Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Danny Manning Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Danny Manning 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 Manning

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
Danny Manning: 1988-89 to 2002-03

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Danny Manning 0

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Danny Manning 15

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Danny Manning 9

All-Star Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 Danny Manning 2

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Danny Manning 0

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Danny Manning 0

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

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

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

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

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Danny Manning 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Danny Manning 0

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * Danny Manning 0

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Danny Manning 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 Manning 14.0

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Danny Manning 5.2

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Danny Manning 2.3

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

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * Danny Manning 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Danny Manning 12,367

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Danny Manning 4,615

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Danny Manning 2,063

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * Danny Manning 1,000

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * Danny Manning 752

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Danny Manning 883

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Danny Manning .511

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * Danny Manning .206

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Danny Manning .729

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Danny Manning 22.8 (1993)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Danny Manning 6.9 (1992)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Danny Manning 3.8 (1994)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * Danny Manning 1.7 (1989)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * Danny Manning 1.5 (1992)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Danny Manning 14.6

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 Danny Manning 4.7

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Danny Manning 1.9

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * Danny Manning 1.0

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * Danny Manning 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 Danny Manning 628

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 Danny Manning 202

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Danny Manning 80

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * Danny Manning 42

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * Danny Manning 31

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Danny Manning 43

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 Danny Manning .501

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000 * Danny Manning .250

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 Danny Manning .766

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) Danny Manning 22.6 (1992)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) Danny Manning 7.2 (1993)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) Danny Manning 3.4 (1994)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * Danny Manning 1.4 (1993)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * Danny Manning 1.4 (1997)

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.