Dick Gibbs vs. Dennis Johnson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Dennis Johnson and Dick Gibbs that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Who scored more points in his career? Who averaged more points in playoffs? Who won more championships? Who led the season more times? Who won more MVP awards? These questions and many more, are answered here. It includes NBA Championships, seasons, playoffs, awards, statistical data for points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks and percentages.

Head-To-Head Career Comparison

Dick Gibbs

vs.

Dennis Johnson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Dick Gibbs: 1971-72 to 1975-76
Dennis Johnson: 1976-77 to 1989-90

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Dick Gibbs 0 Dennis Johnson 3

NBA Seasons Dick Gibbs 5 Dennis Johnson 14

Playoffs Played Dick Gibbs 2 Dennis Johnson 13

All-Star Games Dick Gibbs 0 Dennis Johnson 5

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Dick Gibbs 0 Dennis Johnson 1

All-NBA First Team Dick Gibbs 0 Dennis Johnson 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Dick Gibbs 0 Dennis Johnson 2

All-Defensive 1st Team Dick Gibbs 0 Dennis Johnson 6

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Dick Gibbs 0 Dennis Johnson 9

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dick Gibbs 5.2 Dennis Johnson 14.1

Rebounds Per Game Dick Gibbs 1.9 Dennis Johnson 3.9

Assists Per Game Dick Gibbs 0.8 Dennis Johnson 5.0

Steals Per Game Dick Gibbs 0.3 * Dennis Johnson 1.3

Blocks Per Game Dick Gibbs 0.2 * Dennis Johnson 0.6

Totals Stats

Total Points Dick Gibbs 1,739 Dennis Johnson 15,535

Total Rebounds Dick Gibbs 624 Dennis Johnson 4,249

Total Assists Dick Gibbs 260 Dennis Johnson 5,499

Total Steals Dick Gibbs 67 * Dennis Johnson 1,477

Total Blocks Dick Gibbs 35 * Dennis Johnson 675

Total Games Dick Gibbs 333 Dennis Johnson 1,100

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dick Gibbs .402 Dennis Johnson .445

3-Point Percentage Dick Gibbs - n/a ** Dennis Johnson .172 *

Free Throw Percentage Dick Gibbs .799 Dennis Johnson .797

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dick Gibbs 10.8 (1974) Dennis Johnson 19.5 (1982)

Rebounds Per Game Dick Gibbs 3.1 (1974) Dennis Johnson 5.1 (1982)

Assists Per Game Dick Gibbs 1.1 (1974) Dennis Johnson 7.8 (1988)

Steals Per Game Dick Gibbs 0.5 (1974) * Dennis Johnson 1.8 (1980)

Blocks Per Game Dick Gibbs 0.3 (1974) * Dennis Johnson 1.2 (1979)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dick Gibbs 1.6 Dennis Johnson 17.3

Rebounds Per Game Dick Gibbs 0.2 Dennis Johnson 4.3

Assists Per Game Dick Gibbs 0.4 Dennis Johnson 5.6

Steals Per Game Dick Gibbs 0.3 * Dennis Johnson 1.4

Blocks Per Game Dick Gibbs 0.0 * Dennis Johnson 0.6

Totals Stats

Total Points Dick Gibbs 18 Dennis Johnson 3,116

Total Rebounds Dick Gibbs 2 Dennis Johnson 781

Total Assists Dick Gibbs 4 Dennis Johnson 1,006

Total Steals Dick Gibbs 3 * Dennis Johnson 247

Total Blocks Dick Gibbs 0 * Dennis Johnson 113

Total Games Dick Gibbs 11 Dennis Johnson 180

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dick Gibbs .368 Dennis Johnson .439

3-Point Percentage Dick Gibbs - n/a ** Dennis Johnson .239 *

Free Throw Percentage Dick Gibbs 1.000 Dennis Johnson .802

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dick Gibbs 2.0 (1976) Dennis Johnson 22.3 (1982)

Rebounds Per Game Dick Gibbs 0.2 (1976) Dennis Johnson 7.7 (1983)

Assists Per Game Dick Gibbs 0.4 (1976) Dennis Johnson 8.9 (1987)

Steals Per Game Dick Gibbs 0.5 (1975) * Dennis Johnson 2.2 (1986)

Blocks Per Game Dick Gibbs 0.0 (1976) * Dennis Johnson 1.5 (1979)

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.