AJ Johnson Stats, Shot Chart & Advanced Analytics — NOP 2026-27

Inside his season

Through Nov. 13

Tomorrow against the Warriors

Last time, Nov. 9: 2 points on 1 for 3 shooting, 3 assists and 2 rebounds in a 138-87 loss.

What changed from last season shows after nine games and 200 minutes.

Lineup numbers leave garbage time out and count points per 100 the NBA’s way; ages are exact, game by game, from 2015-16 on.

Inside his season

His last game

Nov. 13, a 142-111 loss to Memphis

AJ Johnson

1 PTS0 REB0 AST0-0 FG1-2 FT4:09 min

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Before this game he averaged 1.5 points, 0.8 rebounds and 0.8 assists in 4 regular-season games.

On the move: 0.34 miles4.89 mph on average7 touches
Hustle: 1 shot contested
Rating: Performance Score −1.80.00 wins added56.8% true shooting16.7% usage

His last game

His season

2026-27 so far, 5 games

Best game: 2 points at Golden State on Nov. 9, +0.7.Box score

Impact

His Player Rankings card

−3.6

points per 100 possessions against an average player, from this season’s lineup data

Not ranked yet: 62 possessions, and ranking takes 317.
Offense −1.9, defense −1.7.
0.0 wins added so far over a replacement player, likely −0.1 to 0.0, 418th in the league.
The Pelicans are 5.2 points per 100 worse with him on the floor than off it (62 and 775 possessions).
5 games in, his box score, minutes and team’s results this season are about 99% of the rating; nothing carries over from last season. Counting last season, he would be at −2.8.

His season

Career

3 seasons

Season	Team	GP	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG%	3PM	3P%	FT%	TS%	+/−
2024-252 teams	2 teams	29	22.0	7.6	2.0	2.6	0.4	0.1	1.2	.385	0.8	.267	.865	.480	−5.2
MIL	MIL	7	6.3	2.9	1.0	1.0	0.1	0.0	0.6	.421	0.4	.600	.500	.503	+1.9
WAS	WAS	22	27.0	9.1	2.4	3.1	0.5	0.1	1.4	.381	1.0	.247	.886	.478	−7.5
2025-262 teams	2 teams	48	9.4	3.3	1.1	1.0	0.2	0.1	0.6	.324	0.3	.211	.850	.413	−1.1
WAS	WAS	25	8.6	2.8	1.2	0.9	0.3	0.0	0.7	.325	0.3	.280	.750	.396	−0.5
DAL	DAL	23	10.4	3.9	1.0	1.1	0.2	0.1	0.5	.323	0.2	.156	.893	.427	−1.8
2026-27so farNOP, so far	NOP	5	5.8	1.4	0.6	0.6	0.2	0.2	0.4	.429	0.0	.000	.500	.444	−2.0
Career3 seasons	3 seasons	82	13.7	4.7	1.4	1.5	0.3	0.1	0.8	.359	0.4	.243	.848	.449	−2.6

Blue: his best season in each column (20 games or more, four in the playoffs; 3P% with two tries a game, FT% with one).

Career bests

Performance Score, 82 games

Best game+4.89 points on 3 for 4 shooting at Denver, March 15, 2025Box score Best four games+3.013.0 points a game, March 19 to 24, 2025Last game

Where his points come from

This season, against the league

Source	Johnson	NBA avg
Paint	85.7%	41.2%
Mid-range	0.0%	6.3%
Threes	0.0%	35.2%
Free throws	14.3%	17.2%
Fast break	28.6%	12.7%
Off turnovers	0.0%	16.2%
Unassisted makes	66.7%	34.8%

Advanced

2026-27, 5 games

Usage rate	14.1%
Assist rate	18.8%
Assists per turnover	1.50
Turnover rate (per 100 plays)	15.4
Offensive rating	106.9
Defensive rating	120.0
Net rating	−13.1
Offensive rebound rate	3.0%
Defensive rebound rate	8.7%
Effective FG%	42.9%
Fouls drawn a game	0.6

Not ranked: NBA ranks need 10+ games at this point of the season, and he has played 5.

