Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Desmond Bane Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Desmond Bane 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.

Desmond Bane

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
Desmond Bane: 2020-21 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Desmond Bane 0

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Desmond Bane 4

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Desmond Bane 3

All-Star Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 Desmond Bane 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Desmond Bane 0

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Desmond Bane 0

All-NBA First Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 Desmond Bane 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 Desmond Bane 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5 Desmond Bane 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11 Desmond Bane 0

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Desmond Bane 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Desmond Bane 0

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * Desmond Bane 0

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Desmond Bane 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 Desmond Bane 17.4

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Desmond Bane 4.2

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Desmond Bane 3.3

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * Desmond Bane 1.0

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * Desmond Bane 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Desmond Bane 4,253

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Desmond Bane 1,020

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Desmond Bane 810

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * Desmond Bane 232

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * Desmond Bane 89

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Desmond Bane 244

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Desmond Bane .468

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * Desmond Bane .415

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Desmond Bane .879

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Desmond Bane 23.7 (2024)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Desmond Bane 5.0 (2023)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Desmond Bane 5.5 (2024)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * Desmond Bane 1.2 (2022)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * Desmond Bane 0.5 (2024)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Desmond Bane 17.1

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 Desmond Bane 4.3

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Desmond Bane 2.4

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * Desmond Bane 0.8

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * Desmond Bane 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 Desmond Bane 394

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 Desmond Bane 98

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Desmond Bane 55

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * Desmond Bane 18

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * Desmond Bane 11

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Desmond Bane 23

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 Desmond Bane .463

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000 * Desmond Bane .433

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 Desmond Bane .891

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) Desmond Bane 23.5 (2023)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) Desmond Bane 6.0 (2023)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) Desmond Bane 3.2 (2023)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * Desmond Bane 0.9 (2022)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * Desmond Bane 0.8 (2022)

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.