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Steve Johnson

Center  at Sacramento Kings
Age68
NationalityUSA
Height208 cm (6'10")
Weight107 kg
BornNov 3, 1957
CollegeOregon State
Career
11.2PPG
5.4RPG
1.2APG
732 games · 10 seasons

Career snapshot

10seasons
732games
8,219career pts
9.4PER (avg)
Most-played franchise: Sacramento Kings · 207 games · 1981-82–1983-84

Position rank · 1988-89

#28PPG rank
#25PER rank
#30WS rank
Among 70 Center players (min. 41 games)

Career highs (single season)

PPG 16.8 1986-87 · POR
RPG 7.2 1986-87 · POR
APG 2.0 1986-87 · POR
PER 16.8 1985-86 · SAS
WS 4.9 1985-86 · SAS

Draft

1981
Round 1 · Pick 7
from Oregon State

Honors & awards

1×
All-Star Selection
1987

Career by team

Golden State Warriors
1990-91 – 1990-91 · 1 seasons
3.8 PPG 2.4 RPG 0.7 APG
24 games
Minnesota Timberwolves
1989-90 – 1989-90 · 1 seasons
0.0 PPG 0.8 RPG 0.3 APG
4 games
Oklahoma City Thunder
1989-90 – 1989-90 · 1 seasons
5.6 PPG 2.4 RPG 0.8 APG
21 games
Portland Trail Blazers
1986-87 – 1988-89 · 3 seasons
14.0 PPG 6.0 RPG 1.7 APG
194 games
San Antonio Spurs
1985-86 – 1985-86 · 1 seasons
13.8 PPG 6.5 RPG 1.3 APG
71 games
Chicago Bulls
1983-84 – 1984-85 · 2 seasons
9.8 PPG 5.8 RPG 0.8 APG
105 games
Sacramento Kings
1981-82 – 1983-84 · 3 seasons
11.6 PPG 5.3 RPG 1.2 APG
207 games

Stats by season

SeasonTeamGGSMIN PTSREBASTSTLBLK FG%3P%FT%PERWS
1981-82 SAC 78 50 22.3 12.8 5.9 1.2 0.5 1.1 61.3 0.0 64.2 — —
1982-83 SAC 79 21 19.5 11.7 5.0 1.2 0.5 1.1 62.4 0.0 57.4 — —
1983-84 NBA 81 21 18.4 9.5 5.2 1.0 0.5 0.9 55.9 0.0 57.5 — —
1983-84 CHI 31 9 19.2 9.4 5.4 0.6 0.5 0.7 57.1 0.0 58.2 14.2 1.0
1983-84 SAC 50 12 17.9 9.6 5.0 1.3 0.4 1.0 55.3 0.0 57.1 — —
1984-85 CHI 74 54 22.4 10.0 5.9 0.9 0.5 0.8 54.5 0.0 71.8 14.1 3.1
1985-86 SAS 71 55 25.7 13.8 6.5 1.3 0.6 0.9 63.2 0.0 69.4 16.8 4.9
1986-87 POR 79 74 29.7 16.8 7.2 2.0 0.6 1.0 55.6 0.0 69.8 15.1 4.4
1987-88 POR 43 33 24.4 15.4 5.6 1.3 0.4 0.7 52.9 0.0 58.6 14.9 1.3
1988-89 POR 72 11 20.5 10.0 5.0 1.5 0.3 0.6 52.4 0.0 52.7 12.4 1.7
1989-90 NBA 25 0 10.4 4.7 2.1 0.7 0.1 0.2 52.2 0.0 60.0 — —
1989-90 MIN 4 0 4.3 0.0 0.8 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 -21.8 -0.2
1989-90 OKC 21 0 11.5 5.6 2.4 0.8 0.1 0.2 53.3 0.0 60.0 — —
1990-91 GSW 24 8 9.5 3.8 2.4 0.7 0.2 0.2 54.0 0.0 59.5 9.6 0.2

Transfers & team changes

Derived from season-by-season team membership.

Date Move Type Notes
Jul 1990 Minnesota Timberwolves Golden State Warriors season change
Jul 1990 Oklahoma City Thunder Golden State Warriors season change
Oct 1989 Minnesota Timberwolves Oklahoma City Thunder mid season trade From 1989-90 to 1989-90
Jul 1989 Portland Trail Blazers Oklahoma City Thunder season change
Jul 1989 Portland Trail Blazers Minnesota Timberwolves season change
Jul 1986 San Antonio Spurs Portland Trail Blazers season change
Jul 1985 Chicago Bulls San Antonio Spurs season change
Oct 1983 Chicago Bulls Sacramento Kings mid season trade From 1983-84 to 1983-84
Jul 1983 Sacramento Kings Chicago Bulls season change

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About Steve Johnson

Clarence Stephen Johnson is an American former professional basketball player who played in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played the power forward and center positions.