Gene Conley vs. Dennis Johnson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Dennis Johnson and Gene Conley 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

Gene Conley

vs.

Dennis Johnson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Gene Conley: 1952-53 to 1963-64
Dennis Johnson: 1976-77 to 1989-90

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Gene Conley 3 Dennis Johnson 3

NBA Seasons Gene Conley 6 Dennis Johnson 14

Playoffs Played Gene Conley 3 Dennis Johnson 13

All-Star Games Gene Conley 0 Dennis Johnson 5

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Gene Conley 0 * Dennis Johnson 1

All-NBA First Team Gene Conley 0 Dennis Johnson 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Gene Conley 0 Dennis Johnson 2

All-Defensive 1st Team Gene Conley 0 * Dennis Johnson 6

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Gene Conley 0 Dennis Johnson 9

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gene Conley 5.9 Dennis Johnson 14.1

Rebounds Per Game Gene Conley 6.3 Dennis Johnson 3.9

Assists Per Game Gene Conley 0.6 Dennis Johnson 5.0

Steals Per Game Gene Conley - n/a ** Dennis Johnson 1.3

Blocks Per Game Gene Conley - n/a ** Dennis Johnson 0.6

Totals Stats

Total Points Gene Conley 2,069 Dennis Johnson 15,535

Total Rebounds Gene Conley 2,212 Dennis Johnson 4,249

Total Assists Gene Conley 201 Dennis Johnson 5,499

Total Steals Gene Conley - n/a ** Dennis Johnson 1,477

Total Blocks Gene Conley - n/a ** Dennis Johnson 675

Total Games Gene Conley 351 Dennis Johnson 1,100

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gene Conley .371 Dennis Johnson .445

3-Point Percentage Gene Conley - n/a ** Dennis Johnson .172 *

Free Throw Percentage Gene Conley .657 Dennis Johnson .797

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gene Conley 9.0 (1963) Dennis Johnson 19.5 (1982)

Rebounds Per Game Gene Conley 8.3 (1960) Dennis Johnson 5.1 (1982)

Assists Per Game Gene Conley 1.0 (1963) Dennis Johnson 7.8 (1988)

Steals Per Game Gene Conley - n/a ** Dennis Johnson 1.8 (1980)

Blocks Per Game Gene Conley - n/a ** Dennis Johnson 1.2 (1979)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gene Conley 5.1 Dennis Johnson 17.3

Rebounds Per Game Gene Conley 6.7 Dennis Johnson 4.3

Assists Per Game Gene Conley 0.3 Dennis Johnson 5.6

Steals Per Game Gene Conley - n/a ** Dennis Johnson 1.4

Blocks Per Game Gene Conley - n/a ** Dennis Johnson 0.6

Totals Stats

Total Points Gene Conley 169 Dennis Johnson 3,116

Total Rebounds Gene Conley 222 Dennis Johnson 781

Total Assists Gene Conley 11 Dennis Johnson 1,006

Total Steals Gene Conley - n/a ** Dennis Johnson 247

Total Blocks Gene Conley - n/a ** Dennis Johnson 113

Total Games Gene Conley 33 Dennis Johnson 180

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gene Conley .374 Dennis Johnson .439

3-Point Percentage Gene Conley - n/a ** Dennis Johnson .239 *

Free Throw Percentage Gene Conley .617 Dennis Johnson .802

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gene Conley 6.5 (1960) Dennis Johnson 22.3 (1982)

Rebounds Per Game Gene Conley 8.9 (1960) Dennis Johnson 7.7 (1983)

Assists Per Game Gene Conley 0.6 (1959) Dennis Johnson 8.9 (1987)

Steals Per Game Gene Conley - n/a ** Dennis Johnson 2.2 (1986)

Blocks Per Game Gene Conley - n/a ** Dennis Johnson 1.5 (1979)

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