Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Rudy Fernandez Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Rudy Fernandez 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.

Rudy Fernandez

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
Rudy Fernandez: 2008-09 to 2011-12

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Rudy Fernandez 0

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Rudy Fernandez 4

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Rudy Fernandez 3

All-Star Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 Rudy Fernandez 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Rudy Fernandez 0

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Rudy Fernandez 0

All-NBA First Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 Rudy Fernandez 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 Rudy Fernandez 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5 Rudy Fernandez 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11 Rudy Fernandez 0

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Rudy Fernandez 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Rudy Fernandez 0

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * Rudy Fernandez 0

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Rudy Fernandez 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 Rudy Fernandez 9.1

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Rudy Fernandez 2.4

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Rudy Fernandez 2.2

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * Rudy Fernandez 1.0

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * Rudy Fernandez 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Rudy Fernandez 2,254

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Rudy Fernandez 608

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Rudy Fernandez 554

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * Rudy Fernandez 249

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * Rudy Fernandez 40

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Rudy Fernandez 249

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Rudy Fernandez .399

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * Rudy Fernandez .360

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Rudy Fernandez .840

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Rudy Fernandez 10.4 (2009)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Rudy Fernandez 2.7 (2009)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Rudy Fernandez 2.5 (2011)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * Rudy Fernandez 1.1 (2011)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * Rudy Fernandez 0.2 (2011)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Rudy Fernandez 5.7

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 Rudy Fernandez 2.2

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Rudy Fernandez 1.1

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * Rudy Fernandez 0.6

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * Rudy Fernandez 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 Rudy Fernandez 103

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 Rudy Fernandez 39

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Rudy Fernandez 19

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * Rudy Fernandez 11

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * Rudy Fernandez 4

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Rudy Fernandez 18

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 Rudy Fernandez .388

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000 * Rudy Fernandez .423

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 Rudy Fernandez .792

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) Rudy Fernandez 7.5 (2009)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) Rudy Fernandez 2.8 (2009)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) Rudy Fernandez 1.3 (2010)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * Rudy Fernandez 1.3 (2009)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * Rudy Fernandez 0.5 (2009)

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.