Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Aaron Nesmith Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Aaron Nesmith 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.

Aaron Nesmith

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
Aaron Nesmith: 2020-21 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Aaron Nesmith 0

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Aaron Nesmith 4

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Aaron Nesmith 3

All-Star Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 Aaron Nesmith 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Aaron Nesmith 0

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Aaron Nesmith 0

All-NBA First Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 Aaron Nesmith 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 Aaron Nesmith 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5 Aaron Nesmith 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11 Aaron Nesmith 0

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Aaron Nesmith 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Aaron Nesmith 0

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * Aaron Nesmith 0

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Aaron Nesmith 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 Aaron Nesmith 8.3

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Aaron Nesmith 3.2

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Aaron Nesmith 1.0

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * Aaron Nesmith 0.6

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * Aaron Nesmith 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Aaron Nesmith 2,029

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Aaron Nesmith 768

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Aaron Nesmith 251

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * Aaron Nesmith 155

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * Aaron Nesmith 97

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Aaron Nesmith 243

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Aaron Nesmith .452

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * Aaron Nesmith .374

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Aaron Nesmith .808

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Aaron Nesmith 12.2 (2024)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Aaron Nesmith 3.8 (2024)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Aaron Nesmith 1.5 (2024)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * Aaron Nesmith 0.9 (2024)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * Aaron Nesmith 0.7 (2024)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Aaron Nesmith 5.3

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 Aaron Nesmith 2.9

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Aaron Nesmith 1.0

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * Aaron Nesmith 0.4

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * Aaron Nesmith 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 Aaron Nesmith 179

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 Aaron Nesmith 98

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Aaron Nesmith 35

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * Aaron Nesmith 12

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * Aaron Nesmith 14

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Aaron Nesmith 34

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 Aaron Nesmith .396

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000 * Aaron Nesmith .269

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 Aaron Nesmith .914

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) Aaron Nesmith 10.8 (2024)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) Aaron Nesmith 5.0 (2024)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) Aaron Nesmith 2.2 (2024)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * Aaron Nesmith 0.6 (2024)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * Aaron Nesmith 0.6 (2024)

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.