Marques Johnson

Q: When was Marques Johnson drafted?

Marques Johnson was drafted by Milwaukee Bucks , 1st round (3rd pick, 3rd overall), 1977 NBA Draft .

Marques Kevin Johnson ▪ Twitter: olskool888

(M.J., Slammer)

Position: Small Forward and Shooting Guard ▪ Shoots: Right

6-7, 218lb (201cm, 98kg)

Born: February 8, 1956 in Natchitoches, Louisiana us

College: UCLA

High School: Crenshaw in Los Angeles, California

Draft: Milwaukee Bucks, 1st round (3rd pick, 3rd overall), 1977 NBA Draft

NBA Debut: October 18, 1977

Career Length: 11 years

5x All Star
3x All-NBA
1977-78 All-Rookie

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SUMMARY

Career

691

PTS

20.1

TRB

7.0

AST

3.6

FG%

51.8

FG3%

15.2

FT%

73.9

eFG%

51.9

PER

20.1

79.8

Per Game

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Per Game Table
Season	Age	Tm	Lg	Pos	G	GS	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	3P	3PA	3P%	2P	2PA	2P%	eFG%	FT	FTA	FT%	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS	Awards
1977-78	21	MIL	NBA	SF	80		34.6	7.9	15.1	.522				7.9	15.1	.522	.522	3.8	5.1	.736	3.7	6.9	10.6	2.4	1.2	1.3	2.2	2.8	19.5	MVP-10,ROY-2
1978-79	22	MIL	NBA	SF	77		36.1	10.6	19.4	.550				10.6	19.4	.550	.550	4.3	5.7	.760	2.8	4.9	7.6	3.0	1.5	1.2	2.2	2.4	25.6	NBA1,AS
1979-80	23	MIL	NBA	SF	77		34.9	8.9	16.5	.544	0.0	0.1	.222	8.9	16.3	.546	.545	3.8	4.8	.791	2.8	4.5	7.4	3.5	1.3	0.9	2.4	2.2	21.7	NBA2,AS
1980-81	24	MIL	NBA	SF	76		33.4	8.4	15.2	.552	0.0	0.1	.000	8.4	15.1	.556	.552	3.5	5.0	.706	3.0	3.9	6.8	4.6	1.5	0.5	2.5	2.6	20.3	MVP-6,NBA2,AS
1981-82	25	MIL	NBA	SF	60	52	31.7	6.7	12.7	.532	0.0	0.1	.000	6.7	12.6	.534	.532	3.0	4.3	.700	2.6	3.5	6.1	3.6	1.0	0.6	2.4	2.4	16.5	MVP-17
1982-83	26	MIL	NBA	SF	80	80	35.7	9.0	17.8	.509	0.1	0.3	.200	9.0	17.5	.514	.511	3.3	4.5	.735	2.5	4.6	7.0	4.5	1.3	0.7	2.5	2.6	21.4	MVP-21,AS
1983-84	27	MIL	NBA	SF	74	74	36.7	8.7	17.4	.502	0.0	0.2	.154	8.7	17.2	.505	.502	3.3	4.6	.709	2.3	4.1	6.5	4.3	1.6	0.6	2.4	2.6	20.7	MVP-14
1984-85	28	LAC	NBA	SF	72	68	34.0	6.9	15.2	.452	0.0	0.2	.231	6.8	15.0	.454	.453	2.6	3.6	.731	2.6	3.3	5.9	3.4	1.0	0.4	2.4	2.7	16.4
1985-86	29	LAC	NBA	SG	75	75	34.7	8.2	16.0	.510	0.0	0.2	.067	8.2	15.8	.516	.511	4.0	5.2	.760	2.1	3.5	5.5	3.8	1.4	0.7	2.4	2.9	20.3	AS
1986-87	30	LAC	NBA	SF	10	10	30.2	6.8	15.5	.439	0.0	0.6	.000	6.8	14.9	.456	.439	3.0	4.2	.714	0.9	2.4	3.3	2.8	1.2	0.5	1.7	2.4	16.6
1987-88	31		Did Not Play (injury—neck)
1988-89	32		Did Not Play (injury—neck)
1989-90	33	GSW	NBA	SF	10	0	9.9	1.2	3.2	.375	0.2	0.3	.667	1.0	2.9	.345	.406	1.4	1.7	.824	0.8	0.9	1.7	0.9	0.0	0.1	1.0	1.2	4.0
Career			NBA		691	359	34.3	8.3	16.0	.518	0.0	0.2		8.3	15.9	.521	.519	3.5	4.7	.739	2.6	4.3	7.0	3.6	1.3	0.8	2.4	2.6	20.1

