Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Matt Costello Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Matt 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.

Player Comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season

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

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar:
1969-70 to 1988-89
Matt Costello:
2017-18 to 2017-18

NBA Championships and Seasons

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar6
Matt Costello0
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar20
Matt Costello1
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar18
Matt Costello0
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar19
Matt Costello0

Honors and Awards

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar6
Matt Costello0
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar2
Matt Costello0
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar10
Matt Costello0
All-NBA Teams
(Total Selections)
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar15
Matt Costello0
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar5
Matt Costello0
All-Defensive Teams
(Total Selections)
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar11
Matt Costello0
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar2
Matt Costello0
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar1
Matt Costello0
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar4 *
Matt Costello0
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar1
Matt Costello0
* Notes: Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.6
Matt Costello 1.0

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2
Matt Costello 2.3

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6
Matt Costello 0.5

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9
*
Matt Costello 0.5

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6
*
Matt Costello 0.5

Totals Stats

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387
Matt Costello 4

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440
Matt Costello 9

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660
Matt Costello 2

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160
*
Matt Costello 2

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189
*
Matt Costello 2

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560
Matt Costello 4

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559
Matt Costello .500

3-Point Percentage
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056
*
Matt Costello -

Free Throw Percentage
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721
Matt Costello -

Best Season (no game minimum)

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8
(1972)
Matt Costello 1.0
(2018)

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9
(1976)
Matt Costello 2.3
(2018)

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4
(1979)
Matt Costello 0.5
(2018)

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7
(1978)
*
Matt Costello 0.5
(2018)

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1
(1976)
*
Matt Costello 0.5
(2018)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3
Matt Costello -

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5
Matt Costello -

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2
Matt Costello -

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0
*
Matt Costello -

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4
*
Matt Costello -

Totals Stats

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762
Matt Costello -

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481
Matt Costello -

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767
Matt Costello -

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189
*
Matt Costello -

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476
*
Matt Costello -

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237
Matt Costello 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533
Matt Costello -

3-Point Percentage
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000
*
Matt Costello -

Free Throw Percentage
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740
Matt Costello -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2
(1970)
Matt Costello -

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2
(1972)
Matt Costello -

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1
(1972)
Matt Costello -

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7
(1977)
*
Matt Costello -

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1
(1979)
*
Matt Costello -

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.