Forward · Washington Wizards
Gus Johnson
Age 90 · USA · 198 cm (6'6") · 104 kg · Born Dec 13, 1935 · Idaho
16.3 PPG
12.2 RPG
2.6 APG
442 games
8 seasons
Career snapshot
8seasons
442games
7,225career pts
0.0PER (avg)
Most-played franchise:
Washington Wizards
· 421 games · 1963-64–1971-72
Position rank · 1969-70
#9PPG rank
#25PER rank
#24WS rank
Among 49 Forward players (min. 41 games)
Career highs (single season)
PPG
19.1
1967-68 · WAS
RPG
13.9
1969-70 · WAS
APG
3.6
1964-65 · WAS
Draft
1963
Round 2 ·
Pick 10
from Idaho
Honors & awards
2×
All-Defense Team
1970, 1969
4×
All-NBA Team
1970, 1969, 1965, 1964
5×
All-Star Selection
1970, 1969, 1968, 1967, 1964
1×
All-Rookie Team
1963
Stats by season
| Season | Team | G | GS | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG% | 3P% | FT% | PER | WS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1963-64 | WAS | 78 | 0 | 36.5 | 17.3 | 13.6 | 2.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 43.0 | 0.0 | 65.8 | — | — |
| 1964-65 | WAS | 76 | 0 | 38.1 | 18.6 | 13.0 | 3.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 41.8 | 0.0 | 67.6 | — | — |
| 1965-66 | WAS | 41 | 0 | 31.3 | 16.5 | 13.3 | 2.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 41.3 | 0.0 | 73.6 | — | — |
| 1967-68 | WAS | 60 | 0 | 37.9 | 19.1 | 13.0 | 2.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 46.7 | 0.0 | 66.7 | — | — |
| 1968-69 | WAS | 49 | 0 | 34.1 | 17.9 | 11.6 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 45.9 | 0.0 | 71.7 | — | — |
| 1969-70 | WAS | 78 | 0 | 37.4 | 17.3 | 13.9 | 3.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 45.1 | 0.0 | 72.4 | — | — |
| 1971-72 | WAS | 39 | 0 | 17.1 | 6.4 | 5.8 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 38.3 | 0.0 | 68.3 | — | — |
| 1972-73 | NBA | 21 | 0 | 19.9 | 7.8 | 6.5 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 38.1 | 0.0 | 69.4 | — | — |
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About Gus Johnson
Gus "Honeycomb" Johnson Jr. was an American professional basketball player in the National Basketball Association (NBA) and American Basketball Association (ABA). A 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m), 235-pound (107 kg) forward who occasionally played center, Johnson spent nine seasons with the Baltimore Bullets before he split his final campaign between the Phoenix Suns and Indiana Pacers, where he won the ABA championship in his final game. Johnson did not come into the NBA until he was almost 25-years old. He was a five-time NBA All-Star by age 33, before chronic knee issues took their toll late in his car