George T. Johnson
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Personal information | |
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Born | power forward | December 18, 1948
Number | 52, 43 |
Career history | |
1972–1977 | Golden State Warriors |
1977 | Buffalo Braves |
1977–1980 | New Jersey Nets |
1980–1982 | San Antonio Spurs |
1982–1983 | Atlanta Hawks |
1984–1985 | New Jersey Nets |
1985–1986 | Seattle SuperSonics |
Career highlights and awards | |
Career statistics | |
Points | 4,369 (4.8 ppg) |
Rebounds | 5,887 (6.5 rpg) |
Blocks | 2,082 (2.5 bpg) |
Stats at NBA.com | |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
George Thomas Johnson (born December 18, 1948) is an American retired professional
Johnson was a key reserve on the Warriors team that won the
Johnson recorded the first
In 1981–82, Johnson started 62 games for the Spurs, helping them win the Midwest Division championship and reach the Western Conference finals. After San Antonio was swept by the eventual champion Los Angeles Lakers in a series in which Johnson was badly outplayed by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Spurs coach Stan Albeck determined the team was seriously deficient in the low post. Albeck sought a premier center, and got it by trading for Chicago Bulls All-Star Artis Gilmore, signaling the end of Johnson's time in San Antonio.
Inspired by his teammate Rick Barry, Johnson shot his free throws underhanded.[3]
NBA career statistics
GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
FG% | Field goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field goal percentage | FT% | Free throw percentage |
RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | Bold | Career high |
† | Won an NBA championship | * | Led the league |
Regular season
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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1972–73 | Golden State | 56 | – | 6.2 | .410 | – | .412 | 2.5 | 0.1 | – | – | 1.6 |
1973–74 | Golden State | 66 | – | 19.6 | .483 | – | .551 | 7.9 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 1.9 | 6.1 |
1974–75† | Golden State | 82 | – | 17.5 | .476 | – | .659 | 7.0 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 1.7 | 4.4 |
1975–76 | Golden State | 82 | – | 21.3 | .484 | – | .673 | 7.6 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 2.1 | 4.9 |
1976–77 | Golden State | 39 | – | 15.3 | .487 | – | .806 | 5.4 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 1.9 | 4.4 |
1976–77 | Buffalo | 39 | – | 27.1 | .448 | – | .687 | 10.3 | 2.0 | 0.6 | 2.7 | 7.6 |
1977–78 | New Jersey | 81 | – | 29.8 | .395 | – | .719 | 9.6 | 1.4 | 1.0 | 3.4* | 8.7 |
1978–79 | New Jersey | 78 | – | 26.4 | .427 | – | .761 | 7.9 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 3.2 | 6.6 |
1979–80 | New Jersey | 81 | – | 26.2 | .457 | .000 | .706 | 7.4 | 2.1 | 0.7 | 3.2 | 7.2 |
1980–81 | San Antonio | 82 | – | 23.6 | .473 | – | .734 | 7.3 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 3.4* | 5.0 |
1981–82 | San Antonio | 75 | 62 | 21.0 | .467 | – | .672 | 6.1 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 3.1* | 3.0 |
1982–83 | Atlanta | 37 | 0 | 12.5 | .439 | – | .737 | 3.2 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 1.6 | 1.7 |
1984–85 | New Jersey | 65 | 0 | 12.3 | .532 | 1.000 | .815 | 2.8 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 1.2 | 1.6 |
1985–86 | Seattle | 41 | 0 | 6.4 | .522 | – | .688 | 1.5 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.9 | 0.9 |
Career | 904 | 62 | 20.0 | .451 | .500 | .694 | 6.5 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 2.5 | 4.8 |
Playoffs
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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1973
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Golden State | 9 | – | 5.0 | .400 | – | .250 | 1.6 | 0.3 | – | – | 1.4 |
1975 †
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Golden State | 17 | – | 18.9 | .571 | – | .593 | 7.4 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 2.4 | 5.2 |
1976
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Golden State | 13 | – | 20.1 | .574 | – | .737 | 6.7 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 1.8 | 5.8 |
1979
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New Jersey | 2 | – | 35.0 | .667 | – | .333 | 12.5 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 3.5 | 14.5 |
1981
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San Antonio | 7 | – | 23.6 | .462 | – | .700 | 9.0 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 2.3 | 4.4 |
1982
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San Antonio | 9 | – | 19.4 | .500 | – | .600 | 5.1 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 1.7 | 1.2 |
1983
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Atlanta | 1 | 0 | 4.0 | – | – | – | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Career | 59 | 0 | 17.7 | .551 | – | .618 | 6.1 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 2.0 | 4.2 |
See also
- List of National Basketball Association career blocks leaders
- List of National Basketball Association annual blocks leaders
- List of National Basketball Association players with most rebounds in a game
- List of National Basketball Association players with most blocks in a game
References
- ^ "George Johnson posted 15 points versus the Washington Bullets on March 26, 1978. StatMuse". statmuse. statmuse. Retrieved 15 August 2018.
- ^ New Jersey Nets at Washington Bullets Box Score, March 26, 1978 | Basketball-Reference.com
- ^ O'Connor, Ian (June 3, 1995), "Barry Cries Foul Has Underhanded Plan For Shaq", New York Daily News[permanent dead link]