Bio
- Height
- 6' 3"
- Debut
- 1981
- College
- Wake Forest
Bio
- Height
- 6' 3"
- Debut
- 1981
- College
- Wake Forest
Stats
Per game
Career regular season
- PTS
- 8.3
- REB
- 1.7
- AST
- 4.2
- STL
- 1.0
- BLK
- 0.1
- TS%
- 49.3
- MIN
- 21.6
- GP
- 596
| PTS: Points scored — a free throw is worth 1, a shot inside the arc 2, beyond it 3. | REB: Missed shots the player collected, at either end of the floor. | AST: Passes that led directly to a team-mate's basket. | STL: Possessions taken off the opponent by picking off a pass or a dribble. | BLK: Opponent shots swatted away before they reached the rim. | TS%: Scoring per shot with threes and free throws counted: PTS ÷ (2 × (FGA + 0.44 × FTA)). League average sits near 58%. | MIN: Minutes on the floor. | GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981-82 |  WSH | 10.7 | 1.9 | 4.8 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 46.7 | 25.7 | 79 |
| 1982-83 | WSH | 12.5 | 2.6 | 8.1 | 1.6 | 0.1 | 47.3 | 34.2 | 68 |
| 1983-84 | WSH | 12.0 | 2.2 | 6.9 | 1.2 | 0.1 | 51.6 | 32.8 | 82 |
| 1984-85 | WSH | 9.3 | 1.4 | 3.1 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 53.5 | 20.1 | 46 |
| 1985-86 | WSH | 12.6 | 2.0 | 5.4 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 49.5 | 28.7 | 14 |
| 1986-87 | WSH | 8.5 | 1.7 | 3.2 | 1.2 | 0.0 | 51.2 | 22.2 | 18 |
| 1987-88 | WSH | 7.4 | 1.6 | 2.5 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 49.2 | 16.8 | 75 |
| 1988-89 |  HOU | 4.4 | 1.2 | 2.7 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 51.2 | 13.1 | 67 |
| 1992-93 | PHX | 4.3 | 1.5 | 2.4 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 48.1 | 14.6 | 77 |
| 1993-94 | PHX | 4.6 | 1.2 | 2.1 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 49.2 | 12.5 | 70 |
What the columns mean: PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TS% · MIN · GP
Career Postseason
- PTS
- 5.4
- REB
- 1.2
- AST
- 2.3
- STL
- 0.6
- BLK
- 0.0
- TS%
- 48.8
- MIN
- 14.8
- GP
- 54
Totals
Career regular season
- PTS
- 4,937
- REB
- 1,025
- AST
- 2,476
- STL
- 570
- BLK
- 36
- TO
- 1,054
- FGM
- 1,947
- 3PTM
- 53
| PTS: Points scored — a free throw is worth 1, a shot inside the arc 2, beyond it 3. | REB: Missed shots the player collected, at either end of the floor. | AST: Passes that led directly to a team-mate's basket. | STL: Possessions taken off the opponent by picking off a pass or a dribble. | BLK: Opponent shots swatted away before they reached the rim. | TO: Possessions handed to the opponent by a bad pass, a lost dribble or an offensive foul — lower is better. | FGM: Shots made from the floor — everything except free throws. | 3PTM: Three-point shots made. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981-82 | WSH | 842 | 147 | 380 | 76 | 7 | 160 | 336 | 17 |
| 1982-83 | WSH | 852 | 178 | 549 | 110 | 6 | 238 | 321 | 14 |
| 1983-84 | WSH | 982 | 184 | 567 | 96 | 6 | 191 | 392 | 11 |
| 1984-85 | WSH | 428 | 63 | 143 | 43 | 3 | 59 | 175 | 6 |
| 1985-86 | WSH | 176 | 28 | 76 | 11 | 1 | 29 | 69 | 0 |
| 1986-87 | WSH | 153 | 30 | 58 | 21 | 0 | 31 | 59 | 0 |
| 1987-88 | WSH | 554 | 121 | 188 | 70 | 4 | 99 | 216 | 1 |
| 1988-89 | HOU | 294 | 79 | 181 | 42 | 0 | 102 | 109 | 1 |
| 1992-93 | PHX | 332 | 113 | 186 | 60 | 8 | 80 | 136 | 1 |
| 1993-94 | PHX | 324 | 82 | 148 | 41 | 1 | 65 | 134 | 2 |
What the columns mean: PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TO · FGM · 3PTM
Per 36 min
Career regular season
- PTS
- 13.8
- REB
- 2.8
- AST
- 7.0
- STL
- 1.7
- BLK
- 0.2
- TS%
- 49.3
- MIN
- 21.6
- GP
- 596
Per 36 minutes: each per-game figure scaled by 36 ÷ minutes played. Derived here, and shooting percentages are left untouched because they do not scale.
| PTS: Points scored — a free throw is worth 1, a shot inside the arc 2, beyond it 3. | REB: Missed shots the player collected, at either end of the floor. | AST: Passes that led directly to a team-mate's basket. | STL: Possessions taken off the opponent by picking off a pass or a dribble. | BLK: Opponent shots swatted away before they reached the rim. | TS%: Scoring per shot with threes and free throws counted: PTS ÷ (2 × (FGA + 0.44 × FTA)). League average sits near 58%. | MIN: Minutes on the floor. | GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981-82 | WSH | 15.0 | 2.7 | 6.7 | 1.4 | 0.1 | 46.7 | 25.7 | 79 |
| 1982-83 | WSH | 13.2 | 2.7 | 8.5 | 1.7 | 0.1 | 47.3 | 34.2 | 68 |
| 1983-84 | WSH | 13.2 | 2.4 | 7.6 | 1.3 | 0.1 | 51.6 | 32.8 | 82 |
| 1984-85 | WSH | 16.7 | 2.5 | 5.6 | 1.6 | 0.2 | 53.5 | 20.1 | 46 |
| 1985-86 | WSH | 15.8 | 2.5 | 6.8 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 49.5 | 28.7 | 14 |
| 1986-87 | WSH | 13.8 | 2.8 | 5.2 | 1.9 | 0.0 | 51.2 | 22.2 | 18 |
| 1987-88 | WSH | 15.9 | 3.4 | 5.4 | 1.9 | 0.2 | 49.2 | 16.8 | 75 |
| 1988-89 | HOU | 12.1 | 3.3 | 7.4 | 1.6 | 0.0 | 51.2 | 13.1 | 67 |
| 1992-93 | PHX | 10.6 | 3.7 | 5.9 | 2.0 | 0.2 | 48.1 | 14.6 | 77 |
| 1993-94 | PHX | 13.2 | 3.5 | 6.0 | 1.7 | 0.0 | 49.2 | 12.5 | 70 |
What the columns mean: PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TS% · MIN · GP
What were Frank Johnson's career stats?
Frank Johnson played 10 seasons for the Wizards, the Rockets and the Suns. He scored 4,937 points with 1,025 rebounds and 2,476 assists in 596 games — 8.3 points, 1.7 rebounds and 4.2 assists per game. His best season was 1983-84: 982 points, 184 rebounds and 567 assists.
League leaderboards and awards
10 seasons, 8 postseasons, 1981-82 to 1993-94
All-time career rank
- 260th in assists (2,476)
Among the 2,424 NBA players with a career line on file, regular season. A place deeper than 300th is not listed.
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