Bill Ebben vs. Joe Johnson Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Joe Johnson and Bill Ebben, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.
Who had the better rookie season? Who had best stats in their 10th season? Who won a championship first? These questions and many others, are answered here.
Bill Ebben played 1 years in the NBA, 17 less than Joe Johnson, who played 18. Bill Ebben had his first NBA Season in 1957-58, while Joe Johnson had his rookie season in 2001-02. With that starting point, here you can take a look at each of their seasons side by side and compare how their careers evolved in achivements, awards and championships won, the stats they recorded both in the Regular Season and the Playoffs and how their teams performed in the postseason.
Their Careers |
Player |
Total Seasons |
Playoffs Played |
NBA Years |
Bill Ebben |
1 |
0 |
1957-58 |
Joe Johnson |
18 |
13 |
2001-02 to 2021-22 |
Comparison Season by Season |
|
|
|
Rookie Season |
|
Bill Ebben |
Joe Johnson |
Season |
1957-58 | 2001-02 |
Team |
Detroit Pistons | Boston Celtics, Phoenix Suns |
Honors & Awards |
- | All-Rookie Second Team |
Playoffs |
Did Not Play | Did Not Play |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Bill Ebben |
8 |
6.3 |
1.9 |
- |
- |
1.0 |
0.5 |
- |
- |
- |
0.6 |
0.8 |
3.5 |
.214 |
- |
- |
- |
0.4 |
0.5 |
.750 |
Joe Johnson |
77 |
24.9 |
7.5 |
1.0 |
2.4 |
3.3 |
2.3 |
0.8 |
0.3 |
0.9 |
1.5 |
3.3 |
7.6 |
.430 |
0.5 |
1.7 |
.292 |
0.5 |
0.7 |
.774 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Bill Ebben |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Joe Johnson |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Bill Ebben |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Joe Johnson |
82 |
27.5 |
9.8 |
0.7 |
2.5 |
3.2 |
2.6 |
0.8 |
0.2 |
1.3 |
1.7 |
3.9 |
9.7 |
.397 |
0.9 |
2.5 |
.366 |
1.2 |
1.5 |
.774 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Bill Ebben |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Joe Johnson |
6 |
27.3 |
5.3 |
1.0 |
3.3 |
4.3 |
1.3 |
0.7 |
0.3 |
2.0 |
2.5 |
2.3 |
8.5 |
.275 |
0.3 |
2.2 |
.154 |
0.3 |
0.8 |
.400 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Bill Ebben |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Joe Johnson |
82 |
40.6 |
16.7 |
1.0 |
3.7 |
4.7 |
4.4 |
1.1 |
0.3 |
2.4 |
2.2 |
6.8 |
15.7 |
.430 |
1.0 |
3.3 |
.305 |
2.1 |
2.8 |
.750 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Bill Ebben |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Joe Johnson |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Bill Ebben |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Joe Johnson |
82 |
39.5 |
17.1 |
1.5 |
3.7 |
5.1 |
3.5 |
1.0 |
0.3 |
1.8 |
2.0 |
6.6 |
14.4 |
.461 |
2.2 |
4.5 |
.478 |
1.6 |
2.2 |
.750 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Bill Ebben |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Joe Johnson |
9 |
39.3 |
18.8 |
0.8 |
3.6 |
4.3 |
3.3 |
1.1 |
0.4 |
1.1 |
2.0 |
7.0 |
13.9 |
.504 |
2.2 |
4.0 |
.556 |
2.6 |
3.7 |
.697 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Bill Ebben |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Joe Johnson |
82 |
40.7 |
20.2 |
1.2 |
2.9 |
4.1 |
6.5 |
1.3 |
0.4 |
3.3 |
2.3 |
7.7 |
17.0 |
.453 |
1.6 |
4.4 |
.356 |
3.2 |
4.0 |
