Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Bob Knight Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bob Knight 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.

Bob Knight

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
Bob Knight: 1954-55 to 1954-55

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Bob Knight 0

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Bob Knight 1

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Bob Knight 0

All-Star Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 Bob Knight 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Bob Knight 0 *

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Bob Knight 0 *

All-NBA First Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 Bob Knight 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 Bob Knight 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5 Bob Knight 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11 Bob Knight 0

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Bob Knight 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Bob Knight 0

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * Bob Knight 0 *

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Bob Knight 0

* Notes: Season MVP is awarded since 1955-56. Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. 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 Bob Knight 3.5

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Bob Knight 0.5

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Bob Knight 4.0

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * Bob Knight - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * Bob Knight - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Bob Knight 7

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Bob Knight 1

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Bob Knight 8

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * Bob Knight - n/a **

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * Bob Knight - n/a **

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Bob Knight 2

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Bob Knight .429

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * Bob Knight - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Bob Knight 1.000

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Bob Knight 3.5 (1955)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Bob Knight 0.5 (1955)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Bob Knight 4.0 (1955)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * Bob Knight - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * Bob Knight - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Bob Knight -

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 Bob Knight -

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Bob Knight -

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * Bob Knight - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * Bob Knight - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 Bob Knight -

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 Bob Knight -

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Bob Knight -

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * Bob Knight - n/a **

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * Bob Knight - n/a **

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Bob Knight 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 Bob Knight -

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000 * Bob Knight - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 Bob Knight -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) Bob Knight -

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) Bob Knight -

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) Bob Knight -

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * Bob Knight - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * Bob Knight - n/a **

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. ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.