James Johnson Indiana Pacers · #16
James Johnson is a forward for the Indiana Pacers who has played 786 games over 16 seasons, averaging 0.7 points, 0.5 rebounds and 0.3 assists in 2024-25.
James Johnson — the report card
Read his whole game at a glance, then dive into any skill. Grades from the DNA model + real production.
Where James Johnson stands
Live ladders from the Balladex models, and what he's chasing. Rankings recompute nightly from real production, accolades, and search demand.
James Johnson — every number, three levels deep
Headline → metric → the raw history behind it. Real career data; tracking-only metrics labeled.
How the model sees James 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.
James Johnson career stats, season by season
| Season | GP | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | FG% | 3P% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009-10 | 65 | 11.6 | 3.9 | 2.0 | 0.7 | .452 | .326 |
| 2010-11 (Chicago) | 13 | 9.5 | 3.2 | 1.8 | 1.1 | .415 | .222 |
| 2010-11 (Toronto) | 25 | 27.9 | 9.2 | 4.7 | 3.0 | .464 | .240 |
| 2011-12 | 62 | 25.2 | 9.1 | 4.7 | 2.0 | .450 | .317 |
| 2012-13 | 54 | 16.3 | 5.1 | 2.7 | 1.1 | .413 | .095 |
| 2013-14 | 52 | 18.4 | 7.4 | 3.2 | 2.1 | .464 | .253 |
| 2014-15 | 70 | 19.6 | 7.9 | 3.7 | 1.4 | .589 | .216 |
| 2015-16 | 57 | 16.2 | 5.0 | 2.2 | 1.2 | .475 | .303 |
| 2016-17 | 76 | 27.4 | 12.8 | 4.9 | 3.6 | .479 | .340 |
| 2017-18 | 73 | 26.6 | 10.8 | 4.9 | 3.8 | .503 | .308 |
| 2018-19 | 55 | 21.2 | 7.8 | 3.2 | 2.5 | .433 | .336 |
| 2019-20 (Miami) | 18 | 15.7 | 5.7 | 2.9 | 1.2 | .448 | .356 |
| 2019-20 (Minnesota) | 14 | 24.1 | 12.0 | 4.7 | 3.8 | .500 | .370 |
| 2020-21 (Dallas) | 29 | 17.4 | 5.7 | 3.0 | 1.7 | .462 | .250 |
| 2020-21 (New Orleans) | 22 | 24.5 | 9.2 | 4.1 | 2.2 | .434 | .267 |
| 2021-22 | 62 | 19.2 | 5.5 | 3.5 | 2.1 | .469 | .271 |
| 2022-23 | 18 | 9.0 | 2.8 | 1.7 | 0.8 | .449 | .200 |
| 2023-24 | 9 | 5.2 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 0.9 | .300 | .000 |
| 2024-25 | 12 | 3.1 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.3 | .364 | .000 |
| Career | 786 | 19.8 | 7.4 | 3.5 | 2.0 |
The Lab
Every number, live and interactive. Real career data; models labeled.
Are the Indiana Pacers built to win?
Team projection rolled up from the roster + last-season baselines — and what it means for his role.
The Ballad of James Johnson
Birth to now — the making of a legend, narrated and scored.
The beginning
James Johnson is a forward for the Indiana Pacers.
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James Johnson is a forward for the Indiana Pacers.
Chapter
He has played 786 games over 16 seasons (2009-25), averaging 19.8 minutes a night. The season-by-season table below carries every per-game figure, each one reconciled against ESPN.
Chapter
In 2024-25 he played 12 games, averaging 0.7 points, 0.5 rebounds and 0.3 assists in 3.1 minutes.
Where things stand
Where Johnson goes from here.
Off the court
- Height
- 6' 7"
- Weight
- 240 lbs
- College
- Wake Forest
- Experience
- 17th Season
- NBA debut
- 2009
- Born
- Cheyenne, WY
- Age
- 39
- Jersey
- #16
James Johnson is from Cheyenne, WY, born 1987-02-20, listed at 6'7" and 240 lb. He has 17 seasons of NBA service. This background is assembled from league records; the colour that fills a page like this comes later, from a human.
A forward on 19.8 career minutes a night, read from the box score rather than the eye test.
James Johnson — frequently asked
The questions people ask most about James Johnson, answered.
