Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Garrison Mathews Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Garrison Mathews 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.

Garrison Mathews

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
Garrison Mathews: 2019-20 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Garrison Mathews 0

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Garrison Mathews 5

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Garrison Mathews 1

All-Star Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 Garrison Mathews 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Garrison Mathews 0

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Garrison Mathews 0

All-NBA First Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 Garrison Mathews 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 Garrison Mathews 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5 Garrison Mathews 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11 Garrison Mathews 0

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Garrison Mathews 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Garrison Mathews 0

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * Garrison Mathews 0

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Garrison Mathews 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 Garrison Mathews 6.3

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Garrison Mathews 1.7

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Garrison Mathews 0.6

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * Garrison Mathews 0.5

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * Garrison Mathews 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Garrison Mathews 1,684

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Garrison Mathews 466

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Garrison Mathews 163

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * Garrison Mathews 138

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * Garrison Mathews 45

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Garrison Mathews 267

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Garrison Mathews .407

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * Garrison Mathews .381

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Garrison Mathews .842

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Garrison Mathews 10.0 (2022)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Garrison Mathews 2.9 (2022)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Garrison Mathews 1.0 (2022)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * Garrison Mathews 0.9 (2022)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * Garrison Mathews 0.4 (2022)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Garrison Mathews 1.3

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 Garrison Mathews 0.7

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Garrison Mathews 0.0

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * Garrison Mathews 0.0

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * Garrison Mathews 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 Garrison Mathews 4

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 Garrison Mathews 2

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Garrison Mathews 0

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * Garrison Mathews 0

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * Garrison Mathews 0

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Garrison Mathews 3

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 Garrison Mathews .000

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000 * Garrison Mathews .000

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 Garrison Mathews .800

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) Garrison Mathews 1.3 (2021)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) Garrison Mathews 0.7 (2021)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) Garrison Mathews 0.0 (2021)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * Garrison Mathews 0.0 (2021)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * Garrison Mathews 0.0 (2021)

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.