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 | 75 | 65 | 2036 | 206 | 475 | 1 | 24 | 118 | 140 | 48 | 201 | 485 | 81 | 14 | 117 | 179 | 531 | .434 | .042 | .843 | 27.1 | 7.1 | 2.7 | 6.5 | |
| 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 | 36 | 32 | 989 | 107 | 245 | 0 | 10 | 67 | 78 | 30 | 107 | 264 | 45 | 5 | 60 | 90 | 281 | .437 | .000 | .859 | 27.5 | 7.8 | 3.0 | 7.3 |
| Road | 39 | 33 | 1047 | 99 | 230 | 1 | 14 | 51 | 62 | 18 | 94 | 221 | 36 | 9 | 57 | 89 | 250 | .430 | .071 | .823 | 26.8 | 6.4 | 2.4 | 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 | 34 | 1162 | 115 | 280 | 0 | 11 | 66 | 84 | 25 | 118 | 267 | 48 | 6 | 72 | 105 | 296 | .411 | .000 | .786 | 27.7 | 7.0 | 2.8 | 6.4 |
| Post | 33 | 31 | 874 | 91 | 195 | 1 | 13 | 52 | 56 | 23 | 83 | 218 | 33 | 8 | 45 | 74 | 235 | .467 | .077 | .929 | 26.5 | 7.1 | 2.5 | 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 |
| Result | Win | 47 | 40 | 1257 | 122 | 286 | 0 | 13 | 81 | 90 | 33 | 135 | 310 | 56 | 10 | 72 | 107 | 325 | .427 | .000 | .900 | 26.7 | 6.9 | 2.9 | 6.6 |
| Loss | 28 | 25 | 779 | 84 | 189 | 1 | 11 | 37 | 50 | 15 | 66 | 175 | 25 | 4 | 45 | 72 | 206 | .444 | .091 | .740 | 27.8 | 7.4 | 2.4 | 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 |
| Month | November | 15 | 7 | 321 | 32 | 80 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 19 | 8 | 21 | 76 | 9 | 0 | 23 | 31 | 77 | .400 | .000 | .684 | 21.4 | 5.1 | 1.4 | 5.1 |
| December | 13 | 13 | 415 | 46 | 102 | 0 | 6 | 26 | 30 | 11 | 47 | 100 | 25 | 4 | 25 | 39 | 118 | .451 | .000 | .867 | 31.9 | 9.1 | 3.6 | 7.7 | |
| January | 14 | 14 | 426 | 37 | 98 | 0 | 2 | 27 | 35 | 6 | 50 | 91 | 14 | 2 | 24 | 35 | 101 | .378 | .000 | .771 | 30.4 | 7.2 | 3.6 | 6.5 | |
| February | 9 | 7 | 206 | 18 | 42 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 23 | 48 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 17 | 44 | .429 | .000 | 1.000 | 22.9 | 4.9 | 2.6 | 5.3 | |
| March | 15 | 15 | 413 | 46 | 95 | 1 | 4 | 28 | 32 | 12 | 34 | 108 | 20 | 3 | 22 | 40 | 121 | .484 | .250 | .875 | 27.5 | 8.1 | 2.3 | 7.2 | |
| April | 9 | 9 | 255 | 27 | 58 | 0 | 4 | 16 | 16 | 9 | 26 | 62 | 11 | 4 | 15 | 17 | 70 | .466 | .000 | 1.000 | 28.3 | 7.8 | 2.9 | 6.9 | |
| 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 |
| Day | Sunday | 9 | 9 | 272 | 25 | 49 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 18 | 7 | 27 | 81 | 11 | 2 | 17 | 21 | 66 | .510 | .000 | .889 | 30.2 | 7.3 | 3.0 | 9.0 |
| Tuesday | 14 | 10 | 366 | 53 | 94 | 1 | 5 | 18 | 24 | 4 | 38 | 69 | 12 | 4 | 23 | 32 | 125 | .564 | .200 | .750 | 26.1 | 8.9 | 2.7 | 4.9 | |
| Wednesday | 21 | 19 | 550 | 41 | 117 | 0 | 8 | 31 | 33 | 15 | 48 | 150 | 17 | 3 | 24 | 43 | 113 | .350 | .000 | .939 | 26.2 | 5.4 | 2.3 | 7.1 | |
| Thursday | 2 | 2 | 70 | 6 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 14 | .353 | .000 | 1.000 | 35.0 | 7.0 | 2.5 | 8.0 | |
| Friday | 20 | 18 | 542 | 66 | 149 | 0 | 5 | 42 | 52 | 18 | 64 | 117 | 30 | 2 | 34 | 59 | 174 | .443 | .000 | .808 | 27.1 | 8.7 | 3.2 | 5.9 | |
| Saturday | 9 | 7 | 236 | 15 | 49 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 19 | 52 | 8 | 1 | 16 | 21 | 39 | .306 | .000 | .818 | 26.2 | 4.3 | 2.1 | 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 | 65 | 65 | 1879 | 184 | 429 | 1 | 21 | 114 | 135 | 46 | 189 | 448 | 78 | 14 | 103 | 161 | 483 | .429 | .048 | .844 | 28.9 | 7.4 | 2.9 | 6.9 |
