Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Stephen Howard Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Stephen Howard 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.

Stephen Howard

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
Stephen Howard: 1992-93 to 1997-98

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Stephen Howard 0

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Stephen Howard 4

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Stephen Howard 2

All-Star Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 Stephen Howard 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Stephen Howard 0

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Stephen Howard 0

All-NBA First Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 Stephen Howard 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 Stephen Howard 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5 Stephen Howard 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11 Stephen Howard 0

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Stephen Howard 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Stephen Howard 0

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * Stephen Howard 0

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Stephen Howard 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 Stephen Howard 2.8

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Stephen Howard 1.4

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Stephen Howard 0.2

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * Stephen Howard 0.3

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * Stephen Howard 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Stephen Howard 336

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Stephen Howard 173

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Stephen Howard 25

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * Stephen Howard 38

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * Stephen Howard 28

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Stephen Howard 120

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Stephen Howard .481

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * Stephen Howard -

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Stephen Howard .631

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Stephen Howard 3.6 (1997)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Stephen Howard 1.8 (1994)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Stephen Howard 0.2 (1998)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * Stephen Howard 0.4 (1997)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * Stephen Howard 0.3 (1994)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Stephen Howard 1.5

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 Stephen Howard 0.7

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Stephen Howard 0.0

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * Stephen Howard 0.1

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * Stephen Howard 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 Stephen Howard 23

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 Stephen Howard 11

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Stephen Howard 0

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * Stephen Howard 1

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * Stephen Howard 0

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Stephen Howard 15

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 Stephen Howard .353

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000 * Stephen Howard -

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 Stephen Howard .733

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) Stephen Howard 1.8 (1997)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) Stephen Howard 1.0 (1994)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) Stephen Howard 0.0 (1997)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * Stephen Howard 0.2 (1997)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * Stephen Howard 0.0 (1997)

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.