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George Johnson

George Thomas Johnson

Position: Center-Forward
Height: 6-11    Weight: 205 lbs.
Born: December 18, 1948 in Tylertown, Mississippi
High School: Gulledge in Tylertown, Mississippi
College: Dillard University

Drafted by the Chicago Bulls in the 5th round (11th pick, 79th overall) of the 1970 NBA draft.

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Totals

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Season Age Tm Lg G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1972-73 24 GSW NBA 56 349 41 100 .410 7 17 .412 138 8 40 89
1973-74 25 GSW NBA 66 1291 173 358 .483 59 107 .551 190 332 522 73 35 124 176 405
1974-75 26 GSW NBA 82 1439 152 319 .476 60 91 .659 217 357 574 67 32 136 206 364
1975-76 27 GSW NBA 82 1745 165 341 .484 70 104 .673 200 427 627 82 51 174 275 400
1976-77 28 TOT NBA 78 1652 198 429 .462 71 98 .724 204 407 611 104 37 177 246 467
1976-77 28 GSW NBA 39 597 73 150 .487 25 31 .806 87 124 211 26 15 73 105 171
1976-77 28 BUF NBA 39 1055 125 279 .448 46 67 .687 117 283 400 78 22 104 141 296
1977-78 29 NJN NBA 81 2411 285 721 .395 133 185 .719 245 534 779 111 78 274 221 339 703
1978-79 30 NJN NBA 78 2058 206 483 .427 105 138 .761 201 415 616 88 68 253 178 315 517
1979-80 31 NJN NBA 81 2119 248 543 .457 0 1 .000 89 126 .706 192 410 602 173 53 258 199 312 585
1980-81 32 SAS NBA 82 1935 164 347 .473 0 0 80 109 .734 215 387 602 92 47 278 110 273 408
1981-82 33 SAS NBA 75 62 1578 91 195 .467 0 0 43 64 .672 152 302 454 79 20 234 92 259 225
1982-83 34 ATL NBA 37 0 461 25 57 .439 0 0 14 19 .737 44 73 117 17 10 59 19 69 64
1984-85 36 NJN NBA 65 0 800 42 79 .532 1 1 1.000 22 27 .815 74 111 185 22 19 78 39 151 107
1985-86 37 SEA NBA 41 0 264 12 23 .522 0 0 11 16 .688 26 34 60 13 6 37 14 46 35
Career NBA 904 62 18102 1802 3995 .451 1 2 .500 764 1101 .694 1960 3789 5887 929 456 2082 872 2707 4369

Per Game

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Season Age Tm Lg G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1972-73 24 GSW NBA 56 6.2 0.7 1.8 .410 0.1 0.3 .412 2.5 0.1 0.7 1.6
1973-74 25 GSW NBA 66 19.6 2.6 5.4 .483 0.9 1.6 .551 2.9 5.0 7.9 1.1 0.5 1.9 2.7 6.1
1974-75 26 GSW NBA 82 17.5 1.9 3.9 .476 0.7 1.1 .659 2.6 4.4 7.0 0.8 0.4 1.7 2.5 4.4
1975-76 27 GSW NBA 82 21.3 2.0 4.2 .484 0.9 1.3 .673 2.4 5.2 7.6 1.0 0.6 2.1 3.4 4.9
1976-77 28 TOT NBA 78 21.2 2.5 5.5 .462 0.9 1.3 .724 2.6 5.2 7.8 1.3 0.5 2.3 3.2 6.0
1976-77 28 GSW NBA 39 15.3 1.9 3.8 .487 0.6 0.8 .806 2.2 3.2 5.4 0.7 0.4 1.9 2.7 4.4
1976-77 28 BUF NBA 39 27.1 3.2 7.2 .448 1.2 1.7 .687 3.0 7.3 10.3 2.0 0.6 2.7 3.6 7.6
1977-78 29 NJN NBA 81 29.8 3.5 8.9 .395 1.6 2.3 .719 3.0 6.6 9.6 1.4 1.0 3.4 2.7 4.2 8.7
1978-79 30 NJN NBA 78 26.4 2.6 6.2 .427 1.3 1.8 .761 2.6 5.3 7.9 1.1 0.9 3.2 2.3 4.0 6.6
1979-80 31 NJN NBA 81 26.2 3.1 6.7 .457 0.0 0.0 .000 1.1 1.6 .706 2.4 5.1 7.4 2.1 0.7 3.2 2.5 3.9 7.2
1980-81 32 SAS NBA 82 23.6 2.0 4.2 .473 0.0 0.0 1.0 1.3 .734 2.6 4.7 7.3 1.1 0.6 3.4 1.3 3.3 5.0
1981-82 33 SAS NBA 75 62 21.0 1.2 2.6 .467 0.0 0.0 0.6 0.9 .672 2.0 4.0 6.1 1.1 0.3 3.1 1.2 3.5 3.0
1982-83 34 ATL NBA 37 0 12.5 0.7 1.5 .439 0.0 0.0 0.4 0.5 .737 1.2 2.0 3.2 0.5 0.3 1.6 0.5 1.9 1.7
1984-85 36 NJN NBA 65 0 12.3 0.6 1.2 .532 0.0 0.0 1.000 0.3 0.4 .815 1.1 1.7 2.8 0.3 0.3 1.2 0.6 2.3 1.6
1985-86 37 SEA NBA 41 0 6.4 0.3 0.6 .522 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.4 .688 0.6 0.8 1.5 0.3 0.1 0.9 0.3 1.1 0.9
Career NBA 904 62 20.0 2.0 4.4 .451 0.0 0.0 .500 0.8 1.2 .694 2.3 4.5 6.5 1.0 0.5 2.5 1.6 3.0 4.8

