Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Michael Finley Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Michael Finley 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.

Michael Finley

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
Michael Finley: 1995-96 to 2009-10

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Michael Finley 1

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Michael Finley 15

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Michael Finley 10

All-Star Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 Michael Finley 2

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Michael Finley 0

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Michael Finley 0

All-NBA First Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 Michael Finley 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 Michael Finley 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5 Michael Finley 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11 Michael Finley 0

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Michael Finley 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Michael Finley 0

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * Michael Finley 0

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Michael Finley 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 Michael Finley 15.7

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Michael Finley 4.4

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Michael Finley 2.9

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * Michael Finley 0.9

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * Michael Finley 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Michael Finley 17,306

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Michael Finley 4,804

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Michael Finley 3,245

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * Michael Finley 996

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * Michael Finley 323

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Michael Finley 1,103

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Michael Finley .444

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * Michael Finley .375

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Michael Finley .811

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Michael Finley 22.6 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Michael Finley 6.3 (2000)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Michael Finley 5.3 (2000)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * Michael Finley 1.6 (1998)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * Michael Finley 0.5 (2004)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Michael Finley 11.8

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 Michael Finley 3.5

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Michael Finley 1.8

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * Michael Finley 0.8

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * Michael Finley 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 Michael Finley 1,525

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 Michael Finley 456

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Michael Finley 229

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * Michael Finley 100

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * Michael Finley 32

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Michael Finley 129

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 Michael Finley .418

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000 * Michael Finley .388

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 Michael Finley .866

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) Michael Finley 24.6 (2002)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) Michael Finley 6.3 (2002)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) Michael Finley 4.4 (2001)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * Michael Finley 1.5 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * Michael Finley 0.6 (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.