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Neil Johnston
Donald Neil Johnston (Neil, Gabby)
Position: Center ▪ Height: 6-8 ▪ Weight: 210 lbs.
Born: February 4, 1929 in Chillicothe, Ohio
Died: September 28, 1978
High School: Chillicothe in Chillicothe, Ohio
College: Ohio State University
NBA Debut: November 3, 1951
Hall of Fame: Inducted as Player in 1990 (Full List)
As Coach: 2 Yrs, 95-59, .617 W-L% (Full Record)
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Fan Ratings
Fine Details ▪ Last Updated Feb 11, 2012, 6:55AM
| All-Time Rank: #181. Spencer Haywood… #182. Gus Williams… #183. NEIL JOHNSTON… #183. Jerry Stackhouse… #185. Derek Harper… |
Totals
| 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 |
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| 1951-52 | 22 | PHW | NBA | 64 | 993 | 141 | 299 | .472 | 100 | 151 | .662 | 342 | 39 | 154 | 382 | |||||||||
| 1952-53 | 23 | PHW | NBA | 70 | 3166 | 504 | 1114 | .452 | 556 | 794 | .700 | 976 | 197 | 248 | 1564 | |||||||||
| 1953-54 | 24 | PHW | NBA | 72 | 3296 | 591 | 1317 | .449 | 577 | 772 | .747 | 797 | 203 | 259 | 1759 | |||||||||
| 1954-55 | 25 | PHW | NBA | 72 | 2917 | 521 | 1184 | .440 | 589 | 769 | .766 | 1085 | 215 | 255 | 1631 | |||||||||
| 1955-56 | 26 | PHW | NBA | 70 | 2594 | 499 | 1092 | .457 | 549 | 685 | .801 | 872 | 225 | 251 | 1547 | |||||||||
| 1956-57 | 27 | PHW | NBA | 69 | 2531 | 520 | 1163 | .447 | 535 | 648 | .826 | 855 | 203 | 231 | 1575 | |||||||||
| 1957-58 | 28 | PHW | NBA | 71 | 2408 | 473 | 1102 | .429 | 442 | 540 | .819 | 790 | 166 | 233 | 1388 | |||||||||
| 1958-59 | 29 | PHW | NBA | 28 | 393 | 54 | 164 | .329 | 69 | 88 | .784 | 139 | 21 | 50 | 177 | |||||||||
| Career | NBA | 516 | 18298 | 3303 | 7435 | .444 | 3417 | 4447 | .768 | 5856 | 1269 | 1681 | 10023 |
Per Game
| 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 |
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| 1951-52 | 22 | PHW | NBA | 64 | 15.5 | 2.2 | 4.7 | .472 | 1.6 | 2.4 | .662 | 5.3 | 0.6 | 2.4 | 6.0 | |||||||||
| 1952-53 | 23 | PHW | NBA | 70 | 45.2 | 7.2 | 15.9 | .452 | 7.9 | 11.3 | .700 | 13.9 | 2.8 | 3.5 | 22.3 | |||||||||
| 1953-54 | 24 | PHW | NBA | 72 | 45.8 | 8.2 | 18.3 | .449 | 8.0 | 10.7 | .747 | 11.1 | 2.8 | 3.6 | 24.4 | |||||||||
| 1954-55 | 25 | PHW | NBA | 72 | 40.5 | 7.2 | 16.4 | .440 | 8.2 | 10.7 | .766 | 15.1 | 3.0 | 3.5 | 22.7 | |||||||||
| 1955-56 | 26 | PHW | NBA | 70 | 37.1 | 7.1 | 15.6 | .457 | 7.8 | 9.8 | .801 | 12.5 | 3.2 | 3.6 | 22.1 | |||||||||
| 1956-57 | 27 | PHW | NBA | 69 | 36.7 | 7.5 | 16.9 | .447 | 7.8 | 9.4 | .826 | 12.4 | 2.9 | 3.3 | 22.8 | |||||||||
| 1957-58 | 28 | PHW | NBA | 71 | 33.9 | 6.7 | 15.5 | .429 | 6.2 | 7.6 | .819 | 11.1 | 2.3 | 3.3 | 19.5 | |||||||||
