Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Christian Laettner Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Christian Laettner 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.

Christian Laettner

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
Christian Laettner: 1992-93 to 2004-05

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Christian Laettner 0

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Christian Laettner 13

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Christian Laettner 6

All-Star Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 Christian Laettner 1

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Christian Laettner 0

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Christian Laettner 0

All-NBA First Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 Christian Laettner 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 Christian Laettner 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5 Christian Laettner 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11 Christian Laettner 0

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Christian Laettner 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Christian Laettner 0

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * Christian Laettner 0

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Christian Laettner 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 Christian Laettner 12.8

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Christian Laettner 6.7

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Christian Laettner 2.6

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * Christian Laettner 1.1

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * Christian Laettner 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Christian Laettner 11,121

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Christian Laettner 5,806

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Christian Laettner 2,224

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * Christian Laettner 917

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * Christian Laettner 675

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Christian Laettner 868

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Christian Laettner .480

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * Christian Laettner .261

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Christian Laettner .820

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Christian Laettner 18.2 (1993)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Christian Laettner 8.8 (1997)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Christian Laettner 4.4 (1994)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * Christian Laettner 1.3 (1993)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * Christian Laettner 1.2 (1994)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Christian Laettner 10.5

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 Christian Laettner 4.7

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Christian Laettner 1.5

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * Christian Laettner 0.8

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * Christian Laettner 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 Christian Laettner 472

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 Christian Laettner 212

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Christian Laettner 69

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * Christian Laettner 36

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * Christian Laettner 21

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Christian Laettner 45

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 Christian Laettner .432

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000 * Christian Laettner .179

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 Christian Laettner .794

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) Christian Laettner 17.6 (1997)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) Christian Laettner 7.2 (1997)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) Christian Laettner 2.6 (1997)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * Christian Laettner 1.5 (1998)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * Christian Laettner 1.0 (1996)

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.