Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Rick Brunson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Rick Brunson 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.

Rick Brunson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
Rick Brunson: 1997-98 to 2005-06

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Rick Brunson 0

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Rick Brunson 9

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Rick Brunson 4

All-Star Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 Rick Brunson 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Rick Brunson 0

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Rick Brunson 0

All-NBA First Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 Rick Brunson 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 Rick Brunson 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5 Rick Brunson 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11 Rick Brunson 0

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Rick Brunson 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Rick Brunson 0

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * Rick Brunson 0

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Rick Brunson 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 Rick Brunson 3.2

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Rick Brunson 1.3

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Rick Brunson 2.6

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * Rick Brunson 0.6

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * Rick Brunson 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Rick Brunson 1,090

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Rick Brunson 447

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Rick Brunson 876

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * Rick Brunson 201

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * Rick Brunson 21

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Rick Brunson 337

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Rick Brunson .378

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * Rick Brunson .362

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Rick Brunson .693

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Rick Brunson 5.5 (2005)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Rick Brunson 2.3 (2005)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Rick Brunson 5.1 (2005)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * Rick Brunson 1.0 (2005)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * Rick Brunson 0.2 (2003)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Rick Brunson 0.6

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 Rick Brunson 0.1

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Rick Brunson 0.2

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * Rick Brunson 0.1

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * Rick Brunson 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 Rick Brunson 9

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 Rick Brunson 1

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Rick Brunson 3

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * Rick Brunson 1

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * Rick Brunson 0

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Rick Brunson 16

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 Rick Brunson .286

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000 * Rick Brunson -

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 Rick Brunson .833

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) Rick Brunson 1.5 (2001)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) Rick Brunson 0.1 (1999)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) Rick Brunson 0.3 (2000)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * Rick Brunson 0.3 (2000)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * Rick Brunson 0.0 (2002)

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.