Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Denzel Valentine Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Denzel Valentine 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.

Denzel Valentine

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
Denzel Valentine: 2016-17 to 2021-22

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Denzel Valentine 0

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Denzel Valentine 5

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Denzel Valentine 1

All-Star Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 Denzel Valentine 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Denzel Valentine 0

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Denzel Valentine 0

All-NBA First Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 Denzel Valentine 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 Denzel Valentine 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5 Denzel Valentine 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11 Denzel Valentine 0

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Denzel Valentine 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Denzel Valentine 0

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * Denzel Valentine 0

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Denzel Valentine 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 Denzel Valentine 7.0

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Denzel Valentine 3.3

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Denzel Valentine 1.8

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * Denzel Valentine 0.6

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * Denzel Valentine 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Denzel Valentine 1,795

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Denzel Valentine 857

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Denzel Valentine 466

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * Denzel Valentine 159

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * Denzel Valentine 31

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Denzel Valentine 256

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Denzel Valentine .394

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * Denzel Valentine .360

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Denzel Valentine .787

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Denzel Valentine 10.2 (2018)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Denzel Valentine 5.1 (2018)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Denzel Valentine 3.2 (2018)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * Denzel Valentine 0.8 (2018)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * Denzel Valentine 0.2 (2020)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Denzel Valentine 1.3

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 Denzel Valentine 2.0

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Denzel Valentine 0.5

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * Denzel Valentine 0.0

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * Denzel Valentine 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 Denzel Valentine 5

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 Denzel Valentine 8

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Denzel Valentine 2

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * Denzel Valentine 0

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * Denzel Valentine 1

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Denzel Valentine 4

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 Denzel Valentine .333

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000 * Denzel Valentine .250

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 Denzel Valentine -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) Denzel Valentine 1.3 (2017)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) Denzel Valentine 2.0 (2017)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) Denzel Valentine 0.5 (2017)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * Denzel Valentine 0.0 (2017)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * Denzel Valentine 0.3 (2017)

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.