Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Gary Forbes Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Gary Forbes 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.

Gary Forbes

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
Gary Forbes: 2010-11 to 2011-12

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Gary Forbes 0

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Gary Forbes 2

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Gary Forbes 1

All-Star Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 Gary Forbes 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Gary Forbes 0

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Gary Forbes 0

All-NBA First Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 Gary Forbes 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 Gary Forbes 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5 Gary Forbes 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11 Gary Forbes 0

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Gary Forbes 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Gary Forbes 0

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * Gary Forbes 0

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Gary Forbes 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 Gary Forbes 5.8

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Gary Forbes 2.0

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Gary Forbes 0.9

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * Gary Forbes 0.4

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * Gary Forbes 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Gary Forbes 645

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Gary Forbes 218

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Gary Forbes 103

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * Gary Forbes 47

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * Gary Forbes 10

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Gary Forbes 111

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Gary Forbes .434

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * Gary Forbes .340

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Gary Forbes .702

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Gary Forbes 6.6 (2012)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Gary Forbes 2.1 (2012)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Gary Forbes 1.1 (2012)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * Gary Forbes 0.5 (2012)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * Gary Forbes 0.1 (2011)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Gary Forbes 0.0

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 Gary Forbes 1.0

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Gary Forbes 0.0

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * Gary Forbes 0.0

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * Gary Forbes 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 Gary Forbes 0

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 Gary Forbes 1

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Gary Forbes 0

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * Gary Forbes 0

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * Gary Forbes 0

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Gary Forbes 1

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 Gary Forbes .000

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000 * Gary Forbes -

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 Gary Forbes -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) Gary Forbes 0.0 (2011)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) Gary Forbes 1.0 (2011)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) Gary Forbes 0.0 (2011)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * Gary Forbes 0.0 (2011)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * Gary Forbes 0.0 (2011)

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.