Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Yuta Watanabe Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Yuta Watanabe 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.

Yuta Watanabe

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
Yuta Watanabe: 2018-19 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Yuta Watanabe 0

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Yuta Watanabe 6

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Yuta Watanabe 2

All-Star Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 Yuta Watanabe 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Yuta Watanabe 0

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Yuta Watanabe 0

All-NBA First Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 Yuta Watanabe 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 Yuta Watanabe 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5 Yuta Watanabe 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11 Yuta Watanabe 0

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Yuta Watanabe 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Yuta Watanabe 0

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * Yuta Watanabe 0

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Yuta Watanabe 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 Yuta Watanabe 4.2

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Yuta Watanabe 2.3

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Yuta Watanabe 0.6

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * Yuta Watanabe 0.4

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * Yuta Watanabe 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Yuta Watanabe 895

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Yuta Watanabe 497

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Yuta Watanabe 137

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * Yuta Watanabe 83

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * Yuta Watanabe 61

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Yuta Watanabe 213

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Yuta Watanabe .426

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * Yuta Watanabe .370

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Yuta Watanabe .675

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Yuta Watanabe 5.6 (2023)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Yuta Watanabe 3.2 (2021)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Yuta Watanabe 0.8 (2023)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * Yuta Watanabe 0.5 (2021)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * Yuta Watanabe 0.4 (2022)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Yuta Watanabe 1.4

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 Yuta Watanabe 0.2

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Yuta Watanabe 0.0

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * Yuta Watanabe 0.0

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * Yuta Watanabe 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 Yuta Watanabe 7

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 Yuta Watanabe 1

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Yuta Watanabe 0

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * Yuta Watanabe 0

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * Yuta Watanabe 0

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Yuta Watanabe 5

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 Yuta Watanabe .375

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000 * Yuta Watanabe .333

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 Yuta Watanabe .000

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) Yuta Watanabe 3.0 (2023)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) Yuta Watanabe 1.0 (2023)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) Yuta Watanabe 0.0 (2023)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * Yuta Watanabe 0.0 (2023)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * Yuta Watanabe 0.0 (2023)

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.