Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Jonathan Bender Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jonathan Bender 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.

Jonathan Bender

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
Jonathan Bender: 1999-00 to 2009-10

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Jonathan Bender 0

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Jonathan Bender 8

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Jonathan Bender 5

All-Star Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 Jonathan Bender 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Jonathan Bender 0

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Jonathan Bender 0

All-NBA First Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 Jonathan Bender 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 Jonathan Bender 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5 Jonathan Bender 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11 Jonathan Bender 0

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Jonathan Bender 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Jonathan Bender 0

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * Jonathan Bender 0

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Jonathan Bender 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 Jonathan Bender 5.5

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Jonathan Bender 2.2

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Jonathan Bender 0.6

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * Jonathan Bender 0.2

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * Jonathan Bender 0.6

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Jonathan Bender 1,453

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Jonathan Bender 582

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Jonathan Bender 170

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * Jonathan Bender 43

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * Jonathan Bender 169

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Jonathan Bender 262

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Jonathan Bender .417

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * Jonathan Bender .340

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Jonathan Bender .763

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Jonathan Bender 7.4 (2002)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Jonathan Bender 3.1 (2002)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Jonathan Bender 1.0 (2006)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * Jonathan Bender 0.2 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * Jonathan Bender 1.2 (2003)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Jonathan Bender 3.3

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 Jonathan Bender 1.2

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Jonathan Bender 0.3

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * Jonathan Bender 0.1

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * Jonathan Bender 0.6

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 Jonathan Bender 112

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 Jonathan Bender 42

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Jonathan Bender 9

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * Jonathan Bender 5

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * Jonathan Bender 19

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Jonathan Bender 34

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 Jonathan Bender .412

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000 * Jonathan Bender .361

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 Jonathan Bender .679

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) Jonathan Bender 5.7 (2003)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) Jonathan Bender 2.3 (2003)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) Jonathan Bender 0.4 (2004)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * Jonathan Bender 0.4 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * Jonathan Bender 0.9 (2004)

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.