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Steve Johnson

Clarence Stephen Johnson (Steve)

Position: Center-Forward ▪ Shoots: Right
Height: 6-10 ▪ Weight: 235 lbs.
Born: November 3, 1957 in Akron, Ohio
High School: San Gorgonio in San Bernardino, California
College: Oregon State University
Draft: Kansas City Kings, 1st round (7th pick, 7th overall), 1981 NBA Draft
NBA Debut: October 30, 1981

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Totals

Season Age Tm Lg Pos G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1981-82 24 KCK NBA C 78 50 1741 395 644 .613 0 0 212 330 .642 152 307 459 91 39 89 197 372 1002
1982-83 25 KCK NBA C 79 21 1544 371 595 .624 0 0 186 324 .574 140 258 398 95 40 83 180 323 928
1983-84 26 TOT NBA C 81 21 1487 302 540 .559 0 0 165 287 .575 162 256 418 81 37 69 164 307 769
1983-84 26 KCK NBA C 50 12 893 189 342 .553 0 0 101 177 .571 94 158 252 63 22 48 105 188 479
1983-84 26 CHI NBA C 31 9 594 113 198 .571 0 0 64 110 .582 68 98 166 18 15 21 59 119 290
1984-85 27 CHI NBA C 74 54 1659 281 516 .545 0 3 .000 181 252 .718 146 291 437 64 37 62 151 265 743
1985-86 28 SAS NBA C 71 55 1828 362 573 .632 0 0 259 373 .694 143 319 462 95 44 66 191 291 983
1986-87 29 POR NBA C 79 74 2345 494 889 .556 0 0 342 490 .698 194 372 566 155 49 76 276 340 1330
1987-88 30 POR NBA C 43 33 1050 258 488 .529 0 1 .000 146 249 .586 84 158 242 57 17 32 122 151 662
1988-89 31 POR NBA C 72 11 1477 296 565 .524 0 0 129 245 .527 135 223 358 105 20 44 140 254 721
1989-90 32 TOT NBA C 25 0 259 48 92 .522 0 0 21 35 .600 19 34 53 17 3 5 31 56 117
1989-90 32 MIN NBA C 4 0 17 0 2 .000 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 1 0 0 6 4 0
1989-90 32 SEA NBA C 21 0 242 48 90 .533 0 0 21 35 .600 19 31 50 16 3 5 25 52 117
1990-91 33 GSW NBA C 24 8 228 34 63 .540 0 0 22 37 .595 18 39 57 17 4 4 25 50 90
Career NBA 626 327 13618 2841 4965 .572 0 4 .000 1663 2622 .634 1193 2257 3450 777 290 530 1477 2409 7345

