Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Avery Johnson Comparison

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

Avery Johnson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
Avery Johnson: 1988-89 to 2003-04

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Avery Johnson 1

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Avery Johnson 16

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Avery Johnson 10

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

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Avery Johnson 0

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Avery Johnson 0

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

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

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

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

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Avery Johnson 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Avery Johnson 0

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * Avery Johnson 0

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

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Avery Johnson 1.7

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Avery Johnson 5.5

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * Avery Johnson 1.0

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * Avery Johnson 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Avery Johnson 8,817

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Avery Johnson 1,751

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Avery Johnson 5,846

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * Avery Johnson 1,007

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * Avery Johnson 154

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Avery Johnson 1,054

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Avery Johnson .479

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * Avery Johnson .145

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Avery Johnson .706

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Avery Johnson 13.4 (1995)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Avery Johnson 2.5 (1995)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Avery Johnson 9.6 (1996)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * Avery Johnson 1.5 (1996)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * Avery Johnson 0.3 (1996)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Avery Johnson 10.5

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 Avery Johnson 2.1

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Avery Johnson 6.2

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * Avery Johnson 1.1

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * Avery Johnson 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 Avery Johnson 949

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 Avery Johnson 186

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Avery Johnson 562

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * Avery Johnson 102

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * Avery Johnson 11

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Avery Johnson 90

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 Avery Johnson .486

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000 * Avery Johnson .063

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 Avery Johnson .661

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) Avery Johnson 17.3 (1998)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) Avery Johnson 3.6 (1996)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) Avery Johnson 9.4 (1996)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * Avery Johnson 2.0 (1996)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * Avery Johnson 0.4 (1995)

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.