Larry Johnson
PF · New York Knicks
Seasons 1991-92–2000-01 · 10 on record · Ht 6-7 · b. 1969
★ Rookie of the Year2× All-StarAll-NBA
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Player info
| Nickname | Grandmama, LJ, Big L, L-ster |
|---|---|
| Position | PF |
| Number | #2 |
| Team | New York Knicks |
| Height | 6-7 |
| Weight | 250 lb |
| Born | 1969-03-14 |
| College | Odessa → UNLV |
| Drafted | 1991 · Round 1, Pick 1 · CHH |
| Seasons | 1991-92–2000-01 (10) |
Career averages
16.2 PPG, 7.5 RPG, 3.3 APG · 707 games · .484 FG% · .332 3P%.
Stats by season — per game
| Season | Tm | Age | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PTS | PER | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991-92 | CHH | 22 | 82 | 37.2 | .490 | .227 | .829 | 11.0 | 3.6 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 19.2 | 18.9 | .548 |
| 1992-93 | CHH | 23 | 82 | 40.5 | .526 | .254 | .767 | 10.5 | 4.3 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 22.1 | 18.9 | .574 |
| 1993-94 | CHH | 24 | 51 | 34.5 | .515 | .238 | .695 | 8.8 | 3.6 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 16.4 | 16.8 | .550 |
| 1994-95 | CHH | 25 | 81 | 39.9 | .480 | .386 | .774 | 7.2 | 4.6 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 18.8 | 17.1 | .555 |
| 1995-96 | CHH | 26 | 81 | 40.4 | .476 | .366 | .757 | 8.4 | 4.4 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 20.5 | 19.8 | .563 |
| 1996-97 | NYK | 27 | 76 | 34.4 | .512 | .324 | .693 | 5.2 | 2.3 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 12.8 | 13.8 | .570 |
| 1997-98 | NYK | 28 | 70 | 34.5 | .485 | .238 | .756 | 5.7 | 2.1 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 15.5 | 15.8 | .539 |
| 1998-99 | NYK | 29 | 49 | 33.4 | .459 | .359 | .817 | 5.8 | 2.4 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 12.0 | 14.6 | .554 |
| 1999-00 | NYK | 30 | 70 | 32.6 | .433 | .333 | .766 | 5.4 | 2.5 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 10.7 | 12.4 | .517 |
| 2000-01 | NYK | 31 | 65 | 32.4 | .411 | .313 | .797 | 5.6 | 2.0 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 9.9 | 11.2 | .493 |
Stats by season — totals
| Season | Tm | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991-92 | CHH | 82 | 77 | 3,047 | 616 | 1,258 | .490 | 5 | 22 | 339 | 409 | 899 | 292 | 81 | 51 | 160 | 1,576 |
| 1992-93 | CHH | 82 | 82 | 3,323 | 728 | 1,385 | .526 | 18 | 71 | 336 | 438 | 864 | 353 | 53 | 27 | 227 | 1,810 |
