George Johnson
C · SEA
Seasons 1972-73–1985-86 · 13 on record · Ht 6-11 · b. 1948
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Player info
| Nickname | Fly Swatter |
|---|---|
| Position | C |
| Number | #52 (also #43) |
| Height | 6-11 |
| Weight | 205 lb |
| Born | 1948-12-18 |
| College | Dillard |
| Drafted | 1970 · Round 5, Pick 79 · Chicago Bulls |
| Seasons | 1972-73–1985-86 (13) |
Career averages
4.8 PPG, 6.5 RPG, 1.0 APG · 904 games · .451 FG% · .500 3P%.
Stats by season — per game
| Season | Tm | Age | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PTS | PER | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972-73 | GSW | 24 | 56 | 6.2 | .410 | — | .412 | 2.5 | 0.1 | — | — | 1.6 | 10.1 | .414 |
| 1973-74 | GSW | 25 | 66 | 19.6 | .483 | — | .551 | 7.9 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 1.9 | 6.1 | 15.9 | .500 |
| 1974-75 | GSW | 26 | 82 | 17.5 | .476 | — | .659 | 7.0 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 1.7 | 4.4 | 14.4 | .507 |
| 1975-76 | GSW | 27 | 82 | 21.3 | .484 | — | .673 | 7.6 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 2.1 | 4.9 | 13.2 | .517 |
| 1976-77 | 2TM | 28 | 78 | 21.2 | .462 | — | .724 | 7.8 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 2.3 | 6.0 | 14.4 | .495 |
| GSW | 28 | 39 | 15.3 | .487 | — | .806 | 5.4 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 1.9 | 4.4 | 14.5 | .522 | |
| BUF | 28 | 39 | 27.1 | .448 | — | .687 | 10.3 | 2.0 | 0.6 | 2.7 | 7.6 | 14.3 | .480 | |
| 1977-78 | NJN | 29 | 81 | 29.8 | .395 | — | .719 | 9.6 | 1.4 | 1.0 | 3.4 | 8.7 | 11.6 | .438 |
| 1978-79 | NJN | 30 | 78 | 26.4 | .427 | — | .761 | 7.9 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 3.2 | 6.6 | 11.1 | .475 |
| 1979-80 | NJN | 31 | 81 | 26.2 | .457 | 0.000 | .706 | 7.4 | 2.1 | 0.7 | 3.2 | 7.2 | 11.8 | .489 |
| 1980-81 | SAS | 32 | 82 | 23.6 | .473 | — | .734 | 7.3 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 3.4 | 5.0 | 13.5 | .517 |
| 1981-82 | SAS | 33 | 75 | 21.0 | .467 | — | .672 | 6.1 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 3.1 | 3.0 | 10.6 | .504 |
| 1982-83 | ATL | 34 | 37 | 12.5 | .439 | — | .737 | 3.2 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 10.8 | .490 |
| 1984-85 | NJN | 36 | 65 | 12.3 | .532 | 1.000 | .815 | 2.8 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 1.2 | 1.6 | 8.3 | .589 |
| 1985-86 | SEA | 37 | 41 | 6.4 | .522 | — | .688 | 1.5 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 10.7 | .583 |
Stats by season — totals
| Season | Tm | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972-73 | GSW | 56 | — | 349 | 41 | 100 | .410 | — | — | 7 | 17 | 138 | 8 | — | — | — | 89 |
| 1973-74 | GSW | 66 | — | 1,291 | 173 | 358 | .483 | — | — | 59 | 107 | 522 | 73 | 35 | 124 | — | 405 |
| 1974-75 | GSW | 82 | — | 1,439 | 152 | 319 | .476 | — | — | 60 | 91 | 574 | 67 | 32 | 136 | — | 364 |
