Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Patrick Patterson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Patrick Patterson 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.

Patrick Patterson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
Patrick Patterson: 2010-11 to 2020-21

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Patrick Patterson 0

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Patrick Patterson 11

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Patrick Patterson 6

All-Star Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 Patrick Patterson 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Patrick Patterson 0

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Patrick Patterson 0

All-NBA First Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 Patrick Patterson 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 Patrick Patterson 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5 Patrick Patterson 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11 Patrick Patterson 0

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Patrick Patterson 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Patrick Patterson 0

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * Patrick Patterson 0

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Patrick Patterson 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 Patrick Patterson 6.7

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Patrick Patterson 3.9

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Patrick Patterson 1.0

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * Patrick Patterson 0.5

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * Patrick Patterson 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Patrick Patterson 4,782

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Patrick Patterson 2,799

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Patrick Patterson 736

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * Patrick Patterson 368

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * Patrick Patterson 296

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Patrick Patterson 719

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Patrick Patterson .447

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * Patrick Patterson .369

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Patrick Patterson .755

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Patrick Patterson 10.4 (2013)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Patrick Patterson 5.3 (2015)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Patrick Patterson 1.9 (2015)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * Patrick Patterson 0.8 (2014)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * Patrick Patterson 0.7 (2011)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Patrick Patterson 6.5

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 Patrick Patterson 3.5

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Patrick Patterson 1.3

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * Patrick Patterson 0.4

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * Patrick Patterson 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 Patrick Patterson 318

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 Patrick Patterson 170

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Patrick Patterson 65

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * Patrick Patterson 21

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * Patrick Patterson 14

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Patrick Patterson 49

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 Patrick Patterson .438

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000 * Patrick Patterson .353

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 Patrick Patterson .852

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) Patrick Patterson 10.4 (2014)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) Patrick Patterson 6.7 (2014)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) Patrick Patterson 2.0 (2020)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * Patrick Patterson 0.8 (2015)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * Patrick Patterson 0.5 (2016)

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.