Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Desmond Penigar Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Desmond Penigar 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 Penigar

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
Desmond Penigar: 2003-04 to 2003-04

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Desmond Penigar 0

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Desmond Penigar 1

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Desmond Penigar 0

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

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Desmond Penigar 0

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Desmond Penigar 0

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

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

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

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

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Desmond Penigar 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Desmond Penigar 0

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * Desmond Penigar 0

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Desmond Penigar 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 Penigar 3.2

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Desmond Penigar 2.4

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Desmond Penigar 0.3

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * Desmond Penigar 0.2

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * Desmond Penigar 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Desmond Penigar 32

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Desmond Penigar 24

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Desmond Penigar 3

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * Desmond Penigar 2

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * Desmond Penigar 2

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Desmond Penigar 10

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Desmond Penigar .500

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * Desmond Penigar -

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Desmond Penigar 1.000

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Desmond Penigar 3.2 (2004)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Desmond Penigar 2.4 (2004)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Desmond Penigar 0.3 (2004)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * Desmond Penigar 0.2 (2004)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * Desmond Penigar 0.2 (2004)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Desmond Penigar -

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 Desmond Penigar -

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Desmond Penigar -

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * Desmond Penigar -

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * Desmond Penigar -

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 Desmond Penigar -

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 Desmond Penigar -

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Desmond Penigar -

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * Desmond Penigar -

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * Desmond Penigar -

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Desmond Penigar 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 Desmond Penigar -

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000 * Desmond Penigar -

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 Desmond Penigar -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) Desmond Penigar -

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) Desmond Penigar -

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) Desmond Penigar -

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * Desmond Penigar -

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * Desmond Penigar -

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.