Johnny Dawkins
PG · Detroit Pistons
Seasons 1986-87–1994-95 · 9 on record · Ht 6-2 · b. 1963
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Player info
| Nickname | Pooh |
|---|---|
| Position | PG |
| Number | #12 (also #24) |
| Team | Detroit Pistons |
| Height | 6-2 |
| Weight | 165 lb |
| Born | 1963-09-28 |
| College | Duke |
| Drafted | 1986 · Round 1, Pick 10 · San Antonio Spurs |
| Seasons | 1986-87–1994-95 (9) |
Career averages
11.1 PPG, 2.5 RPG, 5.5 APG · 541 games · .456 FG% · .330 3P%.
Stats by season — per game
| Season | Tm | Age | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PTS | PER | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986-87 | SAS | 23 | 81 | 20.8 | .437 | .298 | .801 | 2.1 | 3.6 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 10.3 | 14.6 | .492 |
| 1987-88 | SAS | 24 | 65 | 33.5 | .485 | .311 | .896 | 3.1 | 7.4 | 1.4 | 0.0 | 15.8 | 17.0 | .551 |
| 1988-89 | SAS | 25 | 32 | 33.8 | .443 | 0.000 | .893 | 3.2 | 7.0 | 1.7 | 0.0 | 14.2 | 13.4 | .505 |
| 1989-90 | PHI | 26 | 81 | 35.4 | .489 | .333 | .861 | 3.0 | 7.4 | 1.5 | 0.1 | 14.3 | 16.0 | .549 |
| 1990-91 | PHI | 27 | 4 | 31.0 | .634 | .250 | .909 | 4.0 | 7.0 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 15.8 | 22.8 | .687 |
| 1991-92 | PHI | 28 | 82 | 34.3 | .437 | .356 | .882 | 2.8 | 6.9 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 12.0 | 13.3 | .502 |
| 1992-93 | PHI | 29 | 74 | 21.6 | .437 | .310 | .796 | 1.8 | 4.6 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 8.9 | 14.6 | .502 |
| 1993-94 | PHI | 30 | 72 | 18.7 | .418 | .352 | .840 | 1.7 | 3.7 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 6.6 | 13.5 | .509 |
| 1994-95 | DET | 31 | 50 | 23.4 | .463 | .342 | .909 | 2.3 | 4.1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 6.5 | 12.2 | .552 |
Stats by season — totals
| Season | Tm | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986-87 | SAS | 81 | 14 | 1,682 | 334 | 764 | .437 | 14 | 47 | 153 | 191 | 169 | 290 | 67 | 3 | 120 | 835 |
| 1987-88 | SAS | 65 | 61 | 2,179 | 405 | 835 | .485 | 19 | 61 | 198 | 221 | 204 | 480 | 88 | 2 | 154 | 1,027 |
| 1988-89 | SAS | 32 | 30 | 1,083 | 177 | 400 | .443 | 0 | 4 | 100 | 112 | 101 | 224 | 55 | 0 | 111 | 454 |
| 1989-90 | PHI | 81 | 81 | 2,865 | 465 | 950 | .489 | 22 | 66 | 210 | 244 | 247 | 601 | 121 | 9 | 214 | 1,162 |
| 1990-91 | PHI | 4 | 4 | 124 | 26 | 41 | .634 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 16 | 28 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 63 |
| 1991-92 | PHI | 82 | 82 | 2,815 | 394 | 902 | .437 | 36 | 101 | 164 | 186 | 227 | 567 | 89 | 5 | 183 | 988 |
| 1992-93 | PHI | 74 | 10 | 1,598 | 258 | 590 | .437 | 26 | 84 | 113 | 142 | 136 | 339 | 80 | 4 | 121 | 655 |
| 1993-94 | PHI | 72 | 12 | 1,343 | 177 | 423 | .418 | 37 | 105 | 84 | 100 | 123 | 263 | 63 | 5 | 111 | 475 |
| 1994-95 | DET | 50 | 9 | 1,170 | 125 | 270 | .463 | 25 | 73 | 50 | 55 | 113 | 205 | 52 | 1 | 86 | 325 |
| Career | 541 | — | — | 2,361 | 5,175 | .456 | 180 | 545 | 1082 | 1262 | 1336 | 2997 | 618 | 29 | 1108 | 5,984 |
Per 36 minutes
| Season | Tm | G | MPG | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986-87 | SAS | 81 | 20.8 | 7.1 | 16.4 | .437 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 3.3 | 4.1 | 3.6 | 6.2 | 1.4 | 0.1 | 2.6 | 17.9 |
