Dan Issel vs. Dennis Johnson Comparison

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

Dan Issel

vs.

Dennis Johnson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Dan Issel: 1976-77 to 1984-85
Dennis Johnson: 1976-77 to 1989-90

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Dan Issel 0 Dennis Johnson 3

NBA Seasons Dan Issel 9 Dennis Johnson 14

Playoffs Played Dan Issel 7 Dennis Johnson 13

All-Star Games Dan Issel 1 Dennis Johnson 5

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Dan Issel 0 Dennis Johnson 1

All-NBA First Team Dan Issel 0 Dennis Johnson 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Dan Issel 0 Dennis Johnson 2

All-Defensive 1st Team Dan Issel 0 Dennis Johnson 6

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Dan Issel 0 Dennis Johnson 9

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dan Issel 20.4 Dennis Johnson 14.1

Rebounds Per Game Dan Issel 7.9 Dennis Johnson 3.9

Assists Per Game Dan Issel 2.5 Dennis Johnson 5.0

Steals Per Game Dan Issel 1.0 Dennis Johnson 1.3

Blocks Per Game Dan Issel 0.6 Dennis Johnson 0.6

Totals Stats

Total Points Dan Issel 14,659 Dennis Johnson 15,535

Total Rebounds Dan Issel 5,707 Dennis Johnson 4,249

Total Assists Dan Issel 1,804 Dennis Johnson 5,499

Total Steals Dan Issel 698 Dennis Johnson 1,477

Total Blocks Dan Issel 396 Dennis Johnson 675

Total Games Dan Issel 718 Dennis Johnson 1,100

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dan Issel .506 Dennis Johnson .445

3-Point Percentage Dan Issel .253 * Dennis Johnson .172 *

Free Throw Percentage Dan Issel .797 Dennis Johnson .797

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dan Issel 23.8 (1980) Dennis Johnson 19.5 (1982)

Rebounds Per Game Dan Issel 10.1 (1978) Dennis Johnson 5.1 (1982)

Assists Per Game Dan Issel 3.7 (1978) Dennis Johnson 7.8 (1988)

Steals Per Game Dan Issel 1.2 (1978) Dennis Johnson 1.8 (1980)

Blocks Per Game Dan Issel 0.7 (1982) Dennis Johnson 1.2 (1979)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dan Issel 19.4 Dennis Johnson 17.3

Rebounds Per Game Dan Issel 7.4 Dennis Johnson 4.3

Assists Per Game Dan Issel 2.7 Dennis Johnson 5.6

Steals Per Game Dan Issel 0.8 Dennis Johnson 1.4

Blocks Per Game Dan Issel 0.5 Dennis Johnson 0.6

Totals Stats

Total Points Dan Issel 1,029 Dennis Johnson 3,116

Total Rebounds Dan Issel 393 Dennis Johnson 781

Total Assists Dan Issel 145 Dennis Johnson 1,006

Total Steals Dan Issel 42 Dennis Johnson 247

Total Blocks Dan Issel 24 Dennis Johnson 113

Total Games Dan Issel 53 Dennis Johnson 180

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dan Issel .496 Dennis Johnson .439

3-Point Percentage Dan Issel .500 * Dennis Johnson .239 *

Free Throw Percentage Dan Issel .829 Dennis Johnson .802

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dan Issel 27.4 (1984) Dennis Johnson 22.3 (1982)

Rebounds Per Game Dan Issel 10.3 (1978) Dennis Johnson 7.7 (1983)

Assists Per Game Dan Issel 4.1 (1978) Dennis Johnson 8.9 (1987)

Steals Per Game Dan Issel 1.2 (1984) Dennis Johnson 2.2 (1986)

Blocks Per Game Dan Issel 1.2 (1984) 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.