Dennis Johnson
- Seasons
- 1976-77 to 1989-90
- Position
- G
- Height
- 6′4″
- Weight
- 185 lb
- Born
- Sep 18, 1954
- College
- Harbor College, Pepperdine
- Draft
- 1976, round 2, pick 29
3Championships
2All-League teams
5All-Star selections
Career advanced
- PER
- 14.6
- True shooting
- .511
- Effective FG
- .449
- Usage rate
- 20.1
- Win shares
- 82.7
- WS per 48
- .110
- Box plus/minus
- 0.7
- VORP
- 24.6
- Best season, WS
- 8.4
- Best season, BPM
- 2.6
- MVP vote shares
- 0.08
- Finals appearances
- 6
League-leading seasons: 0 scoring, 0 rebounding, 0 assists, 0 steals, 0 blocks (per game, minimum 70% of team games).
Advanced by season
| Season | Team | Age | G | MP | PER | TS% | eFG% | USG% | OWS | DWS | WS | WS/48 | OBPM | DBPM | BPM | VORP | ORtg | DRtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976-77 | SEA | 22 | 81 | 1,667 | 16.7 | .541 | .504 | – | 2.2 | 2.3 | 4.5 | .130 | 1.0 | 1.7 | 2.6 | 2.0 | – | 97 |
| 1977-78 | SEA | 23 | 81 | 2,209 | 15.6 | .486 | .417 | 21.1 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 5.8 | .127 | 0.7 | 1.1 | 1.8 | 2.1 | 103 | 99 |
| 1978-79 | SEA | 24 | 80 | 2,717 | 15.0 | .495 | .434 | 21.3 | 2.8 | 3.8 | 6.6 | .116 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 1.5 | 2.4 | 103 | 101 |
| 1979-80 | SEA | 25 | 81 | 2,937 | 15.9 | .489 | .426 | 24.2 | 3.0 | 4.4 | 7.4 | .120 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 2.5 | 104 | 102 |
| 1980-81 | PHO | 26 | 79 | 2,615 | 17.0 | .516 | .441 | 24.6 | 4.0 | 4.4 | 8.4 | .154 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 1.8 | 2.5 | 108 | 100 |
| 1981-82 | PHO | 27 | 80 | 2,937 | 16.7 | .540 | .473 | 23.6 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 8.1 | .132 | 1.2 | 0.1 | 1.3 | 2.5 | 108 | 104 |
| 1982-83 | PHO | 28 | 77 | 2,551 | 14.8 | .534 | .465 | 19.6 | 3.0 | 3.6 | 6.6 | .125 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 1.9 | 106 | 102 |
| 1983-84 | BOS | 29 | 80 | 2,665 | 12.8 | .515 | .440 | 18.4 | 2.5 | 3.2 | 5.7 | .102 | -0.5 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 1.4 | 107 | 106 |
| 1984-85 | BOS | 30 | 80 | 2,976 | 14.4 | .522 | .466 | 19.3 | 3.5 | 2.8 | 6.4 | .103 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 1.8 | 109 | 109 |
| 1985-86 | BOS | 31 | 78 | 2,732 | 14.7 | .509 | .458 | 20.5 | 3.0 | 3.7 | 6.7 | .118 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1.8 | 107 | 104 |
| 1986-87 | BOS | 32 | 79 | 2,933 | 13.2 | .499 | .448 | 18.0 | 2.5 | 2.6 | 5.2 | .085 | -0.2 | -0.1 | -0.4 | 1.2 | 107 | 109 |
| 1987-88 | BOS | 33 | 77 | 2,670 | 14.0 | .520 | .446 | 18.1 | 3.4 | 1.7 | 5.0 | .091 | 0.7 | -0.6 | 0.1 | 1.4 | 110 | 111 |
| 1988-89 | BOS | 34 | 72 | 2,309 | 11.5 | .498 | .440 | 16.2 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 2.5 | .051 | -1.4 | -0.3 | -1.7 | 0.2 | 103 | 111 |
| 1989-90 | BOS | 35 | 75 | 2,036 | 12.4 | .495 | .435 | 13.5 | 2.0 | 1.8 | 3.8 | .089 | -0.9 | 0.5 | -0.3 | 0.9 | 110 | 109 |
What these mean
- TS%
- True shooting: scoring efficiency counting twos, threes and free throws together.
- eFG%
- Effective field goal %: field goal % with threes weighted 1.5x.
- USG%
- Usage rate: share of team plays a player finished while on the floor (from 1977-78).
- PER
- Player efficiency rating: per-minute production, league average is 15.
- WS
- Win shares: wins a player produced, split into offense (OWS) and defense (DWS).
- WS/48
- Win shares per 48 minutes; about .100 is league average.
- BPM
- Box plus/minus: points per 100 possessions above an average player (from 1973-74).
- VORP
- Value over replacement player: BPM converted to total value over a bench-level player (from 1973-74).
- ORtg / DRtg
- Points produced and allowed per 100 possessions.
Estimated plus-minus (EPM) is a proprietary Dunks & Threes metric and isn't included.