Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Kent Benson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Kent Benson 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.

Kent Benson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
Kent Benson: 1977-78 to 1987-88

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Kent Benson 0

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Kent Benson 11

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Kent Benson 5

All-Star Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 Kent Benson 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Kent Benson 0

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Kent Benson 0

All-NBA First Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 Kent Benson 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 Kent Benson 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5 Kent Benson 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11 Kent Benson 0

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Kent Benson 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Kent Benson 0

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * Kent Benson 0

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Kent Benson 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 Kent Benson 9.1

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Kent Benson 5.7

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Kent Benson 1.8

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * Kent Benson 0.9

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * Kent Benson 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Kent Benson 6,168

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Kent Benson 3,881

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Kent Benson 1,203

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * Kent Benson 605

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * Kent Benson 586

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Kent Benson 680

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Kent Benson .493

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * Kent Benson .206 *

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Kent Benson .757

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Kent Benson 15.7 (1981)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Kent Benson 8.7 (1982)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Kent Benson 2.9 (1981)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * Kent Benson 1.2 (1981)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * Kent Benson 1.3 (1982)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Kent Benson 4.7

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 Kent Benson 3.2

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Kent Benson 0.5

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * Kent Benson 0.6

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * Kent Benson 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 Kent Benson 137

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 Kent Benson 94

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Kent Benson 14

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * Kent Benson 18

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * Kent Benson 14

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Kent Benson 29

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 Kent Benson .483

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000 * Kent Benson - *

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 Kent Benson .694

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) Kent Benson 7.6 (1984)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) Kent Benson 6.0 (1984)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) Kent Benson 1.4 (1984)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * Kent Benson 1.0 (1984)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * Kent Benson 1.4 (1984)

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.