Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Steve Alford Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Steve Alford 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.

Steve Alford

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
Steve Alford: 1987-88 to 1990-91

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Steve Alford 0

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Steve Alford 4

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Steve Alford 3

All-Star Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 Steve Alford 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Steve Alford 0

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Steve Alford 0

All-NBA First Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 Steve Alford 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 Steve Alford 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5 Steve Alford 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11 Steve Alford 0

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Steve Alford 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Steve Alford 0

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * Steve Alford 0

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Steve Alford 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 Steve Alford 4.4

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Steve Alford 0.9

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Steve Alford 1.0

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * Steve Alford 0.5

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * Steve Alford 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Steve Alford 744

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Steve Alford 144

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Steve Alford 176

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * Steve Alford 85

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * Steve Alford 10

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Steve Alford 169

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Steve Alford .459

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * Steve Alford .324

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Steve Alford .870

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Steve Alford 5.5 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Steve Alford 1.1 (1989)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Steve Alford 1.4 (1989)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * Steve Alford 0.7 (1989)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * Steve Alford 0.1 (1988)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Steve Alford 4.2

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 Steve Alford 0.7

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Steve Alford 1.2

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * Steve Alford 0.2

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * Steve Alford 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 Steve Alford 54

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 Steve Alford 9

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Steve Alford 15

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * Steve Alford 3

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * Steve Alford 0

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Steve Alford 13

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 Steve Alford .417

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000 * Steve Alford .353

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 Steve Alford .889

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) Steve Alford 7.7 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) Steve Alford 1.0 (1990)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) Steve Alford 2.7 (1990)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * Steve Alford 0.3 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * Steve Alford 0.0 (1990)

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.