Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Jonas Valanciunas Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jonas Valanciunas 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.

Jonas Valanciunas

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
Jonas Valanciunas: 2012-13 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Jonas Valanciunas 0

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Jonas Valanciunas 12

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Jonas Valanciunas 8

All-Star Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 Jonas Valanciunas 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Jonas Valanciunas 0

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Jonas Valanciunas 0

All-NBA First Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 Jonas Valanciunas 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 Jonas Valanciunas 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5 Jonas Valanciunas 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11 Jonas Valanciunas 0

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Jonas Valanciunas 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Jonas Valanciunas 0

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * Jonas Valanciunas 0

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Jonas Valanciunas 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 Jonas Valanciunas 13.4

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Jonas Valanciunas 9.5

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Jonas Valanciunas 1.3

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * Jonas Valanciunas 0.4

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * Jonas Valanciunas 1.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Jonas Valanciunas 11,436

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Jonas Valanciunas 8,096

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Jonas Valanciunas 1,137

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * Jonas Valanciunas 342

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * Jonas Valanciunas 822

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Jonas Valanciunas 856

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Jonas Valanciunas .561

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * Jonas Valanciunas .348

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Jonas Valanciunas .789

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Jonas Valanciunas 17.8 (2022)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Jonas Valanciunas 12.5 (2021)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Jonas Valanciunas 2.6 (2022)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * Jonas Valanciunas 0.6 (2021)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * Jonas Valanciunas 1.3 (2016)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Jonas Valanciunas 13.2

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 Jonas Valanciunas 10.1

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Jonas Valanciunas 1.1

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * Jonas Valanciunas 0.5

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * Jonas Valanciunas 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 Jonas Valanciunas 738

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 Jonas Valanciunas 568

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Jonas Valanciunas 64

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * Jonas Valanciunas 26

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * Jonas Valanciunas 47

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Jonas Valanciunas 56

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 Jonas Valanciunas .550

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000 * Jonas Valanciunas .250

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 Jonas Valanciunas .763

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) Jonas Valanciunas 16.0 (2024)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) Jonas Valanciunas 14.3 (2022)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) Jonas Valanciunas 3.0 (2022)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * Jonas Valanciunas 0.8 (2016)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * Jonas Valanciunas 1.5 (2018)

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.