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Eddie Johnson

1959 - Today

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Edward Arnet Johnson (born May 1, 1959) is an American former professional basketball player who spent 17 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA) and a year in the Greek Basket League midway through his career. With nearly 1,200 games in the NBA, he scored the second-most career points among players who never played in an NBA All-Star Game, behind Jamal Crawford. As of the 2025-26 season, he is ranked 66th in all-time points scored, and ranked seventh-most in points scored by an eligible player not in the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. As of 2019 he is the co-host of NBA Today, which airs weekdays on Sirius XM NBA Radio and also is the play-by-play TV analyst for the Phoenix Suns on Arizona's Family Sports. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia. Eddie Johnson is the 732nd most popular basketball player (down from 711th in 2024), the 16,569th most popular biography from United States (down from 15,903rd in 2019) and the 402nd most popular American Basketball Player.

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Among BASKETBALL PLAYERS

Among basketball players, Eddie Johnson ranks 732 out of 1,757. Before him are Nicolás Laprovíttola, Maria Stepanova, Zach LaVine, Bruce Brown, Zheng Haixia, and Elton Brand. After him are DeMarcus Cousins, Ádám Hanga, Bill Wennington, Donatas Motiejūnas, Maciej Lampe, and Mike Budenholzer.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1959, Eddie Johnson ranks 768. Before him are Marc Cohn, Ana Mato, Stan Van Gundy, Jack Abramoff, Olga Kuragina, and Brian Williams. After him are Romeo Zondervan, Fred Couples, Joseph R. Gannascoli, Carolyn McCormick, Radim Nyč, and Zarina Wahab.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Eddie Johnson ranks 16,576 out of 20,380. Before him are Jim Thome (1970), Britt Lower (1985), Elton Brand (1979), Johnny Kelly (1968), Grace Van Dien (1996), and Eric Da Re (1965). After him are Ike Barinholtz (1977), Kate Micucci (1980), Rachel Hilson (1995), James Carter (1969), DeMarcus Cousins (1990), and Walt Dohrn (1970).

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Among BASKETBALL PLAYERS In United States

Among basketball players born in United States, Eddie Johnson ranks 402. Before him are Stan Van Gundy (1959), Gerald Henderson Jr. (1987), Diana Taurasi (1982), Zach LaVine (1995), Bruce Brown (1996), and Elton Brand (1979). After him are DeMarcus Cousins (1990), Mike Budenholzer (1969), Steve Smith (1969), Kenneth Faried (1989), Walter Berry (1964), and Marcus Brown (1974).

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