Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Marvin Barnes Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Marvin Barnes 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.

Marvin Barnes

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
Marvin Barnes: 1976-77 to 1979-80

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Marvin Barnes 0

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Marvin Barnes 4

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Marvin Barnes 0

All-Star Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 Marvin Barnes 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Marvin Barnes 0

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Marvin Barnes 0

All-NBA First Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 Marvin Barnes 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 Marvin Barnes 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5 Marvin Barnes 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11 Marvin Barnes 0

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Marvin Barnes 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Marvin Barnes 0

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * Marvin Barnes 0

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Marvin Barnes 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 Marvin Barnes 9.2

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Marvin Barnes 5.5

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Marvin Barnes 1.5

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * Marvin Barnes 0.8

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * Marvin Barnes 1.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Marvin Barnes 1,569

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Marvin Barnes 946

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Marvin Barnes 252

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * Marvin Barnes 145

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * Marvin Barnes 167

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Marvin Barnes 171

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Marvin Barnes .442

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * Marvin Barnes - *

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Marvin Barnes .672

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Marvin Barnes 11.4 (1978)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Marvin Barnes 7.3 (1978)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Marvin Barnes 2.3 (1978)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * Marvin Barnes 1.1 (1978)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * Marvin Barnes 1.4 (1978)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Marvin Barnes -

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 Marvin Barnes -

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Marvin Barnes -

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * Marvin Barnes -

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * Marvin Barnes -

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 Marvin Barnes -

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 Marvin Barnes -

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Marvin Barnes -

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * Marvin Barnes -

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * Marvin Barnes -

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Marvin Barnes 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 Marvin Barnes -

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000 * Marvin Barnes - *

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 Marvin Barnes -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) Marvin Barnes -

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) Marvin Barnes -

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) Marvin Barnes -

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * Marvin Barnes -

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * Marvin Barnes -

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.