| 1993-94 | CHH | 51 | 51 | 1,757 | 346 | 672 | .515 | 5 | 21 | 137 | 197 | 448 | 184 | 29 | 14 | 116 | 834 |
| 1994-95 | CHH | 81 | 81 | 3,234 | 585 | 1,219 | .480 | 81 | 210 | 274 | 354 | 585 | 369 | 78 | 28 | 207 | 1,525 |
| 1995-96 | CHH | 81 | 81 | 3,274 | 583 | 1,225 | .476 | 67 | 183 | 427 | 564 | 683 | 355 | 55 | 43 | 182 | 1,660 |
| 1996-97 | NYK | 76 | 76 | 2,613 | 376 | 735 | .512 | 34 | 105 | 190 | 274 | 393 | 174 | 64 | 36 | 136 | 976 |
| 1997-98 | NYK | 70 | 70 | 2,412 | 429 | 884 | .485 | 15 | 63 | 214 | 283 | 401 | 150 | 40 | 13 | 127 | 1,087 |
| 1998-99 | NYK | 49 | 48 | 1,639 | 210 | 458 | .459 | 33 | 92 | 134 | 164 | 284 | 119 | 34 | 10 | 89 | 587 |
| 1999-00 | NYK | 70 | 68 | 2,281 | 282 | 652 | .433 | 58 | 174 | 128 | 167 | 380 | 175 | 42 | 7 | 94 | 750 |
| 2000-01 | NYK | 65 | 65 | 2,105 | 246 | 598 | .411 | 51 | 163 | 102 | 128 | 363 | 127 | 39 | 29 | 97 | 645 |
| Career | 707 | — | — | 4,401 | 9,086 | .484 | 367 | 1104 | 2281 | 2978 | 5300 | 2298 | 515 | 258 | 1435 | 11,450 |
Per 36 minutes
| Season | Tm | G | MPG | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991-92 | CHH | 82 | 37.2 | 7.3 | 14.9 | .490 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 4.0 | 4.8 | 10.6 | 3.4 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 1.9 | 18.6 |
| 1992-93 | CHH | 82 | 40.5 | 7.9 | 15.0 | .526 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 3.6 | 4.7 | 9.4 | 3.8 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 2.5 | 19.6 |
| 1993-94 | CHH | 51 | 34.5 | 7.1 | 13.8 | .515 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 2.8 | 4.0 | 9.2 | 3.8 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 2.4 | 17.1 |
| 1994-95 | CHH | 81 | 39.9 | 6.5 | 13.6 | .480 | 0.9 | 2.3 | 3.1 | 3.9 | 6.5 | 4.1 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 2.3 | 17.0 |
| 1995-96 | CHH | 81 | 40.4 | 6.4 | 13.5 | .476 | 0.7 | 2.0 | 4.7 | 6.2 | 7.5 | 3.9 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 2.0 | 18.3 |
| 1996-97 | NYK | 76 | 34.4 | 5.2 | 10.1 | .512 | 0.5 | 1.4 | 2.6 | 3.8 | 5.4 | 2.4 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 1.9 | 13.4 |
| 1997-98 | NYK | 70 | 34.5 | 6.4 | 13.2 | .485 | 0.2 | 0.9 | 3.2 | 4.2 | 6.0 | 2.2 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 1.9 | 16.2 |
| 1998-99 | NYK | 49 | 33.4 | 4.6 | 10.1 | .459 | 0.7 | 2.0 | 2.9 | 3.6 | 6.2 | 2.6 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 2.0 | 12.9 |
| 1999-00 | NYK | 70 | 32.6 | 4.5 | 10.3 | .433 | 0.9 | 2.7 | 2.0 | 2.6 | 6.0 | 2.8 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 1.5 | 11.8 |
