NBA titles
3
Finals MVP awards
1
All-Star selections
5
All-Defensive selections
9
Career points
15,535
Category profile
- Dominance
- 80
- Peak
- 90
- Longevity
- 86
- Honours
- 86
- Statistics
- 88
Career timeline · Form index per season
Editorial season form index (0–100), not raw goals or points. Raw season-by-season statistics are shown only where fully verified.
| Season | Form index per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 9.2 | |
| 1977 | 12.7 | |
| 1978 | 15.9 | |
| 1979 | 19 | |
| 1980 | 18.8 | |
| 1981 | 14.2 | |
| 1982 | 14.7 | |
| 1983 | 13.2 | |
| 1984 | 15.7 | |
| 1985 | 15.6 | |
| 1986 | 13.9 | |
| 1987 | 12.6 | |
| 1988 | 10 | |
| 1989 | 7.1 |
Data sources
- NBA
- Basketball Reference
- Naismith Hall of Fame
Last verified: 2026-09-14
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Dennis Johnson ranks #73 in Basketball
Dennis Johnson ranks #73 in Basketball and #628 of 5087 across all sports. The verified GOAT Score is 85.6/100.
The verified career covers 1976–1990 and 14 documented seasons. Peak is 90/100, with Peak the strongest category at 90/100 (20% weight). Key metrics: NBA titles 3, Finals MVP awards 1, All-Star selections 5, All-Defensive selections 9.
Nearest context: ahead Scottie Pippen (85.6); behind Spencer Haywood (85.6). Rankings update whenever verified records change.
Dennis Johnson GOAT Score explained
- Dominance80/100 · weight 25%
- Dominance: 80/100, based on the verified career record.
- Peak90/100 · weight 20%
- Peak: 90/100, based on the verified career record.
- Longevity86/100 · weight 20%
- Longevity: 86/100, based on the verified career record.
- Honours86/100 · weight 20%
- Honours: 86/100, based on the verified career record.
- Statistics88/100 · weight 15%
- Statistics: 88/100, based on the verified career record.
Top Johnson comparisons
Dennis Johnson — frequently asked
- Is Dennis Johnson the GOAT?
- According to GOAT Rank's current data model, Dennis Johnson ranks #73 in Basketball with a GOAT Score of 85.6/100, behind LeBron James (95.6).
- What is Dennis Johnson's GOAT Score?
- 85.6/100, calculated from the verified career record: Dominance 80 (25%), Peak 90 (20%), Longevity 86 (20%), Honours 86 (20%), Statistics 88 (15%).
- Where does Dennis Johnson rank all time?
- #628 of 5087 eligible athletes across all sports and #73 in Basketball.
- Dennis Johnson vs Scottie Pippen: who ranks higher?
- Dennis Johnson ranks higher at 85.6 versus Scottie Pippen at 85.6, a margin of 0.0 points.