Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Bayard Forrest Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bayard Forrest 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.

Bayard Forrest

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
Bayard Forrest: 1977-78 to 1978-79

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Bayard Forrest 0

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Bayard Forrest 2

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Bayard Forrest 2

All-Star Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 Bayard Forrest 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Bayard Forrest 0

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Bayard Forrest 0

All-NBA First Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 Bayard Forrest 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 Bayard Forrest 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5 Bayard Forrest 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11 Bayard Forrest 0

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Bayard Forrest 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Bayard Forrest 0

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * Bayard Forrest 0

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Bayard Forrest 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 Bayard Forrest 4.1

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Bayard Forrest 4.1

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Bayard Forrest 2.1

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * Bayard Forrest 0.4

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * Bayard Forrest 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Bayard Forrest 569

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Bayard Forrest 565

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Bayard Forrest 296

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * Bayard Forrest 52

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * Bayard Forrest 71

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Bayard Forrest 139

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Bayard Forrest .449

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * Bayard Forrest - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Bayard Forrest .509

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Bayard Forrest 4.2 (1978)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Bayard Forrest 4.2 (1979)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Bayard Forrest 2.2 (1979)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * Bayard Forrest 0.4 (1979)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * Bayard Forrest 0.5 (1978)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Bayard Forrest 1.6

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 Bayard Forrest 1.9

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Bayard Forrest 0.7

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * Bayard Forrest 0.3

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * Bayard Forrest 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 Bayard Forrest 24

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 Bayard Forrest 29

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Bayard Forrest 11

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * Bayard Forrest 4

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * Bayard Forrest 2

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Bayard Forrest 15

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 Bayard Forrest .579

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000 * Bayard Forrest - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 Bayard Forrest .200

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) Bayard Forrest 2.0 (1978)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) Bayard Forrest 2.1 (1979)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) Bayard Forrest 0.8 (1979)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * Bayard Forrest 0.3 (1979)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * Bayard Forrest 0.1 (1979)

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. ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.