Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Doc Rivers Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Doc Rivers 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.

Doc Rivers

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
Doc Rivers: 1983-84 to 1995-96

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Doc Rivers 0

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Doc Rivers 13

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Doc Rivers 10

All-Star Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 Doc Rivers 1

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Doc Rivers 0

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Doc Rivers 0

All-NBA First Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 Doc Rivers 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 Doc Rivers 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5 Doc Rivers 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11 Doc Rivers 0

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Doc Rivers 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Doc Rivers 0

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * Doc Rivers 0

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Doc Rivers 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 Doc Rivers 10.9

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Doc Rivers 3.0

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Doc Rivers 5.7

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * Doc Rivers 1.8

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * Doc Rivers 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Doc Rivers 9,377

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Doc Rivers 2,625

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Doc Rivers 4,889

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * Doc Rivers 1,563

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * Doc Rivers 351

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Doc Rivers 864

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Doc Rivers .444

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * Doc Rivers .328

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Doc Rivers .784

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Doc Rivers 15.2 (1991)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Doc Rivers 4.6 (1988)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Doc Rivers 10.0 (1987)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * Doc Rivers 2.4 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * Doc Rivers 0.8 (1985)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Doc Rivers 11.4

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 Doc Rivers 3.3

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Doc Rivers 5.9

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * Doc Rivers 1.5

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * Doc Rivers 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 Doc Rivers 926

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 Doc Rivers 270

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Doc Rivers 479

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * Doc Rivers 125

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * Doc Rivers 23

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Doc Rivers 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 Doc Rivers .446

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000 * Doc Rivers .338

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 Doc Rivers .767

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) Doc Rivers 15.7 (1988)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) Doc Rivers 4.9 (1988)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) Doc Rivers 11.3 (1987)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * Doc Rivers 2.4 (1984)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * Doc Rivers 0.8 (1984)

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.