Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Linton Johnson Comparison

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

Linton Johnson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
Linton Johnson: 2003-04 to 2008-09

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Linton Johnson 1

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Linton Johnson 6

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Linton Johnson 1

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

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Linton Johnson 0

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Linton Johnson 0

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

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

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

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

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Linton Johnson 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Linton Johnson 0

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * Linton Johnson 0

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Linton 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 Linton Johnson 3.9

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Linton Johnson 3.3

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Linton Johnson 0.4

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * Linton Johnson 0.6

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

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Linton Johnson 582

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Linton Johnson 493

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Linton Johnson 65

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * Linton Johnson 84

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * Linton Johnson 63

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Linton Johnson 151

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Linton Johnson .416

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * Linton Johnson .305

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Linton Johnson .699

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Linton Johnson 4.3 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Linton Johnson 4.5 (2004)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Linton Johnson 0.7 (2004)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * Linton Johnson 0.9 (2004)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * Linton Johnson 0.8 (2004)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Linton Johnson 1.3

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 Linton Johnson 1.3

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Linton Johnson 0.3

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * Linton Johnson 0.0

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * Linton Johnson 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 Linton Johnson 4

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 Linton Johnson 4

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Linton Johnson 1

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * Linton Johnson 0

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * Linton Johnson 0

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Linton Johnson 3

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 Linton Johnson .500

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

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 Linton Johnson 1.000

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) Linton Johnson 1.3 (2009)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) Linton Johnson 1.3 (2009)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) Linton Johnson 0.3 (2009)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * Linton Johnson 0.0 (2009)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * Linton Johnson 0.0 (2009)

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.