Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Shabazz Napier Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Shabazz Napier 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.

Shabazz Napier

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
Shabazz Napier: 2014-15 to 2019-20

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Shabazz Napier 0

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Shabazz Napier 6

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Shabazz Napier 3

All-Star Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 Shabazz Napier 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Shabazz Napier 0

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Shabazz Napier 0

All-NBA First Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 Shabazz Napier 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 Shabazz Napier 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5 Shabazz Napier 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11 Shabazz Napier 0

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Shabazz Napier 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Shabazz Napier 0

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * Shabazz Napier 0

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Shabazz Napier 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 Shabazz Napier 7.1

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Shabazz Napier 1.9

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Shabazz Napier 2.5

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * Shabazz Napier 0.8

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * Shabazz Napier 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Shabazz Napier 2,433

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Shabazz Napier 657

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Shabazz Napier 849

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * Shabazz Napier 286

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * Shabazz Napier 48

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Shabazz Napier 345

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Shabazz Napier .397

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * Shabazz Napier .345

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Shabazz Napier .815

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Shabazz Napier 10.3 (2020)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Shabazz Napier 2.8 (2020)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Shabazz Napier 4.7 (2020)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * Shabazz Napier 1.2 (2020)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * Shabazz Napier 0.3 (2019)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Shabazz Napier 6.9

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 Shabazz Napier 1.4

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Shabazz Napier 1.9

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * Shabazz Napier 0.7

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * Shabazz Napier 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 Shabazz Napier 62

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 Shabazz Napier 13

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Shabazz Napier 17

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * Shabazz Napier 6

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * Shabazz Napier 0

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Shabazz Napier 9

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 Shabazz Napier .488

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000 * Shabazz Napier .400

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 Shabazz Napier .778

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) Shabazz Napier 8.0 (2019)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) Shabazz Napier 2.3 (2019)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) Shabazz Napier 3.7 (2019)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * Shabazz Napier 1.5 (2018)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * Shabazz Napier 0.0 (2019)

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.