Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Vernon Carey Jr. Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Vernon Carey Jr. 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.

Vernon Carey Jr.

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
Vernon Carey Jr.: 2020-21 to 2022-23

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Vernon Carey Jr. 0

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Vernon Carey Jr. 3

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Vernon Carey Jr. 0

All-Star Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 Vernon Carey Jr. 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Vernon Carey Jr. 0

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Vernon Carey Jr. 0

All-NBA First Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 Vernon Carey Jr. 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 Vernon Carey Jr. 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5 Vernon Carey Jr. 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11 Vernon Carey Jr. 0

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Vernon Carey Jr. 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Vernon Carey Jr. 0

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * Vernon Carey Jr. 0

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Vernon Carey Jr. 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 Vernon Carey Jr. 1.9

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Vernon Carey Jr. 1.4

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Vernon Carey Jr. 0.1

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * Vernon Carey Jr. 0.1

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * Vernon Carey Jr. 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Vernon Carey Jr. 72

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Vernon Carey Jr. 50

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Vernon Carey Jr. 5

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * Vernon Carey Jr. 5

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * Vernon Carey Jr. 8

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Vernon Carey Jr. 37

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Vernon Carey Jr. .474

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * Vernon Carey Jr. .143

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Vernon Carey Jr. .654

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Vernon Carey Jr. 2.9 (2022)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Vernon Carey Jr. 1.7 (2022)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Vernon Carey Jr. 0.3 (2023)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * Vernon Carey Jr. 0.3 (2022)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * Vernon Carey Jr. 0.3 (2021)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Vernon Carey Jr. -

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 Vernon Carey Jr. -

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Vernon Carey Jr. -

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * Vernon Carey Jr. -

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * Vernon Carey Jr. -

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 Vernon Carey Jr. -

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 Vernon Carey Jr. -

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Vernon Carey Jr. -

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * Vernon Carey Jr. -

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * Vernon Carey Jr. -

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Vernon Carey Jr. 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 Vernon Carey Jr. -

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000 * Vernon Carey Jr. -

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 Vernon Carey Jr. -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) Vernon Carey Jr. -

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) Vernon Carey Jr. -

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) Vernon Carey Jr. -

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * Vernon Carey Jr. -

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * Vernon Carey Jr. -

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.