Shot profile

Where he shoots, against the league

Zone	Johnson	NBA	FG%	NBA FG%
At the rim	57.1%	27.7%	50.0%	65.6%
Paint (non-rim)	28.6%	19.0%	50.0%	44.4%
Mid-range	0.0%

Date	Opp	Result	Min	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	FG	3P	FT	TO	PF	+/−
Nov 13	vs MEM	L111–142	4:09	1	0	0	0	0	0–0	0–0	1–2	1	0	−8
Nov 11	vs BKN	L111–145	6:38	2	1	0	0	0	1–2	0–1	0–0	0	0	+4
Nov 9	@ GSW	L87–138	12:00	2	2	3	1	0	1–3	0–0	0–0	0	1	−4
Nov 8	@ LAC	L123–139	3:24	2	0	0	0	0	1–1	0–0	0–0	0	0	+2
Oct 31	vs ATL	W121–99

Distance	Made–Att	Share	NBA	FG%	NBA FG%
Under 8 ft	2–5	71.4%	38.9%	40.0%	59.1%
8–16 ft	1–1	14.3%	13.4%	100.0%	43.9%
16–24 ft	0–0	0.0%	4.6%	—	39.0%
24+ ft	0–1	14.3%	43.1%	0.0%	35.1%

Type	Made–Att	Share	NBA	FG%	NBA FG%
Dunks	0–0	0.0%	5.8%	—	88.4%
Layups	1–4	57.1%	25.7%	25.0%	56.0%
Floaters	2–2	28.6%	8.8%	100.0%	45.3%
Hooks	0–0	0.0%	2.1%	—	47.5%
Pull-up jumpers

Per game	Johnson	NBA avg
Distance (miles)	0.40	1.76
Average speed (mph)	4.31	4.43
Touches	11.0	38.0
Passes	9.6	29.0
Potential assists	0.8	4.9
Secondary assists	0.2	0.4
Offensive rebound chances	1.0	2.6
Defensive rebound chances	2.0	5.9

Date	Opp	Result	Min	Pts	Reb	Ast	FG	3P	FT	TO	+/−
Nov 13	vs MEM	L111–142	4:09	1	0	0	0–0	0–0	1–2	1	−8
Nov 11	vs BKN	L111–145	6:38	2	1	0	1–2	0–1	0–0	0	+4
Nov 9	@ GSW	L87–138	12:00	2	2	3	1–3	0–0	0–0	0	−4
Nov 8	@ LAC	L123–139	3:24	2	0	0	1–1	0–0	0–0	0	+2
Oct 31	vs ATL	W121–99	3:04	0	0	0	0–1	0–0	0–0	1	−4

AJ Johnson

Inside his season

Tomorrow against the Warriors

Inside his season

His last game

His last game

His season

Impact

His season

Career

Career bests

Where his points come from

Advanced

Shot profile

Game log

Shot chart

By distance

By shot type

Hustle

Movement and touches

Rim defense

Pick your games

Splits

Last 5 games

Trends

Career bests

His season

Impact

His last game

Inside his season

Tomorrow against the Warriors

Stat	Avg	NBA rank
Deflections	1.0
Contested shots	0.7
Twos contested	0.3
Threes contested	0.3
Charges drawn	0.00
Loose balls recovered	0.0
Box outs	0.0
Screen assists	0.0
Points from screen assists	0.0

Split	GP	Pts	Reb	Ast	FG%	3P%	FT%	TS%	+/−
Location
Home	3	1.0	0.3	0.0	33.3%	0.0%	50.0%	38.7%	−2.7
Away	2	2.0	1.0	1.5	50.0%	—	—	50.0%	−1.0
Result

Month
Oct	1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0%	—	—	0.0%	−4.0
Nov	4	1.8	0.8	0.8	50.0%	0.0%	50.0%	50.9%	−1.5