G · 9 seasons · 1986-87 – 1994-95
Two lenses, two verdicts. Johnny Dawkins ranks 788th by career totals and 485th per game. 1989-90 was the high-water mark, worth +5.3, 42nd that season and 2895th of 24,555 player-seasons on record. Career value accumulated in assists (+10.5), free-throw percentage (+7.3) and steals (+4.0), and drained away in blocks (-5.5), turnovers (-4.2) and field-goal percentage (-3.9). He rates 303 places better per game than on totals, and that gap is the durability story in one number. 1990-91 is the sharpest single case: -3.5 on totals against +7.7 per game, off 4 games.
| Season ↑ | Tm | GP | Z | Szn | All-Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986-87 | SAN | 81 | -0.13 | #138 | #10,632 |
| 1987-88 | SAN | 65 | 4.25 | #45 | #3,869 |
| 1988-89 | SAN | 32 | -1.63 | #192 | #13,666 |
| 1989-90★ | PHL | 81 | 5.26 | #42 | #2,895 |
| 1990-91 | PHL | 4 | -3.48 | #292 | #18,626 |
| 1991-92 | PHL | 82 | 3.13 | #82 | #5,206 |
| 1992-93 | PHL | 74 | 0.27 | #153 | #9,901 |
| 1993-94 | PHL | 72 | -0.04 | #171 | #10,433 |
| 1994-95 | DET | 50 | -0.61 | #188 | #11,559 |
★ Best season by Z (season totals)