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AJ Johnson
DAL · Guard · 2025-26 · Illawarra · Year 2 · age 21 · born Dec 1, 2004 · unqualified
3.3 PPG1.1 RPG1.0 APG0.6 TPG9.4 MPG
- Height
- 6'5"
Wingspan6'9"Reach8'6"Max vert38.0"Weight160Lane agility10.8sAJ Johnson, 2025-26 with DAL: 3.3 points, 1.1 rebounds and 1.0 assists in 9.4 minutes a game. He fell short of the qualifying floor (20 games at 15 minutes a game), so the percentiles below set a small sample against the 349 players who cleared it.
Bars rank him against all 349 qualified players in 2025-26; the second number is his rank among the 178 qualified guards. 50 is average, and a higher percentile is always the better mark.
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Role
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs guards | Value |
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| Minutes / game | 1 | 1 | 9.4 |
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| Minutes share | 2 | 2 | 11.4% |
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| Availability | 21 | 20 | 58.5% |
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Offense
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs guards | Value |
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| Shooting |
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| True shooting % | 1 | 1 | .413 |
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| Effective FG% | 1 | 1 | .358 |
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| Points per shot | 1 | 1 | 0.91 |
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| 3-point % | 4 | 1 | 21.1% |
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| 3-point attempts / g | 11 | 2 | 1.2 |
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| 3PA rate (of FGA) | 26 | 15 | 32.4% |
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| 2-point % | 1 | 1 | 37.8% |
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| Free throw % | 79 | 70 | 85.0% |
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| FT attempts / g | 11 | 13 | 0.8 |
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| FT rate (of FGA) | 42 | 54 | 22.7% |
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| % points from 3 | 23 | 12 | 22.5% |
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| Creation & playmaking |
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| Points / 75 | 19 | 21 | 12.4 |
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| Assist % | 54 | 38 | 15.1% |
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| Assists / 75 | 53 | 35 | 3.6 |
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| Assist / turnover | 33 | 20 | 1.57 |
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| Potential assists / 75 | 62 | 46 | 7.3 |
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| Usage % | 59 | 53 | 19.5% |
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| Turnover % | 33 | 37 | 13.4% |
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| Turnovers / 75 | 31 | 37 | 2.3 |
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| Offensive rebound % | 34 | 56 | 2.7% |
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| Drive rate / 75 | 79 | 66 | 10.5 |
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| Self-creation | 81 | 94 | high |
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| Shot-making (PPP %ile) | 6 | 7 | 26 |
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| Defender difficulty | 21 | 29 | low (−0.2) |
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| Impact |
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| On/Off net | 73 | 72 | 3.8 |
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Defense
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs guards | Value |
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| Rebounding |
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| Rebounds / 75 | 25 | 42 | 4.3 |
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| Def. rebound % | 22 | 36 | 8.9% |
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| Activity & outcomes |
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| Steals / 75 | 18 | 15 | 0.8 |
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| Blocks / 75 | 14 | 21 | 0.2 |
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| Stocks / 75 | 8 | 12 | 1.1 |
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| Steal % | 14 | 12 | 1.1% |
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| Block % | 14 | 21 | 0.6% |
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| Rim FG% def. diff | 58 | 68 | −2.3% |
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| Matchup difficulty | 1 | 1 | low (9.4) |
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| Opp FG% on matchups | 40 | 44 | +0.9% |
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| Deflections / 75 | 16 | 11 | 1.7 |
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| Physical ingredients |
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| Length (wingspan) | 32 | 54 | 6'9" |
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| Height | 33 | 64 | 6'5" |
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| Strength (weight) | 1 | 1 | 160 |
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| Standing reach | 35 | 62 | 8'6" |
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| Lateral agility | 83 | 80 | 10.8s |
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| Vertical | 74 | 68 | 38.0" |
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Value
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs guards | Value |
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| Overall value |
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| PER | 1 | 1 | 5.6 |
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| Win Shares / 48 | 1 | 1 | −.090 |
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| Box Plus/Minus | 1 | 1 | −8.9 |
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| Offensive BPM | 1 | 1 | −6.4 |
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| Defensive BPM | 3 | 3 | −2.5 |
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| VORP | 4 | 5 | -0.8 |
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| Game Score / g | 1 | 1 | 1.7 |
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Season by season
| Season | Team | Age | GP | MPG | PPG | RPG | APG | TS% | BPM | BPM %ile | Honours |
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| 2024-25 | WAS | 20 | 29 | 22.0 | 7.6 | 2.0 | 2.6 | .480 | −8.1 | 1 | |
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| 2025-26 | DAL | 21 | 48 | 9.4 | 3.3 | 1.1 | 1.0 | .413 | −8.9 | 1 | |
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BPM %ile ranks his Box Plus/Minus against that season’s qualified players.