| Reserve | 10 | 0 | 157 | 22 | 46 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 37 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 18 | 48 | .478 | .000 | .800 | 15.7 | 4.8 | 1.2 | 3.7 | |
| 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 |
| Minutes | 40+ | 2 | 2 | 82 | 8 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 16 | .333 | .000 | 41.0 | 8.0 | 6.5 | 8.5 | |
| 30-39 | 32 | 32 | 1082 | 114 | 266 | 1 | 13 | 79 | 96 | 30 | 111 | 254 | 44 | 10 | 52 | 90 | 308 | .429 | .077 | .823 | 33.8 | 9.6 | 3.5 | 7.9 | |
| 20-29 | 28 | 27 | 696 | 64 | 140 | 0 | 7 | 36 | 41 | 12 | 62 | 173 | 31 | 2 | 46 | 64 | 164 | .457 | .000 | .878 | 24.9 | 5.9 | 2.2 | 6.2 | |
| 10-19 | 9 | 2 | 144 | 18 | 39 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 32 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 16 | 39 | .462 | .000 | 1.000 | 16.0 | 4.3 | 1.3 | 3.6 | |
| 0-9 | 4 | 2 | 32 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 4 | .333 | .000 | 8.0 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 2.3 | ||
| 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 |
| Rest | 0 Days | 22 | 18 | 603 | 39 | 131 | 0 | 10 | 25 | 28 | 12 | 46 | 154 | 11 | 5 | 29 | 46 | 103 | .298 | .000 | .893 | 27.4 | 4.7 | 2.1 | 7.0 |
| 1 Day | 31 | 30 | 864 | 103 | 219 | 0 | 11 | 58 | 70 | 23 | 90 | 208 | 43 | 6 | 55 | 80 | 264 | .470 | .000 | .829 | 27.9 | 8.5 | 2.9 | 6.7 | |
| 2 Days | 13 | 10 | 334 | 40 | 72 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 26 | 12 | 39 | 70 | 14 | 2 | 19 | 33 | 103 | .556 | 1.000 | .846 | 25.7 | 7.9 | 3.0 | 5.4 | |
| 3+ Days | 8 | 7 | 219 | 22 | 50 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 16 | 1 | 24 | 49 | 13 | 1 | 12 | 17 | 57 | .440 | .000 | .813 | 27.4 | 7.1 | 3.0 | 6.1 | |
| 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 | 50 | 43 | 1372 | 143 | 322 | 1 | 12 | 82 | 97 | 36 | 131 | 322 | 55 | 11 | 84 | 119 | 369 | .444 | .083 | .845 | 27.4 | 7.4 | 2.6 | 6.4 |
| Western | 25 | 22 | 664 | 63 | 153 | 0 | 12 | 36 | 43 | 12 | 70 | 163 | 26 | 3 | 33 | 60 | 162 | .412 | .000 | .837 | 26.6 | 6.5 | 2.8 | 6.5 | |
| 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 | 25 | 23 | 693 | 62 | 150 | 0 | 4 | 35 | 41 | 20 | 71 | 172 | 26 | 7 | 45 | 49 | 159 | .413 | .000 | .854 | 27.7 | 6.4 | 2.8 | 6.9 |
| Central | 25 | 20 | 679 | 81 | 172 | 1 | 8 | 47 | 56 | 16 | 60 | 150 | 29 | 4 | 39 | 70 | 210 | .471 | .125 | .839 | 27.2 | 8.4 | 2.4 | 6.0 | |
| Midwest | 12 | 9 | 280 | 26 | 68 | 0 | 6 | 15 | 17 | 9 | 30 | 70 | 8 | 2 | 14 | 24 | 67 | .382 | .000 | .882 | 23.3 | 5.6 | 2.5 | 5.8 | |
| Pacific | 13 | 13 | 384 | 37 | 85 | 0 | 6 | 21 | 26 | 3 | 40 | 93 | 18 | 1 | 19 | 36 | 95 | .435 | .000 | .808 | 29.5 | 7.3 | 3.1 | 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 | 109 | 11 | 27 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 27 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 27 | .407 | .000 | 1.000 | 27.3 | 6.8 | 2.3 | 6.8 |
| Charlotte | 1 | 1 | 22 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 13 | .750 | 1.000 | 22.0 | 13.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | ||
| Chicago | 3 | 2 | 63 | 5 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 13 | .313 | .000 | .750 | 21.0 | 4.3 | 0.7 | 5.3 | |
| Cleveland | 4 | 4 | 116 | 15 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 9 | 26 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 40 | .600 | .909 | 29.0 | 10.0 | 2.3 | 6.5 | ||
| Dallas | 2 | 2 | 42 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 12 | .667 | .000 | 1.000 | 21.0 | 6.0 | 2.0 | 5.0 | |
