Clemon Johnson
C · SEA
Seasons 1978-79–1987-88 · 10 on record · Ht 6-10 · b. 1956
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Player info
| Nickname | Clem |
|---|---|
| Position | C |
| Number | #45 (also #44) |
| Height | 6-10 |
| Weight | 240 lb |
| Born | 1956-09-12 |
| College | Florida A&M |
| Drafted | 1978 · Round 2, Pick 44 · Portland Trail Blazers |
| Seasons | 1978-79–1987-88 (10) |
Career averages
5.4 PPG, 4.6 RPG, 1.0 APG · 761 games · .492 FG% · 0.000 3P%.
Stats by season — per game
| Season | Tm | Age | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PTS | PER | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978-79 | POR | 22 | 74 | 10.7 | .470 | — | .486 | 3.1 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 3.2 | 12.1 | .481 |
| 1979-80 | IND | 23 | 79 | 19.5 | .503 | — | .632 | 5.0 | 1.5 | 0.6 | 1.5 | 6.0 | 13.9 | .527 |
| 1980-81 | IND | 24 | 81 | 20.3 | .504 | 0.000 | .593 | 5.8 | 1.8 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 7.2 | 15.6 | .530 |
| 1981-82 | IND | 25 | 79 | 25.1 | .487 | — | .651 | 7.2 | 1.6 | 0.8 | 1.4 | 9.5 | 15.0 | .516 |
| 1982-83 | 2TM | 26 | 83 | 23.1 | .515 | 0.000 | .617 | 6.3 | 1.7 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 8.5 | 15.3 | .537 |
| IND | 26 | 51 | 23.8 | .521 | 0.000 | .631 | 6.3 | 2.3 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 9.7 | 16.8 | .545 | |
| PHI | 26 | 32 | 21.8 | .500 | — | .586 | 6.4 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 6.8 | 12.8 | .520 | |
| 1983-84 | PHI | 27 | 80 | 21.5 | .468 | — | .611 | 5.0 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 5.7 | 9.1 | .493 |
| 1984-85 | PHI | 28 | 58 | 15.1 | .498 | 0.000 | .735 | 3.8 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 4.7 | 11.9 | .526 |
| 1985-86 | PHI | 29 | 75 | 14.3 | .471 | — | .630 | 3.4 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 3.5 | 10.4 | .505 |
| 1986-87 | SEA | 30 | 78 | 13.5 | .494 | 0.000 | .636 | 3.6 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 3.2 | 10.0 | .543 |
| 1987-88 | SEA | 31 | 74 | 9.8 | .467 | — | .688 | 2.4 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 1.6 | 7.1 | .504 |
Stats by season — totals
| Season | Tm | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978-79 | POR | 74 | — | 794 | 102 | 217 | .470 | — | — | 36 | 74 | 226 | 78 | 23 | 36 | 65 | 240 |
| 1979-80 | IND | 79 | 0 | 1,541 | 199 | 396 | .503 | 0 | 0 | 74 | 117 | 394 | 115 | 48 | 121 | 78 | 472 |
| 1980-81 | IND | 81 | 2 | 1,643 | 235 | 466 | .504 | 0 | 1 | 112 | 189 | 468 | 144 | 44 | 119 | 121 | 582 |
| 1981-82 | IND | 79 | 42 | 1,979 | 312 | 641 | .487 | 0 | 0 | 123 | 189 | 571 | 127 | 60 | 112 | 138 | 747 |
| 1982-83 | 2TM | 83 | 11 | 1,914 | 299 | 581 | .515 | 0 | 1 | 111 | 180 | 524 | 139 | 67 | 92 | 124 | 709 |
| IND | 51 | 7 | 1,216 | 208 | 399 | .521 | 0 | 1 | 77 | 122 | 319 | 115 | 51 | 63 | 88 | 493 | |
| PHI | 32 | 4 | 698 | 91 | 182 | .500 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 58 | 205 | 24 | 16 | 29 | 36 | 216 | |
| 1983-84 | PHI | 80 | 10 | 1,721 | 193 | 412 | .468 | 0 | 0 | 69 | 113 | 398 | 55 | 35 | 65 | 95 | 455 |
| 1984-85 | PHI | 58 | 0 | 875 | 117 | 235 | .498 | 0 | 1 | 36 | 49 | 221 | 33 | 15 | 44 | 43 | 270 |
| 1985-86 | PHI | 75 | 2 | 1,069 | 105 | 223 | .471 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 81 | 255 | 15 | 23 | 62 | 38 | 261 |
| 1986-87 | SEA | 78 | 7 | 1,051 | 88 | 178 | .494 | 0 | 2 | 70 | 110 | 277 | 21 | 21 | 42 | 36 | 246 |
