Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Dragan Bender Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Dragan Bender 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.

Dragan Bender

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
Dragan Bender: 2016-17 to 2019-20

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Dragan Bender 0

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Dragan Bender 4

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Dragan Bender 0

All-Star Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 Dragan Bender 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Dragan Bender 0

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Dragan Bender 0

All-NBA First Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 Dragan Bender 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 Dragan Bender 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5 Dragan Bender 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11 Dragan Bender 0

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Dragan Bender 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Dragan Bender 0

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * Dragan Bender 0

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Dragan Bender 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 Dragan Bender 5.4

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Dragan Bender 3.9

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Dragan Bender 1.3

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * Dragan Bender 0.3

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * Dragan Bender 0.6

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Dragan Bender 1,014

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Dragan Bender 720

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Dragan Bender 237

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * Dragan Bender 54

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * Dragan Bender 106

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Dragan Bender 187

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Dragan Bender .399

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * Dragan Bender .323

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Dragan Bender .654

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Dragan Bender 6.7 (2020)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Dragan Bender 4.6 (2020)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Dragan Bender 1.8 (2020)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * Dragan Bender 0.4 (2019)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * Dragan Bender 0.6 (2018)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Dragan Bender -

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 Dragan Bender -

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Dragan Bender -

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * Dragan Bender -

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * Dragan Bender -

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 Dragan Bender -

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 Dragan Bender -

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Dragan Bender -

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * Dragan Bender -

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * Dragan Bender -

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Dragan Bender 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 Dragan Bender -

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000 * Dragan Bender -

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 Dragan Bender -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) Dragan Bender -

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) Dragan Bender -

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) Dragan Bender -

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * Dragan Bender -

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * Dragan Bender -

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.