Frank Johnson
PG · Phoenix Suns
Seasons 1981-82–1993-94 · 10 on record · Ht 6-1 · b. 1958
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Player info
| Nickname | Frankie, Kermit |
|---|---|
| Position | PG |
| Number | #15 (also #3) |
| Team | Phoenix Suns |
| Height | 6-1 |
| Weight | 185 lb |
| Born | 1958-11-23 |
| College | Wake Forest |
| Drafted | 1981 · Round 1, Pick 11 · WSB |
| Seasons | 1981-82–1993-94 (10) |
Career averages
8.3 PPG, 1.7 RPG, 4.2 APG · 596 games · .439 FG% · .218 3P%.
Stats by season — per game
| Season | Tm | Age | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PTS | PER | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981-82 | WSB | 23 | 79 | 25.7 | .414 | .215 | .750 | 1.9 | 4.8 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 10.7 | 12.0 | .467 |
| 1982-83 | WSB | 24 | 68 | 34.2 | .408 | .230 | .751 | 2.6 | 8.1 | 1.6 | 0.1 | 12.5 | 12.9 | .473 |
| 1983-84 | WSB | 25 | 82 | 32.8 | .467 | .256 | .742 | 2.2 | 6.9 | 1.2 | 0.1 | 12.0 | 13.6 | .516 |
| 1984-85 | WSB | 26 | 46 | 20.1 | .489 | .353 | .750 | 1.4 | 3.1 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 9.3 | 15.0 | .535 |
| 1985-86 | WSB | 27 | 14 | 28.7 | .448 | 0.000 | .704 | 2.0 | 5.4 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 12.6 | 13.7 | .495 |
| 1986-87 | WSB | 28 | 18 | 22.2 | .461 | 0.000 | .714 | 1.7 | 3.2 | 1.2 | 0.0 | 8.5 | 12.2 | .512 |
| 1987-88 | WSB | 29 | 75 | 16.8 | .434 | .111 | .812 | 1.6 | 2.5 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 7.4 | 13.5 | .492 |
| 1988-89 | HOU | 30 | 67 | 13.1 | .443 | .167 | .806 | 1.2 | 2.7 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 4.4 | 10.4 | .512 |
| 1992-93 | PHX | 34 | 77 | 14.6 | .436 | .083 | .776 | 1.5 | 2.4 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 4.3 | 10.8 | .481 |
| 1993-94 | PHX | 35 | 70 | 12.5 | .448 | .167 | .783 | 1.2 | 2.1 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 4.6 | 11.6 | .492 |
Stats by season — totals
| Season | Tm | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981-82 | WSB | 79 | 29 | 2,027 | 336 | 812 | .414 | 17 | 79 | 153 | 204 | 147 | 380 | 76 | 7 | 160 | 842 |
| 1982-83 | WSB | 68 | 65 | 2,324 | 321 | 786 | .408 | 14 | 61 | 196 | 261 | 178 | 549 | 110 | 6 | 238 | 852 |
| 1983-84 | WSB | 82 | 81 | 2,686 | 392 | 840 | .467 | 11 | 43 | 187 | 252 | 184 | 567 | 96 | 6 | 191 | 982 |
| 1984-85 | WSB | 46 | 1 | 925 | 175 | 358 | .489 | 6 | 17 | 72 | 96 | 63 | 143 | 43 | 3 | 59 | 428 |
| 1985-86 | WSB | 14 | 9 | 402 | 69 | 154 | .448 | 0 | 3 | 38 | 54 | 28 | 76 | 11 | 1 | 29 | 176 |
| 1986-87 | WSB | 18 | 10 | 399 | 59 | 128 | .461 | 0 | 1 | 35 | 49 | 30 | 58 | 21 | 0 | 31 | 153 |
| 1987-88 | WSB | 75 | 17 | 1,258 | 216 | 498 | .434 | 1 | 9 | 121 | 149 | 121 | 188 | 70 | 4 | 99 | 554 |
| 1988-89 | HOU | 67 | 0 | 879 | 109 | 246 | .443 | 1 | 6 | 75 | 93 | 79 | 181 | 42 | 0 | 102 | 294 |
| 1992-93 | PHX | 77 | 0 | 1,122 | 136 | 312 | .436 | 1 | 12 | 59 | 76 | 113 | 186 | 60 | 8 | 80 | 332 |
| 1993-94 | PHX | 70 | 5 | 875 | 134 | 299 | .448 | 2 | 12 | 54 | 69 | 82 | 148 | 41 | 1 | 65 | 324 |
| Career | 596 | — | — | 1,947 | 4,433 | .439 | 53 | 243 | 990 | 1303 | 1025 | 2476 | 570 | 36 | 1054 | 4,937 |
Per 36 minutes
| Season | Tm | G | MPG | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981-82 | WSB | 79 | 25.7 | 6.0 | 14.4 | .414 | 0.3 | 1.4 | 2.7 | 3.6 | 2.6 | 6.7 | 1.3 | 0.1 | 2.8 | 15.0 |
| 1982-83 | WSB | 68 | 34.2 | 5.0 | 12.2 | .408 | 0.2 | 0.9 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 2.8 | 8.5 | 1.7 | 0.1 | 3.7 | 13.2 |
