Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Reggie Lewis Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Reggie Lewis 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.

Reggie Lewis

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
Reggie Lewis: 1987-88 to 1992-93

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Reggie Lewis 0

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Reggie Lewis 6

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Reggie Lewis 6

All-Star Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 Reggie Lewis 1

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Reggie Lewis 0

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Reggie Lewis 0

All-NBA First Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 Reggie Lewis 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 Reggie Lewis 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5 Reggie Lewis 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11 Reggie Lewis 0

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Reggie Lewis 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Reggie Lewis 0

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * Reggie Lewis 0

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Reggie Lewis 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 Reggie Lewis 17.6

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Reggie Lewis 4.3

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Reggie Lewis 2.6

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * Reggie Lewis 1.3

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * Reggie Lewis 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Reggie Lewis 7,902

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Reggie Lewis 1,938

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Reggie Lewis 1,153

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * Reggie Lewis 569

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * Reggie Lewis 417

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Reggie Lewis 450

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Reggie Lewis .488

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * Reggie Lewis .200

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Reggie Lewis .824

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Reggie Lewis 20.8 (1993)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Reggie Lewis 5.2 (1991)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Reggie Lewis 3.7 (1993)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * Reggie Lewis 1.5 (1989)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * Reggie Lewis 1.3 (1992)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Reggie Lewis 17.5

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 Reggie Lewis 4.2

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Reggie Lewis 2.6

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * Reggie Lewis 1.2

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * Reggie Lewis 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 Reggie Lewis 734

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 Reggie Lewis 175

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Reggie Lewis 109

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * Reggie Lewis 51

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * Reggie Lewis 19

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Reggie Lewis 42

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 Reggie Lewis .510

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000 * Reggie Lewis .133

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 Reggie Lewis .777

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) Reggie Lewis 28.0 (1992)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) Reggie Lewis 7.0 (1989)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) Reggie Lewis 4.4 (1990)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * Reggie Lewis 2.4 (1992)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * Reggie Lewis 1.0 (1993)

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.