Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Reggie Johnson

This is the detail of NBA games in which Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Reggie Johnson played against each other, including head-to-head record, stats average, game highs and game-by-game data both in the Regular Season and Playoffs.

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They faced each other a total of 16 times in NBA games. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar has a 11-5 winning record over Reggie Johnson, but Reggie Johnson won more matchups in the Playoffs for a 1-0 postseason record.

Games Played Against Each Other

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar:
1969-70 to 1988-89
Reggie Johnson:
1980-81 to 1983-84
16 Games played
15 in Regular Season
1 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

Games Won in
Regular Season
in
Playoffs
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
11
11
0
Reggie Johnson
5
4
1

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsBlocks
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.6 7.9 2.5 2.9
Reggie Johnson 9.1 4.6 0.90.6
Game Highs
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsBlocks
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 42 13 5 6
Reggie Johnson 18 11 3 3
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsBlocks
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15

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12

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13

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Reggie Johnson 1

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Both had same stat 0

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Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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1980-81 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Oct. 26, 1980
1. Lakers 102   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 30 12 4 0 6 4 3 42 10-17 .588 0-0 - 10-17 .588
Spurs 108   Reggie Johnson 9 5 0 1 2 0 4 18 4-11 .364 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Nov. 08, 1980
2. Lakers 109   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 23 8 1 2 3 3 3 39 9-19 .474 0-0 - 5-7 .714
Spurs 112   Reggie Johnson 14 4 1 0 0 0 3 21 6-12 .500 0-0 - 2-4 .500
Dec. 21, 1980
3. Lakers 135   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 42 13 2 1 3 4 2 38 15-27 .556 0-0 - 12-14 .857
Spurs 122   Reggie Johnson 13 6 3 0 0 0 6 23 5-9 .556 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Jan. 02, 1981
4. Lakers 112   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 36 8 1 0 3 2 1 36 17-21 .810 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Spurs 118   Reggie Johnson 18 6 0 2 1 4 5 24 8-10 .800 0-0 - 2-3 .667
Mar. 10, 1981
5. Lakers 118   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35 9 2 0 5 3 3 37 16-23 .696 0-0 - 3-5 .600
Spurs 104   Reggie Johnson 12 2 1 2 3 6 5 30 6-13 .462 0-0 - 0-0 -
1981-82 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 20, 1981
6. Lakers 136   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 30 8 5 0 6 3 4 36 15-22 .682 0-0 - 0-1 .000
Spurs 116   Reggie Johnson 8 11 2 1 0 3 2 25 2-6 .333 0-0 - 4-5 .800
Nov. 25, 1981
7. Lakers 117   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 13 2 1 3 3 3 35 6-18 .333 0-1 .000 3-4 .750
Spurs 96   Reggie Johnson 8 3 0 0 0 0 2 17 3-7 .429 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Jan. 12, 1982
8. Lakers 114   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 7 5 1 3 2 3 37 7-13 .538 0-0 - 6-6 1.000
Cavaliers 100   Reggie Johnson 6 4 2 0 0 2 2 26 3-8 .375 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mar. 09, 1982
9. Lakers 105   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16 6 2 0 4 4 28 6-10 .600 0-0 - 4-6 .667
Kings 99   Reggie Johnson 8 3 1 0 0 5 24 3-7 .429 0-0 - 2-4 .500
Mar. 28, 1982
10. Lakers 116   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 2 2 1 4 26 8-11 .727 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Kings 111   Reggie Johnson 8 8 1 0 5 19 3-5 .600 0- .000 2-3 .667
1982-83 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 09, 1982
11. Lakers 139   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16 7 3 0 0 1 1 25 7-17 .412 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Kings 117   Reggie Johnson 18 8 0 0 1 1 3 21 7-9 .778 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Feb. 04, 1983
12. Lakers 143   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 28 4 1 2 1 1 29 14-20 .700 0-0 - 0-1 .000
Kings 125   Reggie Johnson 8 7 0 0 1 0 20 2-4 .500 0-0 - 4-5 .800
Feb. 06, 1983
13. Lakers 116   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 6 1 1 3 0 2 25 8-12 .667 0-0 - 2-5 .400
Kings 106   Reggie Johnson 9 1 2 0 0 2 3 20 4-7 .571 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
1983 Playoffs - NBA Finals
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
May. 22, 1983
14. Lakers 107   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 4 3 0 3 1 4 39 8-15 .533 0-0 - 4-6 .667
76ers 113   Reggie Johnson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 01 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
1983-84 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 25, 1983
15. Lakers 147   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 27 12 3 0 1 3 4 32 10-14 .714 0-0 - 7-10 .700
Nets 123   Reggie Johnson 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 06 1-4 .250 0-0 - 0-0 -
Feb. 29, 1984
16. Lakers 92   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 8 3 1 1 8 3 36 9-16 .563 0-0 - 1-3 .333
Nets 102   Reggie Johnson 5 4 1 2 1 1 1 12 2-3 .667 0-0 - 1-2 .500