Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Mickey Johnson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Mickey 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.

Mickey Johnson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
Mickey Johnson: 1974-75 to 1985-86

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Mickey Johnson 0

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Mickey Johnson 12

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Mickey Johnson 5

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

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Mickey Johnson 0

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Mickey Johnson 0

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

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

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

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

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Mickey Johnson 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Mickey Johnson 0

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * Mickey Johnson 0

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Mickey 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 Mickey Johnson 14.1

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Mickey Johnson 7.2

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Mickey Johnson 3.0

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * Mickey Johnson 1.1

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * Mickey Johnson 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Mickey Johnson 12,748

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Mickey Johnson 6,465

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Mickey Johnson 2,677

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * Mickey Johnson 1,025

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * Mickey Johnson 632

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Mickey Johnson 904

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Mickey Johnson .449

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * Mickey Johnson .165 *

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Mickey Johnson .800

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Mickey Johnson 19.1 (1980)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Mickey Johnson 10.2 (1977)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Mickey Johnson 4.6 (1979)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * Mickey Johnson 1.9 (1980)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * Mickey Johnson 1.4 (1980)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Mickey Johnson 13.7

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 Mickey Johnson 5.9

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Mickey Johnson 1.8

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * Mickey Johnson 1.1

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * Mickey Johnson 0.6

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 Mickey Johnson 302

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 Mickey Johnson 129

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Mickey Johnson 40

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * Mickey Johnson 24

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * Mickey Johnson 13

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Mickey Johnson 22

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 Mickey Johnson .466

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

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 Mickey Johnson .832

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) Mickey Johnson 27.3 (1977)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) Mickey Johnson 13.0 (1977)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) Mickey Johnson 3.0 (1982)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * Mickey Johnson 1.7 (1977)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * Mickey Johnson 0.9 (1981)

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.