| 1958-59 | 29 | PHW | NBA | 28 | 14.0 | 1.9 | 5.9 | .329 | 2.5 | 3.1 | .784 | 5.0 | 0.8 | 1.8 | 6.3 | |||||||||
| Career | NBA | 516 | 35.5 | 6.4 | 14.4 | .444 | 6.6 | 8.6 | .768 | 11.3 | 2.5 | 3.3 | 19.4 |
Per 36 Minutes
| 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 |
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| 1951-52 | 22 | PHW | NBA | 64 | 993 | 5.1 | 10.8 | .472 | 3.6 | 5.5 | .662 | 12.4 | 1.4 | 5.6 | 13.8 | |||||||||
| 1952-53 | 23 | PHW | NBA | 70 | 3166 | 5.7 | 12.7 | .452 | 6.3 | 9.0 | .700 | 11.1 | 2.2 | 2.8 | 17.8 | |||||||||
| 1953-54 | 24 | PHW | NBA | 72 | 3296 | 6.5 | 14.4 | .449 | 6.3 | 8.4 | .747 | 8.7 | 2.2 | 2.8 | 19.2 | |||||||||
| 1954-55 | 25 | PHW | NBA | 72 | 2917 | 6.4 | 14.6 | .440 | 7.3 | 9.5 | .766 | 13.4 | 2.7 | 3.1 | 20.1 | |||||||||
| 1955-56 | 26 | PHW | NBA | 70 | 2594 | 6.9 | 15.2 | .457 | 7.6 | 9.5 | .801 | 12.1 | 3.1 | 3.5 | 21.5 | |||||||||
| 1956-57 | 27 | PHW | NBA | 69 | 2531 | 7.4 | 16.5 | .447 | 7.6 | 9.2 | .826 | 12.2 | 2.9 | 3.3 | 22.4 | |||||||||
| 1957-58 | 28 | PHW | NBA | 71 | 2408 | 7.1 | 16.5 | .429 | 6.6 | 8.1 | .819 | 11.8 | 2.5 | 3.5 | 20.8 | |||||||||
| 1958-59 | 29 | PHW | NBA | 28 | 393 | 4.9 | 15.0 | .329 | 6.3 | 8.1 | .784 | 12.7 | 1.9 | 4.6 | 16.2 | |||||||||
| Career | NBA | 516 | 18298 | 6.5 | 14.6 | .444 | 6.7 | 8.7 | .768 | 11.5 | 2.5 | 3.3 | 19.7 |
Advanced
| Season | Age | Tm | Lg | G | MP | PER | TS% | eFG% | ORB% | DRB% | TRB% | AST% | STL% | BLK% | TOV% | USG% | ORtg | DRtg | OWS | DWS | WS | WS/48 |
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| 1951-52 | 22 | PHW | NBA | 64 | 993 | 18.7 | .523 | .472 | 2.9 | 0.5 | 3.4 | .163 | ||||||||||
| 1952-53 | 23 | PHW | NBA | 70 | 3166 | 25.8 | .534 | .452 | 13.0 | 2.3 | 15.3 | .232 | ||||||||||
| 1953-54 | 24 | PHW | NBA | 72 | 3296 | 25.4 | .531 | .449 | 15.4 | 3.0 | 18.3 | .267 | ||||||||||
| 1954-55 | 25 | PHW | NBA | 72 | 2917 | 25.4 | .536 | .440 | 11.5 | 3.9 | 15.4 | .253 | ||||||||||
| 1955-56 | 26 | PHW | NBA | 70 | 2594 | 25.1 | .555 | .457 | 11.2 | 2.7 | 13.9 | .258 | ||||||||||
| 1956-57 | 27 | PHW | NBA | 69 | 2531 | 26.6 | .544 | .447 | 11.6 | 2.1 | 13.7 | .259 | ||||||||||
| 1957-58 | 28 | PHW | NBA | 71 | 2408 | 22.5 | .518 | .429 | 8.2 | 3.1 | 11.3 | .224 | ||||||||||
| 1958-59 | 29 | PHW | NBA | 28 | 393 | 15.6 | .437 | .329 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 0.7 | .091 | ||||||||||
| Career | NBA | 516 | 18298 | 24.6 | .534 | .444 | 73.9 | 18.1 | 92.0 | .241 |
Playoffs
| Totals | Shooting | Per Game | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 |
| 1951-52 | 22 | PHW | NBA | 3 | 32 | 5 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 8 | 16 | .500 | .750 | 10.7 | 5.3 | 3.3 | 0.3 | |||||||
