Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Kendrick Perkins Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Kendrick Perkins 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.

Kendrick Perkins

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
Kendrick Perkins: 2003-04 to 2017-18

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Kendrick Perkins 1

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Kendrick Perkins 14

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Kendrick Perkins 9

All-Star Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 Kendrick Perkins 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Kendrick Perkins 0

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Kendrick Perkins 0

All-NBA First Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 Kendrick Perkins 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 Kendrick Perkins 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5 Kendrick Perkins 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11 Kendrick Perkins 0

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Kendrick Perkins 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Kendrick Perkins 0

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * Kendrick Perkins 0

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Kendrick Perkins 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 Kendrick Perkins 5.4

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Kendrick Perkins 5.8

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Kendrick Perkins 1.0

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * Kendrick Perkins 0.3

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * Kendrick Perkins 1.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Kendrick Perkins 4,214

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Kendrick Perkins 4,532

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Kendrick Perkins 813

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * Kendrick Perkins 263

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * Kendrick Perkins 903

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Kendrick Perkins 782

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Kendrick Perkins .530

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * Kendrick Perkins .000

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Kendrick Perkins .594

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Kendrick Perkins 10.1 (2010)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Kendrick Perkins 8.1 (2009)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Kendrick Perkins 2.0 (2018)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * Kendrick Perkins 1.0 (2018)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * Kendrick Perkins 2.0 (2009)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Kendrick Perkins 5.1

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 Kendrick Perkins 5.9

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Kendrick Perkins 0.7

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * Kendrick Perkins 0.4

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * Kendrick Perkins 1.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 Kendrick Perkins 735

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 Kendrick Perkins 843

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Kendrick Perkins 102

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * Kendrick Perkins 53

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * Kendrick Perkins 156

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Kendrick Perkins 143

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 Kendrick Perkins .502

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000 * Kendrick Perkins .000

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 Kendrick Perkins .662

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) Kendrick Perkins 11.9 (2009)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) Kendrick Perkins 11.6 (2009)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) Kendrick Perkins 1.4 (2009)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * Kendrick Perkins 0.7 (2013)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * Kendrick Perkins 2.6 (2009)

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.