Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Ruben Patterson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Ruben Patterson 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.

Ruben Patterson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
Ruben Patterson: 1998-99 to 2007-08

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Ruben Patterson 0

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Ruben Patterson 10

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Ruben Patterson 5

All-Star Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 Ruben Patterson 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Ruben Patterson 0

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Ruben Patterson 0

All-NBA First Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 Ruben Patterson 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 Ruben Patterson 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5 Ruben Patterson 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11 Ruben Patterson 0

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Ruben Patterson 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Ruben Patterson 0

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * Ruben Patterson 0

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Ruben Patterson 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 Ruben Patterson 10.7

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Ruben Patterson 4.2

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Ruben Patterson 1.8

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * Ruben Patterson 1.2

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * Ruben Patterson 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Ruben Patterson 6,953

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Ruben Patterson 2,697

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Ruben Patterson 1,150

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * Ruben Patterson 751

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * Ruben Patterson 249

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Ruben Patterson 649

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Ruben Patterson .517

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * Ruben Patterson .179

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Ruben Patterson .641

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Ruben Patterson 14.7 (2007)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Ruben Patterson 5.4 (2007)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Ruben Patterson 2.9 (2007)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * Ruben Patterson 1.5 (2005)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * Ruben Patterson 0.6 (2001)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Ruben Patterson 6.7

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 Ruben Patterson 2.5

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Ruben Patterson 0.8

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * Ruben Patterson 0.5

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * Ruben Patterson 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 Ruben Patterson 147

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 Ruben Patterson 54

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Ruben Patterson 17

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * Ruben Patterson 11

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * Ruben Patterson 4

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Ruben Patterson 22

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 Ruben Patterson .477

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000 * Ruben Patterson .000

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 Ruben Patterson .719

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) Ruben Patterson 10.0 (2003)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) Ruben Patterson 3.7 (2003)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) Ruben Patterson 1.6 (2003)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * Ruben Patterson 1.0 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * Ruben Patterson 0.4 (2000)

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.