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Clemon Johnson
Clemon Johnson stats, teams and career impact
#1670 all-timeCareer averages · 5.4 PPG · 4.6 RPG · 1.0 APGPeak-weighted regular-season model · playoffs, awards, and championships excluded
- Position
- Center
- Final NBA team
- Seattle SuperSonics
- Height / weight
- 6 ft 10 in (208 cm) · 240 lb (109 kg)
- Born
- September 12, 1956 (70 yrs old)
- College
- Florida A&M
- NBA seasons
- 10 seasons · 1978–79 to 1987–88
Career summaryClemon Johnson was a center who played 10 NBA seasons, from 1978–79 through 1987–88.
- Career PPG
- 5.4
- Career RPG
- 4.6
- Career APG
- 1.0
- #56 in 1980–81
- #1670 all-time
Best-Season Impact Rank
Career Impact Rank
Peak-weighted regular-season model · playoffs, awards, and championships excluded
Career overview
Why Clemon Johnson ranks #1670 all time
Clemon Johnson ranks #1670 all time. Across his three best seasons, his average league finish was #59.3. His full-career value ranks #912, so longevity is a major reason he lands this high.
450+ minutes required per season
761 games · Career Value Rank #912
Full player detailsTeam history, career shooting and sources
Full team history
- Teams
- Portland Trail Blazers, Indiana Pacers, Philadelphia 76ers, and Seattle SuperSonics
Career shooting
NBA regular season- Field goal
- 49.2%FG%
- Three-point
- 0.0%3P%
- Free throw
- 62.1%FT%
761 career games · 13,310 minutes
Sources and updateConventional stats and measurements: Basketball Reference, accessed Sep 13, 2026. hussEyquation ranking data through 2025–26. Life dates: Wikidata; conflicting dates checked against Basketball Reference, accessed Sep 17, 2026.
Traditional box score
Clemon Johnson stats by season
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| 1987–88 | 1.6 | 2.4 | 0.2 | -3.72 | SEA | 74 | 26 | 9.8 | 46.7% | — | 68.8% | #228 | -26.0 |
| 1986–87 | 3.2 | 3.6 | 0.3 | -2.53 | SEA | 78 | 7 | 13.5 | 49.4% | 0.0% | 63.6% | #200 | -11.7 |
| 1985–86 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 0.2 | -2.16 | PHI | 75 | 2 | 14.3 | 47.1% | — | 63.0% | #190 | -3.6 |
| 1984–85 | 4.7 | 3.8 | 0.6 | -2.29 | PHI | 58 | 0 | 15.1 | 49.8% | 0.0% | 73.5% | #188 | -5.4 |
| 1983–84 | 5.7 | 5.0 | 0.7 | -3.00 | PHI | 80 | 10 | 21.5 | 46.8% | — | 61.1% | #213 | -35.9 |
| 1982–83 | 8.5 | 6.3 | 1.7 | +0.81 | IND/PHI | 83 | 11 | 23.1 | 51.5% | 0.0% | 61.7% | #72 | 115.9 |
| 1981–82 | 9.5 | 7.2 | 1.6 | +0.76 | IND | 79 | 42 | 25.1 | 48.7% | — | 65.1% | #66 | 112.1 |
| 1980–81 | 7.2 | 5.8 | 1.8 | +1.42 | IND | 81 | 2 | 20.3 | 50.4% | 0.0% | 59.3% | #56 | 118.0 |
| 1979–80 | 6.0 | 5.0 | 1.5 | +0.91 | IND | 79 | 0 | 19.5 | 50.3% | — | 63.2% | #56 | 97.6 |
| 1978–79 | 3.2 | 3.1 | 1.1 | -0.94 | POR | 74 | 0 | 10.7 | 47.0% | — | 48.6% | #135 | 18.1 |
| Career | 5.4 | 4.6 | 1.0 | — | IND/PHI/POR/SEA | 761 | — | 17.5 | 49.2% | 0.0% | 62.1% | — | — |
Source: Basketball Reference regular-season totals, accessed Sep 13, 2026.
