Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Paul Long Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Paul Long 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.

Paul Long

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
Paul Long: 1967-68 to 1970-71

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Paul Long 0

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Paul Long 3

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Paul Long 1

All-Star Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 Paul Long 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Paul Long 0

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Paul Long 0 *

All-NBA First Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 Paul Long 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 Paul Long 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5 Paul Long 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11 Paul Long 0

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Paul Long 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Paul Long 0

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * Paul Long 0 *

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Paul Long 0

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. 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 Paul Long 3.9

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Paul Long 0.8

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Paul Long 0.8

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * Paul Long - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * Paul Long - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Paul Long 274

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Paul Long 57

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Paul Long 54

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * Paul Long - n/a **

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * Paul Long - n/a **

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Paul Long 71

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Paul Long .464

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * Paul Long - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Paul Long .753

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Paul Long 4.5 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Paul Long 1.0 (1971)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Paul Long 0.8 (1971)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * Paul Long - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * Paul Long - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Paul Long 6.0

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 Paul Long 0.0

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Paul Long 1.0

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * Paul Long - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * Paul Long - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 Paul Long 6

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 Paul Long 0

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Paul Long 1

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * Paul Long - n/a **

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * Paul Long - n/a **

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Paul Long 1

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 Paul Long 1.000

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000 * Paul Long - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 Paul Long -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) Paul Long 6.0 (1968)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) Paul Long 0.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) Paul Long 1.0 (1968)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * Paul Long - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * Paul Long - n/a **

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. ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.