| 2000-01 | NYK | 65 | 32.4 | 4.2 | 10.2 | .411 | 0.9 | 2.8 | 1.7 | 2.2 | 6.2 | 2.2 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 1.7 | 11.0 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991-92 | CHH | 82 | 3,047 | 18.9 | .548 | 21.2 | 6.4 | 2.5 | 8.9 | .140 | +2.4 | -1.0 | +1.4 | +2.6 |
| 1992-93 | CHH | 82 | 3,323 | 18.9 | .574 | 22.4 | 7.1 | 2.5 | 9.6 | .139 | +3.2 | -1.1 | +2.1 | +3.5 |
| 1993-94 | CHH | 51 | 1,757 | 16.8 | .550 | 21.2 | 2.8 | 1.1 | 3.9 | .106 | +1.5 | -1.1 | +0.4 | +1.1 |
| 1994-95 | CHH | 81 | 3,234 | 17.1 | .555 | 22.6 | 4.9 | 3.6 | 8.5 | .126 | +2.3 | -0.3 | +2.0 | +3.2 |
| 1995-96 | CHH | 81 | 3,274 | 19.8 | .563 | 22.9 | 8.8 | 1.3 | 10.1 | .149 | +3.9 | -1.1 | +2.8 | +3.9 |
| 1996-97 | NYK | 76 | 2,613 | 13.8 | .570 | 17.5 | 4.0 | 3.7 | 7.7 | .141 | +0.5 | +0.8 | +1.3 | +2.2 |
| 1997-98 | NYK | 70 | 2,412 | 15.8 | .539 | 22.1 | 4.0 | 2.9 | 6.9 | .137 | +1.1 | -0.5 | +0.6 | +1.6 |
| 1998-99 | NYK | 49 | 1,639 | 14.6 | .554 | 18.1 | 2.8 | 2.1 | 4.9 | .144 | +0.9 | +0.3 | +1.2 | +1.3 |
| 1999-00 | NYK | 70 | 2,281 | 12.4 | .517 | 17.0 | 2.3 | 2.7 | 5.1 | .107 | +0.3 | +0.4 | +0.7 | +1.6 |
| 2000-01 | NYK | 65 | 2,105 | 11.2 | .493 | 17.4 | 1.0 | 3.1 | 4.1 | .093 | -1.0 | +0.9 | -0.1 | +1.0 |
| Career | 707 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 69.7 | — | — | — | — | +22.0 |
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% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992-93 | 9 | 38.7 | 19.8 | 6.9 | 3.3 | 0.6 | 0.2 | .557 | .250 | .614 |
| 1994-95 | 4 | 43.0 | 20.8 | 5.8 | 2.8 | 1.0 | 0.5 | .477 | .111 | .546 |
| 1996-97 | 10 | 32.1 | 12.4 | 3.6 | 2.3 | 0.7 | 0.1 | .558 | .353 | .662 |
| 1997-98 | 9 | 38.1 | 15.9 | 5.9 | 1.4 | 1.1 | 0.3 | .486 | .200 | .554 |
| 1998-99 | 20 | 33.6 | 11.4 | 4.8 | 1.6 | 1.0 | 0.0 | .426 | .293 | .511 |
| 1999-00 | 16 | 36.3 | 11.2 | 5.0 | 1.6 | 0.5 | 0.1 | .461 | .394 | .539 |
| 2000-01 | 5 | nan | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | — | — |
| Career | 73 | 35.9 | 12.8 | 4.8 | 1.8 | 0.8 | 0.2 | .483 | .303 | .561 |
Full postseason box-score averages by season, from every playoff game played.
Career splits
| Split | G | PPG | RPG | APG | W–L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 377 | 15.7 | 7.2 | 3.3 | 259–118 |
| Away | 371 | 14.9 | 7.0 | 2.9 | 159–212 |
| In wins | 418 | 15.8 | 7.0 | 3.3 | 418–0 |
| In losses | 330 | 14.7 | 7.2 | 2.8 | 0–330 |
Regular-season career splits by venue and result.