.791 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Bill Ebben |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Joe Johnson |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Bill Ebben |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Joe Johnson |
57 |
41.4 |
25.0 |
0.9 |
3.3 |
4.2 |
4.4 |
1.1 |
0.2 |
3.1 |
2.0 |
9.4 |
20.0 |
.471 |
2.1 |
5.5 |
.381 |
4.1 |
5.5 |
.748 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Bill Ebben |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Joe Johnson |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Bill Ebben |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Joe Johnson |
82 |
40.8 |
21.7 |
1.0 |
3.5 |
4.5 |
5.8 |
1.0 |
0.2 |
2.7 |
2.0 |
7.9 |
18.3 |
.432 |
2.1 |
5.4 |
.381 |
3.9 |
4.6 |
.834 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Bill Ebben |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Joe Johnson |
7 |
39.3 |
20.0 |
1.3 |
2.6 |
3.9 |
4.0 |
0.3 |
0.0 |
2.3 |
2.3 |
6.7 |
16.4 |
.409 |
2.3 |
5.1 |
.444 |
4.3 |
4.7 |
.909 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Bill Ebben |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Joe Johnson |
79 |
39.5 |
21.4 |
0.8 |
3.6 |
4.4 |
5.8 |
1.1 |
0.2 |
2.5 |
2.2 |
7.8 |
18.0 |
.437 |
1.9 |
5.2 |
.360 |
3.8 |
4.6 |
.826 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Bill Ebben |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Joe Johnson |
11 |
39.0 |
16.4 |
1.5 |
2.9 |
4.5 |
3.5 |
1.3 |
0.0 |
2.9 |
2.2 |
6.4 |
15.3 |
.417 |
1.1 |
3.2 |
.343 |
2.5 |
4.1 |
.622 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Bill Ebben |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Joe Johnson |
76 |
38.0 |
21.3 |
1.0 |
3.7 |
4.6 |
4.9 |
1.1 |
0.1 |
1.9 |
1.9 |
8.4 |
18.2 |
.458 |
1.7 |
4.6 |
.369 |
2.9 |
3.5 |
.818 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Bill Ebben |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Joe Johnson |
11 |
40.0 |
17.9 |
1.8 |
3.3 |
5.1 |
5.0 |
0.9 |
0.3 |
2.3 |
2.0 |
7.0 |
18.1 |
.387 |
0.8 |
3.7 |
.220 |
3.1 |
3.8 |
.810 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Bill Ebben |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Joe Johnson |
72 |
35.5 |
18.2 |
0.8 |
3.2 |
4.0 |
4.7 |
0.7 |
0.1 |
2.0 |
1.8 |
7.1 |
16.1 |
.443 |
1.2 |
4.2 |
.297 |
2.7 |
3.4 |
.802 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Bill Ebben |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Joe Johnson |
12 |
41.4 |
18.8 |
1.5 |
3.1 |
4.6 |
3.3 |
1.1 |
0.1 |
2.6 |
1.6 |
7.3 |
16.5 |
.439 |
1.5 |
3.5 |
.429 |
2.8 |
3.5 |
.810 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Bill Ebben |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Joe Johnson |
60 |
35.5 |
18.8 |
0.9 |
2.8 |
3.7 |
3.9 |
0.8 |
0.2 |
1.9 |
1.3 |
7.1 |
15.5 |
.454 |
2.1 |
5.4 |
.388 |
2.6 |
3.1 |
.849 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Bill Ebben |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Joe Johnson |
6 |
40.5 |
17.2 |
1.0 |
2.5 |
3.5 |
3.5 |
1.3 |
0.2 |
2.7 |
1.8 |
6.3 |
17.0 |
.373 |
1.5 |
6.0 |
.250 |
3.0 |
4.0 |
.750 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Bill Ebben |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Joe Johnson |
72 |
36.7 |
16.3 |
0.7 |
2.3 |
3.0 |
3.5 |
0.7 |
0.2 |
1.7 |
1.4 |
6.2 |
14.6 |
.423 |
2.1 |
5.5 |
.375 |
1.8 |
2.2 |
.820 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Bill Ebben |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Joe Johnson |
