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John Johnson
Small Forward ·Oklahoma City Thunder ·NBA ·#27

John Johnson

Age78 BornOct 18, 1947 FromUSA Height201 cm (6'7") Weight91 kg CollegeNorthwest College, Iowa Draft1981 · #69
Career averages
13.0PPG
5.6RPG
3.9APG
724 games · 9 seasons

At a glance

OKC hub
Career snapshot
9Seasons
724Games
9,423Career points
12.0PER average
Most-played franchise: Oklahoma City Thunder · 333 games · 1977-78 to 1981-82
Honors and awards2 total
2×
All-Star Selection1971, 1970
All awards
Career highsSingle season
17.0PPG · 1971-72 · CLE
7.7RPG · 1971-72 · CLE
5.2APG · 1979-80 · OKC
16.8PER · 1973-74 · POR
6.2Win shares · 1974-75 · POR
Draft1981
3Round
69Overall pick
Selected by Boston Celtics · from Northwest College, Iowa
Position rank1980-81
#9PPG rank
#13PER rank
#12Win shares rank
Small ForwardPosition
Among 18 Small Forward players with 41+ games

Career by team

Oklahoma City Thunder
1977-78 - 1981-82 · 5 seasons
10.8 PPG 4.6 RPG 4.0 APG
333 games
Houston Rockets
1977-78 - 1977-78 · 1 seasons
4.0 PPG 3.0 RPG 1.0 APG
1 games
Portland Trail Blazers
1973-74 - 1974-75 · 2 seasons
16.2 PPG 6.9 RPG 3.5 APG
149 games
Cleveland Cavaliers
1971-72 - 1972-73 · 2 seasons
15.7 PPG 7.2 RPG 4.5 APG
164 games

Stats by season

SeasonTeamGGSMIN PTSREBASTSTLBLK FG%3P%FT%PERWS
1971-72 CLE 82 0 37.1 17.0 7.7 5.1 0.0 0.0 43.3 0.0 78.5 15.4 4.6
1972-73 CLE 82 0 34.3 14.4 6.7 3.8 0.0 0.0 43.0 0.0 73.4 13.8 4.3
1973-74 POR 69 0 33.1 16.4 7.5 4.1 1.0 0.4 46.4 0.0 81.2 16.8 4.0
1974-75 POR 80 0 31.8 16.1 6.3 3.0 0.9 0.5 48.7 0.0 78.4 16.7 6.2
1977-78 NBA 77 0 23.7 10.6 4.0 2.7 0.6 0.2 41.5 0.0 75.1 - -
1977-78 HOU 1 0 11.0 4.0 3.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 25.0 0.0 66.7 -2.6 -0.1
1977-78 OKC 76 0 23.8 10.7 4.0 2.8 0.6 0.3 41.6 0.0 75.3 - -
1978-79 OKC 82 82 29.1 11.0 5.0 4.4 0.7 0.3 43.4 0.0 76.0 - -
1979-80 OKC 81 0 31.3 11.3 5.3 5.2 0.9 0.4 48.8 0.0 80.1 - -
1980-81 OKC 80 0 29.1 11.5 4.5 3.9 0.7 0.3 43.1 0.0 80.8 - -
1981-82 OKC 14 1 13.4 4.2 1.3 2.1 0.3 0.2 48.9 0.0 75.0 - -

Transfers & team changes

Derived from season-by-season team membership.

Date Move Type Notes
Jul 1978 Houston Rockets Oklahoma City Thunder season change
Oct 1977 Portland Trail Blazers Houston Rockets offseason From 1974-75 to 1977-78
Jul 1973 Cleveland Cavaliers Portland Trail Blazers season change

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About John Johnson

John Howard Getty "J. J." Johnson was an American professional basketball player. He played college basketball for the Iowa Hawkeyes.