7 seasons		MIL	NBA		524	206	34.8	8.7	16.4	.530	0.0	0.1		8.7	16.3	.532	.530	3.6	4.9	.736	2.8	4.7	7.5	3.7	1.3	0.8	2.4	2.5	21.0
3 seasons		LAC	NBA		157	153	34.1	7.5	15.6	.480	0.0	0.2	.118	7.5	15.4	.485	.480	3.3	4.4	.746	2.2	3.3	5.6	3.6	1.2	0.5	2.4	2.7	18.3
1 season		GSW	NBA		10	0	9.9	1.2	3.2	.375	0.2	0.3	.667	1.0	2.9	.345	.406	1.4	1.7	.824	0.8	0.9	1.7	0.9	0.0	0.1	1.0	1.2	4.0

Per Game Table
Season	Age	Tm	Lg	Pos	G	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	3P	3PA	3P%	2P	2PA	2P%	eFG%	FT	FTA	FT%	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
1977-78	21	MIL	NBA	SF	9	35.7	9.3	17.0	.549				9.3	17.0	.549	.549	5.3	7.1	.750	3.9	8.6	12.4	3.4	1.1	1.9	1.6	2.8	24.0
1979-80	23	MIL	NBA	SF	7	43.3	7.7	18.3	.422	0.1	0.4	.333	7.6	17.9	.424	.426	4.3	5.7	.750	2.4	4.4	6.9	2.9	0.7	0.9	1.1	2.9	19.9
1980-81	24	MIL	NBA	SF	7	38.0	10.7	19.3	.556	0.0	0.1	.000	10.7	19.1	.560	.556	3.3	4.6	.719	5.9	3.6	9.4	4.9	1.4	1.0	1.9	2.0	24.7
1981-82	25	MIL	NBA	SF	6	39.2	7.3	16.7	.440	0.2	0.7	.250	7.2	16.0	.448	.445	4.0	7.0	.571	3.8	3.5	7.3	3.3	1.0	0.3	2.0	4.2	18.8
1982-83	26	MIL	NBA	SF	9	42.4	9.4	19.4	.486	0.0	0.1	.000	9.4	19.3	.489	.486	3.1	4.8	.651	3.1	4.9	8.0	4.2	0.9	0.8	2.3	2.4	22.0
1983-84	27	MIL	NBA	SF	16	37.8	8.1	17.1	.473	0.1	0.3	.250	8.0	16.8	.476	.474	4.1	5.6	.722	1.8	3.5	5.3	3.4	1.1	0.4	2.7	3.1	20.3
Career			NBA		54	39.1	8.7	17.9	.489	0.1	0.3		8.7	17.6	.492	.490	4.0	5.8	.701	3.2	4.7	7.9	3.7	1.0	0.8	2.1	2.9	21.5

6 seasons		MIL	NBA		54	39.1	8.7	17.9	.489	0.1	0.3		8.7	17.6	.492	.490	4.0	5.8	.701	3.2	4.7	7.9	3.7	1.0	0.8	2.1	2.9	21.5

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Career high, Points	40	View full stats from top 20 games
Career high, Rebounds	18	View full stats from top 20 games
Career high, Assists	11	View full stats from top 20 games
Career high, Steals	6	View full stats from top 20 games
Career high, Blocks	6	View full stats from top 20 games
Career high, Game Score	34.3	View full stats from top 20 games
Triple-Doubles	4	View all

