Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Daniel Gafford Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Daniel Gafford 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
Daniel Gafford: 2019-20 to 2024-25

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Daniel Gafford 0

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Daniel Gafford 6

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Daniel Gafford 2

All-Star Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 Daniel Gafford 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Daniel Gafford 0

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Daniel Gafford 0

All-NBA First Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 Daniel Gafford 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 Daniel Gafford 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5 Daniel Gafford 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11 Daniel Gafford 0

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Daniel Gafford 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Daniel Gafford 0

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * Daniel Gafford 0

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Daniel Gafford 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 Daniel Gafford 9.3

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Daniel Gafford 5.6

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Daniel Gafford 1.1

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * Daniel Gafford 0.5

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * Daniel Gafford 1.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Daniel Gafford 3,497

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Daniel Gafford 2,127

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Daniel Gafford 397

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * Daniel Gafford 190

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * Daniel Gafford 584

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Daniel Gafford 378

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Daniel Gafford .709

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * Daniel Gafford .000

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Daniel Gafford .672

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Daniel Gafford 12.3 (2025)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Daniel Gafford 7.6 (2024)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Daniel Gafford 1.6 (2024)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * Daniel Gafford 0.9 (2024)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * Daniel Gafford 2.1 (2024)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Daniel Gafford 9.5

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 Daniel Gafford 5.6

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Daniel Gafford 0.7

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * Daniel Gafford 0.4

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * Daniel Gafford 1.6

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 Daniel Gafford 256

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 Daniel Gafford 151

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Daniel Gafford 18

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * Daniel Gafford 11

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * Daniel Gafford 43

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Daniel Gafford 27

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 Daniel Gafford .671

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000 * Daniel Gafford -

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 Daniel Gafford .629

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) Daniel Gafford 11.8 (2021)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) Daniel Gafford 5.8 (2021)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) Daniel Gafford 0.7 (2024)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * Daniel Gafford 1.0 (2021)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * Daniel Gafford 2.0 (2021)

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.