Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Leon Benbow Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Leon Benbow 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.

Leon Benbow

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
Leon Benbow: 1974-75 to 1975-76

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Leon Benbow 0

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Leon Benbow 2

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Leon Benbow 1

All-Star Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 Leon Benbow 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Leon Benbow 0

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Leon Benbow 0

All-NBA First Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 Leon Benbow 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 Leon Benbow 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5 Leon Benbow 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11 Leon Benbow 0

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Leon Benbow 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Leon Benbow 0

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * Leon Benbow 0

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Leon Benbow 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 Leon Benbow 5.5

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Leon Benbow 1.9

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Leon Benbow 1.6

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * Leon Benbow 0.6

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * Leon Benbow 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Leon Benbow 628

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Leon Benbow 214

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Leon Benbow 183

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * Leon Benbow 73

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * Leon Benbow 17

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Leon Benbow 115

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Leon Benbow .394

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * Leon Benbow - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Leon Benbow .759

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Leon Benbow 7.1 (1976)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Leon Benbow 2.3 (1976)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Leon Benbow 2.1 (1976)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * Leon Benbow 0.8 (1976)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * Leon Benbow 0.2 (1975)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Leon Benbow 2.5

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 Leon Benbow 0.5

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Leon Benbow 1.0

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * Leon Benbow 0.0

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * Leon Benbow 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 Leon Benbow 5

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 Leon Benbow 1

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Leon Benbow 2

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * Leon Benbow 0

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * Leon Benbow 0

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Leon Benbow 2

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 Leon Benbow .500

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000 * Leon Benbow - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 Leon Benbow .500

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) Leon Benbow 2.5 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) Leon Benbow 0.5 (1975)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) Leon Benbow 1.0 (1975)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * Leon Benbow 0.0 (1975)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * Leon Benbow 0.0 (1975)

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. ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.