Zelmo Beaty vs. Dennis Johnson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Dennis Johnson and Zelmo Beaty 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

Zelmo Beaty

vs.

Dennis Johnson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Zelmo Beaty: 1962-63 to 1974-75
Dennis Johnson: 1976-77 to 1989-90

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Zelmo Beaty 0 Dennis Johnson 3

NBA Seasons Zelmo Beaty 8 Dennis Johnson 14

Playoffs Played Zelmo Beaty 7 Dennis Johnson 13

All-Star Games Zelmo Beaty 2 Dennis Johnson 5

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Zelmo Beaty 0 * Dennis Johnson 1

All-NBA First Team Zelmo Beaty 0 Dennis Johnson 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Zelmo Beaty 0 Dennis Johnson 2

All-Defensive 1st Team Zelmo Beaty 0 * Dennis Johnson 6

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Zelmo Beaty 0 Dennis Johnson 9

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Zelmo Beaty 16.0 Dennis Johnson 14.1

Rebounds Per Game Zelmo Beaty 10.4 Dennis Johnson 3.9

Assists Per Game Zelmo Beaty 1.5 Dennis Johnson 5.0

Steals Per Game Zelmo Beaty 0.7 * Dennis Johnson 1.3

Blocks Per Game Zelmo Beaty 0.4 * Dennis Johnson 0.6

Totals Stats

Total Points Zelmo Beaty 9,107 Dennis Johnson 15,535

Total Rebounds Zelmo Beaty 5,949 Dennis Johnson 4,249

Total Assists Zelmo Beaty 839 Dennis Johnson 5,499

Total Steals Zelmo Beaty 45 * Dennis Johnson 1,477

Total Blocks Zelmo Beaty 29 * Dennis Johnson 675

Total Games Zelmo Beaty 570 Dennis Johnson 1,100

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Zelmo Beaty .469 Dennis Johnson .445

3-Point Percentage Zelmo Beaty - n/a ** Dennis Johnson .172 *

Free Throw Percentage Zelmo Beaty .750 Dennis Johnson .797

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Zelmo Beaty 21.5 (1969) Dennis Johnson 19.5 (1982)

Rebounds Per Game Zelmo Beaty 13.6 (1966) Dennis Johnson 5.1 (1982)

Assists Per Game Zelmo Beaty 2.1 (1968) Dennis Johnson 7.8 (1988)

Steals Per Game Zelmo Beaty 0.7 (1975) * Dennis Johnson 1.8 (1980)

Blocks Per Game Zelmo Beaty 0.4 (1975) * Dennis Johnson 1.2 (1979)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Zelmo Beaty 17.0 Dennis Johnson 17.3

Rebounds Per Game Zelmo Beaty 11.0 Dennis Johnson 4.3

Assists Per Game Zelmo Beaty 1.6 Dennis Johnson 5.6

Steals Per Game Zelmo Beaty - * Dennis Johnson 1.4

Blocks Per Game Zelmo Beaty - * Dennis Johnson 0.6

Totals Stats

Total Points Zelmo Beaty 1,071 Dennis Johnson 3,116

Total Rebounds Zelmo Beaty 696 Dennis Johnson 781

Total Assists Zelmo Beaty 98 Dennis Johnson 1,006

Total Steals Zelmo Beaty 0 * Dennis Johnson 247

Total Blocks Zelmo Beaty 0 * Dennis Johnson 113

Total Games Zelmo Beaty 63 Dennis Johnson 180

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Zelmo Beaty .466 Dennis Johnson .439

3-Point Percentage Zelmo Beaty - n/a ** Dennis Johnson .239 *

Free Throw Percentage Zelmo Beaty .718 Dennis Johnson .802

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Zelmo Beaty 22.5 (1969) Dennis Johnson 22.3 (1982)

Rebounds Per Game Zelmo Beaty 13.8 (1965) Dennis Johnson 7.7 (1983)

Assists Per Game Zelmo Beaty 2.5 (1968) Dennis Johnson 8.9 (1987)

Steals Per Game Zelmo Beaty - * Dennis Johnson 2.2 (1986)

Blocks Per Game Zelmo Beaty - * 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.