Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Doug McDermott Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Doug McDermott 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
Doug McDermott: 2014-15 to 2024-25

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Doug McDermott 0

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Doug McDermott 11

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Doug McDermott 5

All-Star Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 Doug McDermott 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Doug McDermott 0

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Doug McDermott 0

All-NBA First Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 Doug McDermott 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 Doug McDermott 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5 Doug McDermott 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11 Doug McDermott 0

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Doug McDermott 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Doug McDermott 0

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * Doug McDermott 0

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Doug McDermott 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 Doug McDermott 8.6

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Doug McDermott 2.1

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Doug McDermott 1.0

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * Doug McDermott 0.2

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * Doug McDermott 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Doug McDermott 5,998

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Doug McDermott 1,455

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Doug McDermott 664

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * Doug McDermott 146

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * Doug McDermott 63

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Doug McDermott 697

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Doug McDermott .470

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * Doug McDermott .411

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Doug McDermott .804

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Doug McDermott 13.6 (2021)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Doug McDermott 3.3 (2021)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Doug McDermott 1.4 (2023)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * Doug McDermott 0.3 (2021)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * Doug McDermott 0.2 (2018)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Doug McDermott 2.4

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 Doug McDermott 0.7

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Doug McDermott 0.6

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * Doug McDermott 0.1

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * Doug McDermott 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 Doug McDermott 59

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 Doug McDermott 18

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Doug McDermott 14

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * Doug McDermott 2

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * Doug McDermott 4

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Doug McDermott 25

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 Doug McDermott .368

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000 * Doug McDermott .325

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 Doug McDermott .667

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) Doug McDermott 5.0 (2017)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) Doug McDermott 1.7 (2019)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) Doug McDermott 1.3 (2019)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * Doug McDermott 0.3 (2020)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * Doug McDermott 0.3 (2019)

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.