Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Enes Kanter Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Enes Kanter 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.

Enes Kanter

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
Enes Kanter: 2011-12 to 2021-22

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Enes Kanter 0

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Enes Kanter 11

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Enes Kanter 6

All-Star Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 Enes Kanter 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Enes Kanter 0

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Enes Kanter 0

All-NBA First Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 Enes Kanter 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 Enes Kanter 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5 Enes Kanter 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11 Enes Kanter 0

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Enes Kanter 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Enes Kanter 0

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * Enes Kanter 0

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Enes Kanter 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 Enes Kanter 11.2

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Enes Kanter 7.8

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Enes Kanter 0.9

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * Enes Kanter 0.4

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * Enes Kanter 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Enes Kanter 8,349

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Enes Kanter 5,822

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Enes Kanter 638

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * Enes Kanter 296

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * Enes Kanter 363

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Enes Kanter 748

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Enes Kanter .548

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * Enes Kanter .289

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Enes Kanter .777

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Enes Kanter 15.5 (2015)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Enes Kanter 11.0 (2021)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Enes Kanter 1.7 (2019)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * Enes Kanter 0.5 (2018)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * Enes Kanter 0.7 (2020)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Enes Kanter 7.6

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 Enes Kanter 5.9

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Enes Kanter 0.6

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * Enes Kanter 0.3

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * Enes Kanter 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 Enes Kanter 450

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 Enes Kanter 346

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Enes Kanter 33

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * Enes Kanter 16

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * Enes Kanter 30

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Enes Kanter 59

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 Enes Kanter .514

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000 * Enes Kanter .211

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 Enes Kanter .777

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) Enes Kanter 11.4 (2019)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) Enes Kanter 9.6 (2019)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) Enes Kanter 1.2 (2019)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * Enes Kanter 0.7 (2019)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * Enes Kanter 1.0 (2012)

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.