| 1955-56 | 26 | PHW | NBA | 10 | 397 | 69 | 169 | 65 | 92 | 143 | 51 | 41 | 203 | .408 | .707 | 39.7 | 20.3 | 14.3 | 5.1 | |||||||
| 1956-57 | 27 | PHW | NBA | 2 | 84 | 17 | 53 | 4 | 6 | 35 | 9 | 9 | 38 | .321 | .667 | 42.0 | 19.0 | 17.5 | 4.5 | |||||||
| 1957-58 | 28 | PHW | NBA | 8 | 189 | 30 | 78 | 27 | 33 | 69 | 14 | 18 | 87 | .385 | .818 | 23.6 | 10.9 | 8.6 | 1.8 | |||||||
| Career | NBA | 23 | 702 | 121 | 310 | 102 | 139 | 257 | 75 | 76 | 344 | .390 | .734 | 30.5 | 15.0 | 11.2 | 3.3 | |||||||||
Playoffs Advanced
| Season | Age | Tm | Lg | G | MP | PER | TS% | eFG% | ORB% | DRB% | TRB% | AST% | STL% | BLK% | TOV% | USG% | ORtg | DRtg | OWS | DWS | WS | WS/48 |
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| 1951-52 | 22 | PHW | NBA | 3 | 32 | 21.2 | .592 | .500 | 7.6 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | .171 | |||||||||
| 1955-56 | 26 | PHW | NBA | 10 | 397 | 22.0 | .485 | .408 | 21.5 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 1.6 | .191 | |||||||||
| 1956-57 | 27 | PHW | NBA | 2 | 84 | 16.7 | .341 | .321 | 20.3 | -0.3 | 0.1 | -0.1 | -0.060 | |||||||||
| 1957-58 | 28 | PHW | NBA | 8 | 189 | 20.8 | .470 | .385 | 12.6 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.7 | .188 | |||||||||
| Career | NBA | 23 | 702 | 21.0 | .463 | .390 | 18.3 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 2.3 | .159 |
All-Star Games
| Season | Age | Tm | Lg | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | 3P% | FT | FTA | FT% | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS |
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| 1952-53 | 23 | PHW | NBA | 1 | 0 | 27:00 | 5 | 13 | .385 | 1 | 2 | .500 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 11 | |||||||
| 1953-54 | 24 | PHW | NBA | 1 | 0 | 20:00 | 2 | 9 | .222 | 2 | 4 | .500 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 6 | |||||||
| 1954-55 | 25 | PHW | NBA | 1 | 0 | 15:00 | 1 | 7 | .143 | 1 | 1 | 1.000 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |||||||
| 1955-56 | 26 | PHW | NBA | 1 | 1 | 25:00 | 5 | 9 | .556 | 7 | 11 | .636 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 17 | |||||||
| 1956-57 | 27 | PHW | NBA | 1 | 0 | 23:00 | 8 | 12 | .667 | 3 | 3 | 1.000 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 19 | |||||||
| 1957-58 | 28 | PHW | NBA | 1 | 0 | 22:00 | 6 | 13 | .462 | 2 | 2 | 1.000 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 14 | |||||||
| Career | NBA | 6 | 1 | 132 | 27 | 63 | .429 | 16 | 23 | .696 | 52 | 6 | 13 | 70 |
Similarity Scores
Explanation ▪ Players with careers of similar quality and shape (thru 2010-11)
| Thru 8 Years | Win Shares (Best to Worst) | ||||||||
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| Player | Sim | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