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Totals Table
Season	Age	Tm	Lg	Pos	G	GS	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	3P	3PA	3P%	2P	2PA	2P%	eFG%	FT	FTA	FT%	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS	Trp-Dbl
1977-78	21	MIL	NBA	SF	80		2765	628	1204	.522				628	1204	.522	.522	301	409	.736	292	555	847	190	92	103	175	221	1557	0
1978-79	22	MIL	NBA	SF	77		2779	820	1491	.550				820	1491	.550	.550	332	437	.760	212	374	586	234	116	89	170	186	1972	0
1979-80	23	MIL	NBA	SF	77		2686	689	1267	.544	2	9	.222	687	1258	.546	.545	291	368	.791	217	349	566	273	100	70	185	173	1671	1
1980-81	24	MIL	NBA	SF	76		2542	636	1153	.552	0	9	.000	636	1144	.556	.552	269	381	.706	225	293	518	346	115	41	190	196	1541	1
1981-82	25	MIL	NBA	SF	60	52	1900	404	760	.532	0	4	.000	404	756	.534	.532	182	260	.700	153	211	364	213	59	35	145	142	990	0
1982-83	26	MIL	NBA	SF	80	80	2853	723	1420	.509	4	20	.200	719	1400	.514	.511	264	359	.735	196	366	562	363	100	56	196	211	1714	1
1983-84	27	MIL	NBA	SF	74	74	2715	646	1288	.502	2	13	.154	644	1275	.505	.502	241	340	.709	173	307	480	315	115	45	180	194	1535	1
1984-85	28	LAC	NBA	SF	72	68	2448	494	1094	.452	3	13	.231	491	1081	.454	.453	190	260	.731	188	240	428	248	72	30	176	193	1181	0
1985-86	29	LAC	NBA	SG	75	75	2605	613	1201	.510	1	15	.067	612	1186	.516	.511	298	392	.760	156	260	416	283	107	50	183	214	1525	0
1986-87	30	LAC	NBA	SF	10	10	302	68	155	.439	0	6	.000	68	149	.456	.439	30	42	.714	9	24	33	28	12	5	17	24	166	0
1989-90	33	GSW	NBA	SF	10	0	99	12	32	.375	2	3	.667	10	29	.345	.406	14	17	.824	8	9	17	9	0	1	10	12	40	0
Career			NBA		691	359	23694	5733	11065	.518	14	92		5719	10973	.521	.519	2412	3265	.739	1829	2988	4817	2502	888	525	1627	1766	13892	4

7 seasons		MIL	NBA		524	206	18240	4546	8583	.530	8	55		4538	8528	.532	.530	1880	2554	.736	1468	2455	3923	1934	697	439	1241	1323	10980	4
3 seasons		LAC	NBA		157	153	5355	1175	2450	.480	4	34	.118	1171	2416	.485	.480	518	694	.746	353	524	877	559	191	85	376	431	2872	0
1 season		GSW	NBA		10	0	99	12	32	.375	2	3	.667	10	29	.345	.406	14	17	.824	8	9	17	9	0	1	10	12	40	0

Totals Table
Season	Age	Tm	Lg	Pos	G	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	3P	3PA	3P%	2P	2PA	2P%	eFG%	FT	FTA	FT%	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
1977-78	21	MIL	NBA	SF	9	321	84	153	.549				84	153	.549	.549	48	64	.750	35	77	112	31	10	17	14	25	216
1979-80	23	MIL	NBA	SF	7	303	54	128	.422	1	3	.333	53	125	.424	.426	30	40	.750	17	31	48	20	5	6	8	20	139
1980-81	24	MIL	NBA	SF	7	266	75	135	.556	0	1	.000	75	134	.560	.556	23	32	.719	41	25	66	34	10	7	13	14	173
1981-82	25	MIL	NBA	SF	6	235	44	100	.440	1	4	.250	43	96	.448	.445	24	42	.571	23	21	44	20	6	2	12	25	113
1982-83	26	MIL	NBA	SF	9	382	85	175	.486	0	1	.000	85	174	.489	.486	28	43	.651	28	44	72	38	8	7	21	22	198
1983-84	27	MIL	NBA	SF	16	605	129	273	.473	1	4	.250	128	269	.476	.474	65	90	.722	29	56	85	55	17	6	43	50	324
Career			NBA		54	2112	471	964	.489	3	13		468	951	.492	.490	218	311	.701	173	254	427	198	56	45	111	156	1163

