Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Matt Harpring Comparison

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

Matt Harpring

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
Matt Harpring: 1998-99 to 2008-09

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Matt Harpring 0

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Matt Harpring 11

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Matt Harpring 6

All-Star Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 Matt Harpring 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Matt Harpring 0

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Matt Harpring 0

All-NBA First Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 Matt Harpring 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 Matt Harpring 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5 Matt Harpring 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11 Matt Harpring 0

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Matt Harpring 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Matt Harpring 0

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * Matt Harpring 0

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Matt Harpring 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 Matt Harpring 11.5

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Matt Harpring 5.1

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Matt Harpring 1.4

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * Matt Harpring 0.7

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * Matt Harpring 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Matt Harpring 7,645

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Matt Harpring 3,366

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Matt Harpring 907

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * Matt Harpring 497

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * Matt Harpring 112

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Matt Harpring 665

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Matt Harpring .481

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * Matt Harpring .333

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Matt Harpring .753

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Matt Harpring 17.6 (2003)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Matt Harpring 8.0 (2004)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Matt Harpring 2.0 (2004)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * Matt Harpring 1.3 (2000)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * Matt Harpring 0.3 (2001)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Matt Harpring 8.7

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 Matt Harpring 4.1

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Matt Harpring 1.1

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * Matt Harpring 0.6

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * Matt Harpring 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 Matt Harpring 419

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 Matt Harpring 198

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Matt Harpring 54

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * Matt Harpring 27

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * Matt Harpring 9

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Matt Harpring 48

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 Matt Harpring .459

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000 * Matt Harpring .150

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 Matt Harpring .767

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) Matt Harpring 14.8 (2003)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) Matt Harpring 5.4 (2003)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) Matt Harpring 1.8 (1999)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * Matt Harpring 1.0 (2003)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * Matt Harpring 0.3 (2008)

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.