| Denver | 2 | 2 | 50 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 6 | .200 | 1.000 | 25.0 | 3.0 | 4.5 | 6.0 | ||
| Detroit | 4 | 3 | 109 | 12 | 37 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 23 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 15 | 28 | .324 | .000 | 1.000 | 27.3 | 7.0 | 2.8 | 5.8 | |
| Golden State | 2 | 2 | 48 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 4 | .200 | 1.000 | 24.0 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 5.0 | ||
| Houston | 2 | 1 | 41 | 4 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | .308 | 20.5 | 4.0 | 3.0 | 4.5 | |||
| Indiana | 4 | 3 | 128 | 18 | 33 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 25 | 3 | 11 | 25 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 15 | 56 | .545 | 1.000 | .760 | 32.0 | 14.0 | 2.8 | 6.3 | |
| LA Clippers | 2 | 2 | 63 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 9 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 12 | .400 | .000 | .500 | 31.5 | 6.0 | 4.5 | 7.0 | |
| LA Lakers | 2 | 2 | 73 | 16 | 25 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 34 | .640 | .000 | 1.000 | 36.5 | 17.0 | 3.5 | 9.0 | |
| Miami | 5 | 5 | 144 | 16 | 35 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 14 | 34 | 9 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 38 | .457 | .000 | .750 | 28.8 | 7.6 | 2.8 | 6.8 | |
| Milwaukee | 3 | 1 | 71 | 11 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 22 | .611 | .000 | .000 | 23.7 | 7.3 | 2.7 | 3.7 | |
| Minnesota | 1 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | .400 | .000 | 1.000 | 16.0 | 5.0 | 1.0 | 5.0 | |
| New Jersey | 6 | 5 | 149 | 9 | 28 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 37 | 6 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 21 | .321 | .000 | .500 | 24.8 | 3.5 | 2.2 | 6.2 | |
| New York | 5 | 5 | 136 | 9 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 15 | 35 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 28 | .409 | .000 | 1.000 | 27.2 | 5.6 | 3.0 | 7.0 | |
| Orlando | 3 | 3 | 83 | 9 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 22 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 24 | .563 | 1.000 | 27.7 | 8.0 | 3.3 | 7.3 | ||
| Philadelphia | 4 | 3 | 115 | 20 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 16 | 23 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 12 | 50 | .588 | .909 | 28.8 | 12.5 | 4.0 | 5.8 | ||
| Phoenix | 2 | 2 | 55 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 18 | .500 | .000 | 1.000 | 27.5 | 9.0 | 3.0 | 10.0 | |
| Portland | 2 | 2 | 47 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 8 | .444 | 23.5 | 4.0 | 3.0 | 4.5 | |||
| Sacramento | 1 | 1 | 32 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .167 | 1.000 | 32.0 | 4.0 | 2.0 | 6.0 | ||
| San Antonio | 2 | 1 | 39 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 12 | .333 | .000 | .800 | 19.5 | 6.0 | 3.0 | 3.5 | |
| Seattle | 2 | 2 | 66 | 4 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 16 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 15 | .250 | .000 | .875 | 33.0 | 7.5 | 4.0 | 8.0 | |
| Utah | 2 | 2 | 70 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 11 | .286 | .000 | .750 | 35.0 | 5.5 | 0.5 | 12.0 | |
| Washington | 5 | 5 | 149 | 8 | 31 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 13 | 43 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 22 | .258 | .000 | 1.000 | 29.8 | 4.4 | 2.6 | 8.6 | |