Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Dick Garmaker Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Dick Garmaker 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.

Dick Garmaker

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
Dick Garmaker: 1955-56 to 1960-61

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Dick Garmaker 0

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Dick Garmaker 6

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Dick Garmaker 3

All-Star Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 Dick Garmaker 4

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Dick Garmaker 0

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Dick Garmaker 0 *

All-NBA First Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 Dick Garmaker 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 Dick Garmaker 1

All-Defensive 1st Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5 Dick Garmaker 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11 Dick Garmaker 0

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Dick Garmaker 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Dick Garmaker 0

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * Dick Garmaker 0 *

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Dick Garmaker 0

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. 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 Dick Garmaker 13.3

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Dick Garmaker 4.2

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Dick Garmaker 2.6

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * Dick Garmaker - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * Dick Garmaker - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Dick Garmaker 5,597

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Dick Garmaker 1,748

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Dick Garmaker 1,114

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * Dick Garmaker - n/a **

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * Dick Garmaker - n/a **

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Dick Garmaker 421

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Dick Garmaker .403

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * Dick Garmaker - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Dick Garmaker .787

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Dick Garmaker 16.3 (1957)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Dick Garmaker 5.4 (1958)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Dick Garmaker 3.1 (1961)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * Dick Garmaker - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * Dick Garmaker - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Dick Garmaker 13.5

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 Dick Garmaker 4.7

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Dick Garmaker 3.2

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * Dick Garmaker - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * Dick Garmaker - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 Dick Garmaker 284

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 Dick Garmaker 98

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Dick Garmaker 67

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * Dick Garmaker - n/a **

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * Dick Garmaker - n/a **

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Dick Garmaker 21

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 Dick Garmaker .379

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000 * Dick Garmaker - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 Dick Garmaker .821

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) Dick Garmaker 14.5 (1959)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) Dick Garmaker 7.0 (1957)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) Dick Garmaker 3.7 (1956)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * Dick Garmaker - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * Dick Garmaker - n/a **

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. ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.