Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Howie Montgomery Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Howie Montgomery 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.

Howie Montgomery

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
Howie Montgomery: 1962-63 to 1962-63

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Howie Montgomery 0

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Howie Montgomery 1

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Howie Montgomery 0

All-Star Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 Howie Montgomery 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Howie Montgomery 0

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Howie Montgomery 0 *

All-NBA First Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 Howie Montgomery 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 Howie Montgomery 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5 Howie Montgomery 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11 Howie Montgomery 0

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Howie Montgomery 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Howie Montgomery 0

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * Howie Montgomery 0 *

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Howie Montgomery 0

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. 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 Howie Montgomery 7.2

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Howie Montgomery 3.5

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Howie Montgomery 1.1

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * Howie Montgomery - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * Howie Montgomery - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Howie Montgomery 144

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Howie Montgomery 69

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Howie Montgomery 21

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * Howie Montgomery - n/a **

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * Howie Montgomery - n/a **

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Howie Montgomery 20

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Howie Montgomery .425

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * Howie Montgomery - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Howie Montgomery .609

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Howie Montgomery 7.2 (1963)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Howie Montgomery 3.5 (1963)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Howie Montgomery 1.1 (1963)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * Howie Montgomery - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * Howie Montgomery - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Howie Montgomery -

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 Howie Montgomery -

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Howie Montgomery -

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * Howie Montgomery - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * Howie Montgomery - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 Howie Montgomery -

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 Howie Montgomery -

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Howie Montgomery -

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * Howie Montgomery - n/a **

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * Howie Montgomery - n/a **

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Howie Montgomery 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 Howie Montgomery -

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000 * Howie Montgomery - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 Howie Montgomery -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) Howie Montgomery -

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) Howie Montgomery -

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) Howie Montgomery -

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * Howie Montgomery - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * Howie Montgomery - n/a **

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. ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.