Johnny Green
PF · KCO
Seasons 1959-60–1972-73 · 14 on record · Ht 6-5 · b. 1933
4× All-Star
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Player info
| Nickname | Jumpin' Johnny |
|---|---|
| Position | PF |
| Number | #11 (also #24, #16, #12, #20) |
| Height | 6-5 |
| Weight | 200 lb |
| Born | 1933-12-08 |
| College | Michigan State |
| Drafted | 1959 · Round 1, Pick 6 · New York Knicks |
| Seasons | 1959-60–1972-73 (14) |
Career averages
11.6 PPG, 8.6 RPG, 1.4 APG · 1057 games · .493 FG% · — 3P%.
Stats by season — per game
| Season | Tm | Age | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PTS | PER | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1959-60 | NYK | 26 | 69 | 17.9 | .447 | — | .406 | 7.8 | 0.8 | — | — | 7.0 | 13.2 | .449 |
| 1960-61 | NYK | 27 | 78 | 22.9 | .430 | — | .522 | 10.7 | 1.2 | — | — | 10.2 | 16.1 | .453 |
| 1961-62 | NYK | 28 | 80 | 34.9 | .436 | — | .601 | 13.3 | 2.4 | — | — | 15.9 | 16.0 | .470 |
| 1962-63 | NYK | 29 | 80 | 31.9 | .462 | — | .638 | 12.1 | 1.9 | — | — | 18.1 | 19.0 | .497 |
| 1963-64 | NYK | 30 | 80 | 26.7 | .470 | — | .497 | 10.0 | 2.0 | — | — | 14.5 | 18.1 | .484 |
| 1964-65 | NYK | 31 | 78 | 22.1 | .469 | — | .548 | 7.0 | 1.7 | — | — | 11.0 | 17.5 | .493 |
| 1965-66 | 2TM | 32 | 79 | 20.8 | .536 | — | .521 | 8.2 | 1.4 | — | — | 11.6 | 19.3 | .547 |
| NYK | 32 | 7 | 29.7 | .544 | — | .484 | 10.6 | 1.6 | — | — | 14.4 | 16.9 | .545 | |
| BAL | 32 | 72 | 20.0 | .535 | — | .524 | 7.9 | 1.3 | — | — | 11.3 | 19.7 | .548 | |
| 1966-67 | BAL | 33 | 61 | 15.5 | .465 | — | .464 | 6.5 | 0.9 | — | — | 8.2 | 16.6 | .475 |
| 1967-68 | 2TM | 34 | 77 | 18.7 | .459 | — | .471 | 7.1 | 1.0 | — | — | 9.9 | 16.0 | .471 |
| SDR | 34 | 42 | 25.5 | .458 | — | .472 | 10.1 | 1.4 | — | — | 13.9 | 16.7 | .470 | |
| PHI | 34 | 35 | 10.5 | .460 | — | .470 | 3.5 | 0.6 | — | — | 5.1 | 13.7 | .474 | |
| 1968-69 | PHI | 35 | 74 | 10.7 | .518 | — | .456 | 4.5 | 0.6 | — | — | 4.7 | 16.2 | .518 |
| 1969-70 | CIN | 36 | 78 | 29.2 | .559 | — | .592 | 10.8 | 1.4 | — | — | 15.6 | 18.4 | .580 |
| 1970-71 | CIN | 37 | 75 | 28.6 | .587 | — | .617 | 8.7 | 1.2 | — | — | 16.7 | 19.4 | .607 |
| 1971-72 | CIN | 38 | 82 | 23.3 | .569 | — | .564 | 6.8 | 1.5 | — | — | 9.8 | 15.6 | .580 |
| 1972-73 | KCO | 39 | 66 | 18.9 | .599 | — | .679 | 5.5 | 0.9 | — | — | 7.1 | 14.6 | .626 |
Stats by season — totals
| Season | Tm | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1959-60 | NYK | 69 | — | 1,232 | 209 | 468 | .447 | — | — | 63 | 155 | 539 | 52 | — | — | — | 481 |
