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George Johnson
George Johnson stats, teams and career impact
#1041 all-timeCareer averages · 9.1 PPG · 5.6 RPG · 1.8 APGPeak-weighted regular-season model · playoffs, awards, and championships excluded
- Position
- Small forward
- Final NBA team
- Washington Bullets
- Height / weight
- 6 ft 7 in (201 cm) · 210 lb (95 kg)
- Born
- December 8, 1956 (69 yrs old)
- College
- St. John's
- NBA seasons
- 8 seasons · 1978–79 to 1985–86
Career summaryGeorge Johnson was a small forward who played 8 NBA seasons, from 1978–79 through 1985–86.
- Career PPG
- 9.1
- Career RPG
- 5.6
- Career APG
- 1.8
- #75 in 1979–80
- #1041 all-time
Best-Season Impact Rank
Career Impact Rank
Peak-weighted regular-season model · playoffs, awards, and championships excluded
Career overview
Why George Johnson ranks #1041 all time
George Johnson ranks #1041 all time. Across his three best seasons, his average league finish was #72.0. His full-career value ranks #1049, making peak performance the stronger part of his case.
450+ minutes required per season
464 games · Career Value Rank #1049
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Full player detailsTeam history, career shooting and sources
Full team history
- Teams
- Milwaukee Bucks, Denver Nuggets, Indiana Pacers, Philadelphia 76ers, and Washington Bullets
Career shooting
NBA regular season- Field goal
- 46.3%FG%
- Three-point
- 18.9%3P%
- Free throw
- 77.9%FT%
464 career games · 9,878 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
George Johnson stats by season
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| 1985–86 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | -11.77 | WSB | 2 | 0 | 3.5 | 33.3% | — | 100.0% | — | -1.4 |
| 1984–85 | 4.8 | 3.0 | 0.7 | -4.03 | PHI | 55 | 3 | 13.7 | 40.7% | 10.0% | 87.5% | #232 | -32.2 |
| 1983–84 | 13.0 | 5.7 | 2.4 | +0.25 | IND | 81 | 20 | 25.6 | 46.5% | 23.4% | 82.6% | #81 | 99.3 |
| 1982–83 | 11.6 | 6.6 | 2.7 | -1.87 | IND | 82 | 64 | 28.0 | 47.7% | 18.4% | 73.3% | #182 | 6.2 |
| 1981–82 | 5.1 | 3.7 | 0.7 | -2.92 | IND | 59 | 4 | 12.2 | 41.2% | 0.0% | 75.0% | #220 | -13.6 |
| 1980–81 | 10.6 | 6.5 | 2.0 | +1.07 | IND | 43 | 19 | 21.6 | 46.2% | 0.0% | 76.2% | #63 | 59.9 |
| 1979–80 | 10.2 | 7.8 | 2.1 | +0.38 | DEN | 75 | 0 | 25.8 | 47.6% | 22.2% | 78.3% | #75 | 99.8 |
| 1978–79 | 6.2 | 5.4 | 1.2 | +0.31 | MIL | 67 | 0 | 17.3 | 48.2% | — | 71.8% | #78 | 59.4 |
| Career | 9.1 | 5.6 | 1.8 | — | DEN/IND/MIL/PHI/WSB | 464 | — | 21.3 | 46.3% | 18.9% | 77.9% | — | — |
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.
98.4 composite · lower is better
95.8 average league finish
278 total value
Career standing
How George 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 Score98.4
Best 3, Best 5, and Best 10 average league finishes receive 50%, 30%, and 20% window weights. Missing seasons receive a replacement finish just below the player's typical qualified field. Lower is better.
- Best 3 effective weight
- 74%
- Missing-season finish
- 250.0
- Qualified seasons
- 7
- All-time rank
- #1041
Strongest seasons
Every season
George 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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| 1985–86Historical Defense Estimate | WSB | 29 | 2 | 7 | -11.77 | — | — | -1.4 | — | Limited |
| 1984–85Historical Defense Estimate | PHI | 28 | 55 | 756 | -4.03 | 8.7 | #232 | -32.2 | 11th | Standard |
| 1983–84Historical Defense Estimate | IND | 27 | 81 | 2,073 | +0.25 | 67.7 | #81 | 99.3 | 65th | Broad |
| 1982–83Historical Defense Estimate | IND | 26 | 82 | 2,297 | -1.87 | 28.5 | #182 | 6.2 | 31st | Broad |
| 1981–82Historical Defense Estimate | IND | 25 | 59 | 720 | -2.92 | 13.8 | #220 | -13.6 | 17th | Standard |
| 1980–81Historical Defense Estimate | IND | 24 | 43 | 930 | +1.07 | 75.0 | #63 | 59.9 | 52nd | Standard |
| 1979–80Historical Defense Estimate | DEN | 23 | 75 | 1,938 | +0.38 | 68.0 | #75 | 99.8 | 64th | Broad |
| 1978–79Historical Defense Estimate | MIL | 22 | 67 | 1,157 | +0.31 | 66.1 | #78 | 59.4 | 53rd | Broad |
Career movement
George Johnson's career impact by season
Peak +1.07 in 1980–81 · 8 seasons · 9,878 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
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Career comparison
Compare the shape, not the calendar
Align by NBA experience to compare season one with season one, or by age to compare players at the same stage of life.
George JohnsonAndrés Nocioni
| NBA season | George Johnson | Andrés Nocioni |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0.3 | -2.6 |
| 2 | 0.4 | 1.4 |
| 3 | 1.1 | 0.8 |
| 4 | -2.9 | -0.3 |
| 5 | -1.9 | -1.6 |
| 6 | 0.3 | -1.8 |
| 7 | -4.0 | -1.9 |
| 8 | -11.8 | -10.7 |
NBA season number
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