Per 36 Minutes

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Season Age Tm Lg G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1972-73 24 GSW NBA 56 349 4.2 10.3 .410 0.7 1.8 .412 14.2 0.8 4.1 9.2
1973-74 25 GSW NBA 66 1291 4.8 10.0 .483 1.6 3.0 .551 5.3 9.3 14.6 2.0 1.0 3.5 4.9 11.3
1974-75 26 GSW NBA 82 1439 3.8 8.0 .476 1.5 2.3 .659 5.4 8.9 14.4 1.7 0.8 3.4 5.2 9.1
1975-76 27 GSW NBA 82 1745 3.4 7.0 .484 1.4 2.1 .673 4.1 8.8 12.9 1.7 1.1 3.6 5.7 8.3
1976-77 28 TOT NBA 78 1652 4.3 9.3 .462 1.5 2.1 .724 4.4 8.9 13.3 2.3 0.8 3.9 5.4 10.2
1976-77 28 GSW NBA 39 597 4.4 9.0 .487 1.5 1.9 .806 5.2 7.5 12.7 1.6 0.9 4.4 6.3 10.3
1976-77 28 BUF NBA 39 1055 4.3 9.5 .448 1.6 2.3 .687 4.0 9.7 13.6 2.7 0.8 3.5 4.8 10.1
1977-78 29 NJN NBA 81 2411 4.3 10.8 .395 2.0 2.8 .719 3.7 8.0 11.6 1.7 1.2 4.1 3.3 5.1 10.5
1978-79 30 NJN NBA 78 2058 3.6 8.4 .427 1.8 2.4 .761 3.5 7.3 10.8 1.5 1.2 4.4 3.1 5.5 9.0
1979-80 31 NJN NBA 81 2119 4.2 9.2 .457 0.0 0.0 .000 1.5 2.1 .706 3.3 7.0 10.2 2.9 0.9 4.4 3.4 5.3 9.9
1980-81 32 SAS NBA 82 1935 3.1 6.5 .473 0.0 0.0 1.5 2.0 .734 4.0 7.2 11.2 1.7 0.9 5.2 2.0 5.1 7.6
1981-82 33 SAS NBA 75 62 1578 2.1 4.4 .467 0.0 0.0 1.0 1.5 .672 3.5 6.9 10.4 1.8 0.5 5.3 2.1 5.9 5.1
1982-83 34 ATL NBA 37 0 461 2.0 4.5 .439 0.0 0.0 1.1 1.5 .737 3.4 5.7 9.1 1.3 0.8 4.6 1.5 5.4 5.0
1984-85 36 NJN NBA 65 0 800 1.9 3.6 .532 0.0 0.0 1.000 1.0 1.2 .815 3.3 5.0 8.3 1.0 0.9 3.5 1.8 6.8 4.8
1985-86 37 SEA NBA 41 0 264 1.6 3.1 .522 0.0 0.0 1.5 2.2 .688 3.5 4.6 8.2 1.8 0.8 5.0 1.9 6.3 4.8
Career NBA 904 62 18102 3.6 7.9 .451 0.0 0.0 .500 1.5 2.2 .694 4.0 7.7 11.7 1.8 0.9 4.2 2.7 5.4 8.7

