Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Vinnie Johnson Comparison

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

Vinnie Johnson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
Vinnie Johnson: 1979-80 to 1991-92

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Vinnie Johnson 2

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Vinnie Johnson 13

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Vinnie Johnson 10

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

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Vinnie Johnson 0

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Vinnie Johnson 0

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

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

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

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

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Vinnie Johnson 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Vinnie Johnson 0

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * Vinnie Johnson 0

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Vinnie 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 Vinnie Johnson 12.0

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Vinnie Johnson 3.2

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Vinnie Johnson 3.3

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * Vinnie Johnson 0.9

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * Vinnie Johnson 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Vinnie Johnson 11,825

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Vinnie Johnson 3,109

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Vinnie Johnson 3,212

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * Vinnie Johnson 852

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * Vinnie Johnson 253

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Vinnie Johnson 984

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Vinnie Johnson .464

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * Vinnie Johnson .254

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

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Vinnie Johnson 15.8 (1983)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Vinnie Johnson 4.5 (1981)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Vinnie Johnson 4.2 (1981)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * Vinnie Johnson 1.2 (1987)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * Vinnie Johnson 0.6 (1983)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Vinnie Johnson 12.0

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 Vinnie Johnson 3.1

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Vinnie Johnson 2.6

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * Vinnie Johnson 0.6

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * Vinnie Johnson 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 Vinnie Johnson 1,387

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 Vinnie Johnson 364

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Vinnie Johnson 306

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * Vinnie Johnson 65

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * Vinnie Johnson 22

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Vinnie Johnson 116

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 Vinnie Johnson .453

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000 * Vinnie Johnson .274

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 Vinnie Johnson .754

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) Vinnie Johnson 15.2 (1991)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) Vinnie Johnson 5.1 (1991)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) Vinnie Johnson 4.1 (1987)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * Vinnie Johnson 1.7 (1992)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * Vinnie Johnson 0.3 (1992)

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.