Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Tristan Thompson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Tristan Thompson 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

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2025-26
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
Tristan Thompson: 2011-12 to 2024-25

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Tristan Thompson 1

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Tristan Thompson 14

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Tristan Thompson 9

All-Star Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 Tristan Thompson 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Tristan Thompson 0

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Tristan Thompson 0

All-NBA First Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 Tristan Thompson 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 Tristan Thompson 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5 Tristan Thompson 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11 Tristan Thompson 0

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Tristan Thompson 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Tristan Thompson 0

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * Tristan Thompson 0

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Tristan Thompson 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 Tristan Thompson 8.3

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Tristan Thompson 7.8

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Tristan Thompson 1.0

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * Tristan Thompson 0.5

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * Tristan Thompson 0.6

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Tristan Thompson 6,822

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Tristan Thompson 6,428

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Tristan Thompson 800

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * Tristan Thompson 378

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * Tristan Thompson 526

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Tristan Thompson 819

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Tristan Thompson .520

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * Tristan Thompson .238

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Tristan Thompson .592

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Tristan Thompson 12.0 (2020)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Tristan Thompson 10.2 (2019)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Tristan Thompson 2.1 (2020)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * Tristan Thompson 0.7 (2013)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * Tristan Thompson 1.1 (2017)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Tristan Thompson 6.4

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 Tristan Thompson 7.2

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Tristan Thompson 0.8

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * Tristan Thompson 0.3

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * Tristan Thompson 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 Tristan Thompson 687

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 Tristan Thompson 768

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Tristan Thompson 81

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * Tristan Thompson 31

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * Tristan Thompson 76

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Tristan Thompson 107

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 Tristan Thompson .557

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000 * Tristan Thompson .000

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 Tristan Thompson .613

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) Tristan Thompson 10.4 (2021)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) Tristan Thompson 10.8 (2015)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) Tristan Thompson 1.4 (2017)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * Tristan Thompson 0.8 (2021)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * Tristan Thompson 1.2 (2021)

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.