Shai Gilgeous-Alexander vs. John Johnson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars John Johnson and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 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

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander

vs.

John Johnson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
S. Gilgeous-Alexander: 2018-19 to 2023-24
John Johnson: 1970-71 to 1981-82

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships S. Gilgeous-Alexander 0 John Johnson 1

NBA Seasons S. Gilgeous-Alexander 6 John Johnson 12

Playoffs Played S. Gilgeous-Alexander 3 John Johnson 5

All-Star Games S. Gilgeous-Alexander 2 John Johnson 2

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1 John Johnson 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1 John Johnson 0

Steals Leader S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1 John Johnson 0 *

* Notes: Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 22.8 John Johnson 12.9

Rebounds Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 4.7 John Johnson 5.5

Assists Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 4.9 John Johnson 3.8

Steals Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1.4 John Johnson 0.8 *

Blocks Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 0.8 John Johnson 0.4 *

Totals Stats

Total Points S. Gilgeous-Alexander 8,810 John Johnson 11,200

Total Rebounds S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1,832 John Johnson 4,778

Total Assists S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1,876 John Johnson 3,285

Total Steals S. Gilgeous-Alexander 535 John Johnson 487 *

Total Blocks S. Gilgeous-Alexander 293 John Johnson 235 *

Total Games S. Gilgeous-Alexander 386 John Johnson 869

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .496 John Johnson .446

3-Point Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .349 John Johnson .000 *

Free Throw Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .852 John Johnson .779

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 31.4 (2023) John Johnson 17.0 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 5.9 (2020) John Johnson 7.7 (1972)

Assists Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 6.2 (2024) John Johnson 5.2 (1980)

Steals Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 2.0 (2024) John Johnson 1.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1.0 (2023) John Johnson 0.5 (1975) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 17.9 John Johnson 9.7

Rebounds Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 4.5 John Johnson 4.9

Assists Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 4.0 John Johnson 3.8

Steals Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1.1 John Johnson 0.6 *

Blocks Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 0.6 John Johnson 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points S. Gilgeous-Alexander 305 John Johnson 711

Total Rebounds S. Gilgeous-Alexander 77 John Johnson 359

Total Assists S. Gilgeous-Alexander 68 John Johnson 275

Total Steals S. Gilgeous-Alexander 19 John Johnson 43 *

Total Blocks S. Gilgeous-Alexander 11 John Johnson 12 *

Total Games S. Gilgeous-Alexander 17 John Johnson 73

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .457 John Johnson .450

3-Point Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .400 John Johnson .000 *

Free Throw Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .829 John Johnson .699

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 27.3 (2024) John Johnson 12.4 (1980)

Rebounds Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 6.0 (2024) John Johnson 6.8 (1980)

Assists Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 5.0 (2024) John Johnson 5.7 (1980)

Steals Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1.5 (2024) John Johnson 1.0 (1979) *

Blocks Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 0.8 (2019) John Johnson 0.3 (1978) *

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.