Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Larry Costello Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Larry Costello 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.

Larry Costello

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
Larry Costello: 1954-55 to 1967-68

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Larry Costello 1

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Larry Costello 12

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Larry Costello 10

All-Star Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 Larry Costello 6

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Larry Costello 0 *

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Larry Costello 0 *

All-NBA First Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 Larry Costello 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 Larry Costello 1

All-Defensive 1st Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5 Larry Costello 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11 Larry Costello 0

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Larry Costello 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Larry Costello 0

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * Larry Costello 0 *

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Larry Costello 0

* Notes: Season MVP is awarded since 1955-56. Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. 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 Larry Costello 12.2

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Larry Costello 3.8

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Larry Costello 4.6

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * Larry Costello - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * Larry Costello - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Larry Costello 8,622

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Larry Costello 2,705

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Larry Costello 3,215

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * Larry Costello - n/a **

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * Larry Costello - n/a **

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Larry Costello 706

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Larry Costello .438

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * Larry Costello - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Larry Costello .841

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Larry Costello 15.8 (1959)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Larry Costello 5.5 (1960)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Larry Costello 6.3 (1960)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * Larry Costello - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * Larry Costello - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Larry Costello 11.4

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 Larry Costello 3.3

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Larry Costello 4.2

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * Larry Costello - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * Larry Costello - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 Larry Costello 592

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 Larry Costello 171

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Larry Costello 218

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * Larry Costello - n/a **

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * Larry Costello - n/a **

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Larry Costello 52

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 Larry Costello .416

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000 * Larry Costello - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 Larry Costello .852

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) Larry Costello 17.7 (1959)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) Larry Costello 8.3 (1958)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) Larry Costello 6.7 (1960)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * Larry Costello - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * Larry Costello - n/a **

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. ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.