| Neil Johnston | 18.3 | 15.4 | 15.3 | 13.9 | 13.7 | 11.3 | 3.4 | 0.7 | |
| Bill Russell | 83.8 | 17.3 | 15.5 | 13.8 | 13.5 | 13.0 | 12.9 | 11.3 | 6.2 |
| Bob McAdoo | 80.9 | 17.8 | 15.3 | 12.3 | 10.9 | 9.6 | 5.8 | 3.8 | 2.0 |
| Moses Malone | 80.8 | 15.4 | 14.1 | 13.7 | 11.9 | 10.2 | 8.7 | 6.1 | 1.9 |
| Ed Macauley | 79.8 | 15.9 | 14.6 | 14.5 | 13.8 | 10.6 | 8.9 | 8.3 | 7.8 |
| David Robinson | 79.0 | 20.0 | 18.3 | 17.5 | 17.0 | 15.1 | 13.9 | 13.2 | 0.7 |
| Shaquille O'Neal | 78.2 | 18.6 | 16.9 | 14.0 | 10.4 | 10.2 | 9.0 | 8.0 | 6.9 |
| George Mikan | 78.0 | 23.4 | 21.1 | 20.9 | 14.6 | 14.4 | 12.7 | 1.6 | |
| Dwight Howard | 77.9 | 14.4 | 13.8 | 13.2 | 12.9 | 9.7 | 8.6 | 7.3 | |
| Walt Bellamy | 77.4 | 16.3 | 14.4 | 13.7 | 12.1 | 11.1 | 10.4 | 9.5 | 8.8 |
| Artis Gilmore | 76.7 | 19.8 | 18.5 | 16.2 | 15.1 | 12.7 | 12.7 | 12.2 | 11.5 |
| Career | Win Shares (Best to Worst) | ||||||||||||||
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| Player | Sim | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 |
| Neil Johnston | 18.3 | 15.4 | 15.3 | 13.9 | 13.7 | 11.3 | 3.4 | 0.7 | |||||||
| George Mikan | 78.0 | 23.4 | 21.1 | 20.9 | 14.6 | 14.4 | 12.7 | 1.6 | |||||||
| Dwight Howard | 77.9 | 14.4 | 13.8 | 13.2 | 12.9 | 9.7 | 8.6 | 7.3 | |||||||
| Ed Macauley | 75.6 | 15.9 | 14.6 | 14.5 | 13.8 | 10.6 | 8.9 | 8.3 | 7.8 | 6.3 | -0.2 | ||||
| Bob McAdoo | 73.6 | 17.8 | 15.3 | 12.3 | 10.9 | 9.6 | 5.8 | 3.8 | 3.5 | 2.9 | 2.7 | 2.0 | 1.5 | 0.7 | 0.2 |
| Willis Reed | 65.3 | 14.7 | 14.6 | 10.6 | 10.0 | 7.9 | 5.8 | 5.5 | 3.6 | 1.5 | 0.6 | ||||
| Zelmo Beaty | 64.0 | 16.0 | 15.1 | 11.8 | 10.8 | 10.3 | 9.0 | 8.4 | 7.7 | 5.2 | 4.8 | 4.5 | 2.3 | ||
| Walt Bellamy | 59.9 | 16.3 | 14.4 | 13.7 | 12.1 | 11.1 | 10.4 | 10.3 | 9.5 | 8.8 | 7.1 | 6.2 | 5.4 | 4.9 | 0.1 |
| Bill Russell | 57.4 | 17.3 | 16.9 | 15.5 | 13.8 | 13.5 | 13.0 | 12.9 | 12.2 | 11.7 | 11.3 | 10.9 | 8.2 | 6.2 | |
| Yao Ming | 57.1 | 11.4 | 10.7 | 10.6 | 8.7 | 8.6 | 8.3 | 7.4 | 0.3 | ||||||
| Mel Daniels | 56.3 | 11.4 | 10.3 | 9.2 | 9.2 | 8.6 | 8.6 | 5.4 | 2.2 | 0.0 | |||||
College
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Appearances on Leaderboards, Awards, and Honors
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Honors
1952-53 NBA All-NBA (1st) 1953-54 NBA All-NBA (1st) 1954-55 NBA All-NBA (1st) 1955-56 NBA All-NBA (1st) 1956-57 NBA All-NBA (2nd) |
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Minutes Played
1952-53 NBA 3166 (1) 1953-54 NBA 3296 (1) 1954-55 NBA 2917 (3) 1955-56 NBA 2594 (8) 1956-57 NBA 2531 (7) 1957-58 NBA 2408 (10) |
Field Goals
1952-53 NBA 504 (1) 1953-54 NBA 591 (1) 1954-55 NBA 521 (3) 1955-56 NBA 499 (5) 1956-57 NBA 520 (5) 1957-58 NBA 473 (8) |
Field Goal Attempts
1952-53 NBA 1114 (4) 1953-54 NBA 1317 (1) 1954-55 NBA 1184 (6) 1955-56 NBA 1092 (8) 1956-57 NBA 1163 (9) |