| 1983-84 | WSB | 82 | 32.8 | 5.3 | 11.3 | .467 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 2.5 | 3.4 | 2.5 | 7.6 | 1.3 | 0.1 | 2.6 | 13.2 |
| 1984-85 | WSB | 46 | 20.1 | 6.8 | 13.9 | .489 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 2.8 | 3.7 | 2.5 | 5.6 | 1.7 | 0.1 | 2.3 | 16.7 |
| 1985-86 | WSB | 14 | 28.7 | 6.2 | 13.8 | .448 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 3.4 | 4.8 | 2.5 | 6.8 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 2.6 | 15.8 |
| 1986-87 | WSB | 18 | 22.2 | 5.3 | 11.5 | .461 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 3.2 | 4.4 | 2.7 | 5.2 | 1.9 | 0.0 | 2.8 | 13.8 |
| 1987-88 | WSB | 75 | 16.8 | 6.2 | 14.3 | .434 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 3.5 | 4.3 | 3.5 | 5.4 | 2.0 | 0.1 | 2.8 | 15.9 |
| 1988-89 | HOU | 67 | 13.1 | 4.5 | 10.1 | .443 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 3.1 | 3.8 | 3.2 | 7.4 | 1.7 | 0.0 | 4.2 | 12.0 |
| 1992-93 | PHX | 77 | 14.6 | 4.4 | 10.0 | .436 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 1.9 | 2.4 | 3.6 | 6.0 | 1.9 | 0.3 | 2.6 | 10.7 |
| 1993-94 | PHX | 70 | 12.5 | 5.5 | 12.3 | .448 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 2.2 | 2.8 | 3.4 | 6.1 | 1.7 | 0.0 | 2.7 | 13.3 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981-82 | WSB | 79 | 2,027 | 12.0 | .467 | 21.9 | -0.5 | 2.5 | 2.1 | .049 | -1.6 | -0.2 | -1.8 | +0.1 |
| 1982-83 | WSB | 68 | 2,324 | 12.9 | .473 | 20.3 | -0.4 | 3.3 | 3.0 | .061 | -0.9 | +0.2 | -0.7 | +0.8 |
| 1983-84 | WSB | 82 | 2,686 | 13.6 | .516 | 18.2 | 2.1 | 2.2 | 4.3 | .076 | +0.0 | -0.6 | -0.6 | +1.0 |
| 1984-85 | WSB | 46 | 925 | 15.0 | .535 | 20.7 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 1.9 | .101 | -0.1 | +0.6 | +0.6 | +0.6 |
| 1985-86 | WSB | 14 | 402 | 13.7 | .495 | 21.5 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.5 | .064 | -0.7 | -1.3 | -2.0 | +0.0 |
| 1986-87 | WSB | 18 | 399 | 12.2 | .512 | 18.2 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.5 | .055 | -1.9 | +0.4 | -1.5 | +0.1 |
| 1987-88 | WSB | 75 | 1,258 | 13.5 | .492 | 21.7 | 0.4 | 1.3 | 1.6 | .063 | -1.4 | +0.3 | -1.0 | +0.3 |
| 1988-89 | HOU | 67 | 879 | 10.4 | .512 | 17.8 | -0.3 | 1.0 | 0.6 | .034 | -2.7 | -0.3 | -3.0 | -0.2 |
| 1992-93 | PHX | 77 | 1,122 | 10.8 | .481 | 15.6 | 0.3 | 1.2 | 1.5 | .064 | -2.3 | +0.6 | -1.7 | +0.1 |
| 1993-94 | PHX | 70 | 875 | 11.6 | .492 | 18.9 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 1.2 | .067 | -3.1 | -0.4 | -3.5 | -0.3 |
| Career | 596 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 17.2 | — | — | — | — | +2.5 |
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% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981-82 | 7 | 40.0 | 15.6 | 3.1 | 8.4 | 0.4 | 0.0 | .385 | .417 | .469 |
| 1983-84 | 4 | 39.0 | 14.2 | 3.2 | 6.2 | 1.2 | 0.0 | .571 | .333 | .626 |
| 1984-85 | 2 | 19.5 | 7.5 | 2.0 | 3.5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | .286 | .167 | .451 |
| 1986-87 | 3 | 9.3 | 2.7 | 0.7 | 1.7 | 0.3 | 0.0 | .286 | — | .457 |
| 1987-88 | 5 | 8.8 | 3.6 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 0.0 | .318 | 0.000 | .379 |
| 1988-89 | 4 | 9.0 | 2.5 | 1.2 | 1.8 | 0.2 | 0.0 | .333 | 0.000 | .481 |
| 1992-93 | 22 | 7.8 | 3.2 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.0 | .440 | .333 | .558 |
| 1993-94 | 7 | 6.6 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.0 | .083 | 0.000 | .116 |
| Career | 54 | 14.8 | 5.4 | 1.2 | 2.3 | 0.4 | 0.0 | .397 | .276 | .488 |
Full postseason box-score averages by season, from every playoff game played.
