| PPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG |
| 8.7 | 6.2 | 2.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Arnie Johnson F
Height: 6-5 (196cm)
Weight: 236 lbs (107kg)
Born: May 16, 1920 (Passed away Jun 6, 2000, aged 80)
Hometown: Gonvick, Minnesota
Nationality: United States

Current NBA Status: Unrestricted Free Agent
NBA Draft: 1947 Undrafted
Pre-Draft Team: Bemidji State (Sr)
High School: Gonvick High School (Gonvick, Minnesota)
NBA Champion
Arnie Johnson Player Profile
Career NBA Season Stats
Career NBA Shooting Stats
| FG% | 3P% | FT% |
| 41.8% | .0% | 73.1% |
NBA Career
5 Years Of Service
NBA Regular Season Stats
| Season | Age | Team | GP | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | FG% | 3P% | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1948-49 | 28 | ROR | 60 | 0.0 | 8.5 | 0.0 | 1.3 | - | - | - | .416 | - | .701 |
| 1949-50 | 29 | ROR | 68 | 0.0 | 7.3 | 0.0 | 2.1 | - | - | - | .396 | - | .680 |
| 1950-51 | 30 | ROR | 68 | 0.0 | 9.4 | 6.6 | 2.6 | - | - | - | .459 | - | .725 |
| 1951-52 | 31 | ROR | 66 | 32.7 | 10.0 | 6.1 | 2.8 | - | - | - | .433 | - | .778 |
| 1952-53 | 32 | ROR | 70 | 28.3 | 8.3 | 6.0 | 2.2 | - | - | - | .379 | - | .748 |
| CAREER | 332 | 30.5 | 8.7 | 6.2 | 2.2 | - | - | - | .418 | - | .731 |
| Season | Age | Team | GP | GS | MIN | PTS | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | OFF | DEF | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1948-49 | 28 | ROR | 60 | - | 0.0 | 8.5 | 2.6 | 6.2 | .416 | - | - | - | 3.3 | 4.7 | .701 | - | - | 0.0 | 1.3 | - | - | - | 4.1 |
| 1949-50 | 29 | ROR | 68 | - | 0.0 | 7.3 | 2.2 | 5.5 | .396 | - | - | - | 2.9 | 4.3 | .680 | - | - | 0.0 | 2.1 | - | - | - | 3.8 |
| 1950-51 | 30 | ROR | 68 | - | 0.0 | 9.4 | 2.7 | 5.9 | .459 | - | - | - | 4.0 | 5.5 | .725 | - | - | 6.6 | 2.6 | - | - | - | 4.3 |
| 1951-52 | 31 | ROR | 66 | - | 32.7 | 10.0 | 2.7 | 6.2 | .433 | - | - | - | 4.6 | 5.9 | .778 | - | - | 6.1 | 2.8 | - | - | - | 3.9 |
| 1952-53 | 32 | ROR | 70 | - | 28.3 | 8.3 | 2.0 | 5.3 | .379 | - | - | - | 4.3 | 5.8 | .748 | - | - | 6.0 | 2.2 | - | - | - | 4.0 |
| CAREER | 332 | - | 30.5 | 8.7 | 2.4 | 5.8 | .418 | - | - | - | 3.8 | 5.2 | .731 | - | - | 6.2 | 2.2 | - | - | - | 4.0 |
| Season | Age | Team | GP | GS | MIN | PTS | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | OFF | DEF | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1948-49 | 28 | ROR | 60 | - | 0 | 511 | 156 | 375 | .416 | - | - | - | 199 | 284 | .701 | - | - | 0 | 80 | - | - | - | 247 |
| 1949-50 | 29 | ROR | 68 | - | 0 | 498 | 149 | 376 | .396 | - | - | - | 200 | 294 | .680 | - | - | 0 | 141 | - | - | - | 260 |
| 1950-51 | 30 | ROR | 68 | - | 0 | 639 | 185 | 403 | .459 | - | - | - | 269 | 371 | .725 | - | - | 449 | 175 | - | - | - | 290 |
| 1951-52 | 31 | ROR | 66 | - | 2,158 | 657 | 178 | 411 | .433 | - | - | - | 301 | 387 | .778 | - | - | 404 | 182 | - | - | - | 259 |
| 1952-53 | 32 | ROR | 70 | - | 1,984 | 583 | 140 | 369 | .379 | - | - | - | 303 | 405 | .748 | - | - | 419 | 153 | - | - | - | 282 |
| CAREER | 332 | - | 4,142 | 2,888 | 808 | 1,934 | .418 | - | - | - | 1,272 | 1,741 | .731 | - | - | 1,272 | 731 | - | - | - | 1,338 |
| Season | Age | Team | GP | GS | TS% | eFG% | ORB% | DRB% | TRB% | AST% | TOV% | STL% | BLK% | USG% | Total S % | PPR | PPS | ORtg | DRtg | PER |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1948-49 | 28 | ROR | 60 | - | .511 | .416 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 111.7 | - | 1.4 | - | - | - |
