Dennis Wayne Johnson (D.J.)
Position: Guard ▪ Shoots: Right
Height: 6-4 ▪ Weight: 185 lbs.
Born: September 18, 1954 in San Pedro, California
Died: February 22, 2007
High School: Dominguez in Compton, California
College: Pepperdine University
Draft: Seattle SuperSonics, 2nd round (12th pick, 29th overall), 1976 NBA Draft
NBA Debut: October 24, 1976
Hall of Fame: Inducted as Player in 2010 (Full List)
As Coach: 1 Yr, 8-16, .333 W-L% (Full Record)
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| Totals | Shooting | Per Game | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Total | 72 | 72 | 2307 | 277 | 638 | 7 | 50 | 160 | 195 | 31 | 190 | 472 | 94 | 21 | 175 | 211 | 721 | .434 | .140 | .821 | 32.0 | 10.0 | 2.6 | 6.6 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Place | Home | 37 | 37 | 1181 | 153 | 317 | 4 | 25 | 60 | 74 | 11 | 93 | 271 | 58 | 11 | 87 | 99 | 370 | .483 | .160 | .811 | 31.9 | 10.0 | 2.5 | 7.3 |
| Road | 35 | 35 | 1126 | 124 | 321 | 3 | 25 | 100 | 121 | 20 | 97 | 201 | 36 | 10 | 88 | 112 | 351 | .386 | .120 | .826 | 32.2 | 10.0 | 2.8 | 5.7 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| All-Star | Pre | 42 | 42 | 1319 | 150 | 346 | 4 | 26 | 92 | 109 | 21 | 106 | 284 | 46 | 13 | 89 | 126 | 396 | .434 | .154 | .844 | 31.4 | 9.4 | 2.5 | 6.8 |
| Post | 30 | 30 | 988 | 127 | 292 | 3 | 24 | 68 | 86 | 10 | 84 | 188 | 48 | 8 | 86 | 85 | 325 | .435 | .125 | .791 | 32.9 | 10.8 | 2.8 | 6.3 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Result | Win | 37 | 37 | 1185 | 156 | 312 | 3 | 22 | 60 | 74 | 13 | 105 | 262 | 60 | 14 | 86 | 92 | 375 | .500 | .136 | .811 | 32.0 | 10.1 | 2.8 | 7.1 |
| Loss | 35 | 35 | 1122 | 121 | 326 | 4 | 28 | 100 | 121 | 18 | 85 | 210 | 34 | 7 | 89 | 119 | 346 | .371 | .143 | .826 | 32.1 | 9.9 | 2.4 | 6.0 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Month | November | 13 | 13 | 424 | 46 | 100 | 1 | 9 | 33 | 39 | 2 | 29 | 90 | 10 | 2 | 22 | 36 | 126 | .460 | .111 | .846 | 32.6 | 9.7 | 2.2 | 6.9 |
| December | 10 | 10 | 290 | 28 | 66 | 0 | 6 | 14 | 17 | 4 | 22 | 64 | 10 | 4 | 22 | 29 | 70 | .424 | .000 | .824 | 29.0 | 7.0 | 2.2 | 6.4 | |
| January | 15 | 15 | 496 | 67 | 156 | 3 | 10 | 37 | 45 | 15 | 48 | 105 | 18 | 7 | 32 | 52 | 174 | .429 | .300 | .822 | 33.1 | 11.6 | 3.2 | 7.0 | |
| February | 13 | 13 | 385 | 31 | 84 | 0 | 7 | 27 | 31 | 5 | 27 | 81 | 22 | 2 | 29 | 37 | 89 | .369 | .000 | .871 | 29.6 | 6.8 | 2.1 | 6.2 | |
| March | 15 | 15 | 507 | 78 | 168 | 2 | 14 | 32 | 43 | 3 | 43 | 91 | 24 | 4 | 52 | 37 | 190 | .464 | .143 | .744 | 33.8 | 12.7 | 2.9 | 6.1 | |
| April | 6 | 6 | 205 | 27 | 64 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 20 | 2 | 21 | 41 | 10 | 2 | 18 | 20 | 72 | .422 | .250 | .850 | 34.2 | 12.0 | 3.5 | 6.8 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Day | Sunday | 10 | 10 | 316 | 31 | 89 | 0 | 4 | 30 | 33 | 4 | 24 | 68 | 18 | 3 | 25 | 32 | 92 | .348 | .000 | .909 | 31.6 | 9.2 | 2.4 | 6.8 |
| Monday | 5 | 5 | 161 | 23 | 47 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 2 | 15 | 34 | 8 | 1 | 18 | 12 | 56 | .489 | .200 | .818 | 32.2 | 11.2 | 3.0 | 6.8 | |
| Tuesday | 12 | 12 | 415 | 50 | 126 | 1 | 7 | 26 | 33 | 5 | 27 | 63 | 15 | 4 | 23 | 34 | 127 | .397 | .143 | .788 | 34.6 | 10.6 | 2.3 | 5.3 | |
| Wednesday | 16 | 16 | 472 | 49 | 115 | 3 | 12 | 22 | 30 | 6 | 38 | 98 | 23 | 3 | 34 | 47 | 123 | .426 | .250 | .733 | 29.5 | 7.7 | 2.4 | 6.1 | |
