Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Rafer Alston Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Rafer Alston 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.

Rafer Alston

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
Rafer Alston: 1999-00 to 2009-10

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Rafer Alston 0

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Rafer Alston 11

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Rafer Alston 6

All-Star Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 Rafer Alston 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Rafer Alston 0

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Rafer Alston 0

All-NBA First Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 Rafer Alston 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 Rafer Alston 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5 Rafer Alston 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11 Rafer Alston 0

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Rafer Alston 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Rafer Alston 0

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * Rafer Alston 0

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Rafer Alston 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 Rafer Alston 10.1

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Rafer Alston 2.8

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Rafer Alston 4.8

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * Rafer Alston 1.2

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * Rafer Alston 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Rafer Alston 6,799

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Rafer Alston 1,891

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Rafer Alston 3,202

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * Rafer Alston 813

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * Rafer Alston 105

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Rafer Alston 671

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Rafer Alston .383

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * Rafer Alston .354

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Rafer Alston .729

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Rafer Alston 14.2 (2005)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Rafer Alston 4.0 (2006)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Rafer Alston 6.7 (2006)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * Rafer Alston 1.6 (2006)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * Rafer Alston 0.3 (2003)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Rafer Alston 9.0

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 Rafer Alston 2.5

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Rafer Alston 3.1

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * Rafer Alston 1.0

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * Rafer Alston 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 Rafer Alston 505

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 Rafer Alston 139

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Rafer Alston 171

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * Rafer Alston 55

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * Rafer Alston 8

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Rafer Alston 56

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 Rafer Alston .365

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000 * Rafer Alston .311

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 Rafer Alston .764

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) Rafer Alston 14.3 (2008)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) Rafer Alston 6.9 (2007)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) Rafer Alston 5.0 (2007)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * Rafer Alston 1.9 (2007)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * Rafer Alston 0.4 (2007)

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.