Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Sundiata Gaines Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Sundiata Gaines 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.

Sundiata Gaines

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
Sundiata Gaines: 2009-10 to 2011-12

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Sundiata Gaines 0

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Sundiata Gaines 3

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Sundiata Gaines 1

All-Star Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 Sundiata Gaines 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Sundiata Gaines 0

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Sundiata Gaines 0

All-NBA First Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 Sundiata Gaines 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 Sundiata Gaines 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5 Sundiata Gaines 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11 Sundiata Gaines 0

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Sundiata Gaines 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Sundiata Gaines 0

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * Sundiata Gaines 0

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Sundiata Gaines 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 Sundiata Gaines 4.5

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Sundiata Gaines 1.5

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Sundiata Gaines 1.8

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * Sundiata Gaines 0.7

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * Sundiata Gaines 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Sundiata Gaines 508

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Sundiata Gaines 175

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Sundiata Gaines 207

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * Sundiata Gaines 83

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * Sundiata Gaines 3

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Sundiata Gaines 113

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Sundiata Gaines .397

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * Sundiata Gaines .301

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Sundiata Gaines .562

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Sundiata Gaines 5.1 (2012)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Sundiata Gaines 1.9 (2012)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Sundiata Gaines 2.2 (2012)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * Sundiata Gaines 1.0 (2012)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * Sundiata Gaines 0.0 (2011)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Sundiata Gaines 2.2

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 Sundiata Gaines 0.4

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Sundiata Gaines 0.0

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * Sundiata Gaines 0.0

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * Sundiata Gaines 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 Sundiata Gaines 11

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 Sundiata Gaines 2

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Sundiata Gaines 0

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * Sundiata Gaines 0

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * Sundiata Gaines 0

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Sundiata Gaines 5

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 Sundiata Gaines .833

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000 * Sundiata Gaines 1.000

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 Sundiata Gaines .000

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) Sundiata Gaines 2.2 (2010)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) Sundiata Gaines 0.4 (2010)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) Sundiata Gaines 0.0 (2010)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * Sundiata Gaines 0.0 (2010)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * Sundiata Gaines 0.0 (2010)

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.