Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Gerard King Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Gerard King 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.

Gerard King

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
Gerard King: 1998-99 to 2000-01

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Gerard King 1

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Gerard King 3

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Gerard King 1

All-Star Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 Gerard King 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Gerard King 0

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Gerard King 0

All-NBA First Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 Gerard King 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 Gerard King 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5 Gerard King 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11 Gerard King 0

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Gerard King 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Gerard King 0

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * Gerard King 0

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Gerard King 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 Gerard King 4.5

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Gerard King 3.1

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Gerard King 0.7

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * Gerard King 0.4

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * Gerard King 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Gerard King 566

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Gerard King 393

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Gerard King 84

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * Gerard King 50

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * Gerard King 27

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Gerard King 126

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Gerard King .503

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * Gerard King -

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Gerard King .744

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Gerard King 5.3 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Gerard King 4.0 (2000)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Gerard King 0.8 (2000)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * Gerard King 0.5 (2000)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * Gerard King 0.2 (2001)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Gerard King 0.5

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 Gerard King 0.5

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Gerard King 0.1

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * Gerard King 0.0

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * Gerard King 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 Gerard King 4

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 Gerard King 4

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Gerard King 1

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * Gerard King 0

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * Gerard King 1

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Gerard King 8

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 Gerard King .500

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000 * Gerard King -

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 Gerard King -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) Gerard King 0.5 (1999)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) Gerard King 0.5 (1999)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) Gerard King 0.1 (1999)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * Gerard King 0.0 (1999)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * Gerard King 0.1 (1999)

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.