| Thursday | 6 | 6 | 178 | 25 | 53 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 3 | 20 | 31 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 19 | 59 | .472 | .333 | .667 | 29.7 | 9.8 | 3.3 | 5.2 | |
| Friday | 18 | 18 | 615 | 82 | 165 | 1 | 16 | 43 | 53 | 10 | 51 | 149 | 26 | 6 | 39 | 50 | 208 | .497 | .063 | .811 | 34.2 | 11.6 | 2.8 | 8.3 | |
| Saturday | 5 | 5 | 150 | 17 | 43 | 0 | 3 | 22 | 23 | 1 | 15 | 29 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 17 | 56 | .395 | .000 | .957 | 30.0 | 11.2 | 3.0 | 5.8 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Role | Starter | 72 | 72 | 2307 | 277 | 638 | 7 | 50 | 160 | 195 | 31 | 190 | 472 | 94 | 21 | 175 | 211 | 721 | .434 | .140 | .821 | 32.0 | 10.0 | 2.6 | 6.6 |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Minutes | 40+ | 4 | 4 | 163 | 28 | 70 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 15 | 25 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 12 | 65 | .400 | .400 | .778 | 40.8 | 16.3 | 3.8 | 6.3 |
| 30-39 | 46 | 46 | 1586 | 197 | 431 | 4 | 34 | 126 | 153 | 21 | 130 | 334 | 66 | 14 | 118 | 140 | 524 | .457 | .118 | .824 | 34.5 | 11.4 | 2.8 | 7.3 | |
| 20-29 | 20 | 20 | 525 | 51 | 133 | 1 | 11 | 27 | 33 | 6 | 42 | 107 | 22 | 6 | 45 | 55 | 130 | .383 | .091 | .818 | 26.3 | 6.5 | 2.1 | 5.4 | |
| 10-19 | 2 | 2 | 33 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 2 | .250 | 16.5 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 3.0 | |||
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Rest | 0 Days | 21 | 21 | 643 | 67 | 167 | 1 | 11 | 49 | 59 | 8 | 64 | 130 | 27 | 5 | 64 | 60 | 184 | .401 | .091 | .831 | 30.6 | 8.8 | 3.0 | 6.2 |
| 1 Day | 30 | 30 | 999 | 135 | 296 | 4 | 24 | 57 | 70 | 13 | 74 | 221 | 48 | 14 | 58 | 87 | 331 | .456 | .167 | .814 | 33.3 | 11.0 | 2.5 | 7.4 | |
| 2 Days | 12 | 12 | 384 | 47 | 104 | 1 | 8 | 34 | 43 | 4 | 24 | 72 | 12 | 2 | 34 | 37 | 129 | .452 | .125 | .791 | 32.0 | 10.8 | 2.0 | 6.0 | |
| 3+ Days | 8 | 8 | 246 | 23 | 66 | 1 | 7 | 18 | 20 | 5 | 24 | 40 | 7 | 0 | 17 | 23 | 65 | .348 | .143 | .900 | 30.8 | 8.1 | 3.0 | 5.0 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Conference | Eastern | 46 | 46 | 1507 | 192 | 427 | 3 | 27 | 113 | 138 | 20 | 124 | 318 | 52 | 10 | 117 | 149 | 500 | .450 | .111 | .819 | 32.8 | 10.9 | 2.7 | 6.9 |
| Western | 26 | 26 | 800 | 85 | 211 | 4 | 23 | 47 | 57 | 11 | 66 | 154 | 42 | 11 | 58 | 62 | 221 | .403 | .174 | .825 | 30.8 | 8.5 | 2.5 | 5.9 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Division | Atlantic | 24 | 24 | 801 | 120 | 247 | 2 | 13 | 53 | 65 | 14 | 68 | 183 | 27 | 6 | 68 | 72 | 295 | .486 | .154 | .815 | 33.4 | 12.3 | 2.8 | 7.6 |
| Central | 22 | 22 | 706 | 72 | 180 | 1 | 14 | 60 | 73 | 6 | 56 | 135 | 25 | 4 | 49 | 77 | 205 | .400 | .071 | .822 | 32.1 | 9.3 | 2.5 | 6.1 | |
| Midwest | 12 | 12 | 356 | 42 | 87 | 2 | 11 | 21 | 26 | 4 | 27 | 53 | 19 | 5 | 25 | 26 | 107 | .483 | .182 | .808 | 29.7 | 8.9 | 2.3 | 4.4 | |
| Pacific | 14 | 14 | 444 | 43 | 124 | 2 | 12 | 26 | 31 | 7 | 39 | 101 | 23 | 6 | 33 | 36 | 114 | .347 | .167 | .839 | 31.7 | 8.1 | 2.8 | 7.2 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Opponent | Atlanta | 4 | 4 | 113 | 13 | 30 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 15 | 3 | 19 | 25 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 9 | 39 | .433 | .000 | .867 | 28.3 | 9.8 | 4.8 | 6.3 |
| Charlotte | 4 | 4 | 96 | 9 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 18 | .429 | .000 | .000 | 24.0 | 4.5 | 2.0 | 4.3 | |
