Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Neil Johnston Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Neil Johnston 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.

Neil Johnston

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
Neil Johnston: 1951-52 to 1958-59

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Neil Johnston 1

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Neil Johnston 8

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Neil Johnston 4

All-Star Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 Neil Johnston 6

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Neil Johnston 0 *

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Neil Johnston 0 *

All-NBA First Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 Neil Johnston 4

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 Neil Johnston 5

All-Defensive 1st Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5 Neil Johnston 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11 Neil Johnston 0

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Neil Johnston 3

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Neil Johnston 1

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * Neil Johnston 0 *

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Neil Johnston 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.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.6 Neil Johnston 19.4

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Neil Johnston 11.3

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Neil Johnston 2.5

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * Neil Johnston - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * Neil Johnston - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Neil Johnston 10,023

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Neil Johnston 5,856

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Neil Johnston 1,269

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * Neil Johnston - n/a **

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * Neil Johnston - n/a **

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Neil Johnston 516

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Neil Johnston .444

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * Neil Johnston - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Neil Johnston .768

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Neil Johnston 24.4 (1954)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Neil Johnston 15.1 (1955)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Neil Johnston 3.2 (1956)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * Neil Johnston - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * Neil Johnston - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Neil Johnston 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 Neil Johnston 11.2

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Neil Johnston 3.3

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * Neil Johnston - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * Neil Johnston - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 Neil Johnston 344

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 Neil Johnston 257

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Neil Johnston 75

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * Neil Johnston - n/a **

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * Neil Johnston - n/a **

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Neil Johnston 23

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 Neil Johnston .390

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000 * Neil Johnston - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 Neil Johnston .734

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) Neil Johnston 20.3 (1956)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) Neil Johnston 17.5 (1957)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) Neil Johnston 5.1 (1956)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * Neil Johnston - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * Neil Johnston - 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.