Per Game

Season Age Tm Lg Pos G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1981-82 24 KCK NBA C 78 50 22.3 5.1 8.3 .613 0.0 0.0 2.7 4.2 .642 1.9 3.9 5.9 1.2 0.5 1.1 2.5 4.8 12.8
1982-83 25 KCK NBA C 79 21 19.5 4.7 7.5 .624 0.0 0.0 2.4 4.1 .574 1.8 3.3 5.0 1.2 0.5 1.1 2.3 4.1 11.7
1983-84 26 TOT NBA C 81 21 18.4 3.7 6.7 .559 0.0 0.0 2.0 3.5 .575 2.0 3.2 5.2 1.0 0.5 0.9 2.0 3.8 9.5
1983-84 26 KCK NBA C 50 12 17.9 3.8 6.8 .553 0.0 0.0 2.0 3.5 .571 1.9 3.2 5.0 1.3 0.4 1.0 2.1 3.8 9.6
1983-84 26 CHI NBA C 31 9 19.2 3.6 6.4 .571 0.0 0.0 2.1 3.5 .582 2.2 3.2 5.4 0.6 0.5 0.7 1.9 3.8 9.4
1984-85 27 CHI NBA C 74 54 22.4 3.8 7.0 .545 0.0 0.0 .000 2.4 3.4 .718 2.0 3.9 5.9 0.9 0.5 0.8 2.0 3.6 10.0
1985-86 28 SAS NBA C 71 55 25.7 5.1 8.1 .632 0.0 0.0 3.6 5.3 .694 2.0 4.5 6.5 1.3 0.6 0.9 2.7 4.1 13.8
1986-87 29 POR NBA C 79 74 29.7 6.3 11.3 .556 0.0 0.0 4.3 6.2 .698 2.5 4.7 7.2 2.0 0.6 1.0 3.5 4.3 16.8
1987-88 30 POR NBA C 43 33 24.4 6.0 11.3 .529 0.0 0.0 .000 3.4 5.8 .586 2.0 3.7 5.6 1.3 0.4 0.7 2.8 3.5 15.4
1988-89 31 POR NBA C 72 11 20.5 4.1 7.8 .524 0.0 0.0 1.8 3.4 .527 1.9 3.1 5.0 1.5 0.3 0.6 1.9 3.5 10.0
1989-90 32 TOT NBA C 25 0 10.4 1.9 3.7 .522 0.0 0.0 0.8 1.4 .600 0.8 1.4 2.1 0.7 0.1 0.2 1.2 2.2 4.7
1989-90 32 MIN NBA C 4 0 4.3 0.0 0.5 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.8 0.8 0.3 0.0 0.0 1.5 1.0 0.0
1989-90 32 SEA NBA C 21 0 11.5 2.3 4.3 .533 0.0 0.0 1.0 1.7 .600 0.9 1.5 2.4 0.8 0.1 0.2 1.2 2.5 5.6
1990-91 33 GSW NBA C 24 8 9.5 1.4 2.6 .540 0.0 0.0 0.9 1.5 .595 0.8 1.6 2.4 0.7 0.2 0.2 1.0 2.1 3.8
Career NBA 626 327 21.8 4.5 7.9 .572 0.0 0.0 .000 2.7 4.2 .634 1.9 3.6 5.5 1.2 0.5 0.8 2.4 3.8 11.7

Per 36 Minutes

Season Age Tm Lg Pos G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1981-82 24 KCK NBA C 78 50 1741 8.2 13.3 .613 0.0 0.0 4.4 6.8 .642 3.1 6.3 9.5 1.9 0.8 1.8 4.1 7.7 20.7
1982-83 25 KCK NBA C 79 21 1544 8.7 13.9 .624 0.0 0.0 4.3 7.6 .574 3.3 6.0 9.3 2.2 0.9 1.9 4.2 7.5 21.6
1983-84 26 TOT NBA C 81 21 1487 7.3 13.1 .559 0.0 0.0 4.0 6.9 .575 3.9 6.2 10.1 2.0 0.9 1.7 4.0 7.4 18.6
1983-84 26 KCK NBA C 50 12 893 7.6 13.8 .553 0.0 0.0 4.1 7.1 .571 3.8 6.4 10.2 2.5 0.9 1.9 4.2 7.6 19.3
1983-84 26 CHI NBA C 31 9 594 6.8 12.0 .571 0.0 0.0 3.9 6.7 .582 4.1 5.9 10.1 1.1 0.9 1.3 3.6 7.2 17.6
1984-85 27 CHI NBA C 74 54 1659 6.1 11.2 .545 0.0 0.1 .000 3.9 5.5 .718 3.2 6.3 9.5 1.4 0.8 1.3 3.3 5.8 16.1
1985-86 28 SAS NBA C 71 55 1828 7.1 11.3 .632 0.0 0.0 5.1 7.3 .694 2.8 6.3 9.1 1.9 0.9 1.3 3.8 5.7 19.4
1986-87 29 POR NBA C 79 74 2345 7.6 13.6 .556 0.0 0.0 5.3 7.5 .698 3.0 5.7 8.7 2.4 0.8 1.2 4.2 5.2 20.4
1987-88 30 POR NBA C 43 33 1050 8.8 16.7 .529 0.0 0.0 .000 5.0 8.5 .586 2.9 5.4 8.3 2.0 0.6 1.1 4.2 5.2 22.7
1988-89 31 POR NBA C 72 11 1477 7.2 13.8 .524 0.0 0.0 3.1 6.0 .527 3.3 5.4 8.7 2.6 0.5 1.1 3.4 6.2 17.6
1989-90 32 TOT NBA C 25 0 259 6.7 12.8 .522 0.0 0.0 2.9 4.9 .600 2.6 4.7 7.4 2.4 0.4 0.7 4.3 7.8 16.3
1989-90 32 MIN NBA C 4 0 17 0.0 4.2 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 6.4 6.4 2.1 0.0 0.0 12.7 8.5 0.0
1989-90 32 SEA NBA C 21 0 242 7.1 13.4 .533 0.0 0.0 3.1 5.2 .600 2.8 4.6 7.4 2.4 0.4 0.7 3.7 7.7 17.4
1990-91 33 GSW NBA C 24 8 228 5.4 9.9 .540 0.0 0.0 3.5 5.8 .595 2.8 6.2 9.0 2.7 0.6 0.6 3.9 7.9 14.2
Career NBA 626 327 13618 7.5 13.1 .572 0.0 0.0 .000 4.4 6.9 .634 3.2 6.0 9.1 2.1 0.8 1.4 3.9 6.4 19.4

