Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Clemon Johnson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Clemon Johnson and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Who scored more points in his career? Who averaged more points in playoffs? Who won more championships? Who led the season more times? Who won more MVP awards? These questions and many more, are answered here. It includes NBA Championships, seasons, playoffs, awards, statistical data for points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks and percentages.

Head-To-Head Career Comparison

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

vs.

Clemon Johnson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
Clemon Johnson: 1978-79 to 1987-88

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Clemon Johnson 1

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Clemon Johnson 10

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Clemon Johnson 8

All-Star Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 Clemon Johnson 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Clemon Johnson 0

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Clemon Johnson 0

All-NBA First Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 Clemon Johnson 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 Clemon Johnson 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5 Clemon Johnson 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11 Clemon Johnson 0

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Clemon Johnson 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Clemon Johnson 0

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * Clemon Johnson 0

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Clemon Johnson 0

* Notes: Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.6 Clemon Johnson 5.4

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Clemon Johnson 4.6

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Clemon Johnson 1.0

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * Clemon Johnson 0.5

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * Clemon Johnson 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Clemon Johnson 4,102

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Clemon Johnson 3,508

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Clemon Johnson 744

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * Clemon Johnson 349

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * Clemon Johnson 717

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Clemon Johnson 761

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Clemon Johnson .492

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * Clemon Johnson .000 *

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Clemon Johnson .621

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Clemon Johnson 9.5 (1982)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Clemon Johnson 7.2 (1982)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Clemon Johnson 1.8 (1981)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * Clemon Johnson 0.8 (1983)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * Clemon Johnson 1.5 (1980)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Clemon Johnson 4.1

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 Clemon Johnson 3.6

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Clemon Johnson 0.4

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * Clemon Johnson 0.5

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * Clemon Johnson 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 Clemon Johnson 270

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 Clemon Johnson 238

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Clemon Johnson 26

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * Clemon Johnson 33

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * Clemon Johnson 52

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Clemon Johnson 66

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 Clemon Johnson .465

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000 * Clemon Johnson .000 *

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 Clemon Johnson .609

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) Clemon Johnson 7.5 (1981)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) Clemon Johnson 10.0 (1981)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) Clemon Johnson 1.5 (1981)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * Clemon Johnson 2.0 (1981)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * Clemon Johnson 1.3 (1979)

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80. Some years in this player's career don't have stats.