Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Russ Lee Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Russ Lee 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.

Russ Lee

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
Russ Lee: 1972-73 to 1974-75

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Russ Lee 0

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Russ Lee 3

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Russ Lee 2

All-Star Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 Russ Lee 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Russ Lee 0

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Russ Lee 0

All-NBA First Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 Russ Lee 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 Russ Lee 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5 Russ Lee 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11 Russ Lee 0

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Russ Lee 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Russ Lee 0

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * Russ Lee 0 *

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Russ Lee 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 Russ Lee 2.9

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Russ Lee 1.2

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Russ Lee 0.7

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * Russ Lee 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * Russ Lee 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Russ Lee 282

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Russ Lee 114

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Russ Lee 65

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * Russ Lee 22 *

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * Russ Lee 3 *

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Russ Lee 97

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Russ Lee .391

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * Russ Lee - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Russ Lee .685

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Russ Lee 4.3 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Russ Lee 2.1 (1975)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Russ Lee 0.8 (1973)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * Russ Lee 0.7 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * Russ Lee 0.2 (1975) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Russ Lee 2.5

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 Russ Lee 0.6

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Russ Lee 0.3

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * Russ Lee 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * Russ Lee 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 Russ Lee 27

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 Russ Lee 7

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Russ Lee 3

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * Russ Lee 3 *

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * Russ Lee 1 *

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Russ Lee 11

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 Russ Lee .591

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000 * Russ Lee - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 Russ Lee .250

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) Russ Lee 3.2 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) Russ Lee 0.8 (1973)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) Russ Lee 0.4 (1973)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * Russ Lee 0.5 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * Russ Lee 0.2 (1974) *

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. ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.