Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Johnny Newman Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Johnny Newman 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.

Johnny Newman

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
Johnny Newman: 1986-87 to 2001-02

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Johnny Newman 0

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Johnny Newman 16

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Johnny Newman 6

All-Star Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 Johnny Newman 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Johnny Newman 0

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Johnny Newman 0

All-NBA First Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 Johnny Newman 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 Johnny Newman 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5 Johnny Newman 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11 Johnny Newman 0

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Johnny Newman 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Johnny Newman 0

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * Johnny Newman 0

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Johnny Newman 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 Johnny Newman 11.0

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Johnny Newman 2.2

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Johnny Newman 1.5

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * Johnny Newman 0.9

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * Johnny Newman 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Johnny Newman 12,740

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Johnny Newman 2,536

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Johnny Newman 1,688

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * Johnny Newman 1,064

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * Johnny Newman 246

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Johnny Newman 1,159

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Johnny Newman .461

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * Johnny Newman .336

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Johnny Newman .810

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Johnny Newman 16.9 (1991)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Johnny Newman 3.3 (1992)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Johnny Newman 2.7 (1992)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * Johnny Newman 1.4 (1989)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * Johnny Newman 0.3 (1994)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Johnny Newman 10.8

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 Johnny Newman 2.1

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Johnny Newman 1.4

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * Johnny Newman 0.9

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * Johnny Newman 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 Johnny Newman 421

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 Johnny Newman 81

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Johnny Newman 56

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * Johnny Newman 35

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * Johnny Newman 8

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Johnny Newman 39

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 Johnny Newman .451

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000 * Johnny Newman .226

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 Johnny Newman .766

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) Johnny Newman 19.0 (1988)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) Johnny Newman 2.8 (1989)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) Johnny Newman 2.0 (1993)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * Johnny Newman 1.5 (1988)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * Johnny Newman 0.5 (1994)

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.