Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Kenny Payne Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Kenny Payne 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.

Kenny Payne

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
Kenny Payne: 1989-90 to 1992-93

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Kenny Payne 0

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Kenny Payne 4

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Kenny Payne 1

All-Star Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 Kenny Payne 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Kenny Payne 0

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Kenny Payne 0

All-NBA First Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 Kenny Payne 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 Kenny Payne 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5 Kenny Payne 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11 Kenny Payne 0

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Kenny Payne 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Kenny Payne 0

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * Kenny Payne 0

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Kenny Payne 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 Kenny Payne 3.5

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Kenny Payne 1.2

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Kenny Payne 0.4

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * Kenny Payne 0.3

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * Kenny Payne 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Kenny Payne 508

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Kenny Payne 170

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Kenny Payne 61

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * Kenny Payne 38

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * Kenny Payne 22

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Kenny Payne 144

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Kenny Payne .410

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * Kenny Payne .293

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Kenny Payne .859

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Kenny Payne 6.5 (1993)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Kenny Payne 1.8 (1993)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Kenny Payne 1.4 (1993)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * Kenny Payne 0.4 (1993)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * Kenny Payne 0.2 (1990)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Kenny Payne 2.0

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 Kenny Payne 0.7

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Kenny Payne 0.0

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * Kenny Payne 0.0

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * Kenny Payne 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 Kenny Payne 6

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 Kenny Payne 2

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Kenny Payne 0

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * Kenny Payne 0

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * Kenny Payne 0

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Kenny Payne 3

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 Kenny Payne .400

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000 * Kenny Payne .000

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 Kenny Payne 1.000

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) Kenny Payne 2.0 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) Kenny Payne 0.7 (1990)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) Kenny Payne 0.0 (1990)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * Kenny Payne 0.0 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * Kenny Payne 0.0 (1990)

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.