Giannis Antetokounmpo vs. Kostas Papanikolaou Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Kostas Papanikolaou and Giannis Antetokounmpo 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

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2025-26
G. Antetokounmpo: 2013-14 to 2025-26
Kostas Papanikolaou: 2014-15 to 2015-16

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships G. Antetokounmpo 1 Kostas Papanikolaou 0

NBA Seasons G. Antetokounmpo 13 Kostas Papanikolaou 2

Playoffs Played G. Antetokounmpo 9 Kostas Papanikolaou 1

NBA Cups Won G. Antetokounmpo 1 * Kostas Papanikolaou 0 *

All-Star Games G. Antetokounmpo 9 Kostas Papanikolaou 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP G. Antetokounmpo 2 Kostas Papanikolaou 0

Finals MVP G. Antetokounmpo 1 Kostas Papanikolaou 0

All-NBA First Team G. Antetokounmpo 7 Kostas Papanikolaou 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) G. Antetokounmpo 9 Kostas Papanikolaou 0

All-Defensive 1st Team G. Antetokounmpo 4 Kostas Papanikolaou 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) G. Antetokounmpo 5 Kostas Papanikolaou 0

Defensive Player of The Year G. Antetokounmpo 1 Kostas Papanikolaou 0

NBA Cup MVP G. Antetokounmpo 1 * Kostas Papanikolaou 0 *

NBA Cup 1st Team G. Antetokounmpo 2 * Kostas Papanikolaou 0 *

* Notes: NBA Cup (In-Season Tournament) played since 2023-24.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 24.0 Kostas Papanikolaou 3.6

Rebounds Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 9.9 Kostas Papanikolaou 2.3

Assists Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 5.0 Kostas Papanikolaou 1.5

Steals Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.1 Kostas Papanikolaou 0.6

Blocks Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.2 Kostas Papanikolaou 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points G. Antetokounmpo 21,030 Kostas Papanikolaou 249

Total Rebounds G. Antetokounmpo 8,702 Kostas Papanikolaou 158

Total Assists G. Antetokounmpo 4,392 Kostas Papanikolaou 101

Total Steals G. Antetokounmpo 977 Kostas Papanikolaou 42

Total Blocks G. Antetokounmpo 1,080 Kostas Papanikolaou 18

Total Games G. Antetokounmpo 876 Kostas Papanikolaou 69

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .552 Kostas Papanikolaou .354

3-Point Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .286 Kostas Papanikolaou .297

Free Throw Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .692 Kostas Papanikolaou .688

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 31.1 (2023) Kostas Papanikolaou 4.2 (2015)

Rebounds Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 13.6 (2020) Kostas Papanikolaou 2.7 (2015)

Assists Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 6.5 (2024) Kostas Papanikolaou 2.0 (2015)

Steals Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.6 (2017) Kostas Papanikolaou 0.7 (2015)

Blocks Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.9 (2017) Kostas Papanikolaou 0.3 (2015)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 27.0 Kostas Papanikolaou 0.4

Rebounds Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 12.2 Kostas Papanikolaou 0.3

Assists Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 5.3 Kostas Papanikolaou 0.0

Steals Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.0 Kostas Papanikolaou 0.0

Blocks Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.3 Kostas Papanikolaou 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points G. Antetokounmpo 2,270 Kostas Papanikolaou 3

Total Rebounds G. Antetokounmpo 1,022 Kostas Papanikolaou 2

Total Assists G. Antetokounmpo 446 Kostas Papanikolaou 0

Total Steals G. Antetokounmpo 85 Kostas Papanikolaou 0

Total Blocks G. Antetokounmpo 110 Kostas Papanikolaou 0

Total Games G. Antetokounmpo 84 Kostas Papanikolaou 8

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .532 Kostas Papanikolaou .250

3-Point Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .259 Kostas Papanikolaou .000

Free Throw Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .625 Kostas Papanikolaou .500

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 33.0 (2025) Kostas Papanikolaou 0.4 (2015)

Rebounds Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 15.4 (2025) Kostas Papanikolaou 0.3 (2015)

Assists Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 6.8 (2022) Kostas Papanikolaou 0.0 (2015)

Steals Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 2.2 (2017) Kostas Papanikolaou 0.0 (2015)

Blocks Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 2.0 (2019) Kostas Papanikolaou 0.0 (2015)