Buck Johnson
SF · WSB
Seasons 1986-87–1992-93 · 7 on record · Ht 6-7 · b. 1964
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Player info
| Position | SF |
|---|---|
| Number | #1 (also #2) |
| Height | 6-7 |
| Weight | 190 lb |
| Born | 1964-01-03 |
| College | Alabama |
| Drafted | 1986 · Round 1, Pick 20 · Houston Rockets |
| Seasons | 1986-87–1992-93 (7) |
Career averages
9.1 PPG, 3.5 RPG, 1.7 APG · 505 games · .488 FG% · .113 3P%.
Stats by season — per game
| Season | Tm | Age | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PTS | PER | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986-87 | HOU | 23 | 60 | 8.7 | .468 | 0.000 | .690 | 1.5 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 3.8 | 11.8 | .503 |
| 1987-88 | HOU | 24 | 70 | 12.6 | .520 | .125 | .736 | 2.4 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 5.4 | 13.9 | .559 |
| 1988-89 | HOU | 25 | 67 | 27.6 | .524 | .111 | .754 | 4.3 | 1.9 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 9.6 | 11.4 | .559 |
| 1989-90 | HOU | 26 | 82 | 34.5 | .495 | .118 | .759 | 4.6 | 3.1 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 14.8 | 12.9 | .534 |
| 1990-91 | HOU | 27 | 73 | 31.2 | .477 | .133 | .727 | 4.5 | 1.9 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 13.6 | 12.9 | .512 |
| 1991-92 | HOU | 28 | 80 | 27.5 | .458 | .111 | .727 | 3.9 | 2.0 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 8.6 | 10.0 | .492 |
| 1992-93 | WSB | 29 | 73 | 17.6 | .479 | 0.000 | .730 | 2.7 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 6.5 | 10.7 | .521 |
Stats by season — totals
| Season | Tm | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986-87 | HOU | 60 | 3 | 520 | 94 | 201 | .468 | 0 | 1 | 40 | 58 | 88 | 40 | 17 | 15 | 37 | 228 |
| 1987-88 | HOU | 70 | 2 | 879 | 155 | 298 | .520 | 1 | 8 | 67 | 91 | 168 | 49 | 30 | 26 | 54 | 378 |
| 1988-89 | HOU | 67 | 51 | 1,850 | 270 | 515 | .524 | 1 | 9 | 101 | 134 | 286 | 126 | 64 | 35 | 110 | 642 |
| 1989-90 | HOU | 82 | 82 | 2,832 | 504 | 1,019 | .495 | 2 | 17 | 205 | 270 | 381 | 252 | 104 | 62 | 167 | 1,215 |
| 1990-91 | HOU | 73 | 70 | 2,279 | 416 | 873 | .477 | 2 | 15 | 157 | 216 | 330 | 142 | 81 | 47 | 122 | 991 |
| 1991-92 | HOU | 80 | 69 | 2,202 | 290 | 633 | .458 | 1 | 9 | 104 | 143 | 312 | 158 | 72 | 49 | 104 | 685 |
| 1992-93 | WSB | 73 | 19 | 1,287 | 193 | 403 | .479 | 0 | 3 | 92 | 126 | 195 | 89 | 36 | 18 | 70 | 478 |
| Career | 505 | — | — | 1,922 | 3,942 | .488 | 7 | 62 | 766 | 1038 | 1760 | 856 | 404 | 252 | 664 | 4,617 |
Per 36 minutes
| Season | Tm | G | MPG | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986-87 | HOU | 60 | 8.7 | 6.5 | 13.9 | .468 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 2.8 | 4.0 | 6.1 | 2.8 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 2.6 | 15.8 |
| 1987-88 | HOU | 70 | 12.6 | 6.3 | 12.2 | .520 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 2.7 | 3.7 | 6.9 | 2.0 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 2.2 | 15.5 |
| 1988-89 | HOU | 67 | 27.6 | 5.3 | 10.0 | .524 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 2.0 | 2.6 | 5.6 | 2.5 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 2.1 | 12.5 |
| 1989-90 | HOU | 82 | 34.5 | 6.4 | 13.0 | .495 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 2.6 | 3.4 | 4.8 | 3.2 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 2.1 | 15.4 |
| 1990-91 | HOU | 73 | 31.2 | 6.6 | 13.8 | .477 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 2.5 | 3.4 | 5.2 | 2.2 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 1.9 | 15.7 |
| 1991-92 | HOU | 80 | 27.5 | 4.7 | 10.3 | .458 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 1.7 | 2.3 | 5.1 | 2.6 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 1.7 | 11.2 |
| 1992-93 | WSB | 73 | 17.6 | 5.4 | 11.3 | .479 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 2.6 | 3.5 | 5.5 | 2.5 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 2.0 | 13.4 |
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 | HOU | 60 | 520 | 11.8 | .503 | 20.7 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 0.7 | .068 | -2.5 | +0.0 | -2.6 | -0.1 |
| 1987-88 | HOU | 70 | 879 | 13.9 | .559 | 17.9 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 2.1 | .116 | -1.1 | +0.3 | -0.8 | +0.3 |
| 1988-89 | HOU | 67 | 1,850 | 11.4 | .559 | 14.9 | 1.5 | 2.1 | 3.6 | .094 | -1.3 | +0.7 | -0.6 | +0.7 |
| 1989-90 | HOU | 82 | 2,832 | 12.9 | .534 | 18.7 | 2.2 | 3.9 | 6.2 | .104 | -1.6 | +1.0 | -0.6 | +1.0 |
| 1990-91 | HOU | 73 | 2,279 | 12.9 | .512 | 19.7 | 1.6 | 3.0 | 4.6 | .097 | -1.5 | +0.7 | -0.8 | +0.7 |
| 1991-92 | HOU | 80 | 2,202 | 10.0 | .492 | 15.8 | 0.3 | 2.0 | 2.3 | .050 | -3.0 | +0.3 | -2.7 | -0.4 |
| 1992-93 | WSB | 73 | 1,287 | 10.7 | .521 | 17.5 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 1.2 | .046 | -2.8 | -0.7 | -3.5 | -0.5 |
| Career | 505 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 20.7 | — | — | — | — | +1.7 |
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% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986-87 | 5 | 2.0 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .333 | — | .333 |
| 1987-88 | 4 | 5.0 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | .667 | — | .644 |
| 1988-89 | 4 | 29.5 | 11.5 | 3.8 | 3.2 | 0.8 | 0.5 | .475 | 0.000 | .498 |
| 1989-90 | 4 | 37.0 | 12.8 | 4.0 | 2.2 | 1.5 | 0.5 | .417 | 0.000 | .475 |
| 1990-91 | 3 | 28.7 | 8.0 | 4.7 | 2.7 | 0.7 | 0.3 | .357 | — | .403 |
| Career | 20 | 19.1 | 6.5 | 2.4 | 1.5 | 0.6 | 0.2 | .424 | 0.000 | .466 |
Full postseason box-score averages by season, from every playoff game played.