6 seasons		MIL	NBA		54	2112	471	964	.489	3	13		468	951	.492	.490	218	311	.701	173	254	427	198	56	45	111	156	1163

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Season	Age	Tm	Lg	Pos	G	MP	PER	TS%	3PAr	FTr	ORB%	DRB%	TRB%	AST%	STL%	BLK%	TOV%	USG%	OWS	DWS	WS	WS/48	OBPM	DBPM	BPM	VORP
1977-78	21	MIL	NBA	SF	80	2765	21.3	.563		.340	10.9	21.6	16.2	9.5	1.5	1.9	11.2	21.4	7.7	3.0	10.6	.185	3.3	-0.5	2.7	3.3
1978-79	22	MIL	NBA	SF	77	2779	23.9	.586		.293	8.4	14.9	11.7	12.3	1.9	1.7	9.2	25.9	9.2	3.0	12.2	.211	5.1	0.0	5.2	5.0
1979-80	23	MIL	NBA	SF	77	2686	22.0	.585	.007	.290	9.0	13.7	11.4	15.1	1.7	1.4	11.5	23.9	8.0	3.5	11.5	.206	4.6	0.4	5.1	4.8
1980-81	24	MIL	NBA	SF	76	2542	22.0	.583	.008	.330	10.1	12.4	11.3	19.7	2.1	0.9	12.6	23.3	7.6	3.6	11.2	.211	5.1	0.5	5.6	4.9
1981-82	25	MIL	NBA	SF	60	1900	18.0	.566	.005	.342	9.6	12.3	11.0	16.4	1.5	1.1	14.2	22.1	3.5	2.7	6.2	.158	2.9	0.0	2.9	2.3
1982-83	26	MIL	NBA	SF	80	2853	21.1	.543	.014	.253	7.9	13.5	10.8	20.3	1.7	1.1	11.0	25.7	6.6	4.1	10.7	.180	4.2	0.4	4.5	4.7
1983-84	27	MIL	NBA	SF	74	2715	19.4	.534	.010	.264	7.5	12.4	10.0	18.6	2.1	1.0	11.1	25.2	4.4	4.2	8.6	.152	2.9	0.7	3.6	3.8
1984-85	28	LAC	NBA	SF	72	2448	14.3	.489	.012	.238	8.8	10.5	9.7	14.6	1.4	0.7	12.7	23.1	1.2	1.5	2.7	.053	-0.3	-1.1	-1.4	0.4
1985-86	29	LAC	NBA	SG	75	2605	18.9	.555	.012	.326	6.5	11.2	8.8	17.5	1.9	1.0	11.8	24.0	4.8	1.1	5.9	.108	2.4	-0.7	1.7	2.5
1986-87	30	LAC	NBA	SF	10	302	14.0	.478	.039	.271	3.0	9.5	6.0	15.2	1.9	0.9	8.9	25.1	0.0	0.1	0.1	.022	-0.7	-0.4	-1.1	0.1
1989-90	33	GSW	NBA	SF	10	99	8.5	.507	.094	.531	9.1	9.2	9.2	11.9	0.0	0.6	20.2	19.9	0.0	0.0	0.0	-0.016	-1.8	-3.1	-4.9	-0.1
Career			NBA		691	23694	20.1	.556	.008	.295	8.7	13.6	11.2	15.9	1.8	1.2	11.5	23.9	53.0	26.8	79.8	.162	3.3	0.0	3.3	31.7

7 seasons		MIL	NBA		524	18240	21.2	.566	.006	.298	9.0	14.5	11.8	15.9	1.8	1.3	11.3	24.0	47.0	24.1	71.1	.187	4.1	0.2	4.3	28.9
3 seasons		LAC	NBA		157	5355	16.5	.521	.014	.283	7.4	10.8	9.1	16.0	1.7	0.9	12.0	23.6	6.0	2.7	8.7	.078	1.0	-0.9	0.1	2.9
1 season		GSW	NBA		10	99	8.5	.507	.094	.531	9.1	9.2	9.2	11.9	0.0	0.6	20.2	19.9	0.0	0.0	0.0	-0.016	-1.8	-3.1	-4.9	-0.1

