Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Kelenna Azubuike Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Kelenna Azubuike 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.

Kelenna Azubuike

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
Kelenna Azubuike: 2006-07 to 2011-12

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Kelenna Azubuike 0

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Kelenna Azubuike 5

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Kelenna Azubuike 2

All-Star Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 Kelenna Azubuike 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Kelenna Azubuike 0

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Kelenna Azubuike 0

All-NBA First Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 Kelenna Azubuike 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 Kelenna Azubuike 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5 Kelenna Azubuike 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11 Kelenna Azubuike 0

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Kelenna Azubuike 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Kelenna Azubuike 0

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * Kelenna Azubuike 0

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Kelenna Azubuike 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 Kelenna Azubuike 10.5

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Kelenna Azubuike 4.0

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Kelenna Azubuike 1.1

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * Kelenna Azubuike 0.6

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * Kelenna Azubuike 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Kelenna Azubuike 2,178

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Kelenna Azubuike 829

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Kelenna Azubuike 230

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * Kelenna Azubuike 130

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * Kelenna Azubuike 103

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Kelenna Azubuike 208

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Kelenna Azubuike .459

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * Kelenna Azubuike .409

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Kelenna Azubuike .770

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Kelenna Azubuike 14.4 (2009)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Kelenna Azubuike 5.0 (2009)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Kelenna Azubuike 1.6 (2009)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * Kelenna Azubuike 0.8 (2009)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * Kelenna Azubuike 1.0 (2010)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Kelenna Azubuike 1.0

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 Kelenna Azubuike 0.7

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Kelenna Azubuike 0.0

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * Kelenna Azubuike 0.3

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * Kelenna Azubuike 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 Kelenna Azubuike 7

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 Kelenna Azubuike 5

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Kelenna Azubuike 0

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * Kelenna Azubuike 2

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * Kelenna Azubuike 0

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Kelenna Azubuike 7

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 Kelenna Azubuike .333

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000 * Kelenna Azubuike .500

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 Kelenna Azubuike 1.000

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) Kelenna Azubuike 3.0 (2012)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) Kelenna Azubuike 1.0 (2012)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) Kelenna Azubuike 0.0 (2012)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * Kelenna Azubuike 1.0 (2012)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * Kelenna Azubuike 0.0 (2012)

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.