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Dennis JohnsonBoston Celtics · #3
Dennis Johnson is a retired guard best known with the Boston Celtics. Clutch two-way champion guard. Career averages: 14.1 points, 3.9 rebounds and 5 assists per game.
Balladex Impact · 71
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⬢ Rare
Boston Celtics · #3 · Guard
Dennis Johnson
Season avg7.1 pts · 2.7 reb · 6.5 ast · .434 fg
Career avg14.1 pts · 3.9 reb · 5.0 ast · .446 fg
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Scouting report
Dennis Johnson — the report card
Read his whole game at a glance, then dive into any skill. Grades from the DNA model + real production.
C+
Hall of Famer · guard · Impact 71
Dennis Johnson is a retired guard best known with the Boston Celtics. Clutch two-way champion guard. Career averages: 14.1 points, 3.9 rebounds and 5
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OffenseF
DefenseC
Feel / IQC
Playmaking
Average creator
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Scoring
Strong scorer
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Rebounding
Below average on the glass
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C
3PT / spacing
Average spacing
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Perimeter D
Below average on the perimeter
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Paint / rim D
Below average at the rim
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Clutch
Average late
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Athleticism
Strong tools
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Basketball IQ
Reads the game
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Durability
Availability
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Act II
Where Dennis Johnson stands
Live ladders from the Balladex models, and what he's chasing. Rankings recompute nightly from real production, accolades, and search demand.
The laddersmodel · recomputes nightly
✦ Balladex Consensus: Star starter tier — a blend of Impact, production and résumé.
Futures & chases
—MVP odds
71Impact index
511Star score
Career scoring average14.1 ppg
Seasons in the index14
Accolades on file4
3× NBA Champion · 1× Finals MVP
Stat explorer
Dennis Johnson — every number, three levels deep
Headline → metric → the raw history behind it. Real career data; tracking-only metrics labeled.
C+
Scoring
7.1 PPG
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Playmaking
6.5 APG
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Rebounding
2.7 RPG
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Shooting
.042 3P%
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The engine
How the model sees Dennis Johnson
Projection = per-minute rate × projected minutes. Rates are recency- and health-weighted, aged along a per-stat curve, and adjusted for live usage/role. No black box — every number shows its work.
Projected 1990-91 74% confidence
6.4
pts
4.7–8.1
2.6
reb
1.8–3.4
6.5
ast
5.7–7.3
25.8
min
proj
74
gp
health
.436
fg%
~base
.122
3p%
~base
Bands widen as confidence drops. Derived live from the real 14-season history below.
What moves the points line vs last season
Last season 7.1 → projected 6.4 PPG
Minutes / role
-0.3
Development (his trend)
-0.5
Age curve
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Live context
+0.1
Net vs last season-0.7 PPG
Everything it reads
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14 seasons of per-minute rates
every box line, minutes-normalized
real
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Recency × games-played weight
recent, healthy seasons anchor the baseline
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Weighted least-squares trend
his own trajectory, read season over season
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Per-stat aging curves
age — — applied per stat
curve
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Live role context
usage & role shifts fold in when the feed is present
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Durability signal
GP last 3: 77 / 72 / 75 → games & confidence
