Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Maurice Taylor Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Maurice Taylor 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.

Maurice Taylor

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
Maurice Taylor: 1997-98 to 2006-07

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Maurice Taylor 0

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Maurice Taylor 9

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Maurice Taylor 1

All-Star Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 Maurice Taylor 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Maurice Taylor 0

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Maurice Taylor 0

All-NBA First Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 Maurice Taylor 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 Maurice Taylor 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5 Maurice Taylor 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11 Maurice Taylor 0

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Maurice Taylor 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Maurice Taylor 0

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * Maurice Taylor 0

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Maurice Taylor 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 Maurice Taylor 11.0

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Maurice Taylor 4.6

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Maurice Taylor 1.2

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * Maurice Taylor 0.5

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * Maurice Taylor 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Maurice Taylor 5,889

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Maurice Taylor 2,452

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Maurice Taylor 623

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * Maurice Taylor 246

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * Maurice Taylor 259

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Maurice Taylor 534

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Maurice Taylor .466

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * Maurice Taylor .152

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Maurice Taylor .711

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Maurice Taylor 17.1 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Maurice Taylor 6.5 (2000)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Maurice Taylor 1.6 (2000)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * Maurice Taylor 0.8 (2000)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * Maurice Taylor 0.8 (2000)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Maurice Taylor 9.8

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 Maurice Taylor 3.2

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Maurice Taylor 1.0

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * Maurice Taylor 0.0

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * Maurice Taylor 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 Maurice Taylor 49

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 Maurice Taylor 16

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Maurice Taylor 5

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * Maurice Taylor 0

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * Maurice Taylor 1

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Maurice Taylor 5

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 Maurice Taylor .474

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000 * Maurice Taylor -

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 Maurice Taylor .765

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) Maurice Taylor 9.8 (2004)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) Maurice Taylor 3.2 (2004)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) Maurice Taylor 1.0 (2004)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * Maurice Taylor 0.0 (2004)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * Maurice Taylor 0.2 (2004)

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.