3
1973-74 GSW 66 0 19.6 6.1 7.9 1.1 0.5 1.9 48.3 0.0 55.1 15.9 3.4
1973-74 HOU 26 0 9.2 2.1 2.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 45.1 0.0 47.1 8.4 0.1
1974-75 GSW 82 0 17.5 4.4 7.0 0.8 0.4 1.7 47.6 0.0 65.9 14.4 3.6
1977-78 BKN 81 0 29.8 8.7 9.6 1.4 1.0 3.4 39.5 0.0 71.9 - -
1978-79 MIL 67 0 17.3 6.2 5.4 1.2 1.1 0.7 48.2 0.0 71.8 14.0 2.5
1978-79 BKN 78 0 26.4 6.6 7.9 1.1 0.9 3.2 42.7 0.0 76.1 - -
1979-80 DEN 75 0 25.8 10.2 7.8 2.1 1.1 0.9 47.6 22.2 78.3 15.0 3.8
1979-80 BKN 81 0 26.2 7.2 7.4 2.1 0.7 3.2 45.7 0.0 70.6 - -
1980-81 IND 43 19 21.6 10.6 6.5 2.0 1.1 0.5 46.2 0.0 76.2 17.4 2.2
1980-81 SAS 82 82 23.6 5.0 7.3 1.1 0.6 3.4 47.3 0.0 73.4 13.5 4.5
1981-82 IND 59 4 12.2 5.1 3.7 0.7 0.6 0.4 41.2 0.0 75.0 12.3 0.6
1981-82 SAS 75 62 21.0 3.0 6.1 1.1 0.3 3.1 46.7 0.0 67.2 10.6 2.5
1982-83 ATL 37 0 12.5 1.7 3.2 0.5 0.3 1.6 43.9 0.0 73.7 10.8 1.0
1982-83 IND 82 64 28.0 11.6 6.6 2.7 0.9 0.6 47.7 18.4 73.3 12.7 1.0
1983-84 IND 81 20 25.6 13.0 5.7 2.4 1.0 0.6 46.5 23.4 82.6 15.3 3.2
1984-85 BKN 65 0 12.3 1.6 2.8 0.3 0.3 1.2 53.2 100.0 81.5 - -
1984-85 PHI 55 3 13.7 4.8 3.0 0.7 0.6 0.3 40.7 10.0 87.5 9.9 0.7
1985-86 OKC 41 0 6.4 0.9 1.5 0.3 0.1 0.9 52.2 0.0 68.8 - -
1985-86 WAS 2 0 3.5 2.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 33.3 0.0 100.0 - -

Transfers & team changes

Derived from season-by-season team membership.

Date Move Type Notes
Oct 1985 Oklahoma City Thunder Washington Wizards mid season trade From 1985-86 to 1985-86
Jul 1985 Brooklyn Nets Washington Wizards season change
Jul 1985 Brooklyn Nets Oklahoma City Thunder season change
Jul 1985 Philadelphia 76ers Washington Wizards season change
Jul 1985 Philadelphia 76ers Oklahoma City Thunder season change
Oct 1984 Brooklyn Nets Philadelphia 76ers mid season trade From 1984-85 to 1984-85
Jul 1984 Indiana Pacers Philadelphia 76ers season change
Jul 1984 Indiana Pacers Brooklyn Nets season change
Jul 1983 Atlanta Hawks Indiana Pacers season change
Jul 1982 San Antonio Spurs Atlanta Hawks season change
Jul 1982 Indiana Pacers Atlanta Hawks season change
Jul 1981 San Antonio Spurs Indiana Pacers season change
Jul 1981 Indiana Pacers San Antonio Spurs season change
Jul 1980 Brooklyn Nets San Antonio Spurs season change
Jul 1980 Brooklyn Nets Indiana Pacers season change
Jul 1980 Denver Nuggets San Antonio Spurs season change
Jul 1980 Denver Nuggets Indiana Pacers season change
Oct 1979 Denver Nuggets Brooklyn Nets mid season trade From 1979-80 to 1979-80
Jul 1979 Milwaukee Bucks Brooklyn Nets season change
Jul 1979 Milwaukee Bucks Denver Nuggets season change

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