Advanced Table
Season	Age	Tm	Lg	Pos	G	MP	PER	TS%	3PAr	FTr	ORB%	DRB%	TRB%	AST%	STL%	BLK%	TOV%	USG%	OWS	DWS	WS	WS/48	OBPM	DBPM	BPM	VORP
1977-78	21	MIL	NBA	SF	9	321	27.2	.596		.418	11.9	24.9	18.6	13.8	1.4	2.7	7.2	23.8	1.4	0.5	1.9	.280	6.6	0.8	7.4	0.8
1979-80	23	MIL	NBA	SF	7	303	14.6	.477	.023	.313	6.4	11.3	8.9	10.3	0.8	1.1	5.2	21.2	0.4	0.3	0.8	.119	2.7	-1.4	1.4	0.3
1980-81	24	MIL	NBA	SF	7	266	27.7	.580	.007	.237	17.7	11.3	14.6	21.8	1.9	1.6	8.0	24.9	1.3	0.1	1.4	.260	11.0	-0.2	10.8	0.9
1981-82	25	MIL	NBA	SF	6	235	15.1	.477	.040	.420	11.4	12.7	12.0	13.8	1.3	0.5	9.2	23.5	0.3	0.0	0.3	.065	1.3	-1.6	-0.3	0.1
1982-83	26	MIL	NBA	SF	9	382	18.0	.511	.006	.246	7.9	13.3	10.5	16.1	1.1	1.1	9.8	23.6	0.7	0.4	1.1	.144	5.4	-1.1	4.4	0.6
1983-84	27	MIL	NBA	SF	16	605	15.4	.518	.015	.330	5.9	9.8	8.0	15.8	1.4	0.6	12.1	25.3	0.4	0.8	1.2	.094	1.9	-1.2	0.8	0.4
Career			NBA		54	2112	19.1	.528	.013	.323	9.3	13.4	11.5	15.3	1.3	1.2	9.2	23.9	4.6	2.1	6.7	.152	4.5	-0.8	3.7	3.0

6 seasons		MIL	NBA		54	2112	19.1	.528	.013	.323	9.3	13.4	11.5	15.3	1.3	1.2	9.2	23.9	4.6	2.1	6.7	.152	4.5	-0.8	3.7	3.0

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How old is Marques Johnson?

Marques Johnson is 68 years old.

Where was Marques Johnson born?

Marques Johnson was born in Natchitoches, Louisiana.

When was Marques Johnson born?

Marques Johnson was born on February 8, 1956.

How tall is Marques Johnson?

Marques Johnson is 6-7 (201 cm) tall.

How much did Marques Johnson weigh when playing?

Marques Johnson weighed 218 lbs (98 kg) when playing.

Is Marques Johnson in the Hall of Fame?

Marques Johnson is not in the Hall of Fame.

When was Marques Johnson drafted?

Marques Johnson was drafted by Milwaukee Bucks, 1st round (3rd pick, 3rd overall), 1977 NBA Draft.

What position did Marques Johnson play?

Small Forward and Shooting Guard.

When did Marques Johnson retire?

Marques Johnson last played in 1990.

What is Marques Johnson's net worth?

Marques Johnson made at least $2,000,000 playing professional basketball.

How much did Marques Johnson make?

Marques Johnson made $1,100,000 in 1986.

What did Marques Johnson average?

Marques Johnson averaged 20.1 points, 7.0 rebounds, and 3.6 assists per game.

How many rings does Marques Johnson have?

Marques Johnson won 0 championships.

What is Marques Johnson's Twitter account?

Marques Johnson is on Twitter at olskool888.

What schools did Marques Johnson attend?

Marques Johnson attended Crenshaw in Los Angeles, California and UCLA.

What are Marques Johnson's nicknames?

M.J., Slammer are nicknames for Marques Johnson.

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