Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Johnny Taylor Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Johnny Taylor 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.

Johnny Taylor

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
Johnny Taylor: 1997-98 to 1999-00

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Johnny Taylor 0

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Johnny Taylor 3

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Johnny Taylor 0

All-Star Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 Johnny Taylor 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Johnny Taylor 0

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Johnny Taylor 0

All-NBA First Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 Johnny Taylor 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 Johnny Taylor 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5 Johnny Taylor 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11 Johnny Taylor 0

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Johnny Taylor 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Johnny Taylor 0

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * Johnny Taylor 0

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Johnny Taylor 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 Johnny Taylor 4.7

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Johnny Taylor 2.2

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Johnny Taylor 0.5

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * Johnny Taylor 0.6

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * Johnny Taylor 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Johnny Taylor 256

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Johnny Taylor 120

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Johnny Taylor 26

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * Johnny Taylor 32

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * Johnny Taylor 20

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Johnny Taylor 54

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Johnny Taylor .402

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * Johnny Taylor .394

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Johnny Taylor .718

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Johnny Taylor 5.8 (1999)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Johnny Taylor 2.8 (1999)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Johnny Taylor 0.7 (1999)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * Johnny Taylor 0.8 (1999)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * Johnny Taylor 0.5 (1999)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Johnny Taylor -

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 Johnny Taylor -

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Johnny Taylor -

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * Johnny Taylor -

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * Johnny Taylor -

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 Johnny Taylor -

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 Johnny Taylor -

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Johnny Taylor -

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * Johnny Taylor -

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * Johnny Taylor -

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Johnny Taylor 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 Johnny Taylor -

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000 * Johnny Taylor -

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 Johnny Taylor -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) Johnny Taylor -

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) Johnny Taylor -

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) Johnny Taylor -

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * Johnny Taylor -

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * Johnny Taylor -

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.