Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Cameron Payne Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Cameron Payne 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
Cameron Payne: 2015-16 to 2024-25

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Cameron Payne 0

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Cameron Payne 10

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Cameron Payne 7

All-Star Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 Cameron Payne 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Cameron Payne 0

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Cameron Payne 0

All-NBA First Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 Cameron Payne 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 Cameron Payne 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5 Cameron Payne 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11 Cameron Payne 0

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Cameron Payne 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Cameron Payne 0

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * Cameron Payne 0

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Cameron Payne 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 Cameron Payne 7.8

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Cameron Payne 2.0

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Cameron Payne 3.2

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * Cameron Payne 0.6

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * Cameron Payne 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Cameron Payne 3,703

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Cameron Payne 951

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Cameron Payne 1,527

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * Cameron Payne 302

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * Cameron Payne 98

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Cameron Payne 477

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Cameron Payne .419

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * Cameron Payne .368

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Cameron Payne .836

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Cameron Payne 10.9 (2020)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Cameron Payne 3.9 (2020)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Cameron Payne 4.9 (2022)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * Cameron Payne 1.0 (2018)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * Cameron Payne 0.4 (2018)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Cameron Payne 5.5

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 Cameron Payne 1.5

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Cameron Payne 2.0

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * Cameron Payne 0.5

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * Cameron Payne 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 Cameron Payne 395

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 Cameron Payne 108

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Cameron Payne 141

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * Cameron Payne 35

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * Cameron Payne 21

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Cameron Payne 72

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 Cameron Payne .388

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000 * Cameron Payne .324

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 Cameron Payne .706

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) Cameron Payne 9.3 (2021)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) Cameron Payne 2.5 (2021)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) Cameron Payne 3.2 (2021)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * Cameron Payne 0.8 (2021)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * Cameron Payne 0.8 (2024)

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.