Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Michael Phelps Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Michael Phelps 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.

Michael Phelps

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
Michael Phelps: 1985-86 to 1987-88

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Michael Phelps 0

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Michael Phelps 3

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Michael Phelps 0

All-Star Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 Michael Phelps 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Michael Phelps 0

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Michael Phelps 0

All-NBA First Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 Michael Phelps 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 Michael Phelps 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5 Michael Phelps 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11 Michael Phelps 0

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Michael Phelps 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Michael Phelps 0

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * Michael Phelps 0

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Michael Phelps 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 Michael Phelps 3.6

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Michael Phelps 1.1

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Michael Phelps 1.0

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * Michael Phelps 0.5

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * Michael Phelps 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Michael Phelps 470

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Michael Phelps 141

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Michael Phelps 138

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * Michael Phelps 71

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * Michael Phelps 3

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Michael Phelps 132

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Michael Phelps .416

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * Michael Phelps .091

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Michael Phelps .639

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Michael Phelps 4.5 (1988)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Michael Phelps 1.3 (1986)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Michael Phelps 1.5 (1988)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * Michael Phelps 2.5 (1988)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * Michael Phelps 0.0 (1987)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Michael Phelps -

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 Michael Phelps -

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Michael Phelps -

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * Michael Phelps -

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * Michael Phelps -

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 Michael Phelps -

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 Michael Phelps -

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Michael Phelps -

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * Michael Phelps -

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * Michael Phelps -

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Michael Phelps 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 Michael Phelps -

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000 * Michael Phelps -

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 Michael Phelps -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) Michael Phelps -

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) Michael Phelps -

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) Michael Phelps -

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * Michael Phelps -

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * Michael Phelps -

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.