Advanced

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Season Age Tm Lg G MP PER TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% STL% BLK% TOV% USG% ORtg DRtg OWS DWS WS
1972-73 24 GSW NBA 56 349 10.1 .414 .410 18.0 2.8 -0.3 0.6 0.3
1973-74 25 GSW NBA 66 1291 15.9 .500 .483 14.2 23.8 19.1 7.0 1.2 4.7 93 1.2 2.2 3.4
1974-75 26 GSW NBA 82 1439 14.4 .507 .476 14.6 24.3 19.5 5.6 1.0 4.9 93 1.3 2.3 3.6
1975-76 27 GSW NBA 82 1745 13.2 .517 .484 11.1 23.1 17.2 5.6 1.3 5.1 90 1.3 3.8 5.0
1976-77 28 TOT NBA 78 1652 14.4 .495 .462 12.4 25.0 18.7 8.3 1.0 5.4 95 0.9 2.6 3.5
1976-77 28 GSW NBA 39 597 14.5 .522 .487 14.6 21.1 17.8 5.3 1.1 6.4 95 0.7 1.0 1.6
1976-77 28 BUF NBA 39 1055 14.3 .480 .448 11.1 27.2 19.1 10.1 0.9 4.9 96 0.3 1.6 1.9
1977-78 29 NJN NBA 81 2411 11.6 .438 .395 9.4 22.6 15.7 6.0 1.4 5.9 21.6 15.7 84 95 -2.2 4.2 2.0
1978-79 30 NJN NBA 78 2058 11.1 .475 .427 9.9 22.1 15.7 5.5 1.4 6.6 24.7 13.2 88 97 -1.3 3.9 2.6
1979-80 31 NJN NBA 81 2119 11.8 .489 .457 9.4 20.1 14.7 10.8 1.1 6.7 25.0 14.5 90 99 -1.3 3.9 2.6
1980-81 32 SAS NBA 82 1935 13.5 .517 .473 12.6 20.9 16.9 5.8 1.1 7.7 21.8 10.4 105 100 1.1 3.4 4.5
1981-82 33 SAS NBA 75 1578 10.6 .504 .467 10.3 20.5 15.4 5.7 0.6 8.2 29.2 7.9 98 102 -0.1 2.6 2.5
1982-83 34 ATL NBA 37 461 10.8 .490 .439 10.2 16.8 13.5 4.6 1.1 7.2 22.5 7.6 102 99 0.1 0.8 1.0
1984-85 36 NJN NBA 65 800 8.3 .589 .538 10.0 16.1 13.0 3.2 1.1 5.7 30.0 6.6 106 105 0.2 1.1 1.3
1985-86 37 SEA NBA 41 264 10.7 .583 .522 11.4 15.6 13.4 6.2 1.1 8.5 31.8 7.0 106 101 0.1 0.5 0.6
Career NBA 904 18102 12.4 .488 .451 11.2 21.8 16.5 6.5 1.2 6.3 24.1 11.9 92 97 1.2 31.7 33.0

Playoffs

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Totals Shooting Per Game
Season Age Tm Lg G MP FG FGA 3P 3PA FT FTA ORB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS FG% 3P% FT% MP PTS TRB AST
1972-73 24 GSW NBA 9 45 6 15 1 4 14 3 7 13 .400 .250 5.0 1.4 1.6 0.3
1974-75 26 GSW NBA 17 321 36 63 16 27 54 126 15 9 40 50 88 .571 .593 18.9 5.2 7.4 0.9
1975-76 27 GSW NBA 13 261 31 54 14 19 38 87 17 14 23 46 76 .574 .737 20.1 5.8 6.7 1.3
1978-79 30 NJN NBA 2 70 14 21 1 3 8 25 2 2 7 4 8 29 .667 .333 35.0 14.5 12.5 1.0
1980-81 32 SAS NBA 7 165 12 26 0 0 7 10 24 63 6 3 16 7 20 31 .462 .700 23.6 4.4 9.0 0.9
1981-82 33 SAS NBA 9 175 4 8 0 0 3 5 12 46 12 6 15 4 34 11 .500 .600 19.4 1.2 5.1 1.3
1982-83 34 ATL NBA 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1984-85 36 NJN NBA 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Career NBA 59 1043 103 187 0 0 42 68 136 361 55 34 101 15 165 248 .551 .618 17.7 4.2 6.1 0.9

Playoffs Advanced

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Season Age Tm Lg G MP PER TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% STL% BLK% TOV% USG% ORtg DRtg OWS DWS WS
1972-73 24 GSW NBA 9 45 9.8 .388 .400 14.9 9.4 -0.1 0.0 0.0
1974-75 26 GSW NBA 17 321 17.9 .588 .571 16.7 23.3 20.0 6.3 1.3 7.2 87 0.6 0.8 1.3
1975-76 27 GSW NBA 13 261 17.4 .609 .574 14.8 19.9 17.3 8.1 2.5 4.8 95 0.5 0.4 0.9
1978-79 30 NJN NBA 2 70 20.0 .650 .667 9.8 25.1 16.7 4.0 1.3 5.1 15.2 13.4 119 101 0.1 0.1 0.2
1980-81 32 SAS NBA 7 165 14.2 .510 .462 18.0 28.9 23.5 4.5 0.9 5.7 18.7 9.4 113 107 0.2 0.1 0.3
1981-82 33 SAS NBA 9 175 8.9 .539 .500 6.8 21.3 13.7 7.9 1.6 4.7 28.2 3.2 119 104 0.1 0.2 0.3
1982-83 34 ATL NBA 1 2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 110 0.0 0.0 0.0
1984-85 36 NJN NBA 1 4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 123 0.0 0.0 0.0
Career NBA 59 1043 15.4 .572 .551 14.1 23.0 18.2 6.7 1.6 5.7 19.3 7.3 116 96 1.5 1.7 3.2