| 1949-50 | 29 | ROR | 68 | - | .493 | .396 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 107.7 | - | 1.3 | - | - | - |
| 1950-51 | 30 | ROR | 68 | - | .564 | .459 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 118.4 | - | 1.6 | - | - | - |
| 1951-52 | 31 | ROR | 66 | - | .565 | .433 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 121.1 | - | 1.6 | - | - | 18.8 |
| 1952-53 | 32 | ROR | 70 | - | .533 | .379 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 112.8 | - | 1.6 | - | - | 19.6 |
| CAREER | 332 | - | .535 | .418 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 114.8 | - | 1.5 | - | - | 19.2 |
| Season | Age | Team | GP | GS | Dbl Dbl | Tpl Dbl | 40 Pts | 20 Reb | 20 Ast | Techs | HOB | Ast/TO | Stl/TO | FT/FGA | W's | L's | Win % | OWS | DWS | WS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1948-49 | 28 | ROR | 60 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .130 | - | - | 0.8 | 45 | 15 | .750 | - | - | - |
| 1949-50 | 29 | ROR | 68 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .148 | - | - | 0.8 | 51 | 17 | .750 | - | - | - |
| 1950-51 | 30 | ROR | 68 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .177 | - | - | 0.9 | 41 | 27 | .603 | - | - | - |
| 1951-52 | 31 | ROR | 66 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .179 | - | - | 0.9 | 41 | 25 | .621 | 7.1 | 1.6 | 8.7 |
| 1952-53 | 32 | ROR | 70 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .145 | - | - | 1.1 | 44 | 26 | .629 | 5.1 | 2.4 | 7.5 |
| CAREER | 332 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .157 | - | - | 0.9 | 222 | 110 | .669 | 30.2 | 9.1 | 39.2 |
NBA Playoff Stats
| Season | Age | Team | GP | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | FG% | 3P% | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1948-49 | 28 | ROR | 4 | 0.0 | 9.5 | 0.0 | 1.8 | - | - | - | .268 | - | .727 |
| 1949-50 | 29 | ROR | 2 | 0.0 | 10.0 | 0.0 | 2.5 | - | - | - | .500 | - | .667 |
| 1950-51 | 30 | ROR | 14 | 0.0 | 11.2 | 9.0 | 2.9 | - | - | - | .449 | - | .782 |
| 1951-52 | 31 | ROR | 6 | 27.7 | 6.5 | 5.2 | 4.0 | - | - | - | .296 | - | .719 |
| 1952-53 | 32 | ROR | 3 | 29.0 | 8.0 | 6.0 | 2.0 | - | - | - | .286 | - | .762 |
| CAREER | 29 | 28.1 | 9.6 | 7.6 | 2.8 | - | - | - | .383 | - | .752 |
| Season | Age | Team | GP | GS | MIN | PTS | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | OFF | DEF | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1948-49 | 28 | ROR | 4 | - | 0.0 | 9.5 | 2.8 | 10.2 | .268 | - | - | - | 4.0 | 5.5 | .727 | - | - | 0.0 | 1.8 | - | - | - | 4.0 |
| 1949-50 | 29 | ROR | 2 | - | 0.0 | 10.0 | 3.0 | 6.0 | .500 | - | - | - | 4.0 | 6.0 | .667 | - | - | 0.0 | 2.5 | - | - | - | 5.5 |
| 1950-51 | 30 | ROR | 14 | - | 0.0 | 11.2 | 3.4 | 7.6 | .449 | - | - | - | 4.4 | 5.6 | .782 | - | - | 9.0 | 2.9 | - | - | - | 4.9 |
| 1951-52 | 31 | ROR | 6 | - | 27.7 | 6.5 | 1.3 | 4.5 | .296 | - | - | - | 3.8 | 5.3 | .719 | - | - | 5.2 | 4.0 | - | - | - | 4.5 |
| 1952-53 | 32 | ROR | 3 | - | 29.0 | 8.0 | 1.3 | 4.7 | .286 | - | - | - | 5.3 | 7.0 | .762 | - | - | 6.0 | 2.0 | - | - | - | 5.0 |
| CAREER | 29 | - | 28.1 | 9.6 | 2.7 | 6.9 | .383 | - | - | - | 4.3 | 5.7 | .752 | - | - | 7.6 | 2.8 | - | - | - | 4.7 |
