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Retired#20Forward1959–1972#280 all-time in points

Johnny Green

Johnny Green scored 12,281 points in 1,057 games, 280th on the all-time list. His best scoring season was 1962-63 at 18.1 points a game. He earned 2 RimBlaze badges.

Height / Weight6′ 5″ / 200 lb
Age92
PositionForward
BornDec 8, 1933
HometownDayton, Ohio
Experience1959–1972
CollegeMichigan State University
Draft1959 · round 1, pick 5
High schoolDunbar High School Ohio, Ohio
TeamsNew York Knicks 1959–1965Baltimore Bullets 1965–1966PHL 1967–1968San Diego Rockets 1967–1967Cincinnati Royals 1969–1971Kansas City Kings 1972–1972
Career points
12,281
1,057 games · 11.6 per game
Triple-doubles
—
Counted since 1996-97, when NBA.com game logs begin
All-time points
#280
Also 706th in assists, 57th in rebounds
NBA dataCareer 1959–1972. 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 1972-73.

1972-73 season

KCK · 66 games
Points4697.1 per game
Rebounds5.5361 total
Assists0.959 total
Triple-doubles—— double-doubles
40-point games00 big nights
Rare buckets0Logo 3s, buzzer-beaters, daggers

Player’s Vault

2 badges earned
0Unicorn
0Rare Air
2Legend
  • ×4LegendSeasonAll-Star1961-62, 1962-63, 1964-65, 1970-71
  • LegendCareer10,000 points12,281 points

Johnny Green career arc

By season · tap a barSelected seasonPeak: 1962-63 · 18.1 points per game

Johnny Green milestones

Career · regular season
12,281 career points
Retired 280th on the all-time scoring list.
5K10K15K20K
Career marks
Points12,281Past 10,000 · 280th all-time
Rebounds9,083Past 7,500 · 57th all-time

Johnny Green 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.

Johnny Green stats by season

Regular season · tap a row
SeasonTeamGPPTSPPGRPGAPGFG%3P%FT%3PMTDDDRare
1972-73KCK664697.15.50.9.599—.679————
1971-72CIN828039.86.81.5.569—.564————
1970-71CIN751,25216.78.71.2.587—.617————
1969-70CIN781,21615.610.81.4.559—.592————
1968-69PHL743494.74.50.6.518—.456————
1967-68PHL/SDR777599.97.11.0.459—.471————
1966-67BLT615028.26.50.9.465—.464————
1965-66BLT/NYK7991811.68.21.4.536—.521————
1964-65NYK7885711.07.01.7.469—.548————
1963-64NYK801,15914.510.02.0.470—.497————
1962-63NYK801,44418.112.11.9.462—.638————
1961-62NYK801,27515.913.32.4.436—.601————
1960-61NYK7879710.210.71.2.430—.522————
1959-60NYK694817.07.80.8.447—.406————
Career14 seasons1,05712,28111.68.61.4.493—.5530——0

Johnny Green 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
81%
Threes
0%
Free throws
19%

Every big night · 0

No big nights yet.

Quick answers

Johnny Green facts
How many career points did Johnny Green score?

Johnny Green scored 12,281 career regular-season points in 1,057 games, 11.6 per game, which ranks 280th all-time.

What was Johnny Green’s best season?

His best scoring season was 1962-63 with NYK: 18.1 points, 12.1 rebounds and 1.9 assists per game.

Where is Johnny Green from?

Johnny Green is from Dayton, Ohio. He played high school ball at Dunbar High School in Ohio, Ohio. He played college ball at Michigan State University.

What teams did Johnny Green play for?

New York Knicks (1959–1965); Baltimore Bullets (1965–1966); PHL (1967–1968); San Diego Rockets (1967–1967); Cincinnati Royals (1969–1971); Kansas City Kings (1972–1972).