Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Matt Barnes Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Matt Barnes 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.

Matt Barnes

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
Matt Barnes: 2003-04 to 2016-17

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Matt Barnes 1

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Matt Barnes 14

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Matt Barnes 9

All-Star Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 Matt Barnes 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Matt Barnes 0

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Matt Barnes 0

All-NBA First Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 Matt Barnes 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 Matt Barnes 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5 Matt Barnes 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11 Matt Barnes 0

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Matt Barnes 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Matt Barnes 0

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * Matt Barnes 0

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Matt Barnes 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 Matt Barnes 8.2

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Matt Barnes 4.6

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Matt Barnes 1.8

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * Matt Barnes 0.8

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * Matt Barnes 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Matt Barnes 7,589

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Matt Barnes 4,281

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Matt Barnes 1,691

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * Matt Barnes 714

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * Matt Barnes 444

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Matt Barnes 929

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Matt Barnes .436

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * Matt Barnes .335

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Matt Barnes .745

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Matt Barnes 10.3 (2013)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Matt Barnes 5.5 (2016)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Matt Barnes 2.8 (2009)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * Matt Barnes 1.0 (2016)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * Matt Barnes 0.8 (2013)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Matt Barnes 6.7

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 Matt Barnes 4.1

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Matt Barnes 1.4

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * Matt Barnes 0.9

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * Matt Barnes 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 Matt Barnes 638

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 Matt Barnes 390

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Matt Barnes 132

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * Matt Barnes 85

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * Matt Barnes 30

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Matt Barnes 95

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 Matt Barnes .399

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000 * Matt Barnes .297

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 Matt Barnes .752

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) Matt Barnes 11.8 (2013)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) Matt Barnes 7.3 (2016)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) Matt Barnes 2.8 (2016)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * Matt Barnes 1.5 (2007)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * Matt Barnes 0.7 (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.