Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Darius Garland Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Darius Garland 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.

Darius Garland

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
Darius Garland: 2019-20 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Darius Garland 0

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Darius Garland 5

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Darius Garland 1

All-Star Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 Darius Garland 1

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Darius Garland 0

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Darius Garland 0

All-NBA First Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 Darius Garland 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 Darius Garland 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5 Darius Garland 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11 Darius Garland 0

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Darius Garland 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Darius Garland 0

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * Darius Garland 0

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Darius Garland 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 Darius Garland 18.4

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Darius Garland 2.6

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Darius Garland 6.7

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * Darius Garland 1.2

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * Darius Garland 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Darius Garland 5,660

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Darius Garland 801

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Darius Garland 2,052

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * Darius Garland 356

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * Darius Garland 33

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Darius Garland 307

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Darius Garland .448

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * Darius Garland .384

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Darius Garland .864

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Darius Garland 21.7 (2022)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Darius Garland 3.3 (2022)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Darius Garland 8.6 (2022)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * Darius Garland 1.3 (2022)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * Darius Garland 0.1 (2023)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Darius Garland 20.6

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 Darius Garland 1.8

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Darius Garland 5.0

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * Darius Garland 1.6

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * Darius Garland 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 Darius Garland 103

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 Darius Garland 9

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Darius Garland 25

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * Darius Garland 8

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * Darius Garland 1

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Darius Garland 5

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 Darius Garland .438

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000 * Darius Garland .387

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 Darius Garland .840

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) Darius Garland 20.6 (2023)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) Darius Garland 1.8 (2023)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) Darius Garland 5.0 (2023)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * Darius Garland 1.6 (2023)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * Darius Garland 0.2 (2023)

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.