| 1960-61 | NYK | 78 | — | 1,784 | 326 | 758 | .430 | — | — | 145 | 278 | 838 | 97 | — | — | — | 797 |
| 1961-62 | NYK | 80 | — | 2,789 | 507 | 1,164 | .436 | — | — | 261 | 434 | 1066 | 191 | — | — | — | 1,275 |
| 1962-63 | NYK | 80 | — | 2,553 | 582 | 1,261 | .462 | — | — | 280 | 439 | 964 | 152 | — | — | — | 1,444 |
| 1963-64 | NYK | 80 | — | 2,134 | 482 | 1,026 | .470 | — | — | 195 | 392 | 799 | 157 | — | — | — | 1,159 |
| 1964-65 | NYK | 78 | — | 1,720 | 346 | 737 | .469 | — | — | 165 | 301 | 545 | 129 | — | — | — | 857 |
| 1965-66 | 2TM | 79 | — | 1,645 | 358 | 668 | .536 | — | — | 202 | 388 | 645 | 107 | — | — | — | 918 |
| NYK | 7 | — | 208 | 43 | 79 | .544 | — | — | 15 | 31 | 74 | 11 | — | — | — | 101 | |
| BAL | 72 | — | 1,437 | 315 | 589 | .535 | — | — | 187 | 357 | 571 | 96 | — | — | — | 817 | |
| 1966-67 | BAL | 61 | — | 948 | 203 | 437 | .465 | — | — | 96 | 207 | 394 | 57 | — | — | — | 502 |
| 1967-68 | 2TM | 77 | — | 1,440 | 310 | 676 | .459 | — | — | 139 | 295 | 545 | 80 | — | — | — | 759 |
| SDR | 42 | — | 1,073 | 241 | 526 | .458 | — | — | 100 | 212 | 423 | 59 | — | — | — | 582 | |
| PHI | 35 | — | 367 | 69 | 150 | .460 | — | — | 39 | 83 | 122 | 21 | — | — | — | 177 | |
| 1968-69 | PHI | 74 | — | 795 | 146 | 282 | .518 | — | — | 57 | 125 | 330 | 47 | — | — | — | 349 |
| 1969-70 | CIN | 78 | — | 2,278 | 481 | 860 | .559 | — | — | 254 | 429 | 841 | 112 | — | — | — | 1,216 |
| 1970-71 | CIN | 75 | — | 2,147 | 502 | 855 | .587 | — | — | 248 | 402 | 656 | 89 | — | — | — | 1,252 |
| 1971-72 | CIN | 82 | — | 1,914 | 331 | 582 | .569 | — | — | 141 | 250 | 560 | 120 | — | — | — | 803 |
| 1972-73 | KCO | 66 | — | 1,245 | 190 | 317 | .599 | — | — | 89 | 131 | 361 | 59 | — | — | — | 469 |
| Career | 1057 | — | — | 4,973 | 10,091 | .493 | 0 | 0 | 2335 | 4226 | 9083 | 1449 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12,281 |
Per 36 minutes
| Season | Tm | G | MPG | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1959-60 | NYK | 69 | 17.9 | 6.1 | 13.7 | .447 | — | — | 1.8 | 4.5 | 15.8 | 1.5 | — | — | — | 14.1 |
| 1960-61 | NYK | 78 | 22.9 | 6.6 | 15.3 | .430 | — | — | 2.9 | 5.6 | 16.9 | 2.0 | — | — | — | 16.1 |
| 1961-62 | NYK | 80 | 34.9 | 6.5 | 15.0 | .436 | — | — | 3.4 | 5.6 | 13.8 | 2.5 | — | — | — | 16.5 |
| 1962-63 | NYK | 80 | 31.9 | 8.2 | 17.8 | .462 | — | — | 3.9 | 6.2 | 13.6 | 2.1 | — | — | — | 20.4 |
| 1963-64 | NYK | 80 | 26.7 | 8.1 | 17.3 | .470 | — | — | 3.3 | 6.6 | 13.5 | 2.6 | — | — | — | 19.6 |
| 1964-65 | NYK | 78 | 22.1 | 7.2 | 15.4 | .469 | — | — | 3.5 | 6.3 | 11.4 | 2.7 | — | — | — | 17.9 |
