Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Greg Ostertag Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Greg Ostertag 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.

Greg Ostertag

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
Greg Ostertag: 1995-96 to 2005-06

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Greg Ostertag 0

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Greg Ostertag 11

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Greg Ostertag 9

All-Star Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 Greg Ostertag 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Greg Ostertag 0

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Greg Ostertag 0

All-NBA First Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 Greg Ostertag 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 Greg Ostertag 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5 Greg Ostertag 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11 Greg Ostertag 0

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Greg Ostertag 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Greg Ostertag 0

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * Greg Ostertag 0

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Greg Ostertag 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 Greg Ostertag 4.6

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Greg Ostertag 5.5

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Greg Ostertag 0.6

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * Greg Ostertag 0.3

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * Greg Ostertag 1.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Greg Ostertag 3,512

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Greg Ostertag 4,145

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Greg Ostertag 443

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * Greg Ostertag 189

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * Greg Ostertag 1,293

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Greg Ostertag 756

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Greg Ostertag .486

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * Greg Ostertag .100

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Greg Ostertag .569

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Greg Ostertag 7.3 (1997)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Greg Ostertag 7.4 (2004)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Greg Ostertag 1.6 (2004)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * Greg Ostertag 0.4 (1998)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * Greg Ostertag 2.7 (1999)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Greg Ostertag 4.2

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 Greg Ostertag 5.4

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Greg Ostertag 0.3

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * Greg Ostertag 0.3

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * Greg Ostertag 1.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 Greg Ostertag 372

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 Greg Ostertag 482

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Greg Ostertag 31

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * Greg Ostertag 29

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * Greg Ostertag 165

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Greg Ostertag 89

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 Greg Ostertag .465

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000 * Greg Ostertag -

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 Greg Ostertag .573

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) Greg Ostertag 9.2 (2003)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) Greg Ostertag 8.6 (2003)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) Greg Ostertag 1.6 (2003)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * Greg Ostertag 0.6 (2003)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * Greg Ostertag 2.4 (1997)

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.