Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Xavier McDaniel Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Xavier McDaniel 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.

Xavier McDaniel

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
Xavier McDaniel: 1985-86 to 1997-98

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Xavier McDaniel 0

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Xavier McDaniel 12

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Xavier McDaniel 7

All-Star Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 Xavier McDaniel 1

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Xavier McDaniel 0

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Xavier McDaniel 0

All-NBA First Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 Xavier McDaniel 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 Xavier McDaniel 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5 Xavier McDaniel 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11 Xavier McDaniel 0

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Xavier McDaniel 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Xavier McDaniel 0

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * Xavier McDaniel 0

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Xavier McDaniel 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 Xavier McDaniel 15.6

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Xavier McDaniel 6.1

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Xavier McDaniel 2.0

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * Xavier McDaniel 0.9

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * Xavier McDaniel 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Xavier McDaniel 13,606

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Xavier McDaniel 5,313

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Xavier McDaniel 1,775

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * Xavier McDaniel 791

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * Xavier McDaniel 416

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Xavier McDaniel 870

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Xavier McDaniel .485

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * Xavier McDaniel .261

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Xavier McDaniel .718

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Xavier McDaniel 23.0 (1987)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Xavier McDaniel 8.6 (1987)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Xavier McDaniel 3.4 (1988)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * Xavier McDaniel 1.4 (1987)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * Xavier McDaniel 0.7 (1988)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Xavier McDaniel 17.0

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 Xavier McDaniel 7.0

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Xavier McDaniel 2.6

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * Xavier McDaniel 0.7

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * Xavier McDaniel 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 Xavier McDaniel 867

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 Xavier McDaniel 357

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Xavier McDaniel 131

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * Xavier McDaniel 36

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * Xavier McDaniel 22

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Xavier McDaniel 51

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 Xavier McDaniel .464

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000 * Xavier McDaniel .282

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 Xavier McDaniel .667

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) Xavier McDaniel 21.2 (1988)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) Xavier McDaniel 9.6 (1988)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) Xavier McDaniel 5.0 (1988)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * Xavier McDaniel 1.5 (1987)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * Xavier McDaniel 0.8 (1993)

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.