| 1965-66 | 2TM | 79 | 20.8 | 7.8 | 14.6 | .536 | — | — | 4.4 | 8.5 | 14.1 | 2.3 | — | — | — | 20.1 |
| NYK | 7 | 29.7 | 7.4 | 13.7 | .544 | — | — | 2.6 | 5.4 | 12.8 | 1.9 | — | — | — | 17.5 | |
| BAL | 72 | 20.0 | 7.9 | 14.8 | .535 | — | — | 4.7 | 8.9 | 14.3 | 2.4 | — | — | — | 20.5 | |
| 1966-67 | BAL | 61 | 15.5 | 7.7 | 16.6 | .465 | — | — | 3.6 | 7.9 | 15.0 | 2.2 | — | — | — | 19.1 |
| 1967-68 | 2TM | 77 | 18.7 | 7.8 | 16.9 | .459 | — | — | 3.5 | 7.4 | 13.6 | 2.0 | — | — | — | 19.0 |
| SDR | 42 | 25.5 | 8.1 | 17.6 | .458 | — | — | 3.4 | 7.1 | 14.2 | 2.0 | — | — | — | 19.5 | |
| PHI | 35 | 10.5 | 6.8 | 14.7 | .460 | — | — | 3.8 | 8.1 | 12.0 | 2.1 | — | — | — | 17.4 | |
| 1968-69 | PHI | 74 | 10.7 | 6.6 | 12.8 | .518 | — | — | 2.6 | 5.7 | 14.9 | 2.1 | — | — | — | 15.8 |
| 1969-70 | CIN | 78 | 29.2 | 7.6 | 13.6 | .559 | — | — | 4.0 | 6.8 | 13.3 | 1.8 | — | — | — | 19.2 |
| 1970-71 | CIN | 75 | 28.6 | 8.4 | 14.3 | .587 | — | — | 4.2 | 6.7 | 11.0 | 1.5 | — | — | — | 21.0 |
| 1971-72 | CIN | 82 | 23.3 | 6.2 | 10.9 | .569 | — | — | 2.7 | 4.7 | 10.5 | 2.3 | — | — | — | 15.1 |
| 1972-73 | KCO | 66 | 18.9 | 5.5 | 9.2 | .599 | — | — | 2.6 | 3.8 | 10.4 | 1.7 | — | — | — | 13.6 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1959-60 | NYK | 69 | 1,232 | 13.2 | .449 | — | 0.5 | 0.7 | 1.2 | .047 | — | — | — | — |
| 1960-61 | NYK | 78 | 1,784 | 16.1 | .453 | — | 0.8 | 0.8 | 1.7 | .045 | — | — | — | — |
| 1961-62 | NYK | 80 | 2,789 | 16.0 | .470 | — | 2.1 | 3.0 | 5.1 | .088 | — | — | — | — |
| 1962-63 | NYK | 80 | 2,553 | 19.0 | .497 | — | 3.3 | 1.8 | 5.1 | .096 | — | — | — | — |
| 1963-64 | NYK | 80 | 2,134 | 18.1 | .484 | — | 2.3 | 0.2 | 2.6 | .057 | — | — | — | — |
| 1964-65 | NYK | 78 | 1,720 | 17.5 | .493 | — | 2.5 | 1.3 | 3.8 | .107 | — | — | — | — |
| 1965-66 | 2TM | 79 | 1,645 | 19.3 | .547 | — | 4.3 | 1.3 | 5.6 | .164 | — | — | — | — |
| NYK | 7 | 208 | 16.9 | .545 | — | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.5 | .121 | — | — | — | — | |
| BAL | 72 | 1,437 | 19.7 | .548 | — | 3.8 | 1.3 | 5.1 | .171 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1966-67 | BAL | 61 | 948 | 16.6 | .475 | — | 0.6 | 0.9 | 1.5 | .075 | — | — | — | — |
| 1967-68 | 2TM | 77 | 1,440 | 16.0 | .471 | — | 0.5 | 1.8 | 2.3 | .076 | — | — | — | — |
| SDR | 42 | 1,073 | 16.7 | .470 | — | 0.3 | 1.2 | 1.5 | .067 | — | — | — | — | |
| PHI | 35 | 367 | 13.7 | .474 | — | 0.1 | 0.6 | 0.8 | .102 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1968-69 | PHI | 74 | 795 | 16.2 | .518 | — | 1.2 | 1.2 | 2.4 | .145 | — | — | — | — |
| 1969-70 | CIN | 78 | 2,278 | 18.4 | .580 | — | 5.9 | 2.5 | 8.4 | .177 | — | — | — | — |