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Glossary

Honors

1980-81 NBA All-Defensive (2nd)

MVP Award Shares

1980-81 NBA 0.004 (24)
Career 0.004 (182)

Games

1974-75 NBA 82 (2)
1975-76 NBA 82 (2)
1980-81 NBA 82 (3)

Offensive Rebounds

Career NBA 1960 (80)
Career 1960 (92)

Blocks

1973-74 NBA 124 (10)
1974-75 NBA 136 (9)
1975-76 NBA 174 (4)
1976-77 NBA 177 (7)
1977-78 NBA 274 (1)
 1978-79 NBA 253 (3)
1979-80 NBA 258 (2)
1980-81 NBA 278 (1)
 1981-82 NBA 234 (1)
 Career NBA 2082 (14)
Career 2082 (16)

Personal Fouls

1977-78 NBA 339 (2)
1979-80 NBA 312 (7)

Blocks Per Game

1975-76 NBA 2.1 (5)
1976-77 NBA 2.3 (6)
1977-78 NBA 3.4 (1)
 1978-79 NBA 3.2 (2)
1979-80 NBA 3.2 (2)
1980-81 NBA 3.4 (1)
 1981-82 NBA 3.1 (1)
 Career NBA 2.5 (12)
Career 2.5 (12)

Offensive Rebound Pct

Career NBA 11.2 (33)
Career 11.2 (34)

Defensive Rebound Pct

Career NBA 21.8 (52)
Career 21.8 (52)

Total Rebound Pct

Career NBA 16.5 (38)
Career 16.5 (39)

Block Pct

1973-74 NBA 4.7 (2)
1974-75 NBA 4.9 (1)
 1975-76 NBA 5.1 (1)
 1976-77 NBA 5.4 (1)
 1977-78 NBA 5.9 (2)
1978-79 NBA 6.6 (2)
1979-80 NBA 6.7 (2)
1980-81 NBA 7.7 (1)
 1981-82 NBA 8.2 (1)
 Career NBA 6.3 (10)
Career 6.3 (10)

Defensive Rating

1973-74 NBA 92.9 (10)
1975-76 NBA 89.8 (1)
 1977-78 NBA 95.4 (9)
1978-79 NBA 96.9 (4)
1979-80 NBA 98.6 (9)
Career NBA 96.7 (12)
Career 96.7 (12)

Defensive Win Shares

1977-78 NBA 4.2 (8)

Hall of Fame Probability

Career 0.000 (835)
    

Transactions

March 23, 1970: Drafted by the Chicago Bulls in the 5th round (79th pick) of the 1970 NBA Draft.

April 15, 1971: Waived by the Chicago Bulls.

September 28, 1972: Signed as a free agent with the Golden State Warriors.

January 18, 1977: Traded by the Golden State Warriors to the Buffalo Braves for a 1977 1st round draft pick (Wesley Cox).

September 1, 1977: Traded by the Buffalo Braves with a 1978 1st round draft pick (Micheal Ray Richardson) and a 1979 1st round draft pick (Cliff Robinson) to the New Jersey Nets for Tiny Archibald.

August 15, 1980: Signed as a veteran free agent with the San Antonio Spurs; the New Jersey Nets received a 1981 1st round draft pick (Ray Tolbert) as compensation.

September 27, 1982: Traded by the San Antonio Spurs to the Atlanta Hawks for Jim Johnstone, a 1983 2nd round draft pick (Darrell Lockhart) and a 1985 2nd round draft pick (Manute Bol).

September 27, 1984: Signed as a veteran free agent with the New Jersey Nets.

October 16, 1985: Waived by the New Jersey Nets.

October 18, 1985: Claimed on waivers by the Seattle Supersonics from the New Jersey Nets

Salaries

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Season Team Lg Salary
1973-74 Golden State Warriors NBA $76,000
1984-85 New Jersey Nets NBA $65,000
1985-86 Seattle Supersonics NBA $70,000
Career (may be incomplete) $211,000
Estimated salaries are marked with an asterisk (*).

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