| 1975-76 | GSW | 82 | — | 1,745 | 165 | 341 | .484 | — | — | 70 | 104 | 627 | 82 | 51 | 174 | — | 400 |
| 1976-77 | 2TM | 78 | — | 1,652 | 198 | 429 | .462 | — | — | 71 | 98 | 611 | 104 | 37 | 177 | — | 467 |
| GSW | 39 | — | 597 | 73 | 150 | .487 | — | — | 25 | 31 | 211 | 26 | 15 | 73 | — | 171 | |
| BUF | 39 | — | 1,055 | 125 | 279 | .448 | — | — | 46 | 67 | 400 | 78 | 22 | 104 | — | 296 | |
| 1977-78 | NJN | 81 | — | 2,411 | 285 | 721 | .395 | — | — | 133 | 185 | 779 | 111 | 78 | 274 | 221 | 703 |
| 1978-79 | NJN | 78 | — | 2,058 | 206 | 483 | .427 | — | — | 105 | 138 | 616 | 88 | 68 | 253 | 178 | 517 |
| 1979-80 | NJN | 81 | — | 2,119 | 248 | 543 | .457 | 0 | 1 | 89 | 126 | 602 | 173 | 53 | 258 | 199 | 585 |
| 1980-81 | SAS | 82 | 82 | 1,935 | 164 | 347 | .473 | 0 | 0 | 80 | 109 | 602 | 92 | 47 | 278 | 110 | 408 |
| 1981-82 | SAS | 75 | 62 | 1,578 | 91 | 195 | .467 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 64 | 454 | 79 | 20 | 234 | 92 | 225 |
| 1982-83 | ATL | 37 | 0 | 461 | 25 | 57 | .439 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 19 | 117 | 17 | 10 | 59 | 19 | 64 |
| 1984-85 | NJN | 65 | 0 | 800 | 42 | 79 | .532 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 27 | 185 | 22 | 19 | 78 | 39 | 107 |
| 1985-86 | SEA | 41 | 0 | 264 | 12 | 23 | .522 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 16 | 60 | 13 | 6 | 37 | 14 | 35 |
| Career | 904 | — | — | 1,802 | 3,995 | .451 | 1 | 2 | 764 | 1101 | 5887 | 929 | 456 | 2082 | 872 | 4,369 |
Per 36 minutes
| Season | Tm | G | MPG | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972-73 | GSW | 56 | 6.2 | 4.2 | 10.3 | .410 | — | — | 0.7 | 1.8 | 14.2 | 0.8 | — | — | — | 9.2 |
| 1973-74 | GSW | 66 | 19.6 | 4.8 | 10.0 | .483 | — | — | 1.6 | 3.0 | 14.6 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 3.5 | — | 11.3 |
| 1974-75 | GSW | 82 | 17.5 | 3.8 | 8.0 | .476 | — | — | 1.5 | 2.3 | 14.4 | 1.7 | 0.8 | 3.4 | — | 9.1 |
| 1975-76 | GSW | 82 | 21.3 | 3.4 | 7.0 | .484 | — | — | 1.4 | 2.1 | 12.9 | 1.7 | 1.1 | 3.6 | — | 8.3 |
| 1976-77 | 2TM | 78 | 21.2 | 4.3 | 9.3 | .462 | — | — | 1.5 | 2.1 | 13.3 | 2.3 | 0.8 | 3.9 | — | 10.2 |
| GSW | 39 | 15.3 | 4.4 | 9.0 | .487 | — | — | 1.5 | 1.9 | 12.7 | 1.6 | 0.9 | 4.4 | — | 10.3 | |
| BUF | 39 | 27.1 | 4.3 | 9.5 | .448 | — | — | 1.6 | 2.3 | 13.6 | 2.7 | 0.8 | 3.5 | — | 10.1 | |
| 1977-78 | NJN | 81 | 29.8 | 4.3 | 10.8 | .395 | — | — | 2.0 | 2.8 | 11.6 | 1.7 | 1.2 | 4.1 | 3.3 | 10.5 |
| 1978-79 | NJN | 78 | 26.4 | 3.6 | 8.4 | .427 | — | — | 1.8 | 2.4 | 10.8 | 1.5 | 1.2 | 4.4 | 3.1 | 9.0 |
| 1979-80 | NJN | 81 | 26.2 | 4.2 | 9.2 | .457 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.5 | 2.1 | 10.2 | 2.9 | 0.9 | 4.4 | 3.4 | 9.9 |
| 1980-81 | SAS | 82 | 23.6 | 3.1 | 6.5 | .473 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.5 | 2.0 | 11.2 | 1.7 | 0.9 | 5.2 | 2.0 | 7.6 |