| 1987-88 | SEA | 74 | 26 | 723 | 49 | 105 | .467 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 32 | 174 | 17 | 13 | 24 | 29 | 120 |
| Career | 761 | — | — | 1,699 | 3,454 | .492 | 0 | 5 | 704 | 1134 | 3508 | 744 | 349 | 717 | 767 | 4,102 |
Per 36 minutes
| Season | Tm | G | MPG | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978-79 | POR | 74 | 10.7 | 4.6 | 9.8 | .470 | — | — | 1.6 | 3.4 | 10.2 | 3.5 | 1.0 | 1.6 | 2.9 | 10.9 |
| 1979-80 | IND | 79 | 19.5 | 4.6 | 9.3 | .503 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.7 | 2.7 | 9.2 | 2.7 | 1.1 | 2.8 | 1.8 | 11.0 |
| 1980-81 | IND | 81 | 20.3 | 5.1 | 10.2 | .504 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.5 | 4.1 | 10.3 | 3.2 | 1.0 | 2.6 | 2.7 | 12.8 |
| 1981-82 | IND | 79 | 25.1 | 5.7 | 11.7 | .487 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.2 | 3.4 | 10.4 | 2.3 | 1.1 | 2.0 | 2.5 | 13.6 |
| 1982-83 | 2TM | 83 | 23.1 | 5.6 | 10.9 | .515 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.1 | 3.4 | 9.9 | 2.6 | 1.3 | 1.7 | 2.3 | 13.3 |
| IND | 51 | 23.8 | 6.2 | 11.8 | .521 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.3 | 3.6 | 9.4 | 3.4 | 1.5 | 1.9 | 2.6 | 14.6 | |
| PHI | 32 | 21.8 | 4.7 | 9.4 | .500 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.8 | 3.0 | 10.6 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 1.5 | 1.9 | 11.1 | |
| 1983-84 | PHI | 80 | 21.5 | 4.0 | 8.6 | .468 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.4 | 2.4 | 8.3 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 1.4 | 2.0 | 9.5 |
| 1984-85 | PHI | 58 | 15.1 | 4.8 | 9.7 | .498 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.5 | 2.0 | 9.1 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 11.1 |
| 1985-86 | PHI | 75 | 14.3 | 3.5 | 7.5 | .471 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.7 | 2.7 | 8.6 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 2.1 | 1.3 | 8.8 |
| 1986-87 | SEA | 78 | 13.5 | 3.0 | 6.1 | .494 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 2.4 | 3.8 | 9.5 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 8.4 |
| 1987-88 | SEA | 74 | 9.8 | 2.4 | 5.2 | .467 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.1 | 1.6 | 8.7 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 6.0 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978-79 | POR | 74 | 794 | 12.1 | .481 | 15.6 | 0.1 | 1.1 | 1.2 | .070 | -1.5 | +0.8 | -0.7 | +0.3 |
| 1979-80 | IND | 79 | 1,541 | 13.9 | .527 | 13.2 | 1.6 | 1.9 | 3.5 | .109 | -1.1 | +1.2 | +0.1 | +0.8 |
| 1980-81 | IND | 81 | 1,643 | 15.6 | .530 | 16.3 | 1.4 | 2.3 | 3.7 | .108 | -0.2 | +1.2 | +1.0 | +1.3 |
| 1981-82 | IND | 79 | 1,979 | 15.0 | .516 | 18.2 | 0.7 | 3.4 | 4.0 | .098 | -1.3 | +1.2 | -0.1 | +0.9 |
| 1982-83 | 2TM | 83 | 1,914 | 15.3 | .537 | 16.1 | 2.1 | 2.2 | 4.3 | .109 | +0.2 | +0.5 | +0.7 | +1.3 |
| IND | 51 | 1,216 | 16.8 | .545 | 17.5 | 1.5 | 1.1 | 2.5 | .100 | +0.7 | +0.6 | +1.3 | +1.0 | |
| PHI | 32 | 698 | 12.8 | .520 | 13.8 | 0.7 | 1.1 | 1.8 | .125 | -0.8 | +0.4 | -0.4 | +0.3 | |
| 1983-84 | PHI | 80 | 1,721 | 9.1 | .493 | 13.4 | -0.2 | 2.3 | 2.2 | .060 | -3.0 | +0.0 | -3.0 | -0.4 |
| 1984-85 | PHI | 58 | 875 | 11.9 | .526 | 13.8 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 1.7 | .095 | -1.2 | +0.0 | -1.2 | +0.2 |
| 1985-86 | PHI | 75 | 1,069 | 10.4 | .505 | 11.2 | 0.7 | 1.2 | 2.0 | .088 | -1.8 | +0.3 | -1.6 | +0.1 |
| 1986-87 | SEA | 78 | 1,051 | 10.0 | .543 | 9.8 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 2.0 | .089 | -1.7 | -0.7 | -2.3 | -0.1 |
