M.L. Carr vs. Dennis Johnson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Dennis Johnson and M.L. Carr 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

M.L. Carr

vs.

Dennis Johnson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
M.L. Carr: 1976-77 to 1984-85
Dennis Johnson: 1976-77 to 1989-90

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships M.L. Carr 2 Dennis Johnson 3

NBA Seasons M.L. Carr 9 Dennis Johnson 14

Playoffs Played M.L. Carr 7 Dennis Johnson 13

All-Star Games M.L. Carr 0 Dennis Johnson 5

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP M.L. Carr 0 Dennis Johnson 1

All-NBA First Team M.L. Carr 0 Dennis Johnson 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) M.L. Carr 0 Dennis Johnson 2

All-Defensive 1st Team M.L. Carr 0 Dennis Johnson 6

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) M.L. Carr 1 Dennis Johnson 9

Steals Leader M.L. Carr 1 Dennis Johnson 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game M.L. Carr 9.7 Dennis Johnson 14.1

Rebounds Per Game M.L. Carr 4.3 Dennis Johnson 3.9

Assists Per Game M.L. Carr 1.8 Dennis Johnson 5.0

Steals Per Game M.L. Carr 1.3 Dennis Johnson 1.3

Blocks Per Game M.L. Carr 0.4 Dennis Johnson 0.6

Totals Stats

Total Points M.L. Carr 5,853 Dennis Johnson 15,535

Total Rebounds M.L. Carr 2,595 Dennis Johnson 4,249

Total Assists M.L. Carr 1,112 Dennis Johnson 5,499

Total Steals M.L. Carr 812 Dennis Johnson 1,477

Total Blocks M.L. Carr 226 Dennis Johnson 675

Total Games M.L. Carr 604 Dennis Johnson 1,100

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage M.L. Carr .470 Dennis Johnson .445

3-Point Percentage M.L. Carr .256 * Dennis Johnson .172 *

Free Throw Percentage M.L. Carr .746 Dennis Johnson .797

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game M.L. Carr 18.7 (1979) Dennis Johnson 19.5 (1982)

Rebounds Per Game M.L. Carr 7.7 (1977) Dennis Johnson 5.1 (1982)

Assists Per Game M.L. Carr 3.3 (1979) Dennis Johnson 7.8 (1988)

Steals Per Game M.L. Carr 2.5 (1979) Dennis Johnson 1.8 (1980)

Blocks Per Game M.L. Carr 0.7 (1977) Dennis Johnson 1.2 (1979)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game M.L. Carr 5.3 Dennis Johnson 17.3

Rebounds Per Game M.L. Carr 1.9 Dennis Johnson 4.3

Assists Per Game M.L. Carr 1.0 Dennis Johnson 5.6

Steals Per Game M.L. Carr 0.6 Dennis Johnson 1.4

Blocks Per Game M.L. Carr 0.1 Dennis Johnson 0.6

Totals Stats

Total Points M.L. Carr 354 Dennis Johnson 3,116

Total Rebounds M.L. Carr 129 Dennis Johnson 781

Total Assists M.L. Carr 64 Dennis Johnson 1,006

Total Steals M.L. Carr 38 Dennis Johnson 247

Total Blocks M.L. Carr 10 Dennis Johnson 113

Total Games M.L. Carr 67 Dennis Johnson 180

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage M.L. Carr .382 Dennis Johnson .439

3-Point Percentage M.L. Carr .227 * Dennis Johnson .239 *

Free Throw Percentage M.L. Carr .714 Dennis Johnson .802

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game M.L. Carr 9.3 (1977) Dennis Johnson 22.3 (1982)

Rebounds Per Game M.L. Carr 5.7 (1977) Dennis Johnson 7.7 (1983)

Assists Per Game M.L. Carr 2.3 (1982) Dennis Johnson 8.9 (1987)

Steals Per Game M.L. Carr 0.9 (1982) Dennis Johnson 2.2 (1986)

Blocks Per Game M.L. Carr 1.0 (1977) 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.