| 1981-82 | SAS | 75 | 21.0 | 2.1 | 4.4 | .467 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 10.4 | 1.8 | 0.5 | 5.3 | 2.1 | 5.1 |
| 1982-83 | ATL | 37 | 12.5 | 2.0 | 4.5 | .439 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.1 | 1.5 | 9.1 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 4.6 | 1.5 | 5.0 |
| 1984-85 | NJN | 65 | 12.3 | 1.9 | 3.6 | .532 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 8.3 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 3.5 | 1.8 | 4.8 |
| 1985-86 | SEA | 41 | 6.4 | 1.6 | 3.1 | .522 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.5 | 2.2 | 8.2 | 1.8 | 0.8 | 5.0 | 1.9 | 4.8 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972-73 | GSW | 56 | 349 | 10.1 | .414 | — | -0.3 | 0.6 | 0.3 | .044 | — | — | — | — |
| 1973-74 | GSW | 66 | 1,291 | 15.9 | .500 | — | 1.2 | 2.2 | 3.4 | .125 | -0.2 | +1.3 | +1.1 | +1.0 |
| 1974-75 | GSW | 82 | 1,439 | 14.4 | .507 | — | 1.3 | 2.3 | 3.6 | .121 | -0.6 | +0.9 | +0.3 | +0.8 |
| 1975-76 | GSW | 82 | 1,745 | 13.2 | .517 | — | 1.3 | 3.8 | 5.0 | .138 | -1.4 | +2.6 | +1.2 | +1.4 |
| 1976-77 | 2TM | 78 | 1,652 | 14.4 | .495 | — | 0.9 | 2.6 | 3.5 | .102 | -1.2 | +1.8 | +0.6 | +1.1 |
| GSW | 39 | 597 | 14.5 | .522 | — | 0.7 | 1.0 | 1.6 | .131 | -1.1 | +1.8 | +0.7 | +0.4 | |
| BUF | 39 | 1,055 | 14.3 | .480 | — | 0.3 | 1.6 | 1.9 | .086 | -1.3 | +1.9 | +0.6 | +0.7 | |
| 1977-78 | NJN | 81 | 2,411 | 11.6 | .438 | 15.7 | -2.2 | 4.2 | 2.0 | .040 | -3.7 | +2.0 | -1.7 | +0.2 |
| 1978-79 | NJN | 78 | 2,058 | 11.1 | .475 | 13.2 | -1.3 | 3.9 | 2.6 | .061 | -3.7 | +2.8 | -0.9 | +0.6 |
| 1979-80 | NJN | 81 | 2,119 | 11.8 | .489 | 14.5 | -1.3 | 3.9 | 2.6 | .060 | -3.3 | +3.0 | -0.3 | +0.9 |
| 1980-81 | SAS | 82 | 1,935 | 13.5 | .517 | 10.4 | 1.1 | 3.4 | 4.5 | .112 | -1.4 | +3.0 | +1.6 | +1.8 |
| 1981-82 | SAS | 75 | 1,578 | 10.6 | .504 | 7.9 | -0.1 | 2.6 | 2.5 | .076 | -3.1 | +3.5 | +0.4 | +1.0 |
| 1982-83 | ATL | 37 | 461 | 10.8 | .490 | 7.6 | 0.1 | 0.8 | 1.0 | .100 | -2.8 | +3.7 | +0.9 | +0.3 |
| 1984-85 | NJN | 65 | 800 | 8.3 | .589 | 6.6 | 0.2 | 1.1 | 1.3 | .081 | -3.9 | +2.6 | -1.4 | +0.1 |
| 1985-86 | SEA | 41 | 264 | 10.7 | .583 | 7.0 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0.6 | .103 | -3.2 | +4.1 | +0.9 | +0.2 |
| Career | 904 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 32.9 | — | — | — | — | +9.4 |
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 | PPG | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974-75 | 17 | 5.2 | .588 |
| 1975-76 | 13 | 5.8 | .609 |
| Career | 30 | 5.5 | .597 |
Frequently asked questions
What are George Johnson's career stats?
George Johnson has averaged 4.8 PPG, 6.5 RPG, 1.0 APG over 13 seasons (1972-73–1985-86).
How tall is George Johnson?
George Johnson is 6-11 (205 lb).
When was George Johnson drafted?
George Johnson was drafted in 1970, round 5, pick 79, by the Chicago Bulls.