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Field Goal Pct
1952-53 NBA .452 (1) 1953-54 NBA .449 (3) 1954-55 NBA .440 (4) 1955-56 NBA .457 (1) 1956-57 NBA .447 (1) 1957-58 NBA .429 (7) |
Free Throws
1952-53 NBA 556 (1) 1953-54 NBA 577 (1) 1954-55 NBA 589 (1) 1955-56 NBA 549 (2) 1956-57 NBA 535 (3) 1957-58 NBA 442 (5) |
Free Throw Attempts
1952-53 NBA 794 (1) 1953-54 NBA 772 (1) 1954-55 NBA 769 (1) 1955-56 NBA 685 (2) 1956-57 NBA 648 (4) 1957-58 NBA 540 (7) |
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Total Rebounds
1952-53 NBA 976 (2) 1953-54 NBA 797 (6) 1954-55 NBA 1085 (1) 1955-56 NBA 872 (5) 1956-57 NBA 855 (6) |
Personal Fouls
1953-54 NBA 259 (9) |
Points
1952-53 NBA 1564 (1) 1953-54 NBA 1759 (1) 1954-55 NBA 1631 (1) 1955-56 NBA 1547 (3) 1956-57 NBA 1575 (4) 1957-58 NBA 1388 (8) |
Minutes Per Game
1952-53 NBA 45.2 (1) 1953-54 NBA 45.8 (1) 1954-55 NBA 40.5 (3) 1955-56 NBA 37.1 (7) 1956-57 NBA 36.7 (7) Career NBA 35.5 (72) Career 35.5 (76) |
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Points Per Game
1952-53 NBA 22.3 (1) 1953-54 NBA 24.4 (1) 1954-55 NBA 22.7 (1) 1955-56 NBA 22.1 (3) 1956-57 NBA 22.8 (3) 1957-58 NBA 19.5 (8) Career NBA 19.4 (63) Career 19.4 (69) |
Rebounds Per Game
1952-53 NBA 13.9 (2) 1953-54 NBA 11.1 (6) 1954-55 NBA 15.1 (1) 1955-56 NBA 12.5 (4) 1956-57 NBA 12.4 (6) Career NBA 11.3 (20) Career 11.3 (25) |
Player Efficiency Rating
1952-53 NBA 25.8 (2) 1953-54 NBA 25.4 (2) 1954-55 NBA 25.4 (1) 1955-56 NBA 25.1 (2) 1956-57 NBA 26.6 (2) 1957-58 NBA 22.5 (6) Career NBA 24.6 (10) Career 24.6 (10) |
True Shooting Pct
1952-53 NBA .534 (2) 1953-54 NBA .531 (4) 1954-55 NBA .536 (2) 1955-56 NBA .555 (1) 1956-57 NBA .544 (1) 1957-58 NBA .518 (2) |
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Effective Field Goal Pct
1952-53 NBA .452 (1) 1953-54 NBA .449 (3) 1954-55 NBA .440 (4) 1955-56 NBA .457 (1) 1956-57 NBA .447 (1) 1957-58 NBA .429 (7) |
Offensive Win Shares
1952-53 NBA 13.0 (1) 1953-54 NBA 15.4 (1) 1954-55 NBA 11.5 (1) 1955-56 NBA 11.2 (1) 1956-57 NBA 11.6 (1) 1957-58 NBA 8.2 (4) Career NBA 73.9 (41) Career 73.9 (46) |
Defensive Win Shares
1954-55 NBA 3.9 (4) |
Win Shares
1952-53 NBA 15.3 (1) 1953-54 NBA 18.3 (1) 1954-55 NBA 15.4 (1) 1955-56 NBA 13.9 (1) 1956-57 NBA 13.7 (1) 1957-58 NBA 11.3 (4) Career NBA 92.0 (83) Career 92.0 (87) |
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Win Shares Per 48 Minutes
1952-53 NBA .232 (5) 1953-54 NBA .267 (2) 1954-55 NBA .253 (2) 1955-56 NBA .258 (2) 1956-57 NBA .259 (1) 1957-58 NBA .225 (3) Career NBA .241 (4) Career .241 (4) |
Hall of Fame Probability
Career 0.996 (29) |
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Links
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