Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Press Maravich Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Press Maravich 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.

Press Maravich

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
Press Maravich: 1946-47 to 1946-47

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Press Maravich 0

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Press Maravich 1

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Press Maravich 0

All-Star Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 Press Maravich 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Press Maravich 0 *

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Press Maravich 0 *

All-NBA First Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 Press Maravich 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 Press Maravich 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5 Press Maravich 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11 Press Maravich 0

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Press Maravich 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Press Maravich 0 *

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * Press Maravich 0 *

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Press Maravich 0 *

* Notes: Season MVP is awarded since 1955-56. Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Rookie of The Year is awarded since 1952-53. Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.6 Press Maravich 4.6

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Press Maravich - n/a **

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Press Maravich 0.1

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * Press Maravich - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * Press Maravich - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Press Maravich 234

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Press Maravich - n/a **

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Press Maravich 6

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * Press Maravich - n/a **

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * Press Maravich - n/a **

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Press Maravich 51

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Press Maravich .272

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * Press Maravich - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Press Maravich .517

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Press Maravich 4.6 (1947)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Press Maravich - n/a **

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Press Maravich 0.1 (1947)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * Press Maravich - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * Press Maravich - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Press Maravich -

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 Press Maravich - n/a **

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Press Maravich -

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * Press Maravich - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * Press Maravich - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 Press Maravich -

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 Press Maravich - n/a **

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Press Maravich -

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * Press Maravich - n/a **

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * Press Maravich - n/a **

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Press Maravich 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 Press Maravich -

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000 * Press Maravich - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 Press Maravich -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) Press Maravich -

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) Press Maravich - n/a **

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) Press Maravich -

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * Press Maravich - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * Press Maravich - 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. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51, this player has no data for the stat.