Gar Heard vs. Dennis Johnson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Dennis Johnson and Gar Heard 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

Gar Heard

vs.

Dennis Johnson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Gar Heard: 1970-71 to 1980-81
Dennis Johnson: 1976-77 to 1989-90

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Gar Heard 0 Dennis Johnson 3

NBA Seasons Gar Heard 11 Dennis Johnson 14

Playoffs Played Gar Heard 7 Dennis Johnson 13

All-Star Games Gar Heard 0 Dennis Johnson 5

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Gar Heard 0 Dennis Johnson 1

All-NBA First Team Gar Heard 0 Dennis Johnson 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Gar Heard 0 Dennis Johnson 2

All-Defensive 1st Team Gar Heard 0 Dennis Johnson 6

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Gar Heard 0 Dennis Johnson 9

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gar Heard 8.7 Dennis Johnson 14.1

Rebounds Per Game Gar Heard 7.5 Dennis Johnson 3.9

Assists Per Game Gar Heard 1.6 Dennis Johnson 5.0

Steals Per Game Gar Heard 1.3 * Dennis Johnson 1.3

Blocks Per Game Gar Heard 1.3 * Dennis Johnson 0.6

Totals Stats

Total Points Gar Heard 6,828 Dennis Johnson 15,535

Total Rebounds Gar Heard 5,876 Dennis Johnson 4,249

Total Assists Gar Heard 1,220 Dennis Johnson 5,499

Total Steals Gar Heard 784 * Dennis Johnson 1,477

Total Blocks Gar Heard 780 * Dennis Johnson 675

Total Games Gar Heard 787 Dennis Johnson 1,100

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gar Heard .414 Dennis Johnson .445

3-Point Percentage Gar Heard .000 * Dennis Johnson .172 *

Free Throw Percentage Gar Heard .654 Dennis Johnson .797

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gar Heard 15.3 (1974) Dennis Johnson 19.5 (1982)

Rebounds Per Game Gar Heard 11.7 (1974) Dennis Johnson 5.1 (1982)

Assists Per Game Gar Heard 2.8 (1975) Dennis Johnson 7.8 (1988)

Steals Per Game Gar Heard 1.7 (1974) * Dennis Johnson 1.8 (1980)

Blocks Per Game Gar Heard 2.8 (1974) * Dennis Johnson 1.2 (1979)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gar Heard 10.2 Dennis Johnson 17.3

Rebounds Per Game Gar Heard 9.1 Dennis Johnson 4.3

Assists Per Game Gar Heard 1.6 Dennis Johnson 5.6

Steals Per Game Gar Heard 1.4 * Dennis Johnson 1.4

Blocks Per Game Gar Heard 1.7 * Dennis Johnson 0.6

Totals Stats

Total Points Gar Heard 602 Dennis Johnson 3,116

Total Rebounds Gar Heard 537 Dennis Johnson 781

Total Assists Gar Heard 96 Dennis Johnson 1,006

Total Steals Gar Heard 80 * Dennis Johnson 247

Total Blocks Gar Heard 98 * Dennis Johnson 113

Total Games Gar Heard 59 Dennis Johnson 180

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gar Heard .419 Dennis Johnson .439

3-Point Percentage Gar Heard - * Dennis Johnson .239 *

Free Throw Percentage Gar Heard .651 Dennis Johnson .802

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gar Heard 16.8 (1974) Dennis Johnson 22.3 (1982)

Rebounds Per Game Gar Heard 14.7 (1974) Dennis Johnson 7.7 (1983)

Assists Per Game Gar Heard 2.6 (1975) Dennis Johnson 8.9 (1987)

Steals Per Game Gar Heard 2.1 (1976) * Dennis Johnson 2.2 (1986)

Blocks Per Game Gar Heard 2.0 (1978) * 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.