Jan. 24, 2026, 7:00 p.m. CT
The Houston Rockets have had players donning a total of 52 different jersey numbers (and have one not part of any numerical series for Houston assistant coach and general manager Carroll Dawson) since their founding at the start of the 1967-68 season, worn by just under 500 players in the course of Rockets history.
To honor all of the players who wore those numbers over the decades, Rockets Wire is covering the entire history of jersey numbers and the players who wore them since the founding of the team all those years ago right up to the present day.
With seven of those jerseys now retired to honor some of the greatest Rockets of all time to wear those jerseys, there is a lot of history to cover.
And for today’s article, we will continue with the second of 15 players who wore the No. 6, big man alum George Johnson. After ending his college career at Stephen A. Austin, Johnson was picked up with the ninth overall selection of the 1970 NBA Draft by the (then) Baltimore Bullets (now, Washington Wizards).
The Harleton, Texas native played the first season of his pro career with Baltimore. He also played for the ABA’s (defunct) Dallas Chaparrals before he signed with Houston for the final two seasons of his NBA career.
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During his time suiting up for the Rockets, Johnson wore only jersey Nos. 6 and 16 and put up 2.2 points and 2.4 rebounds per game.
All stats and data courtesy of Basketball Reference.