| Chicago | 3 | 3 | 108 | 10 | 26 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 0 | 5 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 32 | .385 | .000 | .857 | 36.0 | 10.7 | 1.7 | 6.3 | |
| Cleveland | 3 | 3 | 91 | 5 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 14 | 22 | .217 | .000 | .923 | 30.3 | 7.3 | 0.3 | 7.0 | |
| Dallas | 2 | 2 | 63 | 8 | 16 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 18 | .500 | .250 | .500 | 31.5 | 9.0 | 2.0 | 5.5 | |
| Denver | 2 | 2 | 43 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 6 | .333 | 1.000 | 21.5 | 3.0 | 2.5 | 4.5 | ||
| Detroit | 4 | 4 | 141 | 13 | 41 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 19 | 1 | 14 | 25 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 19 | 39 | .317 | .000 | .684 | 35.3 | 9.8 | 3.5 | 6.3 | |
| Golden State | 2 | 2 | 77 | 11 | 29 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 28 | .379 | .500 | .667 | 38.5 | 14.0 | 5.0 | 7.5 | |
| Houston | 2 | 2 | 67 | 13 | 23 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 33 | .565 | .000 | 1.000 | 33.5 | 16.5 | 0.0 | 4.0 | |
| Indiana | 4 | 4 | 123 | 17 | 32 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 17 | 42 | .531 | .250 | .778 | 30.8 | 10.5 | 1.0 | 4.5 | |
| LA Clippers | 2 | 2 | 55 | 6 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 14 | .375 | .000 | 1.000 | 27.5 | 7.0 | 2.0 | 6.5 | |
| LA Lakers | 2 | 2 | 59 | 6 | 19 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 14 | .316 | .000 | 1.000 | 29.5 | 7.0 | 2.5 | 7.0 | |
| Miami | 2 | 2 | 67 | 8 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 19 | .500 | .750 | 33.5 | 9.5 | 2.5 | 5.0 | ||
| Milwaukee | 4 | 4 | 130 | 14 | 28 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 27 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 31 | .500 | .000 | 1.000 | 32.5 | 7.8 | 3.3 | 6.8 | |
| New Jersey | 4 | 4 | 134 | 24 | 41 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 15 | 33 | 4 | 1 | 23 | 12 | 54 | .585 | .000 | .750 | 33.5 | 13.5 | 3.8 | 8.3 | |
| New York | 5 | 5 | 172 | 21 | 54 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 19 | 37 | 4 | 0 | 17 | 17 | 51 | .389 | .200 | .727 | 34.4 | 10.2 | 3.8 | 7.4 | |
| Philadelphia | 6 | 6 | 212 | 37 | 73 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 23 | 6 | 15 | 59 | 8 | 3 | 13 | 22 | 94 | .507 | .333 | .826 | 35.3 | 15.7 | 2.5 | 9.8 | |
| Phoenix | 2 | 2 | 62 | 6 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 23 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 18 | .429 | .750 | 31.0 | 9.0 | 2.5 | 11.5 | ||
| Portland | 2 | 2 | 67 | 6 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 19 | .300 | .000 | .875 | 33.5 | 9.5 | 3.5 | 5.0 | |
| Sacramento | 2 | 2 | 61 | 6 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 16 | .429 | .000 | 1.000 | 30.5 | 8.0 | 3.0 | 8.5 | |
| San Antonio | 2 | 2 | 67 | 8 | 17 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 25 | .471 | .200 | .800 | 33.5 | 12.5 | 5.0 | 4.5 | |
| Seattle | 2 | 2 | 63 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 5 | .167 | .000 | 1.000 | 31.5 | 2.5 | 1.0 | 4.5 | |
| Utah | 2 | 2 | 49 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 6 | .333 | .000 | 24.5 | 3.0 | 1.5 | 3.0 | ||
| Washington | 5 | 5 | 187 | 29 | 58 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 21 | 0 | 11 | 37 | 7 | 1 | 10 | 15 | 78 | .500 | .000 | .952 | 37.4 | 15.6 | 2.2 | 7.4 | |