Career splits
| Split | G | PPG | RPG | APG | W–L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 304 | 8.0 | 1.7 | 4.1 | 212–92 |
| Away | 292 | 8.5 | 1.8 | 4.2 | 121–171 |
| In wins | 333 | 7.9 | 1.7 | 4.1 | 333–0 |
| In losses | 263 | 8.7 | 1.8 | 4.2 | 0–263 |
Regular-season career splits by venue and result.
Career stats vs each team
| Opponent | G | PPG | RPG | APG | W–L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATL Atlanta Hawks | 33 | 9.9 | 2.3 | 4.1 | 16–17 |
| BOS Boston Celtics | 35 | 9.8 | 2.0 | 5.2 | 12–23 |
| BKN Brooklyn Nets | 35 | 10.7 | 1.6 | 4.1 | 22–13 |
| CHA Charlotte Hornets | 4 | 6.2 | 3.2 | 4.2 | 3–1 |
| CHI Chicago Bulls | 30 | 9.7 | 1.5 | 4.7 | 20–10 |
| CLE Cleveland Cavaliers | 30 | 8.7 | 2.2 | 5.0 | 12–18 |
| DAL Dallas Mavericks | 21 | 8.0 | 1.5 | 3.5 | 18–3 |
| DEN Denver Nuggets | 21 | 7.5 | 1.6 | 3.6 | 11–10 |
| DET Detroit Pistons | 32 | 9.6 | 2.1 | 4.8 | 19–13 |
| GSW Golden State Warriors | 20 | 6.8 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 13–7 |
| HOU Houston Rockets | 14 | 5.8 | 1.5 | 3.0 | 7–7 |
| IND Indiana Pacers | 30 | 10.3 | 1.7 | 4.8 | 22–8 |
| LAC Los Angeles Clippers | 21 | 7.3 | 1.3 | 4.7 | 15–6 |
| LAL Los Angeles Lakers | 24 | 6.1 | 1.4 | 4.1 | 11–13 |
| MIA Miami Heat | 7 | 3.1 | 1.0 | 1.9 | 6–1 |
| MIL Milwaukee Bucks | 32 | 9.8 | 2.5 | 5.0 | 14–18 |
| MIN Minnesota Timberwolves | 6 | 5.2 | 1.7 | 2.3 | 6–0 |
| NYK New York Knicks | 32 | 8.8 | 1.8 | 4.4 | 16–16 |
| ORL Orlando Magic | 3 | 1.3 | 1.7 | 1.3 | 2–1 |
| PHI Philadelphia 76ers | 34 | 8.2 | 1.4 | 4.4 | 12–22 |
| PHX Phoenix Suns | 13 | 8.2 | 1.4 | 3.9 | 6–7 |
| POR Portland Trail Blazers | 21 | 7.4 | 1.7 | 3.5 | 12–9 |
| SAC Sacramento Kings | 24 | 7.5 | 1.4 | 3.7 | 16–8 |
| SAS San Antonio Spurs | 23 | 6.6 | 1.4 | 3.5 | 17–6 |
| UTA Utah Jazz | 22 | 6.5 | 1.6 | 3.5 | 11–11 |
Regular-season career averages against each current franchise.
Contract & salary
Nominal salaries; tracked coverage is limited to seasons in the current dataset.
| Season | Salary |
|---|---|
| 1992-93 | $140,000 |
| 1993-94 | $500,000 |
| Career earnings | $640,000 |
Frequently asked questions
What team does Frank Johnson play for?
Frank Johnson plays PG for the Phoenix Suns.
What are Frank Johnson's career stats?
Frank Johnson has averaged 8.3 PPG, 1.7 RPG, 4.2 APG over 10 seasons (1981-82–1993-94).
How much does Frank Johnson make?
Frank Johnson's salary is $500,000 for the 1993-94 season, with career earnings of about $640K.
How tall is Frank Johnson?
Frank Johnson is 6-1 (185 lb).
When was Frank Johnson drafted?
Frank Johnson was drafted in 1981, round 1, pick 11.