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Rich Johnson

Center  at Boston Celtics
Age79
NationalityUSA
Height201 cm (6'7")
Weight95 kg
BornDec 18, 1946
CollegeGrambling State University
Career
4.6PPG
2.7RPG
0.4APG
96 games · 2 seasons

Career snapshot

2seasons
96games
445career pts
9.8PER (avg)
Most-played franchise: Boston Celtics · 96 games · 1968-69–1969-70

Position rank · 1969-70

#21PPG rank
#16PER rank
#15WS rank
Among 27 Center players (min. 41 games)

Career highs (single season)

PPG 5.8 1969-70 · BOS
RPG 3.2 1969-70 · BOS
APG 0.5 1969-70 · BOS
PER 10.5 1969-70 · BOS
WS 1.2 1969-70 · BOS

Draft

1968
Round 4 · Pick 46
by Boston Celtics
from Grambling State University

Career by team

Boston Celtics
1968-69 – 1969-70 · 2 seasons
4.6 PPG 2.7 RPG 0.4 APG
96 games

Stats by season

SeasonTeamGGSMIN PTSREBASTSTLBLK FG%3P%FT%PERWS
1968-69 BOS 31 0 5.3 2.2 1.7 0.2 0.0 0.0 38.2 0.0 47.8 9.0 0.1
1969-70 BOS 65 0 13.8 5.8 3.2 0.5 0.0 0.0 46.3 0.0 65.7 10.5 1.2

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Born on December 18

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About Rich Johnson

Richard Lewis Johnson was an American professional basketball player.