Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Ronnie Lester Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Ronnie Lester 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.

Ronnie Lester

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
Ronnie Lester: 1980-81 to 1985-86

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Ronnie Lester 1

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Ronnie Lester 6

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Ronnie Lester 2

All-Star Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 Ronnie Lester 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Ronnie Lester 0

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Ronnie Lester 0

All-NBA First Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 Ronnie Lester 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 Ronnie Lester 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5 Ronnie Lester 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11 Ronnie Lester 0

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Ronnie Lester 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Ronnie Lester 0

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * Ronnie Lester 0

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Ronnie Lester 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 Ronnie Lester 7.3

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Ronnie Lester 1.9

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Ronnie Lester 4.0

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * Ronnie Lester 0.7

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * Ronnie Lester 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Ronnie Lester 1,816

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Ronnie Lester 473

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Ronnie Lester 1,003

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * Ronnie Lester 187

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * Ronnie Lester 32

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Ronnie Lester 250

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Ronnie Lester .469

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * Ronnie Lester .227

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Ronnie Lester .788

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Ronnie Lester 11.6 (1982)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Ronnie Lester 2.8 (1982)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Ronnie Lester 5.1 (1983)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * Ronnie Lester 1.1 (1982)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * Ronnie Lester 0.2 (1982)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Ronnie Lester 2.7

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 Ronnie Lester 1.0

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Ronnie Lester 0.9

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * Ronnie Lester 0.1

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * Ronnie Lester 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 Ronnie Lester 38

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 Ronnie Lester 14

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Ronnie Lester 13

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * Ronnie Lester 2

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * Ronnie Lester 0

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Ronnie Lester 14

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 Ronnie Lester .394

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000 * Ronnie Lester .000

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 Ronnie Lester .750

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) Ronnie Lester 3.8 (1981)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) Ronnie Lester 1.2 (1981)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) Ronnie Lester 1.0 (1985)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * Ronnie Lester 0.4 (1981)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * Ronnie Lester 0.0 (1985)

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.