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

This is the detail of NBA games in which Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Kevin 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.

Player comparisons:
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They faced each other a total of 13 times in NBA games. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar has an 8-5 winning record over Kevin Johnson, including a 4-0 record in Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
vs.
Kevin Johnson
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar:
1969-70 to 1988-89
Kevin Johnson:
1987-88 to 1999-00
13 Games played
9 in Regular Season
4 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
8
4
4
Kevin Johnson
5
5
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 12.2 3.8 1.0 0.40.8
Kevin Johnson 19.7 3.4 12.11.60.2
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 22 12 2 23
Kevin Johnson 30 6 21 41
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4

games		 6

games		 0

games		 1

game		6

games
Kevin Johnson 9

games 		5

games		 13

games		 9

games		1

game
Both had same stat 0

games		 2

games		 0

games		 3

games		6

games

Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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1987-88 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 05, 1987
1. Lakers 95   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 5 2 0 0 2 2 38 7-16 .438 0-0 - 5-6 .833
Cavaliers 97   Kevin Johnson 8 1 5 1 0 1 0 20 4-7 .571 0-0 - 0-0 -
Dec. 13, 1987
2. Lakers 90   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16 4 0 0 1 3 1 36 7-12 .583 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Cavaliers 89   Kevin Johnson 8 3 4 1 0 0 3 19 3-5 .600 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Mar. 19, 1988
3. Lakers 95   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 12 1 2 0 1 3 36 7-18 .389 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Suns 102   Kevin Johnson 8 5 6 2 0 2 1 32 3-13 .231 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Apr. 15, 1988
4. Lakers 117   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 22 6 2 1 3 2 2 38 9-15 .600 0-0 - 4-6 .667
Suns 114   Kevin Johnson 18 6 12 3 0 2 2 40 7-16 .438 0-1 .000 4-4 1.000
1988-89 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 26, 1988
5. Lakers 96   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 1 0 0 1 2 3 21 2-8 .250 0-0 - 2-4 .500
Suns 111   Kevin Johnson 18 6 13 2 0 4 3 44 8-15 .533 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Feb. 01, 1989
6. Lakers 97   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 1 1 0 0 0 1 22 7-10 .700 0-0 - 1-3 .333
Suns 114   Kevin Johnson 23 4 12 0 0 4 5 36 7-12 .583 0-0 - 9-9 1.000
Feb. 26, 1989
7. Lakers 134   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17 5 2 1 2 0 3 23 7-10 .700 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Suns 122   Kevin Johnson 30 2 21 4 1 4 3 45 11-16 .688 0-0 - 8-11 .727
Mar. 26, 1989
8. Lakers 118   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 12 1 1 0 1 0 3 15 4-9 .444 0-0 - 4-7 .571
Suns 116   Kevin Johnson 26 4 16 1 0 1 2 43 8-18 .444 0-0 - 10-10 1.000
Mar. 28, 1989
9. Lakers 104   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 6 1 0 0 1 2 22 3-14 .214 0-0 - 0-2 .000
Suns 127   Kevin Johnson 24 4 17 1 0 4 3 35 9-15 .600 0-0 - 6-8 .750
1989 Playoffs - Western Conference Finals
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
May. 20, 1989
10. Lakers 127   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 1 2 0 0 1 3 17 3-5 .600 0-0 - 0-0 -
Suns 119   Kevin Johnson 27 3 18 0 0 4 4 46 10-18 .556 1-1 1.000 6-6 1.000
May. 23, 1989
11. Lakers 101   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 8 0 0 0 1 2 4 21 3-5 .600 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Suns 95   Kevin Johnson 22 1 10 2 0 10 3 43 6-12 .500 0-0 - 10-10 1.000
May. 26, 1989
12. Lakers 110   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 4 1 1 1 0 1 25 6-14 .429 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Suns 107   Kevin Johnson 22 4 13 0 1 2 1 41 9-17 .529 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
May. 28, 1989
13. Lakers 122   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 3 0 0 0 1 5 10 1-6 .167 0-0 - 0-0 -
Suns 117   Kevin Johnson 22 1 10 4 1 5 1 39 7-14 .500 1-2 .500 7-7 1.000
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