Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Donnie Forman Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Donnie Forman 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

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2025-26
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
Donnie Forman: 1948-49 to 1948-49

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Donnie Forman 1

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Donnie Forman 1

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Donnie Forman 1

All-Star Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 Donnie Forman 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Donnie Forman 0 *

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Donnie Forman 0 *

All-NBA First Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 Donnie Forman 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 Donnie Forman 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5 Donnie Forman 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11 Donnie Forman 0

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Donnie Forman 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Donnie Forman 0 *

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * Donnie Forman 0 *

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Donnie Forman 0 *

* Notes: Season MVP is awarded since 1955-56. Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Rookie of The Year is awarded since 1952-53. Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.6 Donnie Forman 4.1

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Donnie Forman - n/a **

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Donnie Forman 1.7

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * Donnie Forman - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * Donnie Forman - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Donnie Forman 179

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Donnie Forman - n/a **

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Donnie Forman 74

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * Donnie Forman - n/a **

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * Donnie Forman - n/a **

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Donnie Forman 44

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Donnie Forman .294

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * Donnie Forman - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Donnie Forman .642

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Donnie Forman 4.1 (1949)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Donnie Forman - n/a **

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Donnie Forman 1.7 (1949)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * Donnie Forman - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * Donnie Forman - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Donnie Forman 1.4

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 Donnie Forman - n/a **

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Donnie Forman 0.8

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * Donnie Forman - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * Donnie Forman - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 Donnie Forman 13

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 Donnie Forman - n/a **

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Donnie Forman 7

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * Donnie Forman - n/a **

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * Donnie Forman - n/a **

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Donnie Forman 9

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 Donnie Forman .150

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000 * Donnie Forman - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 Donnie Forman .636

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) Donnie Forman 1.4 (1949)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) Donnie Forman - n/a **

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) Donnie Forman 0.8 (1949)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * Donnie Forman - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * Donnie Forman - 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. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51, this player has no data for the stat.