| 1987-88 | SAS | 65 | 33.5 | 6.7 | 13.8 | .485 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 3.3 | 3.7 | 3.4 | 7.9 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 2.5 | 17.0 |
| 1988-89 | SAS | 32 | 33.8 | 5.9 | 13.3 | .443 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 3.3 | 3.7 | 3.4 | 7.4 | 1.8 | 0.0 | 3.7 | 15.1 |
| 1989-90 | PHI | 81 | 35.4 | 5.8 | 11.9 | .489 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 2.6 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 7.6 | 1.5 | 0.1 | 2.7 | 14.6 |
| 1990-91 | PHI | 4 | 31.0 | 7.5 | 11.9 | .634 | 0.3 | 1.2 | 2.9 | 3.2 | 4.6 | 8.1 | 0.9 | 0.0 | 2.3 | 18.3 |
| 1991-92 | PHI | 82 | 34.3 | 5.0 | 11.5 | .437 | 0.5 | 1.3 | 2.1 | 2.4 | 2.9 | 7.3 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 2.3 | 12.6 |
| 1992-93 | PHI | 74 | 21.6 | 5.8 | 13.3 | .437 | 0.6 | 1.9 | 2.5 | 3.2 | 3.1 | 7.6 | 1.8 | 0.1 | 2.7 | 14.8 |
| 1993-94 | PHI | 72 | 18.7 | 4.7 | 11.3 | .418 | 1.0 | 2.8 | 2.3 | 2.7 | 3.3 | 7.0 | 1.7 | 0.1 | 3.0 | 12.7 |
| 1994-95 | DET | 50 | 23.4 | 3.8 | 8.3 | .463 | 0.8 | 2.2 | 1.5 | 1.7 | 3.5 | 6.3 | 1.6 | 0.0 | 2.6 | 10.0 |
Counting stats scaled to a per-36-minute pace.
Advanced stats
| Season | Tm | G | MP | PER | TS% | USG% | OWS | DWS | WS | WS/48 | OBPM | DBPM | BPM | VORP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986-87 | SAS | 81 | 1,682 | 14.6 | .492 | 23.1 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 2.0 | .057 | -0.2 | -1.3 | -1.5 | +0.2 |
| 1987-88 | SAS | 65 | 2,179 | 17.0 | .551 | 19.7 | 4.0 | 0.3 | 4.3 | .095 | +1.9 | -1.9 | +0.0 | +1.1 |
| 1988-89 | SAS | 32 | 1,083 | 13.4 | .505 | 20.1 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 1.0 | .044 | -0.5 | -0.8 | -1.4 | +0.2 |
| 1989-90 | PHI | 81 | 2,865 | 16.0 | .549 | 18.8 | 4.2 | 2.2 | 6.4 | .107 | +1.3 | -0.5 | +0.8 | +2.0 |
| 1990-91 | PHI | 4 | 124 | 22.8 | .687 | 19.0 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.6 | .218 | +4.6 | +0.0 | +4.6 | +0.2 |
| 1991-92 | PHI | 82 | 2,815 | 13.3 | .502 | 18.2 | 2.3 | 1.2 | 3.6 | .061 | -0.3 | -1.5 | -1.8 | +0.2 |
| 1992-93 | PHI | 74 | 1,598 | 14.6 | .502 | 20.5 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 1.7 | .052 | -0.3 | -0.8 | -1.2 | +0.4 |
| 1993-94 | PHI | 72 | 1,343 | 13.5 | .509 | 18.7 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 1.1 | .041 | -0.6 | -1.2 | -1.8 | +0.1 |
| 1994-95 | DET | 50 | 1,170 | 12.2 | .552 | 14.6 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 1.1 | .046 | -1.0 | -0.9 | -1.9 | +0.0 |
| Career | 541 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 21.8 | — | — | — | — | +4.4 |
PER, True Shooting %, Usage %, Win Shares (Off/Def/Total, per 48), Box Plus/Minus (Off/Def/Total) and Value Over Replacement Player.
Playoff stats
| Season | G | MPG | PPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | FG% | 3P% | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987-88 | 3 | 17.7 | 5.0 | 1.0 | 1.7 | 0.7 | 0.0 | .261 | 0.000 | .303 |
| 1989-90 | 10 | 38.6 | 14.2 | 2.2 | 9.3 | 1.7 | 0.2 | .461 | 0.000 | .530 |
| Career | 13 | 33.8 | 12.1 | 1.9 | 7.5 | 1.5 | 0.2 | .428 | 0.000 | .495 |
Full postseason box-score averages by season, from every playoff game played.
