Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Arnie Johnson Comparison

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

Arnie Johnson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
Arnie Johnson: 1948-49 to 1952-53

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Arnie Johnson 1

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Arnie Johnson 5

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Arnie Johnson 5

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

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Arnie Johnson 0 *

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Arnie Johnson 0 *

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

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

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

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

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Arnie Johnson 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Arnie Johnson 0 *

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * Arnie Johnson 0 *

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Arnie Johnson 0 *

* Notes: Season MVP is awarded since 1955-56. Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Rookie of The Year is awarded since 1952-53. Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.6 Arnie Johnson 8.7

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Arnie Johnson 6.2 *

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Arnie Johnson 2.2

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * Arnie Johnson - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * Arnie Johnson - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Arnie Johnson 2,888

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Arnie Johnson 1,272 *

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Arnie Johnson 731

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * Arnie Johnson - n/a **

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * Arnie Johnson - n/a **

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Arnie Johnson 332

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Arnie Johnson .418

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * Arnie Johnson - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Arnie Johnson .731

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Arnie Johnson 10.0 (1952)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Arnie Johnson 6.6 (1951) *

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Arnie Johnson 2.8 (1952)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * Arnie Johnson - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * Arnie Johnson - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Arnie Johnson 9.6

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 Arnie Johnson 7.6 *

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Arnie Johnson 2.8

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * Arnie Johnson - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * Arnie Johnson - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 Arnie Johnson 278

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 Arnie Johnson 175 *

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Arnie Johnson 82

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * Arnie Johnson - n/a **

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * Arnie Johnson - n/a **

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Arnie Johnson 29

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 Arnie Johnson .383

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000 * Arnie Johnson - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 Arnie Johnson .752

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) Arnie Johnson 11.2 (1951)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) Arnie Johnson 9.0 (1951) *

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) Arnie Johnson 4.0 (1952)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * Arnie Johnson - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * Arnie Johnson - n/a **

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. 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. ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.