Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Jalen Suggs Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jalen Suggs 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 Suggs

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
Jalen Suggs: 2021-22 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Jalen Suggs 0

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Jalen Suggs 3

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Jalen Suggs 1

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

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Jalen Suggs 0

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Jalen Suggs 0

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

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

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

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

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Jalen Suggs 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Jalen Suggs 0

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * Jalen Suggs 0

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Jalen Suggs 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 Suggs 11.5

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Jalen Suggs 3.2

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Jalen Suggs 3.2

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * Jalen Suggs 1.3

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * Jalen Suggs 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Jalen Suggs 2,031

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Jalen Suggs 561

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Jalen Suggs 569

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * Jalen Suggs 232

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * Jalen Suggs 93

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Jalen Suggs 176

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Jalen Suggs .422

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * Jalen Suggs .333

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Jalen Suggs .753

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Jalen Suggs 12.6 (2024)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Jalen Suggs 3.6 (2022)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Jalen Suggs 4.4 (2022)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * Jalen Suggs 1.4 (2024)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * Jalen Suggs 0.6 (2024)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Jalen Suggs 14.7

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 Jalen Suggs 5.1

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Jalen Suggs 3.3

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * Jalen Suggs 1.3

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * Jalen Suggs 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 Jalen Suggs 103

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 Jalen Suggs 36

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Jalen Suggs 23

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * Jalen Suggs 9

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * Jalen Suggs 3

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Jalen Suggs 7

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 Jalen Suggs .402

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000 * Jalen Suggs .292

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 Jalen Suggs .767

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) Jalen Suggs 14.7 (2024)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) Jalen Suggs 5.1 (2024)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) Jalen Suggs 3.3 (2024)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * Jalen Suggs 1.3 (2024)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * Jalen Suggs 0.4 (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.