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Marques JohnsonMilwaukee Bucks · #8
Marques Johnson is a retired forward best known with the Milwaukee Bucks. A do-it-all All-Star forward. Career averages: 20.1 points, 7 rebounds and 3.6 assists per game.
Balladex Impact · 64
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Milwaukee Bucks · #8 · Forward
Marques Johnson
Season avg4.0 pts · 1.7 reb · 0.9 ast · .375 fg
Career avg20.1 pts · 7.0 reb · 3.6 ast · .516 fg
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Scouting report
Marques Johnson — the report card
Read his whole game at a glance, then dive into any skill. Grades from the DNA model + real production.
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Retired standout · forward · Impact 64
Marques Johnson is a retired forward best known with the Milwaukee Bucks. A do-it-all All-Star forward. Career averages: 20.1 points, 7 rebounds and 3
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OffenseD
DefenseC-
Feel / IQC-
Playmaking
Below average creator
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Scoring
Strong scorer
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Rebounding
Average on the glass
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3PT / spacing
Below 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
Average tools
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Basketball IQ
Reads the game
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Durability
Availability
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Act II
Where Marques 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: Solid starter tier — a blend of Impact, production and résumé.
Futures & chases
—MVP odds
64Impact index
268Star score
Career scoring average20.1 ppg
Seasons in the index11
Accolades on file1
5× NBA All-Star
Stat explorer
Marques Johnson — every number, three levels deep
Headline → metric → the raw history behind it. Real career data; tracking-only metrics labeled.
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Scoring
4.0 PPG
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Playmaking
0.9 APG
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Rebounding
1.7 RPG
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Shooting
.667 3P%
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The engine
How the model sees Marques 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 67% confidence
3.2
pts
1.3–5.1
1.4
reb
0.5–2.3
0.7
ast
-0.1–1.5
8.0
min
proj
30
gp
health
.458
fg%
~base
.217
3p%
~base
Bands widen as confidence drops. Derived live from the real 11-season history below.
What moves the points line vs last season
Last season 4.0 → projected 3.2 PPG
Minutes / role
-0.8
Development (his trend)
-0.1
Age curve
+0.0
Live context
+0.1
Net vs last season-0.8 PPG
Everything it reads
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11 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: 75 / 10 / 10 → games & confidence
health
The real history it trains onsource: Basketball-Reference · verified
Marques Johnson career stats, season by season
| Season | GP | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | FG% | 3P% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977-78 | 80 | 34.6 | 19.5 | 10.6 | 2.4 | .522 | |
| 1978-79 | 77 | 36.1 | 25.6 | 7.6 | 3.0 | .550 | |
| 1979-80 | 77 | 34.9 | 21.7 | 7.4 | 3.5 | .544 | .222 |
| 1980-81 | 76 | 33.4 | 20.3 | 6.8 | 4.6 | .552 | .000 |
| 1981-82 | 60 | 31.7 | 16.5 | 6.1 | 3.6 | .532 | .000 |
| 1982-83 | 80 | 35.7 | 21.4 | 7.0 | 4.5 | .509 | .200 |
| 1983-84 | 74 | 36.7 | 20.7 | 6.5 | 4.3 | .502 | .154 |
| 1984-85 | 72 | 34.0 | 16.4 | 5.9 | 3.4 | .452 | .231 |
| 1985-86 | 75 | 34.7 | 20.3 | 5.5 | 3.8 | .510 | .067 |
| 1986-87 | 10 | 30.2 | 16.6 | 3.3 | 2.8 | .439 | .000 |
| 1989-90 | 10 | 9.9 | 4.0 | 1.7 | 0.9 | .375 | .667 |
| Career | 691 | 34.3 | 20.1 | 7.0 | 3.6 |
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 Milwaukee Bucks built to win?
Team projection rolled up from the roster + last-season baselines — and what it means for his role.
27–55proj record
#12conf seed
-5.3net rtg
112.6off rtg
117.9def rtg
1%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 improving. Defensive anchors: Myles Turner, Kel'el Ware.
How his role moves
Projected 27–55, 12th in the East. Real team projection from the roster + last-season baselines. His usage, minutes and creation load move with roster health.
Balladex Impact
64 of 99
Solid starter tier.
Rarity
◆ Rated
Collectible tier.
Résumé
1 accolades
5× NBA All-Star
Act IV
The Ballad of Marques Johnson
Birth to now — the making of a legend, narrated and scored.
Milwaukee Bucks
Turning pro
Drafted 1977 as a Forward.
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Marques Johnson is a retired NBA forward. A do-it-all All-Star forward.
Chapter
He averaged 20.1 points, 7 rebounds and 3.6 assists over his career.
Where things stand
A retired forward and Milwaukee Bucks name.
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Johnson's story
The documentary, narrated
Highlights
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Off the court
Measurables
- Height
- 6'8"
- Weight
- 220 lb
- Draft
- 1977
- Jersey
- #8
Career
A do-it-all All-Star forward.
The person
A retired forward and Milwaukee Bucks name.
Retired
Milwaukee Bucks
Standout
FAQ
Marques Johnson — frequently asked
The questions people ask most about Marques Johnson, answered.
What were Marques Johnson's career averages?
Marques Johnson averaged 20.1 points, 7 rebounds and 3.6 assists per game.
Is Marques Johnson in the Hall of Fame?
Marques Johnson is a retired forward and a notable pro, though not currently a Hall of Fame inductee.
Marques 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.