| 1987-88 | SEA | 74 | 723 | 7.1 | .504 | 8.2 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 0.9 | .061 | -3.1 | -0.1 | -3.3 | -0.2 |
| Career | 761 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 25.5 | — | — | — | — | +4.2 |
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% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978-79 | 3 | 15.7 | 4.7 | 5.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 1.3 | .364 | — | .442 |
| 1980-81 | 2 | 27.5 | 7.5 | 10.0 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 1.0 | .417 | — | .457 |
| 1982-83 | 12 | 16.1 | 4.2 | 3.6 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.4 | .510 | — | .493 |
| 1983-84 | 5 | 9.0 | 1.6 | 1.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.8 | .333 | — | .333 |
| 1984-85 | 13 | 12.7 | 3.2 | 2.8 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.5 | .394 | 0.000 | .497 |
| 1985-86 | 12 | 25.2 | 6.2 | 5.0 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 1.1 | .547 | — | .578 |
| 1986-87 | 14 | 18.7 | 4.3 | 3.5 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 1.1 | .453 | — | .489 |
| 1987-88 | 5 | 7.8 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | .429 | — | .444 |
| Career | 66 | 16.8 | 4.1 | 3.6 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.8 | .465 | 0.000 | .499 |
Full postseason box-score averages by season, from every playoff game played.
Career splits
| Split | G | PPG | RPG | APG | W–L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 389 | 6.0 | 4.8 | 1.1 | 269–120 |
| Away | 393 | 5.1 | 4.2 | 0.8 | 149–244 |
| In wins | 418 | 5.5 | 4.7 | 1.0 | 418–0 |
| In losses | 364 | 5.6 | 4.3 | 1.0 | 0–364 |
Regular-season career splits by venue and result.
Career stats vs each team
| Opponent | G | PPG | RPG | APG | W–L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATL Atlanta Hawks | 43 | 5.4 | 5.3 | 1.3 | 18–25 |
| BOS Boston Celtics | 50 | 6.3 | 5.1 | 1.4 | 20–30 |
| BKN Brooklyn Nets | 48 | 5.4 | 4.9 | 1.0 | 25–23 |
| CHI Chicago Bulls | 42 | 6.5 | 4.7 | 1.1 | 22–20 |
| CLE Cleveland Cavaliers | 45 | 6.3 | 5.0 | 1.3 | 31–14 |
| DAL Dallas Mavericks | 22 | 4.6 | 3.4 | 0.7 | 9–13 |
| DEN Denver Nuggets | 25 | 6.7 | 4.8 | 1.3 | 13–12 |
| DET Detroit Pistons | 46 | 6.4 | 4.9 | 1.1 | 30–16 |
| GSW Golden State Warriors | 27 | 4.4 | 4.0 | 0.6 | 14–13 |
| HOU Houston Rockets | 31 | 5.5 | 4.2 | 1.1 | 15–16 |
| IND Indiana Pacers | 24 | 3.9 | 4.6 | 0.7 | 19–5 |
| LAC Los Angeles Clippers | 29 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 0.8 | 22–7 |
| LAL Los Angeles Lakers | 29 | 3.9 | 3.6 | 0.7 | 8–21 |
| MIL Milwaukee Bucks | 43 | 5.6 | 3.9 | 0.9 | 16–27 |
| NYK New York Knicks | 50 | 6.6 | 4.8 | 0.8 | 35–15 |
| PHI Philadelphia 76ers | 27 | 7.5 | 5.6 | 1.2 | 5–22 |
| PHX Phoenix Suns | 28 | 5.0 | 4.1 | 0.8 | 16–12 |
| POR Portland Trail Blazers | 25 | 4.4 | 3.1 | 0.5 | 12–13 |
| SAC Sacramento Kings | 25 | 3.9 | 4.2 | 0.7 | 19–6 |
| SAS San Antonio Spurs | 31 | 6.1 | 3.9 | 0.9 | 18–13 |
| UTA Utah Jazz | 27 | 4.0 | 3.7 | 0.4 | 16–11 |
Regular-season career averages against each current franchise.
Frequently asked questions
What are Clemon Johnson's career stats?
Clemon Johnson has averaged 5.4 PPG, 4.6 RPG, 1.0 APG over 10 seasons (1978-79–1987-88).
How tall is Clemon Johnson?
Clemon Johnson is 6-10 (240 lb).
When was Clemon Johnson drafted?
Clemon Johnson was drafted in 1978, round 2, pick 44, by the Portland Trail Blazers.