Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Brendan Haywood Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Brendan Haywood 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
Brendan Haywood: 2001-02 to 2014-15

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Brendan Haywood 1

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Brendan Haywood 13

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Brendan Haywood 8

All-Star Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 Brendan Haywood 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Brendan Haywood 0

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Brendan Haywood 0

All-NBA First Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 Brendan Haywood 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 Brendan Haywood 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5 Brendan Haywood 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11 Brendan Haywood 0

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Brendan Haywood 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Brendan Haywood 0

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * Brendan Haywood 0

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Brendan Haywood 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 Brendan Haywood 6.8

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Brendan Haywood 6.0

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Brendan Haywood 0.5

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * Brendan Haywood 0.4

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * Brendan Haywood 1.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Brendan Haywood 5,538

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Brendan Haywood 4,875

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Brendan Haywood 442

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * Brendan Haywood 320

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * Brendan Haywood 1,109

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Brendan Haywood 816

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Brendan Haywood .528

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * Brendan Haywood .000

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Brendan Haywood .587

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Brendan Haywood 10.6 (2008)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Brendan Haywood 9.3 (2010)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Brendan Haywood 1.3 (2009)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * Brendan Haywood 0.8 (2005)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * Brendan Haywood 2.5 (2009)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Brendan Haywood 6.3

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 Brendan Haywood 4.9

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Brendan Haywood 0.5

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * Brendan Haywood 0.6

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * Brendan Haywood 1.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 Brendan Haywood 339

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 Brendan Haywood 263

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Brendan Haywood 29

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * Brendan Haywood 31

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * Brendan Haywood 70

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Brendan Haywood 54

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 Brendan Haywood .561

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000 * Brendan Haywood -

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 Brendan Haywood .598

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) Brendan Haywood 12.0 (2008)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) Brendan Haywood 7.6 (2005)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) Brendan Haywood 1.0 (2005)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * Brendan Haywood 1.4 (2005)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * Brendan Haywood 2.0 (2005)

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.