Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Johnny Payak Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Johnny Payak 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

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2025-26
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
Johnny Payak: 1949-50 to 1952-53

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Johnny Payak 0

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Johnny Payak 2

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Johnny Payak 0

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

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Johnny Payak 0 *

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Johnny Payak 0 *

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

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

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

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

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Johnny Payak 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Johnny Payak 0 *

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

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Johnny Payak 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 Payak 6.3

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Johnny Payak 1.7 *

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Johnny Payak 1.9

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

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

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Johnny Payak 753

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Johnny Payak 114 *

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Johnny Payak 226

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

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

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Johnny Payak 120

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Johnny Payak .321

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

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Johnny Payak .715

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Johnny Payak 6.4 (1953)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Johnny Payak 1.7 (1953) *

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Johnny Payak 2.1 (1953)

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

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

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Johnny Payak -

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 Johnny Payak - *

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Johnny Payak -

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

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

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 Johnny Payak -

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 Johnny Payak - *

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Johnny Payak -

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

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

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Johnny Payak 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 Johnny Payak -

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

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 Johnny Payak -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) Johnny Payak -

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) Johnny Payak - *

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) Johnny Payak -

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

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * Johnny Payak - 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.