7 |
38.7 |
14.9 |
0.6 |
2.6 |
3.1 |
2.7 |
1.1 |
0.0 |
1.7 |
1.9 |
6.1 |
14.7 |
.417 |
1.4 |
5.6 |
.256 |
1.1 |
1.3 |
.889 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Bill Ebben |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Joe Johnson |
79 |
32.6 |
15.8 |
0.6 |
2.8 |
3.4 |
2.7 |
0.6 |
0.1 |
1.5 |
1.6 |
5.8 |
12.9 |
.454 |
2.1 |
5.1 |
.401 |
2.0 |
2.5 |
.815 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Bill Ebben |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Joe Johnson |
12 |
39.1 |
21.2 |
0.8 |
3.1 |
3.8 |
2.9 |
0.5 |
0.3 |
1.6 |
1.7 |
8.2 |
15.3 |
.533 |
1.8 |
4.4 |
.415 |
3.0 |
3.6 |
.837 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Bill Ebben |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Joe Johnson |
80 |
34.9 |
14.4 |
0.7 |
4.1 |
4.8 |
3.7 |
0.7 |
0.2 |
1.7 |
1.5 |
5.6 |
12.8 |
.435 |
1.5 |
4.2 |
.359 |
1.8 |
2.2 |
.801 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Bill Ebben |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Joe Johnson |
6 |
41.5 |
16.5 |
0.8 |
6.8 |
7.7 |
4.8 |
1.2 |
0.0 |
0.8 |
2.7 |
5.7 |
15.7 |
.362 |
2.0 |
6.8 |
.293 |
3.2 |
4.0 |
.792 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Bill Ebben |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Joe Johnson |
81 |
33.4 |
12.2 |
0.6 |
3.0 |
3.6 |
3.9 |
0.8 |
0.0 |
2.0 |
1.8 |
4.7 |
10.6 |
.439 |
1.5 |
3.9 |
.383 |
1.5 |
1.8 |
.831 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Bill Ebben |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Joe Johnson |
14 |
35.1 |
12.1 |
0.5 |
4.2 |
4.7 |
2.5 |
0.6 |
0.2 |
1.3 |
1.9 |
4.9 |
11.3 |
.430 |
0.9 |
3.3 |
.283 |
1.5 |
1.7 |
.875 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Bill Ebben |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Joe Johnson |
78 |
23.6 |
9.2 |
0.4 |
2.7 |
3.1 |
1.8 |
0.5 |
0.2 |
0.9 |
1.2 |
3.5 |
8.0 |
.436 |
1.4 |
3.3 |
.411 |
0.8 |
1.0 |
.818 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Bill Ebben |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Joe Johnson |
11 |
29.6 |
12.9 |
0.7 |
3.2 |
3.9 |
2.5 |
0.5 |
0.1 |
1.2 |
1.9 |
5.3 |
12.1 |
.436 |
1.4 |
4.1 |
.333 |
1.0 |
1.4 |
.733 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Bill Ebben |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Joe Johnson |
55 |
21.9 |
6.8 |
0.3 |
2.9 |
3.1 |
1.5 |
0.3 |
0.1 |
0.9 |
1.2 |
2.7 |
6.5 |
.406 |
0.7 |
2.6 |
.276 |
0.7 |
0.8 |
.889 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Bill Ebben |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Joe Johnson |
8 |
6.8 |
1.5 |
0.0 |
1.3 |
1.3 |
0.4 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
0.4 |
0.5 |
0.8 |
2.1 |
.353 |
0.0 |
0.4 |
.000 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
Note: Joe Johnson didn't play in 2018-19, 2019-20 and 2020-21.
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Bill Ebben |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Joe Johnson |
1 |
2.0 |
2.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
1.000 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
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Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Bill Ebben |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Joe Johnson |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |