Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Rickey Green Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Rickey Green 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.

Rickey Green

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
Rickey Green: 1977-78 to 1991-92

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Rickey Green 0

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Rickey Green 14

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Rickey Green 8

All-Star Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 Rickey Green 1

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Rickey Green 0

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Rickey Green 0

All-NBA First Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 Rickey Green 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 Rickey Green 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5 Rickey Green 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11 Rickey Green 0

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Rickey Green 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Rickey Green 0

Steals Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0 * Rickey Green 1

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * Rickey Green 0

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Rickey Green 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 Rickey Green 9.4

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Rickey Green 1.9

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Rickey Green 5.5

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * Rickey Green 1.4

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * Rickey Green 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Rickey Green 8,870

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Rickey Green 1,819

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Rickey Green 5,221

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * Rickey Green 1,348

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * Rickey Green 51

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Rickey Green 946

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Rickey Green .469

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * Rickey Green .207 *

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Rickey Green .807

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Rickey Green 14.8 (1982)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Rickey Green 3.0 (1982)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Rickey Green 9.2 (1984)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * Rickey Green 2.8 (1983)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * Rickey Green 0.2 (1984)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Rickey Green 8.8

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 Rickey Green 1.9

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Rickey Green 5.3

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * Rickey Green 0.9

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * Rickey Green 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 Rickey Green 485

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 Rickey Green 105

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Rickey Green 294

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * Rickey Green 50

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * Rickey Green 4

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Rickey Green 55

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 Rickey Green .455

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000 * Rickey Green .350 *

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 Rickey Green .847

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) Rickey Green 15.0 (1985)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) Rickey Green 3.1 (1984)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) Rickey Green 9.5 (1986)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * Rickey Green 1.7 (1984)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * Rickey Green 0.4 (1984)

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.