Gus Johnson
- Seasons
- 1963-64 to 1972-73
- Position
- F-C
- Height
- 6′6″
- Weight
- 230 lb
- Born
- Dec 13, 1938
- College
- Boise State, Idaho
- Draft
- 1963, round 2, pick 11
1Championships
4All-League teams
5All-Star selections
Career advanced
- PER
- 16.7
- True shooting
- .476
- Effective FG
- .448
- Usage rate
- 19.4
- Win shares
- 36.7
- WS per 48
- .084
- Box plus/minus
- –
- VORP
- –
- Best season, WS
- 7.2
- Best season, BPM
- –
- MVP vote shares
- 0.03
- Finals appearances
- 1
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1963-64 | BAL | 25 | 78 | 2,847 | 16.3 | .460 | .430 | – | 1.0 | 2.5 | 3.5 | .060 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1964-65 | BAL | 26 | 76 | 2,899 | 16.6 | .457 | .418 | – | 1.3 | 0.8 | 2.2 | .036 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1965-66 | BAL | 27 | 41 | 1,284 | 17.4 | .458 | .413 | – | 0.4 | 1.3 | 1.6 | .060 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1966-67 | BAL | 28 | 73 | 2,626 | 17.6 | .489 | .450 | – | 2.7 | 2.3 | 5.0 | .092 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1967-68 | BAL | 29 | 60 | 2,271 | 17.1 | .497 | .467 | – | 2.3 | 3.0 | 5.3 | .112 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1968-69 | BAL | 30 | 49 | 1,671 | 17.5 | .499 | .459 | – | 2.2 | 3.0 | 5.1 | .148 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1969-70 | BAL | 31 | 78 | 2,919 | 16.3 | .483 | .451 | – | 0.9 | 5.0 | 5.9 | .097 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1970-71 | BAL | 32 | 66 | 2,538 | 18.9 | .494 | .453 | – | 2.2 | 5.0 | 7.2 | .136 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1971-72 | BAL | 33 | 39 | 668 | 12.2 | .420 | .383 | – | -0.8 | 0.9 | 0.1 | .007 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1972-73 | PHO | 34 | 21 | 417 | 11.6 | .414 | .381 | – | -0.5 | 0.3 | -0.2 | -0.020 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1972-73 ABA | INA | 34 | 50 | 753 | 13.4 | .471 | .448 | 19.4 | -0.3 | 1.3 | 1.0 | .066 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
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.