Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Derrick Jones Jr. Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Derrick Jones Jr. 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.

Derrick Jones Jr.

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
Derrick Jones Jr.: 2016-17 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Derrick Jones Jr. 0

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Derrick Jones Jr. 8

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Derrick Jones Jr. 4

All-Star Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 Derrick Jones Jr. 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Derrick Jones Jr. 0

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Derrick Jones Jr. 0

All-NBA First Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 Derrick Jones Jr. 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 Derrick Jones Jr. 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5 Derrick Jones Jr. 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11 Derrick Jones Jr. 0

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Derrick Jones Jr. 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Derrick Jones Jr. 0

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * Derrick Jones Jr. 0

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Derrick Jones Jr. 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 Derrick Jones Jr. 6.7

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Derrick Jones Jr. 3.3

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Derrick Jones Jr. 0.7

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * Derrick Jones Jr. 0.6

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * Derrick Jones Jr. 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Derrick Jones Jr. 2,809

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Derrick Jones Jr. 1,367

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Derrick Jones Jr. 306

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * Derrick Jones Jr. 266

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * Derrick Jones Jr. 281

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Derrick Jones Jr. 420

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Derrick Jones Jr. .502

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * Derrick Jones Jr. .316

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Derrick Jones Jr. .706

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Derrick Jones Jr. 8.6 (2024)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Derrick Jones Jr. 4.0 (2019)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Derrick Jones Jr. 1.1 (2020)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * Derrick Jones Jr. 1.0 (2020)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * Derrick Jones Jr. 0.9 (2021)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Derrick Jones Jr. 3.5

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 Derrick Jones Jr. 1.6

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Derrick Jones Jr. 0.5

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * Derrick Jones Jr. 0.3

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * Derrick Jones Jr. 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 Derrick Jones Jr. 98

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 Derrick Jones Jr. 45

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Derrick Jones Jr. 13

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * Derrick Jones Jr. 9

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * Derrick Jones Jr. 14

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Derrick Jones Jr. 28

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 Derrick Jones Jr. .500

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000 * Derrick Jones Jr. .343

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 Derrick Jones Jr. .500

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) Derrick Jones Jr. 8.8 (2024)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) Derrick Jones Jr. 4.3 (2024)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) Derrick Jones Jr. 0.7 (2024)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * Derrick Jones Jr. 0.5 (2021)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * Derrick Jones Jr. 1.5 (2024)

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.