Career stats vs each team
| Opponent | G | PPG | RPG | APG | W–L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATL Atlanta Hawks | 38 | 14.8 | 7.2 | 3.5 | 17–21 |
| BOS Boston Celtics | 39 | 15.5 | 7.2 | 3.2 | 24–15 |
| BKN Brooklyn Nets | 37 | 16.1 | 7.4 | 3.1 | 19–18 |
| CHA Charlotte Hornets | 19 | 10.9 | 5.1 | 1.4 | 12–7 |
| CHI Chicago Bulls | 38 | 13.8 | 6.4 | 2.6 | 15–23 |
| CLE Cleveland Cavaliers | 37 | 15.9 | 7.3 | 3.8 | 19–18 |
| DAL Dallas Mavericks | 16 | 14.7 | 6.6 | 3.3 | 10–6 |
| DEN Denver Nuggets | 18 | 14.9 | 7.9 | 3.7 | 12–6 |
| DET Detroit Pistons | 40 | 14.6 | 6.7 | 3.3 | 25–15 |
| GSW Golden State Warriors | 16 | 16.8 | 9.1 | 2.4 | 12–4 |
| HOU Houston Rockets | 16 | 13.9 | 8.1 | 4.1 | 4–12 |
| IND Indiana Pacers | 39 | 15.4 | 7.1 | 3.3 | 16–23 |
| LAC Los Angeles Clippers | 18 | 15.6 | 8.0 | 2.1 | 12–6 |
| LAL Los Angeles Lakers | 18 | 14.2 | 7.7 | 2.9 | 9–9 |
| MEM Memphis Grizzlies | 10 | 12.2 | 4.8 | 2.8 | 9–1 |
| MIA Miami Heat | 39 | 15.9 | 6.4 | 2.3 | 20–19 |
| MIL Milwaukee Bucks | 36 | 14.9 | 6.0 | 3.4 | 23–13 |
| MIN Minnesota Timberwolves | 19 | 14.9 | 8.7 | 3.7 | 13–6 |
| NYK New York Knicks | 17 | 22.0 | 8.3 | 3.1 | 8–9 |
| ORL Orlando Magic | 36 | 17.0 | 7.5 | 2.8 | 21–15 |
| PHI Philadelphia 76ers | 38 | 16.0 | 7.0 | 3.4 | 27–11 |
| PHX Phoenix Suns | 17 | 13.8 | 7.5 | 2.5 | 9–8 |
| POR Portland Trail Blazers | 16 | 14.9 | 7.3 | 2.3 | 9–7 |
| SAC Sacramento Kings | 18 | 15.5 | 6.8 | 3.8 | 11–7 |
| SAS San Antonio Spurs | 18 | 15.4 | 7.3 | 2.6 | 9–9 |
| TOR Toronto Raptors | 22 | 14.3 | 5.3 | 2.5 | 12–10 |
| UTA Utah Jazz | 17 | 13.5 | 6.1 | 2.9 | 6–11 |
| WAS Washington Wizards | 15 | 14.9 | 5.4 | 2.7 | 9–6 |
Regular-season career averages against each current franchise.
Shooting by distance — 2000-01
Darker = a larger share of this player’s shots came from that range; the number is field-goal % from there.
| Range | % of shots | FG% |
|---|---|---|
| At the rim (0-3 ft) | 33% | .595 |
| In the paint (3-10 ft) | 16% | .398 |
| Mid-range (10-16 ft) | 18% | .264 |
| Long two (16 ft-3P) | 5% | .290 |
| Three-pointers (3-pointers) | 27% | .313 |
Average shot distance 11.0 ft · 1% of attempts were dunks · 39% of threes from the corner
Contract & salary
Nominal salaries; tracked coverage is limited to seasons in the current dataset.
| Season | Salary |
|---|---|
| 1991-92 | $1,955,000 |
| 1992-93 | $2,540,000 |
| 1993-94 | $3,125,000 |
| 1994-95 | $3,710,000 |
| 1995-96 | $4,295,000 |
| 1996-97 | $5,004,000 |
| 1997-98 | $8,460,714 |
| 1998-99 | $10,186,000 |
| 1999-00 | $11,910,000 |
| 2000-01 | $12,485,000 |
| Career earnings | $63,670,714 |
Frequently asked questions
What team does Larry Johnson play for?
Larry Johnson plays PF for the New York Knicks.
What are Larry Johnson's career stats?
Larry Johnson has averaged 16.2 PPG, 7.5 RPG, 3.3 APG over 10 seasons (1991-92–2000-01).
How much does Larry Johnson make?
Larry Johnson's salary is $12,485,000 for the 2000-01 season, with career earnings of about $63.7M.
How tall is Larry Johnson?
Larry Johnson is 6-7 (250 lb).
When was Larry Johnson drafted?
Larry Johnson was drafted in 1991, round 1, pick 1.