Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Usman Garuba Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Usman Garuba 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.

Usman Garuba

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
Usman Garuba: 2021-22 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Usman Garuba 0

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Usman Garuba 3

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Usman Garuba 0

All-Star Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 Usman Garuba 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Usman Garuba 0

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Usman Garuba 0

All-NBA First Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 Usman Garuba 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 Usman Garuba 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5 Usman Garuba 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11 Usman Garuba 0

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Usman Garuba 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Usman Garuba 0

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * Usman Garuba 0

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Usman Garuba 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 Usman Garuba 2.6

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Usman Garuba 3.8

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Usman Garuba 0.8

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * Usman Garuba 0.5

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * Usman Garuba 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Usman Garuba 276

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Usman Garuba 397

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Usman Garuba 82

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * Usman Garuba 55

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * Usman Garuba 43

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Usman Garuba 105

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Usman Garuba .467

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * Usman Garuba .363

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Usman Garuba .625

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Usman Garuba 3.0 (2023)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Usman Garuba 4.1 (2023)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Usman Garuba 0.9 (2023)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * Usman Garuba 0.6 (2023)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * Usman Garuba 0.5 (2024)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Usman Garuba -

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 Usman Garuba -

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Usman Garuba -

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * Usman Garuba -

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * Usman Garuba -

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 Usman Garuba -

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 Usman Garuba -

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Usman Garuba -

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * Usman Garuba -

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * Usman Garuba -

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Usman Garuba 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 Usman Garuba -

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000 * Usman Garuba -

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 Usman Garuba -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) Usman Garuba -

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) Usman Garuba -

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) Usman Garuba -

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * Usman Garuba -

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * Usman Garuba -

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.