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Neil Johnson

Neil A. Johnson

Position: Forward-Center ▪ Height: 6-7 ▪ Weight: 220 lbs.
Born: April 17, 1943 in Jackson, Michigan
High School: George Washington in New York, New York
College: Creighton University
Draft: Baltimore Bullets, 2nd round (5th pick, 15th overall), 1966 NBA Draft
NBA Debut: November 8, 1966 ▪ ABA Debut: October 17, 1970

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All-Star

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
1966-67 23 NYK NBA 51 522 59 171 .345 57 86 .663 167 38 102 175
1967-68 24 NYK NBA 43 286 44 106 .415 23 48 .479 75 33 63 111
1968-69 25 PHO NBA 80 1319 177 368 .481 110 177 .621 396 134 214 464
1969-70 26 PHO NBA 28 136 20 60 .333 8 12 .667 47 12 38 48
1970-71 27 VIR ABA 78 1838 398 758 .525 0 2 .000 194 259 .749 268 400 668 179 163 295 990
1971-72 28 VIR ABA 31 874 128 273 .469 1 3 .333 65 94 .691 109 177 286 78 67 123 322
1972-73 29 VIR ABA 69 1442 210 429 .490 0 1 .000 103 156 .660 156 208 364 158 131 232 523
Career TOT 380 6417 1036 2165 .479 1 6 .167 560 832 .673 533 785 2003 632 361 1067 2633
NBA 202 2263 300 705 .426 198 323 .613 685 217 417 798
ABA 178 4154 736 1460 .504 1 6 .167 362 509 .711 533 785 1318 415 361 650 1835

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
1966-67 23 NYK NBA 51 10.2 1.2 3.4 .345 1.1 1.7 .663 3.3 0.7 2.0 3.4
1967-68 24 NYK NBA 43 6.7 1.0 2.5 .415 0.5 1.1 .479 1.7 0.8 1.5 2.6
1968-69 25 PHO NBA 80 16.5 2.2 4.6 .481 1.4 2.2 .621 5.0 1.7 2.7 5.8
1969-70 26 PHO NBA 28 4.9 0.7 2.1 .333 0.3 0.4 .667 1.7 0.4 1.4 1.7
1970-71 27 VIR ABA 78 23.6 5.1 9.7 .525 0.0 0.0 .000 2.5 3.3 .749 3.4 5.1 8.6 2.3 2.1 3.8 12.7
1971-72 28 VIR ABA 31 28.2 4.1 8.8 .469 0.0 0.1 .333 2.1 3.0 .691 3.5 5.7 9.2 2.5 2.2 4.0 10.4
1972-73 29 VIR ABA 69 20.9 3.0 6.2 .490 0.0 0.0 .000 1.5 2.3 .660 2.3 3.0 5.3 2.3 1.9 3.4 7.6
Career TOT 380 16.9 2.7 5.7 .479 0.0 0.0 .167 1.5 2.2 .673 3.0 4.4 5.3 1.7 2.0 2.8 6.9
NBA 202 11.2 1.5 3.5 .426 1.0 1.6 .613 3.4 1.1 2.1 4.0
ABA 178 23.3 4.1 8.2 .504 0.0 0.0 .167 2.0 2.9 .711 3.0 4.4 7.4 2.3 2.0 3.7 10.3

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
1966-67 23 NYK NBA 51 522 4.1 11.8 .345 3.9 5.9 .663 11.5 2.6 7.0 12.1
1967-68 24 NYK NBA 43 286 5.5 13.3 .415 2.9 6.0 .479 9.4 4.2 7.9 14.0
1968-69 25 PHO NBA 80 1319 4.8 10.0 .481 3.0 4.8 .621 10.8 3.7 5.8 12.7
1969-70 26 PHO NBA 28 136 5.3 15.9 .333 2.1 3.2 .667 12.4 3.2 10.1 12.7
1970-71 27 VIR ABA 78 1838 7.8 14.8 .525 0.0 0.0 .000 3.8 5.1 .749 5.2 7.8 13.1 3.5 3.2 5.8 19.4
1971-72 28 VIR ABA 31 874 5.3 11.2 .469 0.0 0.1 .333 2.7 3.9 .691 4.5 7.3 11.8 3.2 2.8 5.1 13.3
1972-73 29 VIR ABA 69 1442 5.2 10.7 .490 0.0 0.0 .000 2.6 3.9 .660 3.9 5.2 9.1 3.9 3.3 5.8 13.1
Career TOT 380 6417 5.8 12.1 .479 0.0 0.1 .167 3.1 4.7 .673 4.6 6.8 11.2 3.5 3.1 6.0 14.8
NBA 202 2263 4.8 11.2 .426 3.1 5.1 .613 10.9 3.5 6.6 12.7
ABA 178 4154 6.4 12.7 .504 0.0 0.1 .167 3.1 4.4 .711 4.6 6.8 11.4 3.6 3.1 5.6 15.9

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
1966-67 23 NYK NBA 51 522 9.4 .419 .345 8.9 -0.4 0.2 -0.2 -0.014
1967-68 24 NYK NBA 43 286 10.5 .437 .415 14.9 -0.1 0.3 0.2 .032
1968-69 25 PHO NBA 80 1319 13.1 .520 .481 13.4 1.7 0.5 2.2 .080
1969-70 26 PHO NBA 28 136 6.8 .368 .333 11.3 -0.3 0.1 -0.3 -0.096
1970-71 27 VIR ABA 78 1838 19.1 .568 .525 16.7 12.6 15.7 19.9 4.0 2.3 6.3 .165
1971-72 28 VIR ABA 31 874 13.8 .512 .471 10.9 17.7 14.3 11.0 17.6 15.7 0.6 1.3 1.9 .105
1972-73 29 VIR ABA 69 1442 11.4 .525 .490 10.6 13.9 12.3 13.9 20.8 16.1 1.1 1.4 2.5 .082
Career TOT 380 6417 14.0 .520 .479 10.7 15.4 14.6 12.6 17.7 17.7 6.5 6.1 12.6 .095
NBA 202 2263 11.5 .471 .426 12.4 0.8 1.1 2.0 .042
ABA 178 4154 15.3 .545 .504 10.7 15.4 14.6 12.7 17.7 17.7 5.7 5.0 10.7 .123

