Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Fred VanVleet Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Fred VanVleet 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
Fred VanVleet: 2016-17 to 2024-25

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Fred VanVleet 1

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Fred VanVleet 9

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Fred VanVleet 6

All-Star Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 Fred VanVleet 1

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Fred VanVleet 0

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Fred VanVleet 0

All-NBA First Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 Fred VanVleet 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 Fred VanVleet 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5 Fred VanVleet 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11 Fred VanVleet 0

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Fred VanVleet 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Fred VanVleet 0

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * Fred VanVleet 0

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Fred VanVleet 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 Fred VanVleet 14.9

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Fred VanVleet 3.4

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Fred VanVleet 5.7

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * Fred VanVleet 1.4

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * Fred VanVleet 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Fred VanVleet 8,204

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Fred VanVleet 1,884

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Fred VanVleet 3,121

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * Fred VanVleet 757

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * Fred VanVleet 253

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Fred VanVleet 550

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Fred VanVleet .401

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * Fred VanVleet .371

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Fred VanVleet .862

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Fred VanVleet 20.3 (2022)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Fred VanVleet 4.4 (2022)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Fred VanVleet 8.1 (2024)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * Fred VanVleet 1.9 (2020)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * Fred VanVleet 0.8 (2024)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Fred VanVleet 11.0

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 Fred VanVleet 2.4

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Fred VanVleet 3.6

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * Fred VanVleet 0.9

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * Fred VanVleet 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 Fred VanVleet 649

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 Fred VanVleet 140

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Fred VanVleet 211

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * Fred VanVleet 51

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * Fred VanVleet 19

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Fred VanVleet 59

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 Fred VanVleet .397

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000 * Fred VanVleet .383

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 Fred VanVleet .862

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) Fred VanVleet 19.6 (2020)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) Fred VanVleet 4.4 (2020)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) Fred VanVleet 6.9 (2020)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * Fred VanVleet 1.8 (2022)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * Fred VanVleet 1.0 (2022)

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.