Jim Ard vs. Dennis Johnson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Dennis Johnson and Jim Ard 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

Jim Ard

vs.

Dennis Johnson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jim Ard: 1974-75 to 1977-78
Dennis Johnson: 1976-77 to 1989-90

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jim Ard 1 Dennis Johnson 3

NBA Seasons Jim Ard 4 Dennis Johnson 14

Playoffs Played Jim Ard 2 Dennis Johnson 13

All-Star Games Jim Ard 0 Dennis Johnson 5

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Jim Ard 0 Dennis Johnson 1

All-NBA First Team Jim Ard 0 Dennis Johnson 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Jim Ard 0 Dennis Johnson 2

All-Defensive 1st Team Jim Ard 0 Dennis Johnson 6

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Jim Ard 0 Dennis Johnson 9

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jim Ard 3.5 Dennis Johnson 14.1

Rebounds Per Game Jim Ard 3.8 Dennis Johnson 3.9

Assists Per Game Jim Ard 0.7 Dennis Johnson 5.0

Steals Per Game Jim Ard 0.2 Dennis Johnson 1.3

Blocks Per Game Jim Ard 0.4 Dennis Johnson 0.6

Totals Stats

Total Points Jim Ard 771 Dennis Johnson 15,535

Total Rebounds Jim Ard 820 Dennis Johnson 4,249

Total Assists Jim Ard 149 Dennis Johnson 5,499

Total Steals Jim Ard 43 Dennis Johnson 1,477

Total Blocks Jim Ard 96 Dennis Johnson 675

Total Games Jim Ard 218 Dennis Johnson 1,100

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jim Ard .361 Dennis Johnson .445

3-Point Percentage Jim Ard - n/a ** Dennis Johnson .172 *

Free Throw Percentage Jim Ard .695 Dennis Johnson .797

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jim Ard 3.8 (1975) Dennis Johnson 19.5 (1982)

Rebounds Per Game Jim Ard 4.7 (1977) Dennis Johnson 5.1 (1982)

Assists Per Game Jim Ard 0.8 (1977) Dennis Johnson 7.8 (1988)

Steals Per Game Jim Ard 0.3 (1977) Dennis Johnson 1.8 (1980)

Blocks Per Game Jim Ard 0.5 (1975) Dennis Johnson 1.2 (1979)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jim Ard 1.9 Dennis Johnson 17.3

Rebounds Per Game Jim Ard 1.3 Dennis Johnson 4.3

Assists Per Game Jim Ard 0.4 Dennis Johnson 5.6

Steals Per Game Jim Ard 0.0 Dennis Johnson 1.4

Blocks Per Game Jim Ard 0.2 Dennis Johnson 0.6

Totals Stats

Total Points Jim Ard 39 Dennis Johnson 3,116

Total Rebounds Jim Ard 28 Dennis Johnson 781

Total Assists Jim Ard 9 Dennis Johnson 1,006

Total Steals Jim Ard 1 Dennis Johnson 247

Total Blocks Jim Ard 4 Dennis Johnson 113

Total Games Jim Ard 21 Dennis Johnson 180

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jim Ard .378 Dennis Johnson .439

3-Point Percentage Jim Ard - n/a ** Dennis Johnson .239 *

Free Throw Percentage Jim Ard .786 Dennis Johnson .802

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jim Ard 2.3 (1976) Dennis Johnson 22.3 (1982)

Rebounds Per Game Jim Ard 1.6 (1976) Dennis Johnson 7.7 (1983)

Assists Per Game Jim Ard 0.5 (1976) Dennis Johnson 8.9 (1987)

Steals Per Game Jim Ard 0.1 (1976) Dennis Johnson 2.2 (1986)

Blocks Per Game Jim Ard 0.2 (1975) 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. ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.