Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Jalen McDaniels Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jalen McDaniels 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.

Jalen McDaniels

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
Jalen McDaniels: 2019-20 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Jalen McDaniels 0

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Jalen McDaniels 5

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Jalen McDaniels 1

All-Star Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 Jalen McDaniels 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Jalen McDaniels 0

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Jalen McDaniels 0

All-NBA First Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 Jalen McDaniels 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 Jalen McDaniels 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5 Jalen McDaniels 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11 Jalen McDaniels 0

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Jalen McDaniels 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Jalen McDaniels 0

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * Jalen McDaniels 0

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Jalen McDaniels 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 Jalen McDaniels 6.9

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Jalen McDaniels 3.3

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Jalen McDaniels 1.2

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * Jalen McDaniels 0.7

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * Jalen McDaniels 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Jalen McDaniels 1,699

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Jalen McDaniels 829

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Jalen McDaniels 291

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * Jalen McDaniels 164

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * Jalen McDaniels 84

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Jalen McDaniels 248

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Jalen McDaniels .449

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * Jalen McDaniels .322

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Jalen McDaniels .777

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Jalen McDaniels 9.4 (2023)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Jalen McDaniels 4.3 (2023)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Jalen McDaniels 1.6 (2023)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * Jalen McDaniels 1.0 (2023)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * Jalen McDaniels 0.4 (2023)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Jalen McDaniels 2.4

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 Jalen McDaniels 2.0

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Jalen McDaniels 0.6

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * Jalen McDaniels 0.1

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * Jalen McDaniels 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 Jalen McDaniels 19

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 Jalen McDaniels 16

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Jalen McDaniels 5

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * Jalen McDaniels 1

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * Jalen McDaniels 0

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Jalen McDaniels 8

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 Jalen McDaniels .400

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000 * Jalen McDaniels .333

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 Jalen McDaniels -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) Jalen McDaniels 2.4 (2023)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) Jalen McDaniels 2.0 (2023)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) Jalen McDaniels 0.6 (2023)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * Jalen McDaniels 0.1 (2023)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * Jalen McDaniels 0.0 (2023)

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.