Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Wendell Carter Jr. Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Wendell Carter Jr. 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.

Wendell Carter Jr.

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
Wendell Carter Jr.: 2018-19 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Wendell Carter Jr. 0

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Wendell Carter Jr. 6

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Wendell Carter Jr. 1

All-Star Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 Wendell Carter Jr. 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Wendell Carter Jr. 0

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Wendell Carter Jr. 0

All-NBA First Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 Wendell Carter Jr. 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 Wendell Carter Jr. 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5 Wendell Carter Jr. 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11 Wendell Carter Jr. 0

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Wendell Carter Jr. 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Wendell Carter Jr. 0

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * Wendell Carter Jr. 0

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Wendell Carter Jr. 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 Wendell Carter Jr. 12.5

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Wendell Carter Jr. 8.5

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Wendell Carter Jr. 2.0

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * Wendell Carter Jr. 0.6

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * Wendell Carter Jr. 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Wendell Carter Jr. 3,947

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Wendell Carter Jr. 2,681

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Wendell Carter Jr. 631

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * Wendell Carter Jr. 195

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * Wendell Carter Jr. 240

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Wendell Carter Jr. 315

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Wendell Carter Jr. .517

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * Wendell Carter Jr. .334

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Wendell Carter Jr. .727

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Wendell Carter Jr. 15.2 (2023)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Wendell Carter Jr. 10.5 (2022)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Wendell Carter Jr. 2.8 (2022)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * Wendell Carter Jr. 0.8 (2020)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * Wendell Carter Jr. 1.3 (2019)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Wendell Carter Jr. 5.5

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 Wendell Carter Jr. 4.3

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Wendell Carter Jr. 1.0

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * Wendell Carter Jr. 0.0

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * Wendell Carter Jr. 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 Wendell Carter Jr. 22

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 Wendell Carter Jr. 17

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Wendell Carter Jr. 4

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * Wendell Carter Jr. 0

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * Wendell Carter Jr. 0

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Wendell Carter Jr. 4

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 Wendell Carter Jr. .350

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000 * Wendell Carter Jr. .333

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 Wendell Carter Jr. .667

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) Wendell Carter Jr. 5.5 (2024)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) Wendell Carter Jr. 4.3 (2024)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) Wendell Carter Jr. 1.0 (2024)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * Wendell Carter Jr. 0.0 (2024)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * Wendell Carter Jr. 0.0 (2024)

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.