Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Harvey Catchings Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Harvey Catchings 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.

Harvey Catchings

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
Harvey Catchings: 1974-75 to 1984-85

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Harvey Catchings 0

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Harvey Catchings 11

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Harvey Catchings 9

All-Star Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 Harvey Catchings 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Harvey Catchings 0

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Harvey Catchings 0

All-NBA First Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 Harvey Catchings 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 Harvey Catchings 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5 Harvey Catchings 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11 Harvey Catchings 0

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Harvey Catchings 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Harvey Catchings 0

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * Harvey Catchings 0

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Harvey Catchings 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 Harvey Catchings 3.2

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Harvey Catchings 5.0

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Harvey Catchings 0.8

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * Harvey Catchings 0.4

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * Harvey Catchings 1.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Harvey Catchings 2,335

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Harvey Catchings 3,639

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Harvey Catchings 608

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * Harvey Catchings 261

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * Harvey Catchings 1,226

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Harvey Catchings 725

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Harvey Catchings .435

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * Harvey Catchings .000 *

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Harvey Catchings .647

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Harvey Catchings 4.6 (1979)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Harvey Catchings 6.9 (1976)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Harvey Catchings 1.3 (1981)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * Harvey Catchings 0.5 (1982)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * Harvey Catchings 2.4 (1981)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Harvey Catchings 1.4

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 Harvey Catchings 2.9

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Harvey Catchings 0.4

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * Harvey Catchings 0.1

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * Harvey Catchings 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 Harvey Catchings 74

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 Harvey Catchings 154

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Harvey Catchings 23

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * Harvey Catchings 3

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * Harvey Catchings 49

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Harvey Catchings 53

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 Harvey Catchings .397

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000 * Harvey Catchings - *

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 Harvey Catchings .500

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) Harvey Catchings 5.7 (1976)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) Harvey Catchings 9.3 (1976)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) Harvey Catchings 2.0 (1976)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * Harvey Catchings 0.2 (1983)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * Harvey Catchings 3.0 (1976)

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.