Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Ben McLemore Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Ben McLemore 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.

Ben McLemore

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
Ben McLemore: 2013-14 to 2021-22

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Ben McLemore 0

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Ben McLemore 9

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Ben McLemore 2

All-Star Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 Ben McLemore 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Ben McLemore 0

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Ben McLemore 0

All-NBA First Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 Ben McLemore 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 Ben McLemore 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5 Ben McLemore 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11 Ben McLemore 0

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Ben McLemore 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Ben McLemore 0

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * Ben McLemore 0

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Ben McLemore 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 Ben McLemore 9.0

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Ben McLemore 2.3

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Ben McLemore 1.0

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * Ben McLemore 0.6

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * Ben McLemore 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Ben McLemore 5,015

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Ben McLemore 1,269

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Ben McLemore 563

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * Ben McLemore 353

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * Ben McLemore 106

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Ben McLemore 556

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Ben McLemore .414

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * Ben McLemore .363

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Ben McLemore .780

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Ben McLemore 12.1 (2015)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Ben McLemore 2.9 (2015)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Ben McLemore 1.7 (2015)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * Ben McLemore 0.9 (2015)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * Ben McLemore 0.3 (2018)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Ben McLemore 3.3

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 Ben McLemore 1.2

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Ben McLemore 0.5

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * Ben McLemore 0.3

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * Ben McLemore 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 Ben McLemore 50

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 Ben McLemore 18

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Ben McLemore 7

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * Ben McLemore 5

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * Ben McLemore 0

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Ben McLemore 15

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 Ben McLemore .347

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000 * Ben McLemore .381

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 Ben McLemore -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) Ben McLemore 4.0 (2020)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) Ben McLemore 1.8 (2021)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) Ben McLemore 0.5 (2020)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * Ben McLemore 0.4 (2020)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * Ben McLemore 0.0 (2021)

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.