Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Ralph Johnson Comparison

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

Ralph Johnson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
Ralph Johnson: 1949-50 to 1952-53

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Ralph Johnson 0

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Ralph Johnson 4

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Ralph Johnson 3

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

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Ralph Johnson 0 *

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Ralph Johnson 0 *

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

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

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

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

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Ralph Johnson 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Ralph Johnson 0 *

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

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Ralph Johnson 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 Ralph Johnson 8.4

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Ralph Johnson 3.6 *

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Ralph Johnson 2.8

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * Ralph Johnson - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * Ralph Johnson - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Ralph Johnson 1,705

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Ralph Johnson 498 *

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Ralph Johnson 569

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * Ralph Johnson - n/a **

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * Ralph Johnson - n/a **

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Ralph Johnson 204

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Ralph Johnson .327

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * Ralph Johnson - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Ralph Johnson .740

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Ralph Johnson 8.8 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Ralph Johnson 4.0 (1951) *

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Ralph Johnson 3.2 (1952)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * Ralph Johnson - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * Ralph Johnson - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Ralph Johnson 7.8

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 Ralph Johnson 2.6 *

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Ralph Johnson 2.4

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * Ralph Johnson - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * Ralph Johnson - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 Ralph Johnson 70

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 Ralph Johnson 13 *

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Ralph Johnson 22

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * Ralph Johnson - n/a **

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * Ralph Johnson - n/a **

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Ralph Johnson 9

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 Ralph Johnson .322

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000 * Ralph Johnson - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 Ralph Johnson .737

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) Ralph Johnson 8.5 (1952)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) Ralph Johnson 3.0 (1952) *

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) Ralph Johnson 3.5 (1952)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * Ralph Johnson - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * Ralph Johnson - 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.