Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Malaki Branham Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Malaki Branham 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.

Malaki Branham

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
Malaki Branham: 2022-23 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Malaki Branham 0

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Malaki Branham 2

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Malaki Branham 0

All-Star Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 Malaki Branham 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Malaki Branham 0

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Malaki Branham 0

All-NBA First Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 Malaki Branham 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 Malaki Branham 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5 Malaki Branham 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11 Malaki Branham 0

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Malaki Branham 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Malaki Branham 0

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * Malaki Branham 0

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Malaki Branham 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 Malaki Branham 9.7

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Malaki Branham 2.3

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Malaki Branham 2.0

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * Malaki Branham 0.4

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * Malaki Branham 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Malaki Branham 1,363

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Malaki Branham 329

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Malaki Branham 283

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * Malaki Branham 60

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * Malaki Branham 15

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Malaki Branham 141

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Malaki Branham .436

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * Malaki Branham .325

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Malaki Branham .850

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Malaki Branham 10.2 (2023)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Malaki Branham 2.7 (2023)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Malaki Branham 2.1 (2024)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * Malaki Branham 0.5 (2023)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * Malaki Branham 0.1 (2024)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Malaki Branham -

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 Malaki Branham -

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Malaki Branham -

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * Malaki Branham -

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * Malaki Branham -

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 Malaki Branham -

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 Malaki Branham -

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Malaki Branham -

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * Malaki Branham -

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * Malaki Branham -

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Malaki Branham 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 Malaki Branham -

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000 * Malaki Branham -

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 Malaki Branham -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) Malaki Branham -

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) Malaki Branham -

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) Malaki Branham -

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * Malaki Branham -

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * Malaki Branham -

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.