Ed Johnson - Career, Teams & Fame

Fame share

Combined across every stint with each team.

NYA74%
LAS24%
TEX1.4%

Total legacy per season

Every season’s full on-court fame - rewarding not just winning a title, but how dominantly a team won it, on top of stats and awards.

94LASNYATEXPEAK · 9 · 1969-70 · NYA

1968-691969-701970-71

Top 39% of all regular seasons ever

Percentile vs the same-season league

Scoring

56th

Playmaking

14th

3-Point

33rd

Efficiency (TS%)

47th

Rebounding

87th

Defense

70th

Not tracked this era: Blocks, Steals (recorded from 1973-74).

How this season's fame adds up - stats, awards, and team success.

Production+6.11

Availability+2.50

Honors+0.00

Playoff run+0.43

Rings+0.00

Subtotal9.04

× Era weight 0.99

Season fame9

ABA discount

Career teams - the connection strand

Every teammate on these rosters is a possible link.

Career

12.3PPG

10.2RPG

1.1APG

166Games

3Seasons

0Titles

Peak season: 1969-70 - 9 fame points.

Draft: Round 3, No. 34 overall (1968).

Season-by-season log · 3 seasons

Season	Team(s)	GP	PPG	RPG	APG	Fame Earned	Awards	Playoffs
1968-69	LAS	58	11.8	9.3	1.0	3	-	-
1969-70	NYA	74	14.0	11.9	1.2	9	-	Lost Conf Semis
1970-71	NYATEX	34	9.4	7.9	1.0	2	-	Lost Conf Semis

The Fame Recipe

Fame shape

What built this fame

Base fame · 162.75

Career Stats3830th

Longevity1327th

Draft Bonus00th

Peak Bonus11127th

Honors00th

Rings00th

How it adds up

Base fame162.75

× Recency 0.98−3.42

= Final fame80.52

Percentile vs every real NBA career - 1st (lowest) to 100th (best) per axis.

Teammates · strongest connections

How the game ranks teammates - career fame weighted by time played together. Long-time running mates rise; one-off cameos fall.

Rick BarryNYA · 1 season · 0.6 together54connection Bill MelchionniNYA · 2 seasons · 1.6 together21connection Billy PaultzNYA · 1 season · 0.6 together15connection Levern TartNYA, TEX · 2 seasons · 1.6 together8connection Les HunterNYA · 2 seasons · 1.1 together8connection Sonny DoveNYA · 2 seasons · 1.6 together7connection George LehmannLAS, NYA · 2 seasons · 1.7 together7connection Ben WarleyLAS · 1 season · 0.8 together5connection Walt SimonNYA · 1 season · 1.0 together5connection Warren DavisLAS · 1 season · 1.0 together5connection

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Quick Answers

What teams did Ed Johnson play for?

Ed Johnson played for the LAS, NYA, and TEX.

What team is Ed Johnson most known for?

Ed Johnson is most known for the NYA (74%), LAS (24%), and TEX (1%) - ranked by share of Ed Johnson's on-court Tetherball fame.

How many championships did Ed Johnson win?

Ed Johnson did not win an NBA championship.

What was Ed Johnson's most famous season?

Ed Johnson's most famous season was 1969-70, earning 9 fame points - 74 games, 14.0 points, 11.9 rebounds, 1.2 assists, and 33.6 minutes per game.

What were Ed Johnson's career stats?

Ed Johnson averaged 12.3 points, 10.2 rebounds, and 1.1 assists per game over 166 career games.

When did Ed Johnson play in the NBA?

Ed Johnson played from 1968-69 to 1970-71, spanning 3 NBA seasons.

Where was Ed Johnson drafted?

Ed Johnson was selected with the #34 overall pick (Round 3) in the 1968 NBA Draft.

How famous is Ed Johnson?

Ed Johnson has a Tetherball fame score of 81, ranked #2,620 of 5,416 rated players - rated Platinum.

Who was Ed Johnson's most famous teammate?

Ed Johnson's most famous teammate was Rick Barry, sharing 1 season together.

Who were Ed Johnson's most connected teammates?

Ed Johnson's most connected teammates were Rick Barry, Bill Melchionni, and Billy Paultz - the strongest teammate connections of Ed Johnson's career, led by Rick Barry over 1 shared season.

What awards did Ed Johnson win?

Ed Johnson did not win any major NBA honors or All-Star selections.

Career fame

80.52

Platinum#2,620 in fame

Ed Johnson

More famous than 52% of all other NBA careers. A deep cut - only sharp fans pull this one.

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