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Retired#27Forward1970–1981#339 all-time in points

John Johnson

John Johnson scored 11,200 points in 869 games, 339th on the all-time list. His best scoring season was 1971-72 at 17.0 points a game. He earned 3 RimBlaze badges.

Height / Weight6′ 7″ / 200 lb
Age79
PositionForward
BornOct 18, 1947
HometownCarthage, Mississippi
Experience1970–1981
CollegeUniversity of Iowa
Draft1970 · round 1, pick 7
High schoolMessmer High School Wisconsin, Wisconsin
TeamsCleveland Cavaliers 1970–1972Portland Trail Blazers 1973–1975Houston Rockets 1975–1977Seattle SuperSonics 1977–1981
Career points
11,200
869 games · 12.9 per game
Triple-doubles
—
Counted since 1996-97, when NBA.com game logs begin
All-time points
#339
Also 202nd in assists, 311th in rebounds
NBA dataCareer 1970–1981. Game-by-game feats count games since 1996-97, when NBA.com game logs begin.
0 rare
LOGO RANGE · 30 FT HALF COURT · 47 FT
No rare buckets tracked in 1981-82.

1981-82 season

SEA · 14 games
Points594.2 per game
Rebounds1.318 total
Assists2.129 total
Triple-doubles—— double-doubles
40-point games00 big nights
Rare buckets0Logo 3s, buzzer-beaters, daggers

Player’s Vault

3 badges earned
0Unicorn
0Rare Air
3Legend
  • ×2LegendSeasonAll-Star1970-71, 1971-72
  • LegendCareer10,000 points11,200 points
  • LegendCareerChampionship ring1 ring · 1978-79

John Johnson career arc

By season · tap a barSelected seasonPeak: 1971-72 · 17.0 points per game

John Johnson milestones

Career · regular season
11,200 career points
Retired 339th on the all-time scoring list.
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Career marks
Points11,200Past 10,000 · 339th all-time
Rebounds4,778Past 2,500 · 311th all-time
Assists3,285Past 2,500 · 202nd all-time

John Johnson career highs

Game logs begin in 1996-97, after his career

Biggest nights

Ranked by rarity
No big nights yet.

Deepest makes

0 rare buckets tracked
No rare buckets tracked yet.

John Johnson stats by season

Regular season · tap a row
SeasonTeamGPPTSPPGRPGAPGFG%3P%FT%3PMTDDDRare
1981-82SEA14594.21.32.1.489—.7500———
1980-81SEA8091911.54.53.9.431.000.8080———
1979-80SEA8191511.35.35.2.488—.8010———
1978-79SEA8290211.05.04.4.434—.760————
1977-78SEA/HOU7781710.64.02.7.415—.751————
1976-77HOU797329.33.42.1.458—.712————
1975-76POR/HOU767529.94.42.9.453—.774————
1974-75POR801,29016.16.33.0.487—.784————
1973-74POR691,13016.47.54.1.464—.812————
1972-73CLE821,18314.46.73.8.430—.734————
1971-72CLE821,39117.07.75.1.433—.785————
1970-71CLE671,11016.66.84.8.422—.805————
Career12 seasons86911,20012.95.53.8.446.000.7790——0

John Johnson splits

Career · points per game
No game-by-game logs for his career. NBA.com’s logs begin in 1996-97.

How he scores

Share of points · rare bucket mix
Career
Twos
82%
Threes
0%
Free throws
18%

Every big night · 0

No big nights yet.

Quick answers

John Johnson facts
How many career points did John Johnson score?

John Johnson scored 11,200 career regular-season points in 869 games, 12.9 per game, which ranks 339th all-time.

What was John Johnson’s best season?

His best scoring season was 1971-72 with CLE: 17.0 points, 7.7 rebounds and 5.1 assists per game.

Where is John Johnson from?

John Johnson is from Carthage, Mississippi. He played high school ball at Messmer High School in Wisconsin, Wisconsin. He played college ball at University of Iowa.

What teams did John Johnson play for?

Cleveland Cavaliers (1970–1972); Portland Trail Blazers (1973–1975); Houston Rockets (1975–1977); Seattle SuperSonics (1977–1981).