Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Jaylen Nowell Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jaylen Nowell 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.

Jaylen Nowell

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

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Jaylen Nowell 0

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Jaylen Nowell 5

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Jaylen Nowell 2

All-Star Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 Jaylen Nowell 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Jaylen Nowell 0

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Jaylen Nowell 0

All-NBA First Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 Jaylen Nowell 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 Jaylen Nowell 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5 Jaylen Nowell 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11 Jaylen Nowell 0

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Jaylen Nowell 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Jaylen Nowell 0

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * Jaylen Nowell 0

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Jaylen Nowell 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 Jaylen Nowell 8.9

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Jaylen Nowell 2.2

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Jaylen Nowell 1.8

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * Jaylen Nowell 0.5

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * Jaylen Nowell 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Jaylen Nowell 1,748

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Jaylen Nowell 425

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Jaylen Nowell 362

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * Jaylen Nowell 98

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * Jaylen Nowell 30

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Jaylen Nowell 197

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Jaylen Nowell .446

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * Jaylen Nowell .317

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Jaylen Nowell .798

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Jaylen Nowell 10.8 (2023)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Jaylen Nowell 2.6 (2023)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Jaylen Nowell 2.1 (2022)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * Jaylen Nowell 0.6 (2023)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * Jaylen Nowell 0.3 (2021)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Jaylen Nowell 3.7

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 Jaylen Nowell 0.8

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Jaylen Nowell 0.7

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * Jaylen Nowell 0.2

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * Jaylen Nowell 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 Jaylen Nowell 22

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 Jaylen Nowell 5

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Jaylen Nowell 4

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * Jaylen Nowell 1

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * Jaylen Nowell 0

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Jaylen Nowell 6

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 Jaylen Nowell .250

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000 * Jaylen Nowell .214

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 Jaylen Nowell .500

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) Jaylen Nowell 6.0 (2022)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) Jaylen Nowell 1.0 (2023)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) Jaylen Nowell 1.0 (2022)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * Jaylen Nowell 1.0 (2022)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * Jaylen Nowell 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.