Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Danny Ainge Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Danny Ainge 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.

Danny Ainge

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
Danny Ainge: 1981-82 to 1994-95

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Danny Ainge 2

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Danny Ainge 14

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Danny Ainge 12

All-Star Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 Danny Ainge 1

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Danny Ainge 0

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Danny Ainge 0

All-NBA First Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 Danny Ainge 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 Danny Ainge 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5 Danny Ainge 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11 Danny Ainge 0

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Danny Ainge 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Danny Ainge 0

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * Danny Ainge 0

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Danny Ainge 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 Danny Ainge 11.5

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Danny Ainge 2.7

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Danny Ainge 4.0

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * Danny Ainge 1.1

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * Danny Ainge 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Danny Ainge 11,964

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Danny Ainge 2,768

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Danny Ainge 4,199

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * Danny Ainge 1,133

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * Danny Ainge 132

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Danny Ainge 1,042

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Danny Ainge .469

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * Danny Ainge .378

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Danny Ainge .846

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Danny Ainge 17.9 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Danny Ainge 4.3 (1990)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Danny Ainge 6.2 (1988)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * Danny Ainge 1.6 (1985)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * Danny Ainge 0.2 (1990)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Danny Ainge 9.9

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 Danny Ainge 2.3

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Danny Ainge 3.4

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * Danny Ainge 0.9

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * Danny Ainge 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 Danny Ainge 1,902

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 Danny Ainge 443

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Danny Ainge 656

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * Danny Ainge 172

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * Danny Ainge 19

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Danny Ainge 193

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 Danny Ainge .456

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000 * Danny Ainge .397

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 Danny Ainge .829

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) Danny Ainge 15.6 (1986)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) Danny Ainge 4.2 (1986)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) Danny Ainge 6.4 (1988)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * Danny Ainge 2.3 (1986)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * Danny Ainge 0.3 (1991)

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.