Advanced

Season Age Tm Lg Pos G MP PER TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% STL% BLK% TOV% USG% ORtg DRtg OWS DWS WS WS/48
1981-82 24 KCK NBA C 78 1741 17.6 .635 .613 9.5 20.3 14.8 7.7 1.1 3.0 20.0 23.1 108 105 2.2 2.2 4.4 .121
1982-83 25 KCK NBA C 79 1544 18.1 .629 .624 9.8 18.1 13.9 8.8 1.2 3.0 19.6 22.8 108 103 2.5 1.9 4.4 .137
1983-84 26 TOT NBA C 81 1487 14.8 .577 .559 12.3 20.0 16.1 8.1 1.2 2.6 19.8 22.7 102 106 0.5 1.9 2.4 .079
1983-84 26 KCK NBA C 50 893 15.2 .570 .553 11.8 20.6 16.1 10.4 1.1 3.0 20.0 23.6 101 106 0.2 1.2 1.4 .075
1983-84 26 CHI NBA C 31 594 14.2 .588 .571 13.0 19.2 16.1 4.8 1.2 2.0 19.3 21.3 103 106 0.3 0.7 1.0 .084
1984-85 27 CHI NBA C 74 1659 14.1 .593 .545 10.5 19.8 15.3 5.5 1.1 2.1 19.4 19.6 106 108 1.4 1.7 3.1 .090
1985-86 28 SAS NBA C 71 1828 16.8 .667 .632 9.2 19.4 14.4 7.3 1.1 2.0 20.6 20.4 112 107 3.0 1.9 4.9 .128
1986-87 29 POR NBA C 79 2345 15.1 .602 .556 9.5 17.4 13.5 9.3 1.0 1.8 20.0 23.1 106 109 2.1 2.4 4.4 .091
1987-88 30 POR NBA C 43 1050 14.9 .554 .529 8.6 16.3 12.5 8.0 0.8 1.7 17.0 27.0 100 108 0.2 1.1 1.3 .058
1988-89 31 POR NBA C 72 1477 12.4 .536 .524 9.6 17.0 13.2 9.7 0.6 1.7 17.2 21.2 102 109 0.5 1.3 1.7 .056
1989-90 32 TOT NBA C 25 259 9.6 .545 .522 8.3 16.1 12.0 9.7 0.6 1.2 22.4 22.4 96 111 -0.1 0.2 0.0 .006
1989-90 32 MIN NBA C 4 17 -21.8 .000 .000 0.0 22.6 10.6 7.6 0.0 0.0 75.0 20.7 6 110 -0.2 0.0 -0.2 -0.587
1989-90 32 SEA NBA C 21 242 11.8 .555 .533 8.9 15.6 12.1 9.8 0.6 1.3 19.2 22.5 102 111 0.1 0.2 0.2 .047
1990-91 33 GSW NBA C 24 228 9.6 .568 .540 8.7 18.8 13.8 9.9 0.8 1.0 24.0 18.3 99 110 0.0 0.2 0.2 .034
Career NBA 626 13618 15.3 .600 .572 9.8 18.6 14.2 8.1 1.0 2.2 19.4 22.3 106 107 12.2 14.6 26.9 .095