health
The real history it trains onsource: Basketball-Reference · verified
Dennis Johnson career stats, season by season
| Season | GP | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | FG% | 3P% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976-77 | 81 | 20.6 | 9.2 | 3.7 | 1.5 | .504 | |
| 1977-78 | 81 | 27.3 | 12.7 | 3.6 | 2.8 | .417 | |
| 1978-79 CHIP | 80 | 34.0 | 15.9 | 4.7 | 3.5 | .434 | |
| 1979-80 | 81 | 36.3 | 19.0 | 5.1 | 4.1 | .422 | .207 |
| 1980-81 | 79 | 33.1 | 18.8 | 4.6 | 3.7 | .436 | .216 |
| 1981-82 | 80 | 36.7 | 19.5 | 5.1 | 4.6 | .470 | .190 |
| 1982-83 | 77 | 33.1 | 14.2 | 4.4 | 5.0 | .462 | .161 |
| 1983-84 CHIP | 80 | 33.3 | 13.2 | 3.5 | 4.2 | .437 | .125 |
| 1984-85 | 80 | 37.2 | 15.7 | 4.0 | 6.8 | .462 | .269 |
| 1985-86 CHIP | 78 | 35.0 | 15.6 | 3.4 | 5.8 | .455 | .143 |
| 1986-87 | 79 | 37.1 | 13.4 | 3.3 | 7.5 | .444 | .113 |
| 1987-88 | 77 | 34.7 | 12.6 | 3.1 | 7.8 | .438 | .261 |
| 1988-89 | 72 | 32.1 | 10.0 | 2.6 | 6.6 | .434 | .140 |
| 1989-90 | 75 | 27.1 | 7.1 | 2.7 | 6.5 | .434 | .042 |
| Career | 1100 | 32.7 | 14.1 | 3.9 | 5.0 |
Source: Basketball-Reference. Backtested against completed player-seasons in the index. The same engine powers Tonight's projection, EraLab, and the role simulator — one model, asked different questions. Illustrative.
Act III
The Lab
Every number, live and interactive. Real career data; models labeled.
Gold = MVP / Championship season · hover any bar. Real per-game data; per-36 & totals derived.
EraLab · the stat time machinenovel
Re-express a season in today's pace-and-space.
—raw PPG
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—in 2026 pace
why
Player DNA + compssimilarity model
Scoring map · clickable zonesShotChart
Team-tinted. Modeled where tracking data is absent.
Role simulatorpowered by GM engine
Change the roster around him — his projection updates live.
Projected line shifts to — usage , assists rise as primary initiator. Title odds . Illustrative.
Context
Are the Boston Celtics built to win?
Team projection rolled up from the roster + last-season baselines — and what it means for his role.
63–19proj record
#2conf seed
+8.4net rtg
120off rtg
111.7def rtg
99%playoff odds
Roster delta · what changed
Drop coverage — Sits the big back to wall off the rim and lives with contested mid-range looks.. Core trending steady. Defensive anchors: Mitchell Robinson, Derrick White.
How his role moves
Projected 63–19, 2nd in the East. Real team projection from the roster + last-season baselines. His usage, minutes and creation load move with roster health.
Balladex Impact
71 of 99
Star starter tier.
Rarity
◆ Rare
Rank #69 of 715 in NBA.
Résumé
4 accolades
3× NBA Champion · 1× Finals MVP · 5× NBA All-Star
Act IV
The Ballad of Dennis Johnson
Birth to now — the making of a legend, narrated and scored.
Boston Celtics
Turning pro
Drafted 1976 as a Guard.
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Dennis Johnson is a retired Hall of Famer. Clutch two-way champion guard.
Chapter
He averaged 14.1 points, 3.9 rebounds and 5 assists and won 3 championships over his career.
Where things stand
A Hall of Famer and Boston Celtics name.
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Johnson's story
The documentary, narrated
Highlights
▶ Highlights landing soon
Off the court
Measurables
- Height
- 6'4"
- Weight
- 195 lb
- Draft
- 1976
- Jersey
- #3
Legacy
Clutch two-way champion guard.
The person
A retired Hall of Famer and Boston Celtics name.
Hall of Fame
Boston Celtics
Champion
FAQ
Dennis Johnson — frequently asked
The questions people ask most about Dennis Johnson, answered.
What were Dennis Johnson's career averages?
Dennis Johnson averaged 14.1 points, 3.9 rebounds and 5 assists per game.
Is Dennis Johnson retired?
Yes — Dennis Johnson is a retired guard and a Hall of Famer.
Dennis Johnson career stats & accolades are real, and team projections and recent-game home/away splits are computed from real production. DNA ratings, grades, tonight's projection, ladders, live win probability and simulator outputs are Balladex model output. Not affiliated with the NBA.
