Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Tom Payne Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Tom Payne 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 Payne

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
Tom Payne: 1971-72 to 1971-72

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Tom Payne 0

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Tom Payne 1

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Tom Payne 1

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

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Tom Payne 0

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Tom Payne 0

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

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

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

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

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Tom Payne 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Tom Payne 0

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

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Tom Payne 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 Payne 4.1

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Tom Payne 2.4

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Tom Payne 0.5

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * Tom Payne - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * Tom Payne - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Tom Payne 119

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Tom Payne 69

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Tom Payne 15

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * Tom Payne - n/a **

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * Tom Payne - n/a **

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Tom Payne 29

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Tom Payne .437

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

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Tom Payne .630

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Tom Payne 4.1 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Tom Payne 2.4 (1972)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Tom Payne 0.5 (1972)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * Tom Payne - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * Tom Payne - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Tom Payne 4.0

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 Tom Payne 4.0

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Tom Payne 0.0

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * Tom Payne - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * Tom Payne - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 Tom Payne 4

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 Tom Payne 4

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Tom Payne 0

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * Tom Payne - n/a **

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * Tom Payne - n/a **

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Tom Payne 1

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 Tom Payne 1.000

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

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 Tom Payne .400

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) Tom Payne 4.0 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) Tom Payne 4.0 (1972)

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

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * Tom Payne - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * Tom Payne - n/a **

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. ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.