Playoffs Totals

Season Age Tm Lg Pos G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1984-85 27 CHI NBA C 3 0 22 2 7 .286 0 0 2 2 1.000 3 2 5 2 0 0 2 4 6
1985-86 28 SAS NBA C 3 0 53 5 15 .333 0 0 5 11 .455 2 4 6 2 0 1 6 14 15
1986-87 29 POR NBA C 4 4 137 28 61 .459 0 0 27 43 .628 17 23 40 2 2 1 9 15 83
1988-89 31 POR NBA C 3 0 34 2 8 .250 0 0 3 3 1.000 1 5 6 0 2 0 3 7 7
Career NBA 13 4 246 37 91 .407 0 0 37 59 .627 23 34 57 6 4 2 20 40 111

Playoffs Per Game

Season Age Tm Lg Pos G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1984-85 27 CHI NBA C 3 0 7.3 0.7 2.3 .286 0.0 0.0 0.7 0.7 1.000 1.0 0.7 1.7 0.7 0.0 0.0 0.7 1.3 2.0
1985-86 28 SAS NBA C 3 0 17.7 1.7 5.0 .333 0.0 0.0 1.7 3.7 .455 0.7 1.3 2.0 0.7 0.0 0.3 2.0 4.7 5.0
1986-87 29 POR NBA C 4 4 34.3 7.0 15.3 .459 0.0 0.0 6.8 10.8 .628 4.3 5.8 10.0 0.5 0.5 0.3 2.3 3.8 20.8
1988-89 31 POR NBA C 3 0 11.3 0.7 2.7 .250 0.0 0.0 1.0 1.0 1.000 0.3 1.7 2.0 0.0 0.7 0.0 1.0 2.3 2.3
Career NBA 13 4 18.9 2.8 7.0 .407 0.0 0.0 2.8 4.5 .627 1.8 2.6 4.4 0.5 0.3 0.2 1.5 3.1 8.5

Playoffs Per 36 Minutes

Season Age Tm Lg Pos G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1984-85 27 CHI NBA C 3 0 22 3.3 11.5 .286 0.0 0.0 3.3 3.3 1.000 4.9 3.3 8.2 3.3 0.0 0.0 3.3 6.5 9.8
1985-86 28 SAS NBA C 3 0 53 3.4 10.2 .333 0.0 0.0 3.4 7.5 .455 1.4 2.7 4.1 1.4 0.0 0.7 4.1 9.5 10.2
1986-87 29 POR NBA C 4 4 137 7.4 16.0 .459 0.0 0.0 7.1 11.3 .628 4.5 6.0 10.5 0.5 0.5 0.3 2.4 3.9 21.8
1988-89 31 POR NBA C 3 0 34 2.1 8.5 .250 0.0 0.0 3.2 3.2 1.000 1.1 5.3 6.4 0.0 2.1 0.0 3.2 7.4 7.4
Career NBA 13 4 246 5.4 13.3 .407 0.0 0.0 5.4 8.6 .627 3.4 5.0 8.3 0.9 0.6 0.3 2.9 5.9 16.2

