Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Reggie Johnson Comparison

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

Reggie Johnson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
Reggie Johnson: 1980-81 to 1983-84

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Reggie Johnson 1

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Reggie Johnson 4

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Reggie Johnson 3

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

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Reggie Johnson 0

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Reggie Johnson 0

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

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

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

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

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Reggie Johnson 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Reggie Johnson 0

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * Reggie Johnson 0

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

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Reggie Johnson 4.1

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Reggie Johnson 0.9

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * Reggie Johnson 0.4

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * Reggie Johnson 0.6

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Reggie Johnson 2,564

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Reggie Johnson 1,238

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Reggie Johnson 262

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * Reggie Johnson 128

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * Reggie Johnson 169

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Reggie Johnson 305

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Reggie Johnson .505

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * Reggie Johnson .143

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Reggie Johnson .716

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Reggie Johnson 10.9 (1982)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Reggie Johnson 6.0 (1982)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Reggie Johnson 1.0 (1981)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * Reggie Johnson 0.6 (1981)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * Reggie Johnson 0.8 (1982)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Reggie Johnson 5.3

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 Reggie Johnson 2.1

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Reggie Johnson 1.0

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * Reggie Johnson 0.3

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * Reggie Johnson 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 Reggie Johnson 100

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 Reggie Johnson 39

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Reggie Johnson 19

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * Reggie Johnson 5

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * Reggie Johnson 6

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Reggie Johnson 19

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 Reggie Johnson .457

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

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 Reggie Johnson .788

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) Reggie Johnson 12.7 (1981)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) Reggie Johnson 4.9 (1981)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) Reggie Johnson 2.3 (1981)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * Reggie Johnson 0.6 (1981)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * Reggie Johnson 0.7 (1981)

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.