Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Rudy LaRusso Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Rudy LaRusso 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.

Rudy LaRusso

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
Rudy LaRusso: 1959-60 to 1968-69

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Rudy LaRusso 0

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Rudy LaRusso 10

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Rudy LaRusso 9

All-Star Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 Rudy LaRusso 5

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Rudy LaRusso 0

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Rudy LaRusso 0 *

All-NBA First Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 Rudy LaRusso 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 Rudy LaRusso 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5 Rudy LaRusso 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11 Rudy LaRusso 1

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Rudy LaRusso 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Rudy LaRusso 0

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * Rudy LaRusso 0 *

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Rudy LaRusso 0

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. 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 Rudy LaRusso 15.6

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Rudy LaRusso 9.4

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Rudy LaRusso 2.1

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * Rudy LaRusso - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * Rudy LaRusso - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Rudy LaRusso 11,507

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Rudy LaRusso 6,936

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Rudy LaRusso 1,556

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * Rudy LaRusso - n/a **

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * Rudy LaRusso - n/a **

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Rudy LaRusso 736

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Rudy LaRusso .431

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * Rudy LaRusso - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Rudy LaRusso .767

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Rudy LaRusso 21.8 (1968)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Rudy LaRusso 10.4 (1962)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Rudy LaRusso 2.6 (1965)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * Rudy LaRusso - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * Rudy LaRusso - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Rudy LaRusso 14.5

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 Rudy LaRusso 8.4

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Rudy LaRusso 2.1

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * Rudy LaRusso - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * Rudy LaRusso - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 Rudy LaRusso 1,344

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 Rudy LaRusso 779

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Rudy LaRusso 194

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * Rudy LaRusso - n/a **

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * Rudy LaRusso - n/a **

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Rudy LaRusso 93

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 Rudy LaRusso .405

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000 * Rudy LaRusso - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 Rudy LaRusso .751

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) Rudy LaRusso 20.3 (1968)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) Rudy LaRusso 9.9 (1968)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) Rudy LaRusso 2.6 (1965)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * Rudy LaRusso - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * Rudy LaRusso - n/a **

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. ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.