Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Cory Joseph Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Cory Joseph 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
Cory Joseph: 2011-12 to 2024-25

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Cory Joseph 1

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Cory Joseph 14

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Cory Joseph 8

All-Star Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 Cory Joseph 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Cory Joseph 0

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Cory Joseph 0

All-NBA First Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 Cory Joseph 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 Cory Joseph 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5 Cory Joseph 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11 Cory Joseph 0

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Cory Joseph 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Cory Joseph 0

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * Cory Joseph 0

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Cory Joseph 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 Cory Joseph 6.7

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Cory Joseph 2.4

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Cory Joseph 2.9

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * Cory Joseph 0.7

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * Cory Joseph 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Cory Joseph 5,828

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Cory Joseph 2,094

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Cory Joseph 2,517

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * Cory Joseph 626

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * Cory Joseph 183

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Cory Joseph 866

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Cory Joseph .440

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * Cory Joseph .350

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Cory Joseph .786

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Cory Joseph 9.3 (2017)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Cory Joseph 3.4 (2019)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Cory Joseph 3.9 (2019)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * Cory Joseph 1.1 (2019)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * Cory Joseph 0.3 (2020)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Cory Joseph 5.2

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 Cory Joseph 1.6

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Cory Joseph 1.7

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * Cory Joseph 0.6

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * Cory Joseph 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 Cory Joseph 455

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 Cory Joseph 136

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Cory Joseph 151

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * Cory Joseph 48

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * Cory Joseph 11

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Cory Joseph 87

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 Cory Joseph .458

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000 * Cory Joseph .323

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 Cory Joseph .759

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) Cory Joseph 8.5 (2016)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) Cory Joseph 2.4 (2018)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) Cory Joseph 3.1 (2017)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * Cory Joseph 1.3 (2018)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * Cory Joseph 0.4 (2025)

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.