Playoffs

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
1966-67 23 NYK NBA 4 64 8 27 7 8 23 5 8 23 .296 .875 16.0 5.8 5.8 1.3
1967-68 24 NYK NBA 2 6 2 4 0 0 3 0 1 4 .500 3.0 2.0 1.5 0.0
1969-70 26 PHO NBA 2 7 1 3 0 0 4 0 4 2 .333 3.5 1.0 2.0 0.0
1970-71 27 VIR ABA 12 253 41 92 1 1 29 44 40 100 32 17 54 112 .446 1.000 .659 21.1 9.3 8.3 2.7
1972-73 29 VIR ABA 5 98 13 26 0 0 6 8 7 21 5 7 16 32 .500 .750 19.6 6.4 4.2 1.0
Career TOT 25 428 65 152 1 1 42 60 47 151 42 24 83 173 .428 1.000 .700 17.1 6.9 6.0 1.7
ABA 17 351 54 118 1 1 35 52 47 121 37 24 70 144 .458 1.000 .673 20.6 8.5 7.1 2.2
NBA 8 77 11 34 7 8 30 5 13 29 .324 .875 9.6 3.6 3.8 0.6

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
1966-67 23 NYK NBA 4 64 10.7 .377 .296 10.0 -0.1 0.1 0.0 -0.029
1967-68 24 NYK NBA 2 6 20.3 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 .097
1969-70 26 PHO NBA 2 7 2.8 .333 .333 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 -0.053
1970-71 27 VIR ABA 12 253 16.2 .503 .451 15.6 13.2 0.2 0.3 0.5 .094
1972-73 29 VIR ABA 5 98 10.3 .542 .500 12.1 7.8 19.2 15.3 0.1 -0.1 0.0 .021
Career TOT 25 428 13.9 .485 .431 12.1 12.5 14.6 15.3 0.2 0.3 0.5 .057
ABA 17 351 14.6 .511 .462 12.1 13.4 14.6 15.3 0.3 0.2 0.5 .074
NBA 8 77 10.7 .386 .324 8.3 -0.1 0.1 0.0 -0.021

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
1970-71 27 VIR ABA 1 4:00 0 3 .000 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0
Career ABA 1 4 0 3 .000 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0

Similarity Scores

Explanation ▪ Players with careers of similar quality and shape (thru 2010-11)
Thru 7 Years Win Shares (Best to Worst)
Player Sim 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Neil Johnson 6.3 2.5 2.2 1.9 0.2 -0.2 -0.3
Larry Krystkowiak 81.5 6.3 2.6 2.1 1.8 1.4 1.0 0.1
Jason Maxiell 81.0 6.3 4.1 2.6 1.8 0.5 -0.2
Jim Baechtold 80.8 6.0 3.2 2.6 2.1 0.9
Monk Meineke 80.7 6.1 3.7 2.6 1.8 0.7
Frank Card 74.9 4.2 2.6 2.4 1.9 0.1
Ryan Anderson 74.6 6.4 3.1 2.5
Kris Humphries 74.1 5.4 1.9 1.8 1.5 0.7 0.2 -0.3
Walt Budko 73.5 5.6 3.9 2.7 1.5
Tom Boswell 73.0 5.6 3.7 2.7 2.4 0.6 0.2
Alex Hannum 72.6 5.1 2.1 1.7 1.6 0.5 0.4
Career Win Shares (Best to Worst)
Player Sim 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Neil Johnson 6.3 2.5 2.2 1.9 0.2 -0.2 -0.3
Jason Maxiell 81.0 6.3 4.1 2.6 1.8 0.5 -0.2
Jim Baechtold 80.8 6.0 3.2 2.6 2.1 0.9
Monk Meineke 80.7 6.1 3.7 2.6 1.8 0.7
Larry Krystkowiak 79.8 6.3 2.6 2.1 1.8 1.4 1.0 0.3 0.1 0.1
Frank Card 74.9 4.2 2.6 2.4 1.9 0.1
Ryan Anderson 74.6 6.4 3.1 2.5
Kris Humphries 74.1 5.4 1.9 1.8 1.5 0.7 0.2 -0.3
Walt Budko 73.5 5.6 3.9 2.7 1.5
Tom Boswell 73.0 5.6 3.7 2.7 2.4 0.6 0.2
Alex Hannum 72.6 5.1 2.1 1.7 1.6 0.5 0.4

Appearances on Leaderboards, Awards, and Honors

All-Star Games
1971 ABA
Offensive Rebounds
Career ABA 533 (79)
Defensive Rebounds
Career ABA 785 (99)
Total Rebounds
Career ABA 1318 (98)
True Shooting Pct
1970-71 ABA .568 (4)
Offensive Win Shares
Career ABA 5.7 (97)
   

Transactions

May 11, 1966: Drafted by the Baltimore Bullets in the 2nd round (15th pick) of the 1966 NBA Draft.

October 31, 1966: Sold by the Baltimore Bullets to the New York Knicks.

May 6, 1968: Drafted by the Phoenix Suns from the New York Knicks in the NBA expansion draft.

July 27, 1970: Waived by the Phoenix Suns.

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