Austin Carr vs. Dennis Johnson Comparison

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

Austin Carr

vs.

Dennis Johnson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Austin Carr: 1971-72 to 1980-81
Dennis Johnson: 1976-77 to 1989-90

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Austin Carr 0 Dennis Johnson 3

NBA Seasons Austin Carr 10 Dennis Johnson 14

Playoffs Played Austin Carr 3 Dennis Johnson 13

All-Star Games Austin Carr 1 Dennis Johnson 5

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Austin Carr 0 Dennis Johnson 1

All-NBA First Team Austin Carr 0 Dennis Johnson 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Austin Carr 0 Dennis Johnson 2

All-Defensive 1st Team Austin Carr 0 Dennis Johnson 6

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Austin Carr 0 Dennis Johnson 9

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Austin Carr 15.4 Dennis Johnson 14.1

Rebounds Per Game Austin Carr 2.9 Dennis Johnson 3.9

Assists Per Game Austin Carr 2.8 Dennis Johnson 5.0

Steals Per Game Austin Carr 0.8 * Dennis Johnson 1.3

Blocks Per Game Austin Carr 0.1 * Dennis Johnson 0.6

Totals Stats

Total Points Austin Carr 10,473 Dennis Johnson 15,535

Total Rebounds Austin Carr 1,990 Dennis Johnson 4,249

Total Assists Austin Carr 1,878 Dennis Johnson 5,499

Total Steals Austin Carr 433 * Dennis Johnson 1,477

Total Blocks Austin Carr 66 * Dennis Johnson 675

Total Games Austin Carr 682 Dennis Johnson 1,100

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Austin Carr .449 Dennis Johnson .445

3-Point Percentage Austin Carr .154 * Dennis Johnson .172 *

Free Throw Percentage Austin Carr .804 Dennis Johnson .797

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Austin Carr 21.9 (1974) Dennis Johnson 19.5 (1982)

Rebounds Per Game Austin Carr 4.5 (1973) Dennis Johnson 5.1 (1982)

Assists Per Game Austin Carr 3.8 (1974) Dennis Johnson 7.8 (1988)

Steals Per Game Austin Carr 1.2 (1975) * Dennis Johnson 1.8 (1980)

Blocks Per Game Austin Carr 0.2 (1978) * Dennis Johnson 1.2 (1979)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Austin Carr 11.8 Dennis Johnson 17.3

Rebounds Per Game Austin Carr 2.3 Dennis Johnson 4.3

Assists Per Game Austin Carr 2.3 Dennis Johnson 5.6

Steals Per Game Austin Carr 0.6 * Dennis Johnson 1.4

Blocks Per Game Austin Carr 0.3 * Dennis Johnson 0.6

Totals Stats

Total Points Austin Carr 212 Dennis Johnson 3,116

Total Rebounds Austin Carr 41 Dennis Johnson 781

Total Assists Austin Carr 41 Dennis Johnson 1,006

Total Steals Austin Carr 10 * Dennis Johnson 247

Total Blocks Austin Carr 5 * Dennis Johnson 113

Total Games Austin Carr 18 Dennis Johnson 180

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Austin Carr .426 Dennis Johnson .439

3-Point Percentage Austin Carr - * Dennis Johnson .239 *

Free Throw Percentage Austin Carr .691 Dennis Johnson .802

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Austin Carr 17.5 (1978) Dennis Johnson 22.3 (1982)

Rebounds Per Game Austin Carr 4.0 (1978) Dennis Johnson 7.7 (1983)

Assists Per Game Austin Carr 3.3 (1977) Dennis Johnson 8.9 (1987)

Steals Per Game Austin Carr 1.0 (1978) * Dennis Johnson 2.2 (1986)

Blocks Per Game Austin Carr 0.5 (1978) * 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.