Playoffs Advanced

Season Age Tm Lg Pos G MP PER TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% STL% BLK% TOV% USG% ORtg DRtg OWS DWS WS WS/48
1984-85 27 CHI NBA C 3 22 4.6 .381 .286 15.8 12.2 14.1 12.2 0.0 0.0 20.2 18.6 89 119 0.0 0.0 0.0 -0.067
1985-86 28 SAS NBA C 3 53 -2.5 .378 .333 4.3 10.8 7.2 5.3 0.0 1.1 23.2 21.2 65 126 -0.2 0.0 -0.3 -0.255
1986-87 29 POR NBA C 4 137 16.1 .519 .459 13.9 19.2 16.5 2.3 0.7 0.4 10.1 26.6 109 115 0.1 0.1 0.2 .079
1988-89 31 POR NBA C 3 34 0.6 .376 .250 2.9 18.6 9.8 0.0 2.9 0.0 24.4 14.7 68 118 -0.1 0.0 -0.1 -0.123
Career NBA 13 246 8.9 .475 .407 10.5 16.7 13.4 3.5 0.8 0.5 14.6 23.1 95 118 -0.2 0.1 -0.2 -0.034

All-Star Games

Season Age Tm Lg Pos G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1987-88 30 POR NBA C
Career NBA 0

Similarity Scores

Explanation ▪ Players with careers of similar quality and shape (thru 2012-13)
Thru 10 Years Win Shares (Best to Worst)
Player Sim 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Steve Johnson 4.9 4.4 4.4 4.4 3.1 2.4 1.7 1.3 0.2 0.0
Kelvin Cato 92.0 5.3 4.6 4.3 4.2 3.8 2.7 1.7 1.6 0.3 0.1
Matt Geiger 90.0 5.9 4.7 4.5 4.3 2.7 2.6 1.9 1.2 0.7 -0.1
Sam Bowie 88.3 5.7 4.7 4.6 4.3 2.6 2.4 1.1 0.8 0.5 0.1
Will Perdue 87.6 4.7 4.7 4.4 3.4 2.5 2.5 2.3 0.5 0.2 -0.1
Nazr Mohammed 86.1 4.6 4.5 3.7 3.4 3.3 2.5 2.3 0.4 0.0 -0.1
Coby Dietrick 85.8 4.5 4.4 4.1 3.0 2.9 2.5 2.3 0.3 0.1 0.0
Kevin Duckworth 85.8 5.2 4.8 4.8 4.3 3.3 2.5 0.8 0.0 -0.1 -0.5
Mel Counts 85.1 5.0 4.3 4.2 2.9 2.7 1.9 1.5 1.5 1.0 0.3
Lloyd Neal 84.8 4.8 4.7 4.3 4.3 2.9 1.8 -0.1
Otto Moore 83.7 5.0 4.7 3.5 2.9 2.4 2.3 1.8 1.3 0.9
Career Win Shares (Best to Worst)
Player Sim 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
Steve Johnson 4.9 4.4 4.4 4.4 3.1 2.4 1.7 1.3 0.2 0.0
Kelvin Cato 92.0 5.3 4.6 4.3 4.2 3.8 2.7 1.7 1.6 0.3 0.1
Matt Geiger 90.0 5.9 4.7 4.5 4.3 2.7 2.6 1.9 1.2 0.7 -0.1
Sam Bowie 88.3 5.7 4.7 4.6 4.3 2.6 2.4 1.1 0.8 0.5 0.1
Will Perdue 86.8 4.7 4.7 4.4 3.4 2.5 2.5 2.3 1.5 0.5 0.3 0.2 -0.1 -0.5
Kevin Duckworth 85.3 5.2 4.8 4.8 4.3 3.3 2.5 0.8 0.0 -0.1 -0.2 -0.5
Lloyd Neal 84.8 4.8 4.7 4.3 4.3 2.9 1.8 -0.1
Otto Moore 83.7 5.0 4.7 3.5 2.9 2.4 2.3 1.8 1.3 0.9
Zaza Pachulia 83.2 5.0 4.8 3.9 3.9 3.1 2.9 2.7 2.7 1.1 0.3
Coby Dietrick 82.5 4.5 4.4 4.1 3.0 2.9 2.5 2.3 2.1 1.7 0.3 0.1 0.0 0.0
Eddy Curry 81.7 4.7 4.3 3.5 3.3 3.0 1.8 1.7 0.0 -0.1 -0.1 -0.3

