Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Vincent Yarbrough Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Vincent Yarbrough 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.

Vincent Yarbrough

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
Vincent Yarbrough: 2002-03 to 2002-03

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Vincent Yarbrough 0

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Vincent Yarbrough 1

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Vincent Yarbrough 0

All-Star Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 Vincent Yarbrough 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Vincent Yarbrough 0

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Vincent Yarbrough 0

All-NBA First Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 Vincent Yarbrough 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 Vincent Yarbrough 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5 Vincent Yarbrough 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11 Vincent Yarbrough 0

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Vincent Yarbrough 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Vincent Yarbrough 0

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * Vincent Yarbrough 0

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Vincent Yarbrough 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 Vincent Yarbrough 6.9

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Vincent Yarbrough 2.7

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Vincent Yarbrough 2.2

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * Vincent Yarbrough 1.0

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * Vincent Yarbrough 0.6

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Vincent Yarbrough 406

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Vincent Yarbrough 162

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Vincent Yarbrough 130

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * Vincent Yarbrough 57

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * Vincent Yarbrough 33

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Vincent Yarbrough 59

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Vincent Yarbrough .393

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * Vincent Yarbrough .269

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Vincent Yarbrough .790

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Vincent Yarbrough 6.9 (2003)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Vincent Yarbrough 2.7 (2003)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Vincent Yarbrough 2.2 (2003)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * Vincent Yarbrough 1.0 (2003)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * Vincent Yarbrough 0.6 (2003)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Vincent Yarbrough -

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 Vincent Yarbrough -

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Vincent Yarbrough -

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * Vincent Yarbrough -

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * Vincent Yarbrough -

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 Vincent Yarbrough -

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 Vincent Yarbrough -

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Vincent Yarbrough -

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * Vincent Yarbrough -

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * Vincent Yarbrough -

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Vincent Yarbrough 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 Vincent Yarbrough -

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000 * Vincent Yarbrough -

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 Vincent Yarbrough -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) Vincent Yarbrough -

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) Vincent Yarbrough -

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) Vincent Yarbrough -

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * Vincent Yarbrough -

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * Vincent Yarbrough -

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.