Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Butch Carter Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Butch Carter 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.

Butch Carter

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
Butch Carter: 1980-81 to 1985-86

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Butch Carter 0

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Butch Carter 6

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Butch Carter 0

All-Star Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 Butch Carter 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Butch Carter 0

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Butch Carter 0

All-NBA First Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 Butch Carter 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 Butch Carter 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5 Butch Carter 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11 Butch Carter 0

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Butch Carter 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Butch Carter 0

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * Butch Carter 0

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Butch Carter 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 Butch Carter 8.7

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Butch Carter 1.5

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Butch Carter 1.9

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * Butch Carter 0.9

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * Butch Carter 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Butch Carter 3,137

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Butch Carter 546

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Butch Carter 683

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * Butch Carter 321

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * Butch Carter 43

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Butch Carter 361

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Butch Carter .475

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * Butch Carter .307

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Butch Carter .788

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Butch Carter 13.4 (1984)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Butch Carter 2.1 (1984)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Butch Carter 2.8 (1984)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * Butch Carter 1.8 (1984)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * Butch Carter 0.2 (1984)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Butch Carter -

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 Butch Carter -

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Butch Carter -

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * Butch Carter -

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * Butch Carter -

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 Butch Carter -

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 Butch Carter -

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Butch Carter -

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * Butch Carter -

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * Butch Carter -

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Butch Carter 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 Butch Carter -

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000 * Butch Carter -

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 Butch Carter -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) Butch Carter -

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) Butch Carter -

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) Butch Carter -

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * Butch Carter -

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * Butch Carter -

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.