Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Kostas Papanikolaou Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Kostas Papanikolaou 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.

Kostas Papanikolaou

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
Kostas Papanikolaou: 2014-15 to 2015-16

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Kostas Papanikolaou 0

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Kostas Papanikolaou 2

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Kostas Papanikolaou 1

All-Star Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 Kostas Papanikolaou 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Kostas Papanikolaou 0

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Kostas Papanikolaou 0

All-NBA First Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 Kostas Papanikolaou 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 Kostas Papanikolaou 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5 Kostas Papanikolaou 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11 Kostas Papanikolaou 0

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Kostas Papanikolaou 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Kostas Papanikolaou 0

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * Kostas Papanikolaou 0

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Kostas Papanikolaou 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 Kostas Papanikolaou 3.6

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Kostas Papanikolaou 2.3

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Kostas Papanikolaou 1.5

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * Kostas Papanikolaou 0.6

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * Kostas Papanikolaou 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Kostas Papanikolaou 249

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Kostas Papanikolaou 158

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Kostas Papanikolaou 101

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * Kostas Papanikolaou 42

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * Kostas Papanikolaou 18

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Kostas Papanikolaou 69

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Kostas Papanikolaou .354

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * Kostas Papanikolaou .297

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Kostas Papanikolaou .688

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Kostas Papanikolaou 4.2 (2015)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Kostas Papanikolaou 2.7 (2015)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Kostas Papanikolaou 2.0 (2015)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * Kostas Papanikolaou 0.7 (2015)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * Kostas Papanikolaou 0.3 (2015)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Kostas Papanikolaou 0.4

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 Kostas Papanikolaou 0.3

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Kostas Papanikolaou 0.0

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * Kostas Papanikolaou 0.0

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * Kostas Papanikolaou 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 Kostas Papanikolaou 3

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 Kostas Papanikolaou 2

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Kostas Papanikolaou 0

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * Kostas Papanikolaou 0

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * Kostas Papanikolaou 0

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Kostas Papanikolaou 8

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 Kostas Papanikolaou .250

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000 * Kostas Papanikolaou .000

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 Kostas Papanikolaou .500

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) Kostas Papanikolaou 0.4 (2015)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) Kostas Papanikolaou 0.3 (2015)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) Kostas Papanikolaou 0.0 (2015)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * Kostas Papanikolaou 0.0 (2015)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * Kostas Papanikolaou 0.0 (2015)

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.