Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Tom Patterson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Tom Patterson 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.

Tom Patterson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
Tom Patterson: 1972-73 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Tom Patterson 0

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Tom Patterson 2

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Tom Patterson 1

All-Star Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 Tom Patterson 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Tom Patterson 0

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Tom Patterson 0

All-NBA First Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 Tom Patterson 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 Tom Patterson 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5 Tom Patterson 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11 Tom Patterson 0

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Tom Patterson 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Tom Patterson 0

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * Tom Patterson 0 *

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Tom Patterson 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 Tom Patterson 2.2

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Tom Patterson 1.0

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Tom Patterson 0.2

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * Tom Patterson 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * Tom Patterson 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Tom Patterson 56

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Tom Patterson 24

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Tom Patterson 5

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * Tom Patterson 0 *

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * Tom Patterson 0 *

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Tom Patterson 25

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Tom Patterson .420

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * Tom Patterson - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Tom Patterson .778

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Tom Patterson 2.4 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Tom Patterson 1.0 (1974)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Tom Patterson 1.0 (1974)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * Tom Patterson 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * Tom Patterson 0.0 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Tom Patterson 0.0

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 Tom Patterson 0.0

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Tom Patterson 0.0

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * Tom Patterson - *

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * Tom Patterson - *

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 Tom Patterson 0

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 Tom Patterson 0

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Tom Patterson 0

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * Tom Patterson 0 *

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * Tom Patterson 0 *

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Tom Patterson 1

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 Tom Patterson -

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000 * Tom Patterson - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 Tom Patterson -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) Tom Patterson 0.0 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) Tom Patterson 0.0 (1973)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) Tom Patterson 0.0 (1973)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * Tom Patterson - *

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * Tom Patterson - *

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.