Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Haywood Highsmith Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Haywood Highsmith 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.

Haywood Highsmith

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
Haywood Highsmith: 2018-19 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Haywood Highsmith 0

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Haywood Highsmith 4

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Haywood Highsmith 3

All-Star Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 Haywood Highsmith 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Haywood Highsmith 0

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Haywood Highsmith 0

All-NBA First Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 Haywood Highsmith 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 Haywood Highsmith 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5 Haywood Highsmith 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11 Haywood Highsmith 0

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Haywood Highsmith 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Haywood Highsmith 0

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * Haywood Highsmith 0

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Haywood Highsmith 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 Haywood Highsmith 4.8

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Haywood Highsmith 3.0

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Haywood Highsmith 0.8

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * Haywood Highsmith 0.6

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * Haywood Highsmith 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Haywood Highsmith 693

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Haywood Highsmith 429

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Haywood Highsmith 121

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * Haywood Highsmith 92

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * Haywood Highsmith 50

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Haywood Highsmith 144

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Haywood Highsmith .443

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * Haywood Highsmith .368

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Haywood Highsmith .535

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Haywood Highsmith 6.1 (2024)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Haywood Highsmith 3.5 (2023)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Haywood Highsmith 1.1 (2024)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * Haywood Highsmith 0.8 (2024)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * Haywood Highsmith 0.5 (2024)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Haywood Highsmith 3.0

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 Haywood Highsmith 1.4

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Haywood Highsmith 0.5

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * Haywood Highsmith 0.4

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * Haywood Highsmith 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 Haywood Highsmith 93

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 Haywood Highsmith 43

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Haywood Highsmith 16

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * Haywood Highsmith 11

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * Haywood Highsmith 3

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Haywood Highsmith 31

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 Haywood Highsmith .500

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000 * Haywood Highsmith .378

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 Haywood Highsmith .833

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) Haywood Highsmith 4.8 (2024)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) Haywood Highsmith 2.8 (2024)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) Haywood Highsmith 1.6 (2024)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * Haywood Highsmith 0.6 (2023)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * Haywood Highsmith 0.2 (2024)

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.