Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Caron Butler Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Caron Butler 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.

Caron Butler

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
Caron Butler: 2002-03 to 2015-16

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Caron Butler 1

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Caron Butler 14

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Caron Butler 7

All-Star Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 Caron Butler 2

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Caron Butler 0

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Caron Butler 0

All-NBA First Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 Caron Butler 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 Caron Butler 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5 Caron Butler 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11 Caron Butler 0

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Caron Butler 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Caron Butler 0

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * Caron Butler 0

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Caron Butler 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 Caron Butler 14.1

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Caron Butler 5.0

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Caron Butler 2.3

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * Caron Butler 1.3

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * Caron Butler 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Caron Butler 12,430

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Caron Butler 4,387

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Caron Butler 2,007

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * Caron Butler 1,163

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * Caron Butler 216

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Caron Butler 881

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Caron Butler .434

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * Caron Butler .348

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Caron Butler .847

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Caron Butler 20.8 (2009)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Caron Butler 7.4 (2007)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Caron Butler 4.9 (2008)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * Caron Butler 2.2 (2008)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * Caron Butler 0.4 (2003)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Caron Butler 11.7

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 Caron Butler 5.3

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Caron Butler 1.6

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * Caron Butler 1.1

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * Caron Butler 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 Caron Butler 758

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 Caron Butler 346

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Caron Butler 103

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * Caron Butler 73

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * Caron Butler 23

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Caron Butler 65

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 Caron Butler .399

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000 * Caron Butler .286

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 Caron Butler .838

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) Caron Butler 19.7 (2010)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) Caron Butler 10.5 (2006)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) Caron Butler 3.8 (2008)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * Caron Butler 2.2 (2004)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * Caron Butler 0.8 (2010)

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.