Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf 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.

Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf: 1990-91 to 2000-01

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf 0

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf 9

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf 2

All-Star Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf 0

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf 0

All-NBA First Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5 Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11 Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf 0

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf 0

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf 0

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf 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 Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf 14.6

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf 1.9

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf 3.5

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf 0.8

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf 8,553

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf 1,087

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf 2,079

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf 487

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf 46

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf 586

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf .442

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf .354

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf .905

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf 19.2 (1996)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf 2.8 (1993)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf 6.8 (1996)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf 1.1 (1996)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf 0.1 (1994)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf 13.0

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf 1.5

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf 2.3

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf 0.5

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf 195

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf 23

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf 35

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf 7

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf 1

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf 15

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf .369

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000 * Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf .286

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf .956

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf 13.3 (1995)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf 1.7 (1995)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf 2.5 (1994)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf 0.7 (1995)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf 0.1 (1994)

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.