Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Zaza Pachulia Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Zaza Pachulia 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.

Zaza Pachulia

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
Zaza Pachulia: 2003-04 to 2018-19

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Zaza Pachulia 2

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Zaza Pachulia 16

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Zaza Pachulia 9

All-Star Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 Zaza Pachulia 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Zaza Pachulia 0

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Zaza Pachulia 0

All-NBA First Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 Zaza Pachulia 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 Zaza Pachulia 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5 Zaza Pachulia 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11 Zaza Pachulia 0

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Zaza Pachulia 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Zaza Pachulia 0

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * Zaza Pachulia 0

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Zaza Pachulia 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 Zaza Pachulia 6.8

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Zaza Pachulia 5.8

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Zaza Pachulia 1.3

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * Zaza Pachulia 0.7

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * Zaza Pachulia 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Zaza Pachulia 7,414

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Zaza Pachulia 6,315

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Zaza Pachulia 1,433

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * Zaza Pachulia 768

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * Zaza Pachulia 378

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Zaza Pachulia 1,098

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Zaza Pachulia .469

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * Zaza Pachulia .000

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Zaza Pachulia .751

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Zaza Pachulia 12.2 (2007)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Zaza Pachulia 9.4 (2016)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Zaza Pachulia 2.6 (2014)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * Zaza Pachulia 1.1 (2006)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * Zaza Pachulia 0.5 (2012)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Zaza Pachulia 4.9

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 Zaza Pachulia 4.4

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Zaza Pachulia 0.8

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * Zaza Pachulia 0.5

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * Zaza Pachulia 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 Zaza Pachulia 367

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 Zaza Pachulia 333

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Zaza Pachulia 59

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * Zaza Pachulia 35

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * Zaza Pachulia 20

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Zaza Pachulia 75

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 Zaza Pachulia .443

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000 * Zaza Pachulia .000

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 Zaza Pachulia .735

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) Zaza Pachulia 6.9 (2009)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) Zaza Pachulia 6.9 (2009)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) Zaza Pachulia 3.2 (2016)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * Zaza Pachulia 1.7 (2015)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * Zaza Pachulia 0.6 (2010)

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.