| 1970-71 | CIN | 75 | 2,147 | 19.4 | .607 | — | 7.9 | 1.6 | 9.5 | .212 | — | — | — | — |
| 1971-72 | CIN | 82 | 1,914 | 15.6 | .580 | — | 4.5 | 0.8 | 5.3 | .132 | — | — | — | — |
| 1972-73 | KCO | 66 | 1,245 | 14.6 | .626 | — | 3.5 | 0.1 | 3.7 | .141 | — | — | — | — |
| Career | 1057 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 58.2 | — | — | — | — | +0.0 |
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% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1965-66 | 3 | 32.0 | 13.7 | 9.0 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .588 | — | .546 |
| 1967-68 | 12 | 18.2 | 8.0 | 5.5 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .585 | — | .572 |
| 1968-69 | 5 | 8.8 | 4.6 | 2.8 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .562 | — | .576 |
| Career | 20 | 18.0 | 8.0 | 5.4 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .583 | — | .566 |
Full postseason box-score averages by season, from every playoff game played.
Career splits
| Split | G | PPG | RPG | APG | W–L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 531 | 12.5 | 6.2 | 0.6 | 294–237 |
| Away | 530 | 10.8 | 6.4 | 0.9 | 126–404 |
| In wins | 420 | 12.1 | 6.2 | 0.8 | 420–0 |
| In losses | 641 | 11.3 | 6.3 | 0.7 | 0–641 |
Regular-season career splits by venue and result.
Career stats vs each team
| Opponent | G | PPG | RPG | APG | W–L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATL Atlanta Hawks | 102 | 11.4 | 7.2 | 0.8 | 43–59 |
| BOS Boston Celtics | 119 | 11.8 | 5.0 | 0.6 | 31–88 |
| CHI Chicago Bulls | 40 | 8.5 | 3.9 | 0.8 | 20–20 |
| CLE Cleveland Cavaliers | 17 | 10.2 | 6.7 | 1.4 | 13–4 |
| DET Detroit Pistons | 103 | 11.7 | 3.8 | 0.3 | 48–55 |
| GSW Golden State Warriors | 118 | 11.6 | 9.8 | 1.6 | 41–77 |
| HOU Houston Rockets | 27 | 9.2 | 6.0 | 1.0 | 16–11 |
| LAL Los Angeles Lakers | 104 | 10.7 | 5.4 | 0.6 | 33–71 |
| MIL Milwaukee Bucks | 27 | 9.0 | 5.3 | 1.0 | 9–18 |
| NYK New York Knicks | 52 | 10.4 | 6.1 | 0.8 | 19–33 |
| PHI Philadelphia 76ers | 61 | 12.7 | 7.8 | 1.2 | 25–36 |
| PHX Phoenix Suns | 23 | 13.0 | 7.8 | 1.3 | 12–11 |
| POR Portland Trail Blazers | 12 | 10.4 | 5.5 | 0.9 | 8–4 |
Regular-season career averages against each current franchise.
Frequently asked questions
What are Johnny Green's career stats?
Johnny Green has averaged 11.6 PPG, 8.6 RPG, 1.4 APG over 14 seasons (1959-60–1972-73).
How tall is Johnny Green?
Johnny Green is 6-5 (200 lb).
When was Johnny Green drafted?
Johnny Green was drafted in 1959, round 1, pick 6, by the New York Knicks.