Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Avery Johnson

This is the detail of NBA games in which Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Avery Johnson played against each other, including head-to-head record, stats average, game highs and game-by-game data both in the Regular Season and Playoffs.

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They faced each other a total of 8 times in NBA games. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar has a 7-1 winning record over Avery Johnson, including a 4-0 record in Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar:
1969-70 to 1988-89
Avery Johnson:
1988-89 to 2003-04
8 Games played
4 in Regular Season
4 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

Games Won in
Regular Season
in
Playoffs
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
7
3
4
Avery Johnson
1
1
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 7.3 4.1 2.0 0.00.8
Avery Johnson 1.9 0.6 1.30.80.1
Game Highs
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16 7 4 02
Avery Johnson 6 2 3 31
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6

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6

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3

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0

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5

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Avery Johnson 2

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0

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2

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3

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1

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Both had same stat 0

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5

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Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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1988-89 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 11, 1988
1. Lakers 114   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 4 3 0 0 2 1 25 2-7 .286 0-0 - 0-0 -
Supersonics 103   Avery Johnson 5 1 3 3 1 2 1 13 1-5 .200 0-2 .000 3-3 1.000
Nov. 17, 1988
2. Lakers 98   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 6 2 0 1 2 1 26 1-3 .333 0-0 - 0-0 -
Supersonics 101   Avery Johnson 3 2 3 2 0 2 4 13 1-3 .333 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Apr. 04, 1989
3. Lakers 115   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 4 0 0 1 0 2 14 1-4 .250 0-0 - 0-0 -
Supersonics 97   Avery Johnson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 03 0-1 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Apr. 23, 1989
4. Lakers 121   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 6 3 0 1 1 1 26 5-6 .833 0-0 - 0-0 -
Supersonics 117   Avery Johnson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 02 0-1 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
1989 Playoffs - Western Conference Semifinals
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
May. 07, 1989
5. Lakers 113   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16 0 1 0 1 1 2 28 8-14 .571 0-0 - 0-0 -
Supersonics 102   Avery Johnson 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 01 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
May. 10, 1989
6. Lakers 130   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 5 1 0 0 0 4 19 3-5 .600 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Supersonics 108   Avery Johnson 6 1 2 0 0 0 0 12 3-5 .600 0-2 .000 0-0 -
May. 12, 1989
7. Lakers 91   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 8 1 2 0 0 1 2 21 2-3 .667 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Supersonics 86   Avery Johnson 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 07 0-2 .000 0-0 - 1-2 .500
May. 14, 1989
8. Lakers 97   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 7 4 0 2 3 3 22 3-11 .273 0-0 - 0-0 -
Supersonics 95   Avery Johnson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 01 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -