Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. JaVale McGee Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars JaVale McGee 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.

JaVale McGee

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
JaVale McGee: 2008-09 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 JaVale McGee 3

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 JaVale McGee 16

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 JaVale McGee 8

All-Star Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 JaVale McGee 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 JaVale McGee 0

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 JaVale McGee 0

All-NBA First Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 JaVale McGee 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 JaVale McGee 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5 JaVale McGee 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11 JaVale McGee 0

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 JaVale McGee 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 JaVale McGee 0

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * JaVale McGee 0

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 JaVale McGee 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 JaVale McGee 7.6

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 JaVale McGee 5.0

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 JaVale McGee 0.4

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * JaVale McGee 0.4

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * JaVale McGee 1.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 JaVale McGee 6,907

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 JaVale McGee 4,577

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 JaVale McGee 386

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * JaVale McGee 345

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * JaVale McGee 1,258

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 JaVale McGee 909

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 JaVale McGee .578

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * JaVale McGee .192

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 JaVale McGee .604

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) JaVale McGee 12.0 (2019)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) JaVale McGee 8.0 (2011)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) JaVale McGee 0.8 (2021)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * JaVale McGee 0.6 (2019)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * JaVale McGee 2.4 (2011)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 JaVale McGee 5.6

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 JaVale McGee 4.0

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 JaVale McGee 0.4

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * JaVale McGee 0.3

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * JaVale McGee 1.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 JaVale McGee 416

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 JaVale McGee 295

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 JaVale McGee 30

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * JaVale McGee 21

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * JaVale McGee 74

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 JaVale McGee 74

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 JaVale McGee .616

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000 * JaVale McGee .000

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 JaVale McGee .571

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) JaVale McGee 8.6 (2012)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) JaVale McGee 9.6 (2012)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) JaVale McGee 0.8 (2021)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * JaVale McGee 0.7 (2012)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * JaVale McGee 3.1 (2012)

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.