Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Bill Garnett Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bill Garnett 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.

Bill Garnett

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
Bill Garnett: 1982-83 to 1985-86

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Bill Garnett 0

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Bill Garnett 4

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Bill Garnett 1

All-Star Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 Bill Garnett 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Bill Garnett 0

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Bill Garnett 0

All-NBA First Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 Bill Garnett 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 Bill Garnett 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5 Bill Garnett 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11 Bill Garnett 0

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Bill Garnett 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Bill Garnett 0

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * Bill Garnett 0

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Bill Garnett 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 Bill Garnett 5.5

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Bill Garnett 4.3

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Bill Garnett 1.3

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * Bill Garnett 0.5

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * Bill Garnett 0.6

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Bill Garnett 1,638

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Bill Garnett 1,298

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Bill Garnett 393

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * Bill Garnett 159

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * Bill Garnett 173

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Bill Garnett 300

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Bill Garnett .490

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * Bill Garnett .000

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Bill Garnett .720

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Bill Garnett 6.4 (1985)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Bill Garnett 5.4 (1983)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Bill Garnett 1.6 (1984)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * Bill Garnett 0.6 (1983)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * Bill Garnett 0.9 (1983)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Bill Garnett 4.8

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 Bill Garnett 2.8

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Bill Garnett 0.5

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * Bill Garnett 0.0

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * Bill Garnett 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 Bill Garnett 38

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 Bill Garnett 22

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Bill Garnett 4

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * Bill Garnett 0

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * Bill Garnett 2

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Bill Garnett 8

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 Bill Garnett .500

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000 * Bill Garnett 1.000

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 Bill Garnett .875

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) Bill Garnett 4.8 (1984)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) Bill Garnett 2.8 (1984)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) Bill Garnett 0.5 (1984)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * Bill Garnett 0.0 (1984)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * Bill Garnett 0.3 (1984)

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.