| Season | Age | Team | GP | GS | MIN | PTS | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | OFF | DEF | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1948-49 | 28 | ROR | 4 | - | 0 | 38 | 11 | 41 | .268 | - | - | - | 16 | 22 | .727 | - | - | 0 | 7 | - | - | - | 16 |
| 1949-50 | 29 | ROR | 2 | - | 0 | 20 | 6 | 12 | .500 | - | - | - | 8 | 12 | .667 | - | - | 0 | 5 | - | - | - | 11 |
| 1950-51 | 30 | ROR | 14 | - | 0 | 157 | 48 | 107 | .449 | - | - | - | 61 | 78 | .782 | - | - | 126 | 40 | - | - | - | 68 |
| 1951-52 | 31 | ROR | 6 | - | 166 | 39 | 8 | 27 | .296 | - | - | - | 23 | 32 | .719 | - | - | 31 | 24 | - | - | - | 27 |
| 1952-53 | 32 | ROR | 3 | - | 87 | 24 | 4 | 14 | .286 | - | - | - | 16 | 21 | .762 | - | - | 18 | 6 | - | - | - | 15 |
| CAREER | 29 | - | 253 | 278 | 77 | 201 | .383 | - | - | - | 124 | 165 | .752 | - | - | 175 | 82 | - | - | - | 137 |
| Season | Age | Team | GP | GS | TS% | eFG% | ORB% | DRB% | TRB% | AST% | TOV% | STL% | BLK% | USG% | Total S % | PPR | PPS | ORtg | DRtg | PER |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1948-49 | 28 | ROR | 4 | - | .375 | .268 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 99.6 | - | 0.9 | - | - | - |
| 1949-50 | 29 | ROR | 2 | - | .579 | .500 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 116.7 | - | 1.7 | - | - | - |
| 1950-51 | 30 | ROR | 14 | - | .555 | .449 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 123.1 | - | 1.5 | - | - | - |
| 1951-52 | 31 | ROR | 6 | - | .475 | .296 | - | - | - | 28.3 | - | - | - | - | 101.5 | - | 1.4 | - | - | 13.7 |
| 1952-53 | 32 | ROR | 3 | - | .516 | .286 | - | - | - | 17.6 | - | - | - | - | 104.8 | - | 1.7 | - | - | 15.2 |
| CAREER | 29 | - | .508 | .383 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 113.5 | - | 1.4 | - | - | 14.2 |
| Season | Age | Team | GP | GS | Dbl Dbl | Tpl Dbl | 40 Pts | 20 Reb | 20 Ast | Techs | HOB | Ast/TO | Stl/TO | FT/FGA | W's | L's | Win % | OWS | DWS | WS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1948-49 | 28 | ROR | 4 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .170 | - | - | 0.5 | 2 | 2 | .500 | - | - | - |
| 1949-50 | 29 | ROR | 2 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .204 | - | - | 1.0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | - | - | - |
| 1950-51 | 30 | ROR | 14 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .217 | - | - | 0.7 | 9 | 5 | .643 | - | - | - |
| 1951-52 | 31 | ROR | 6 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .195 | - | - | 1.2 | 3 | 3 | .500 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.5 |
| 1952-53 | 32 | ROR | 3 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .159 | - | - | 1.5 | 1 | 2 | .333 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| CAREER | 29 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .201 | - | - | 0.8 | 15 | 14 | .517 | 2.1 | 1.4 | 3.7 |
NBA Transactions
| Date | Transaction |
|---|---|
| Jul 1, 1947 | Arnie Johnson went undrafted in the 1947 NBA Draft making him an Unrestricted FA. |
| Sep 1, 1948 | Arnie Johnson signed a multi-year contract with the Rochester Royals. |
| Jul 1, 1953 | Arnie Johnson, previously with the Rochester Royals, became a free agent. |
| Jun 6, 2000 | Arnie Johnson passed away. He was 80 years old at the time of his death. |
NBA Awards & Honors
| Award | Date |
|---|---|
| 1x NBA Champion | 1951 |