Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Albert King Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Albert King 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

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2025-26
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
Albert King: 1981-82 to 1991-92

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Albert King 0

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Albert King 9

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Albert King 5

All-Star Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 Albert King 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Albert King 0

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Albert King 0

All-NBA First Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 Albert King 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 Albert King 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5 Albert King 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11 Albert King 0

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Albert King 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Albert King 0

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * Albert King 0

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Albert King 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 Albert King 12.1

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Albert King 4.2

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Albert King 2.2

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * Albert King 0.8

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * Albert King 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Albert King 6,470

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Albert King 2,262

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Albert King 1,171

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * Albert King 452

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * Albert King 196

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Albert King 534

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Albert King .461

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * Albert King .268

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Albert King .791

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Albert King 17.0 (1983)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Albert King 5.8 (1983)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Albert King 3.7 (1983)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * Albert King 1.2 (1983)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * Albert King 0.5 (1983)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Albert King 15.6

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 Albert King 5.2

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Albert King 2.3

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * Albert King 1.2

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * Albert King 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 Albert King 327

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 Albert King 110

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Albert King 49

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * Albert King 26

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * Albert King 8

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Albert King 21

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 Albert King .453

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000 * Albert King .333

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 Albert King .730

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) Albert King 22.0 (1985)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) Albert King 7.7 (1985)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) Albert King 3.3 (1986)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * Albert King 2.5 (1982)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * Albert King 0.7 (1985)

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.