What these measures mean
- Era-centered box impact
- Estimated points per 100 possessions above that season's league average.
- Impact Rate Rank
- The player's place among qualified players in one season.
- Value contribution / Season Value
- Completed seasons use a fixed-baseline contribution to Career Value. The live season instead uses Season Value, combining that season's impact with workload.
- Career Impact Rank
- An all-time rank weighted toward the player's best three, five, and ten seasons.
92.2 composite · lower is better
77.0 average league finish
379 total value
Career standing
How Clemon Johnson ranks all time
These are league placements, not raw scores. Each season is judged against that season's qualified player pool.
Best in the league
Elite finishes
Upper-tier finishes
Tie-breaker across top-ten seasons
Career Composite Score92.2
Equal average of Best 3, Best 5, and Best 10 league finishes. The overlapping windows make this explicitly peak-weighted. Lower is better.
- Best 3 weight
- 63.3%
- Score
- 92.2
- Qualified seasons
- 10
- All-time rank
- #1670
Strongest seasons
Every season
Clemon Johnson advanced stats by season
Era-centered box impact supports comparisons through time. Impact Rate and its rank compare players only within that season.
More advanced statsAge, minutes, impact, rank, value and data coverage
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| 1987–88Historical Defense Estimate | SEA | 31 | 74 | 723 | -3.72 | 9.2 | #228 | -26.0 | 14th | Standard |
| 1986–87Historical Defense Estimate | SEA | 30 | 78 | 1,051 | -2.53 | 22.3 | #200 | -11.7 | 24th | Broad |
| 1985–86Historical Defense Estimate | PHI | 29 | 75 | 1,069 | -2.16 | 25.6 | #190 | -3.6 | 26th | Broad |
| 1984–85Historical Defense Estimate | PHI | 28 | 58 | 875 | -2.29 | 26.1 | #188 | -5.4 | 27th | Standard |
| 1983–84Historical Defense Estimate | PHI | 27 | 80 | 1,721 | -3.00 | 14.5 | #213 | -35.9 | 7th | Broad |
| 1982–83Historical Defense Estimate | IND/PHI | 26 | 83 | 1,914 | +0.81 | 71.9 | #72 | 115.9 | 73rd | Broad |
| 1981–82Historical Defense Estimate | IND | 25 | 79 | 1,979 | +0.76 | 74.4 | #66 | 112.1 | 73rd | Broad |
| 1980–81Historical Defense Estimate | IND | 24 | 81 | 1,643 | +1.42 | 77.8 | #56 | 118.0 | 69th | Broad |
| 1979–80Historical Defense Estimate | IND | 23 | 79 | 1,541 | +0.91 | 76.2 | #56 | 97.6 | 63rd | Broad |
| 1978–79Historical Defense Estimate | POR | 22 | 74 | 794 | -0.94 | 41.0 | #135 | 18.1 | 32nd | Standard |
Career movement
Clemon Johnson's career impact by season
Peak +1.42 in 1980–81 · 10 seasons · 13,310 minutes
The same historical box-score model is used for every season, making the career shape comparable through time. The vertical scale adapts to this player's range and always includes zero.
Era-centered box impactMinutes
Player-specific impact scaleWorkload
Career comparison
Compare the shape, not the calendar
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Clemon JohnsonBilly Paultz
| NBA season | Clemon Johnson | Billy Paultz |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | -0.9 | -0.1 |
| 2 | 0.9 | 2.5 |
| 3 | 1.4 | 0.4 |
| 4 | 0.8 | -0.2 |
| 5 | 0.8 | -1.0 |
| 6 | -3.0 | -4.3 |
| 7 | -2.3 | -2.5 |
| 8 | -2.2 | -4.1 |
| 9 | -2.5 | -5.7 |
| 10 | -3.7 | Did not play |
NBA season number
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