Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Dick Garrett Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Dick Garrett 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.

Dick Garrett

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
Dick Garrett: 1969-70 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Dick Garrett 0

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Dick Garrett 5

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Dick Garrett 2

All-Star Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 Dick Garrett 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Dick Garrett 0

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Dick Garrett 0

All-NBA First Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 Dick Garrett 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 Dick Garrett 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5 Dick Garrett 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11 Dick Garrett 0

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Dick Garrett 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Dick Garrett 0

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * Dick Garrett 0 *

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Dick Garrett 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 Dick Garrett 10.3

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Dick Garrett 3.0

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Dick Garrett 2.5

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * Dick Garrett 0.3 *

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * Dick Garrett 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Dick Garrett 3,475

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Dick Garrett 1,004

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Dick Garrett 849

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * Dick Garrett 10 *

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * Dick Garrett 1 *

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Dick Garrett 339

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Dick Garrett .423

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * Dick Garrett - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Dick Garrett .863

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Dick Garrett 12.9 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Dick Garrett 3.9 (1971)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Dick Garrett 3.5 (1971)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * Dick Garrett 0.3 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * Dick Garrett 0.0 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Dick Garrett 9.1

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 Dick Garrett 2.1

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Dick Garrett 1.8

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * Dick Garrett 0.3 *

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * Dick Garrett 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 Dick Garrett 236

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 Dick Garrett 55

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Dick Garrett 46

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * Dick Garrett 2 *

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * Dick Garrett 0 *

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Dick Garrett 26

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 Dick Garrett .502

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000 * Dick Garrett - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 Dick Garrett .833

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) Dick Garrett 12.8 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) Dick Garrett 2.9 (1970)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) Dick Garrett 2.2 (1970)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * Dick Garrett 0.3 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * Dick Garrett 0.0 (1974) *

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. ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.