Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Nikola Pekovic Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nikola Pekovic 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.

Nikola Pekovic

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
Nikola Pekovic: 2010-11 to 2015-16

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Nikola Pekovic 0

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Nikola Pekovic 6

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Nikola Pekovic 0

All-Star Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 Nikola Pekovic 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Nikola Pekovic 0

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Nikola Pekovic 0

All-NBA First Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 Nikola Pekovic 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 Nikola Pekovic 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5 Nikola Pekovic 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11 Nikola Pekovic 0

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Nikola Pekovic 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Nikola Pekovic 0

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * Nikola Pekovic 0

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Nikola Pekovic 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 Nikola Pekovic 12.6

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Nikola Pekovic 6.7

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Nikola Pekovic 0.7

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * Nikola Pekovic 0.5

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * Nikola Pekovic 0.6

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Nikola Pekovic 3,405

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Nikola Pekovic 1,807

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Nikola Pekovic 199

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * Nikola Pekovic 140

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * Nikola Pekovic 151

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Nikola Pekovic 271

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Nikola Pekovic .518

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * Nikola Pekovic -

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Nikola Pekovic .760

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Nikola Pekovic 17.5 (2014)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Nikola Pekovic 8.8 (2013)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Nikola Pekovic 0.9 (2014)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * Nikola Pekovic 0.7 (2013)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * Nikola Pekovic 0.8 (2013)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Nikola Pekovic -

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 Nikola Pekovic -

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Nikola Pekovic -

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * Nikola Pekovic -

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * Nikola Pekovic -

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 Nikola Pekovic -

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 Nikola Pekovic -

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Nikola Pekovic -

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * Nikola Pekovic -

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * Nikola Pekovic -

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Nikola Pekovic 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 Nikola Pekovic -

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000 * Nikola Pekovic -

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 Nikola Pekovic -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) Nikola Pekovic -

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) Nikola Pekovic -

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) Nikola Pekovic -

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * Nikola Pekovic -

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * Nikola Pekovic -

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.