Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Johnny Jorgensen Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Johnny Jorgensen 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.

Johnny Jorgensen

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
Johnny Jorgensen: 1947-48 to 1948-49

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Johnny Jorgensen 1

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Johnny Jorgensen 2

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Johnny Jorgensen 1

All-Star Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 Johnny Jorgensen 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Johnny Jorgensen 0 *

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Johnny Jorgensen 0 *

All-NBA First Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 Johnny Jorgensen 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 Johnny Jorgensen 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5 Johnny Jorgensen 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11 Johnny Jorgensen 0

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Johnny Jorgensen 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Johnny Jorgensen 0 *

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * Johnny Jorgensen 0 *

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Johnny Jorgensen 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 Johnny Jorgensen 2.3

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Johnny Jorgensen - n/a **

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Johnny Jorgensen 0.6

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * Johnny Jorgensen - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * Johnny Jorgensen - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Johnny Jorgensen 115

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Johnny Jorgensen - n/a **

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Johnny Jorgensen 33

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * Johnny Jorgensen - n/a **

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * Johnny Jorgensen - n/a **

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Johnny Jorgensen 51

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Johnny Jorgensen .366

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * Johnny Jorgensen - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Johnny Jorgensen .735

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Johnny Jorgensen 3.0 (1948)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Johnny Jorgensen - n/a **

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Johnny Jorgensen 0.7 (1949)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * Johnny Jorgensen - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * Johnny Jorgensen - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Johnny Jorgensen 1.2

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 Johnny Jorgensen - n/a **

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Johnny Jorgensen 0.0

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * Johnny Jorgensen - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * Johnny Jorgensen - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 Johnny Jorgensen 7

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 Johnny Jorgensen - n/a **

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Johnny Jorgensen 0

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * Johnny Jorgensen - n/a **

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * Johnny Jorgensen - n/a **

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Johnny Jorgensen 6

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 Johnny Jorgensen .429

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000 * Johnny Jorgensen - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 Johnny Jorgensen 1.000

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) Johnny Jorgensen 1.2 (1949)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) Johnny Jorgensen - n/a **

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) Johnny Jorgensen 0.0 (1949)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * Johnny Jorgensen - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * Johnny Jorgensen - n/a **

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. ** 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. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51, this player has no data for the stat.