Career splits
| Split | G | PPG | RPG | APG | W–L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 250 | 9.5 | 3.5 | 1.6 | 167–83 |
| Away | 255 | 8.8 | 3.4 | 1.8 | 84–171 |
| In wins | 251 | 10.0 | 3.7 | 1.7 | 251–0 |
| In losses | 254 | 8.3 | 3.2 | 1.7 | 0–254 |
Regular-season career splits by venue and result.
Career stats vs each team
| Opponent | G | PPG | RPG | APG | W–L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATL Atlanta Hawks | 14 | 8.4 | 4.3 | 2.1 | 5–9 |
| BOS Boston Celtics | 15 | 9.7 | 3.9 | 1.9 | 4–11 |
| BKN Brooklyn Nets | 17 | 7.9 | 2.8 | 1.1 | 9–8 |
| CHA Charlotte Hornets | 14 | 13.3 | 5.3 | 2.1 | 10–4 |
| CHI Chicago Bulls | 13 | 9.2 | 2.7 | 1.4 | 5–8 |
| CLE Cleveland Cavaliers | 14 | 9.6 | 2.9 | 1.9 | 9–5 |
| DAL Dallas Mavericks | 31 | 8.8 | 3.1 | 1.4 | 13–18 |
| DEN Denver Nuggets | 29 | 8.3 | 3.1 | 1.5 | 13–16 |
| DET Detroit Pistons | 12 | 9.7 | 3.7 | 1.9 | 3–9 |
| GSW Golden State Warriors | 26 | 9.9 | 3.7 | 1.7 | 16–10 |
| HOU Houston Rockets | 2 | 7.5 | 4.5 | 2.5 | 1–1 |
| IND Indiana Pacers | 15 | 9.5 | 4.1 | 1.5 | 9–6 |
| LAC Los Angeles Clippers | 24 | 10.5 | 4.0 | 2.3 | 12–12 |
| LAL Los Angeles Lakers | 23 | 6.6 | 3.0 | 1.3 | 7–16 |
| MIA Miami Heat | 14 | 12.9 | 4.9 | 1.9 | 9–5 |
| MIL Milwaukee Bucks | 14 | 7.1 | 3.6 | 1.4 | 9–5 |
| MIN Minnesota Timberwolves | 15 | 13.0 | 4.9 | 2.5 | 10–5 |
| NYK New York Knicks | 16 | 8.1 | 3.4 | 1.5 | 6–10 |
| ORL Orlando Magic | 12 | 11.1 | 3.9 | 1.8 | 6–6 |
| PHI Philadelphia 76ers | 15 | 9.9 | 3.8 | 2.7 | 6–9 |
| PHX Phoenix Suns | 27 | 9.5 | 3.7 | 1.6 | 13–14 |
| POR Portland Trail Blazers | 22 | 8.5 | 3.0 | 1.6 | 9–13 |
| SAC Sacramento Kings | 29 | 7.6 | 2.4 | 1.4 | 22–7 |
| SAS San Antonio Spurs | 29 | 8.3 | 2.8 | 1.7 | 18–11 |
| UTA Utah Jazz | 29 | 7.6 | 3.1 | 1.3 | 12–17 |
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 | $675,000 |
| 1991-92 | $775,000 |
| 1992-93 | $550,000 |
| 1993-94 | $715,000 |
| Career earnings | $2,715,000 |
Frequently asked questions
What are Buck Johnson's career stats?
Buck Johnson has averaged 9.1 PPG, 3.5 RPG, 1.7 APG over 7 seasons (1986-87–1992-93).
How much does Buck Johnson make?
Buck Johnson's salary is $715,000 for the 1993-94 season, with career earnings of about $2.7M.
How tall is Buck Johnson?
Buck Johnson is 6-7 (190 lb).
When was Buck Johnson drafted?
Buck Johnson was drafted in 1986, round 1, pick 20, by the Houston Rockets.