Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Byron Scott Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Byron Scott 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.

Byron Scott

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
Byron Scott: 1983-84 to 1996-97

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Byron Scott 3

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Byron Scott 14

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Byron Scott 13

All-Star Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 Byron Scott 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Byron Scott 0

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Byron Scott 0

All-NBA First Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 Byron Scott 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 Byron Scott 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5 Byron Scott 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11 Byron Scott 0

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Byron Scott 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Byron Scott 0

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * Byron Scott 0

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Byron Scott 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 Byron Scott 14.1

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Byron Scott 2.8

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Byron Scott 2.5

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * Byron Scott 1.1

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * Byron Scott 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Byron Scott 15,097

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Byron Scott 2,987

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Byron Scott 2,729

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * Byron Scott 1,224

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * Byron Scott 276

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Byron Scott 1,073

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Byron Scott .482

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * Byron Scott .370

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Byron Scott .833

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Byron Scott 21.7 (1988)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Byron Scott 4.1 (1988)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Byron Scott 4.1 (1988)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * Byron Scott 1.9 (1988)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * Byron Scott 0.4 (1990)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Byron Scott 13.4

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 Byron Scott 2.9

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Byron Scott 2.1

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * Byron Scott 1.2

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * Byron Scott 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 Byron Scott 2,451

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 Byron Scott 536

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Byron Scott 390

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * Byron Scott 226

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * Byron Scott 30

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Byron Scott 183

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 Byron Scott .482

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000 * Byron Scott .395

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 Byron Scott .819

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) Byron Scott 19.9 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) Byron Scott 4.2 (1988)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) Byron Scott 3.5 (1992)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * Byron Scott 2.2 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * Byron Scott 0.3 (1990)

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.