Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Howard Carter Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Howard Carter 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.

Howard Carter

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
Howard Carter: 1983-84 to 1984-85

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Howard Carter 0

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Howard Carter 2

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Howard Carter 1

All-Star Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 Howard Carter 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Howard Carter 0

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Howard Carter 0

All-NBA First Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 Howard Carter 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 Howard Carter 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5 Howard Carter 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11 Howard Carter 0

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Howard Carter 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Howard Carter 0

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * Howard Carter 0

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Howard Carter 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 Howard Carter 5.3

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Howard Carter 1.3

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Howard Carter 1.1

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * Howard Carter 0.3

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * Howard Carter 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Howard Carter 351

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Howard Carter 89

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Howard Carter 75

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * Howard Carter 20

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * Howard Carter 4

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Howard Carter 66

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Howard Carter .440

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * Howard Carter .227

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Howard Carter .774

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Howard Carter 6.2 (1984)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Howard Carter 1.6 (1984)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Howard Carter 1.3 (1984)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * Howard Carter 0.3 (1984)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * Howard Carter 0.1 (1984)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Howard Carter 3.0

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 Howard Carter 1.0

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Howard Carter 1.0

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * Howard Carter 0.8

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * Howard Carter 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 Howard Carter 15

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 Howard Carter 5

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Howard Carter 5

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * Howard Carter 4

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * Howard Carter 1

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Howard Carter 5

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 Howard Carter .318

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000 * Howard Carter .200

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 Howard Carter -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) Howard Carter 3.0 (1984)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) Howard Carter 1.0 (1984)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) Howard Carter 1.0 (1984)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * Howard Carter 0.8 (1984)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * Howard Carter 0.2 (1984)

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.