Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Brad Branson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Brad Branson 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.

Brad Branson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
Brad Branson: 1981-82 to 1982-83

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Brad Branson 0

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Brad Branson 2

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Brad Branson 0

All-Star Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 Brad Branson 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Brad Branson 0

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Brad Branson 0

All-NBA First Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 Brad Branson 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 Brad Branson 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5 Brad Branson 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11 Brad Branson 0

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Brad Branson 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Brad Branson 0

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * Brad Branson 0

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Brad Branson 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 Brad Branson 5.4

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Brad Branson 2.9

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Brad Branson 0.7

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * Brad Branson 0.4

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * Brad Branson 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Brad Branson 391

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Brad Branson 206

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Brad Branson 52

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * Brad Branson 32

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * Brad Branson 30

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Brad Branson 72

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Brad Branson .422

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * Brad Branson .000

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Brad Branson .725

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Brad Branson 5.5 (1983)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Brad Branson 3.3 (1982)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Brad Branson 0.7 (1983)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * Brad Branson 0.5 (1982)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * Brad Branson 0.4 (1983)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Brad Branson -

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 Brad Branson -

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Brad Branson -

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * Brad Branson -

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * Brad Branson -

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 Brad Branson -

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 Brad Branson -

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Brad Branson -

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * Brad Branson -

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * Brad Branson -

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Brad Branson 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 Brad Branson -

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000 * Brad Branson -

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 Brad Branson -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) Brad Branson -

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) Brad Branson -

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) Brad Branson -

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * Brad Branson -

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * Brad Branson -

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.