Career splits
| Split | G | PPG | RPG | APG | W–L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 276 | 10.9 | 2.4 | 5.9 | 147–129 |
| Away | 265 | 11.2 | 2.5 | 5.2 | 68–197 |
| In wins | 215 | 12.0 | 2.6 | 6.3 | 215–0 |
| In losses | 326 | 10.4 | 2.4 | 5.0 | 0–326 |
Regular-season career splits by venue and result.
Career stats vs each team
| Opponent | G | PPG | RPG | APG | W–L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATL Atlanta Hawks | 25 | 10.2 | 2.2 | 5.4 | 8–17 |
| BOS Boston Celtics | 23 | 11.5 | 2.0 | 6.3 | 4–19 |
| BKN Brooklyn Nets | 27 | 11.3 | 2.7 | 5.5 | 15–12 |
| CHA Charlotte Hornets | 17 | 10.4 | 2.4 | 5.6 | 4–13 |
| CHI Chicago Bulls | 23 | 10.4 | 2.6 | 6.7 | 9–14 |
| CLE Cleveland Cavaliers | 22 | 10.2 | 2.0 | 5.2 | 4–18 |
| DAL Dallas Mavericks | 21 | 10.6 | 2.4 | 5.2 | 9–12 |
| DEN Denver Nuggets | 22 | 13.6 | 3.2 | 4.6 | 7–15 |
| DET Detroit Pistons | 20 | 12.0 | 2.6 | 5.8 | 10–10 |
| GSW Golden State Warriors | 19 | 12.7 | 2.8 | 6.2 | 7–12 |
| HOU Houston Rockets | 21 | 12.4 | 2.7 | 5.3 | 5–16 |
| IND Indiana Pacers | 21 | 10.8 | 2.1 | 5.0 | 9–12 |
| LAC Los Angeles Clippers | 19 | 8.7 | 1.8 | 5.3 | 13–6 |
| LAL Los Angeles Lakers | 20 | 10.9 | 2.0 | 6.2 | 4–16 |
| MIA Miami Heat | 24 | 10.9 | 2.6 | 5.5 | 16–8 |
| MIL Milwaukee Bucks | 23 | 9.2 | 2.3 | 5.9 | 11–12 |
| MIN Minnesota Timberwolves | 10 | 10.4 | 2.8 | 6.0 | 6–4 |
| NYK New York Knicks | 23 | 11.3 | 3.1 | 5.7 | 8–15 |
| ORL Orlando Magic | 18 | 11.9 | 1.7 | 5.4 | 6–12 |
| PHI Philadelphia 76ers | 7 | 8.3 | 1.6 | 6.0 | 6–1 |
| PHX Phoenix Suns | 18 | 12.7 | 2.8 | 5.8 | 9–9 |
| POR Portland Trail Blazers | 20 | 11.2 | 2.4 | 5.0 | 3–17 |
| SAC Sacramento Kings | 21 | 11.5 | 2.1 | 4.9 | 9–12 |
| SAS San Antonio Spurs | 8 | 10.0 | 2.1 | 5.1 | 2–6 |
| UTA Utah Jazz | 23 | 11.7 | 2.7 | 5.0 | 7–16 |
Regular-season career averages against each current franchise.
Contract & salary
Nominal salaries; tracked coverage is limited to seasons in the current dataset.
| Season | Salary |
|---|---|
| 1990-91 | $1,500,000 |
| 1991-92 | $1,700,000 |
| 1992-93 | $1,900,000 |
| 1993-94 | $2,100,000 |
| 1994-95 | $150,000 |
| Career earnings | $7,350,000 |
Frequently asked questions
What team does Johnny Dawkins play for?
Johnny Dawkins plays PG for the Detroit Pistons.
What are Johnny Dawkins's career stats?
Johnny Dawkins has averaged 11.1 PPG, 2.5 RPG, 5.5 APG over 9 seasons (1986-87–1994-95).
How much does Johnny Dawkins make?
Johnny Dawkins's salary is $150,000 for the 1994-95 season, with career earnings of about $7.3M.
How tall is Johnny Dawkins?
Johnny Dawkins is 6-2 (165 lb).
When was Johnny Dawkins drafted?
Johnny Dawkins was drafted in 1986, round 1, pick 10, by the San Antonio Spurs.