Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. James Johnson Comparison

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

James Johnson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
James Johnson: 2009-10 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 James Johnson 0

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 James Johnson 15

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 James Johnson 5

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

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 James Johnson 0

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 James Johnson 0

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

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

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

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

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 James Johnson 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 James Johnson 0

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * James Johnson 0

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 James 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 James Johnson 7.5

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 James Johnson 3.5

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 James Johnson 2.1

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * James Johnson 0.8

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * James Johnson 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 James Johnson 5,822

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 James Johnson 2,710

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 James Johnson 1,606

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * James Johnson 581

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * James Johnson 653

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 James Johnson 774

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 James Johnson .474

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * James Johnson .300

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 James Johnson .678

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) James Johnson 12.8 (2017)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) James Johnson 4.9 (2017)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) James Johnson 3.8 (2018)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * James Johnson 1.1 (2012)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * James Johnson 1.4 (2012)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 James Johnson 4.8

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 James Johnson 2.3

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 James Johnson 1.3

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * James Johnson 0.4

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * James Johnson 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 James Johnson 115

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 James Johnson 54

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 James Johnson 32

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * James Johnson 10

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * James Johnson 6

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 James Johnson 24

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 James Johnson .467

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000 * James Johnson .464

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 James Johnson .545

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) James Johnson 12.4 (2018)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) James Johnson 6.0 (2018)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) James Johnson 4.8 (2018)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * James Johnson 1.2 (2018)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * James Johnson 1.2 (2018)

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.