College

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Totals Shooting Per Game
Season Age College G MP FG FGA 3P 3PA FT FTA ORB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS FG% 3P% FT% MP PTS TRB AST
1976-77 19 OREGONST 28 616 159 267 61 91 156 379 .596 .670 22.0 13.5 5.6
1977-78 20 OREGONST 3 62 26 45 8 13 29 60 .578 .615 20.7 20.0 9.7
1978-79 21 OREGONST 27 724 197 298 104 169 178 498 .661 .615 26.8 18.4 6.6
1979-80 22 OREGONST 30 711 211 297 87 145 207 509 .710 .600 23.7 17.0 6.9
1980-81 23 OREGONST 28 716 235 315 119 174 215 589 .746 .684 25.6 21.0 7.7
Career 116 2829 828 1222 379 592 785 2035 .678 .640 24.4 17.5 6.8

Appearances on Leaderboards, Awards, and Honors

All-Star Games
1988 NBA
Honors
1980-81 NCAA AP All-America (2nd)
MVP Award Shares
1986-87 NBA 0.005 (11)
Career 0.005 (184)
Turnovers
1986-87 NBA 276 (9)
Personal Fouls
1981-82 NBA 372 (1)
 1982-83 NBA 323 (6)
1983-84 NBA 307 (10)
1986-87 NBA 340 (1)
Field Goal Pct
1981-82 NBA .613 (2)
1982-83 NBA .624 (2)
1985-86 NBA .632 (1)
 1986-87 NBA .556 (8)
Career NBA .572 (6)
Career .572 (6)
True Shooting Pct
1981-82 NBA .635 (2)
1982-83 NBA .629 (4)
1985-86 NBA .667 (2)
Career NBA .600 (15)
Career .600 (16)
Effective Field Goal Pct
1981-82 NBA .613 (2)
1982-83 NBA .624 (2)
1985-86 NBA .632 (1)
 1986-87 NBA .556 (8)
Career NBA .572 (6)
Career .572 (6)
Hall of Fame Probability
Career 0.001 (567)
      

Transactions

October 4, 1978: Traded by the Seattle SuperSonics (as a 1981 1st round draft pick) to the New York Knicks for Lonnie Shelton and a 1979 1st round draft pick (Vinnie Johnson). This exchange was arranged as compensation for New York signing veteran free agent Marvin Webster on September 29, 1978.

September 25, 1980: As part of a 3-team trade, traded by the New York Knicks (as a 1981 1st round draft pick) with Joe Meriweather to the Kansas City Kings; the Cleveland Cavaliers traded Campy Russell to the New York Knicks; and the Kansas City Kings traded Bill Robinzine to the Cleveland Cavaliers.

June 9, 1981: Drafted by the Kansas City Kings in the 1st round (7th pick) of the 1981 NBA Draft.

February 15, 1984: Traded by the Kansas City Kings with a 1984 2nd round draft pick (Greg Wiltjer), a 1985 2nd round draft pick (Mike Brittain) and a 1985 2nd round draft pick (Ken Johnson) to the Chicago Bulls for Reggie Theus.

June 18, 1985: Traded by the Chicago Bulls with a 1985 2nd round draft pick (Mike Brittain) to the San Antonio Spurs for Gene Banks.

June 19, 1986: Traded by the San Antonio Spurs to the Portland Trail Blazers for Larry Krystkowiak and Mychal Thompson.

June 15, 1989: Drafted by the Minnesota Timberwolves from the Portland Trail Blazers in the NBA expansion draft.

February 22, 1990: Traded by the Minnesota Timberwolves to the Seattle SuperSonics for Brad Sellers.

October 25, 1990: Signed as an unrestricted free agent with the Golden State Warriors.

January 11, 1991: Waived by the Golden State Warriors.

Salaries

Season Team Lg Salary
1985-86 San Antonio Spurs NBA $600,000
1987-88 Portland Trail Blazers NBA $650,000
1988-89 Portland Trail Blazers NBA $750,000
Career (may be incomplete) $2,000,000

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