Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Gary Leonard Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Gary Leonard 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 Leonard

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
Gary Leonard: 1989-90 to 1991-92

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Gary Leonard 0

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Gary Leonard 3

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Gary Leonard 1

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

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Gary Leonard 0

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Gary Leonard 0

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

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

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

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

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Gary Leonard 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Gary Leonard 0

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * Gary Leonard 0

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Gary Leonard 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 Leonard 1.4

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Gary Leonard 1.1

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Gary Leonard 0.1

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * Gary Leonard 0.1

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * Gary Leonard 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Gary Leonard 44

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Gary Leonard 34

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Gary Leonard 2

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * Gary Leonard 4

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

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Gary Leonard 31

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Gary Leonard .459

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * Gary Leonard .000

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Gary Leonard .500

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Gary Leonard 2.0 (1992)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Gary Leonard 1.2 (1990)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Gary Leonard 0.2 (1992)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * Gary Leonard 0.2 (1992)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * Gary Leonard 0.4 (1990)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Gary Leonard 2.0

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 Gary Leonard 1.0

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Gary Leonard 0.0

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

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

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 Gary Leonard 4

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 Gary Leonard 2

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Gary Leonard 0

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * Gary Leonard 0

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * Gary Leonard 0

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Gary Leonard 2

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 Gary Leonard 1.000

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

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

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) Gary Leonard 2.0 (1991)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) Gary Leonard 1.0 (1991)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) Gary Leonard 0.0 (1991)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * Gary Leonard 0.0 (1991)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * Gary Leonard 0.0 (1991)

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.