Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. John Johnson Comparison

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

John Johnson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
John Johnson: 1970-71 to 1981-82

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 John Johnson 1

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 John Johnson 12

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 John Johnson 5

All-Star Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 John Johnson 2

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 John Johnson 0

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 John Johnson 0

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

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

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

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

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 John Johnson 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 John Johnson 0

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

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 John 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 John Johnson 12.9

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 John Johnson 5.5

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 John Johnson 3.8

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

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * John Johnson 0.4 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 John Johnson 11,200

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 John Johnson 4,778

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 John Johnson 3,285

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * John Johnson 487 *

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * John Johnson 235 *

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 John Johnson 869

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 John Johnson .446

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * John Johnson .000 *

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 John Johnson .779

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) John Johnson 17.0 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) John Johnson 7.7 (1972)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) John Johnson 5.2 (1980)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * John Johnson 1.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * John Johnson 0.5 (1975) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 John Johnson 9.7

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 John Johnson 4.9

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 John Johnson 3.8

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * John Johnson 0.6 *

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * John Johnson 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 John Johnson 711

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 John Johnson 359

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 John Johnson 275

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * John Johnson 43 *

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * John Johnson 12 *

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 John Johnson 73

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 John Johnson .450

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

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 John Johnson .699

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) John Johnson 12.4 (1980)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) John Johnson 6.8 (1980)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) John Johnson 5.7 (1980)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * John Johnson 1.0 (1979) *

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * John Johnson 0.3 (1978) *

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.