Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Zach Norvell Jr. Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Zach Norvell 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.

Zach Norvell Jr.

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
Zach Norvell Jr.: 2019-20 to 2019-20

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Zach Norvell Jr. 0

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Zach Norvell Jr. 1

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Zach Norvell Jr. 0

All-Star Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 Zach Norvell Jr. 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Zach Norvell Jr. 0

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Zach Norvell Jr. 0

All-NBA First Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 Zach Norvell Jr. 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 Zach Norvell Jr. 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5 Zach Norvell Jr. 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11 Zach Norvell Jr. 0

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Zach Norvell Jr. 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Zach Norvell Jr. 0

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * Zach Norvell Jr. 0

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Zach Norvell 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 Zach Norvell Jr. 2.0

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Zach Norvell Jr. 1.2

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Zach Norvell Jr. 0.6

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * Zach Norvell Jr. 0.4

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * Zach Norvell Jr. 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Zach Norvell Jr. 10

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Zach Norvell Jr. 6

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Zach Norvell Jr. 3

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * Zach Norvell Jr. 2

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * Zach Norvell Jr. 0

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Zach Norvell Jr. 5

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Zach Norvell Jr. .250

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * Zach Norvell Jr. .375

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Zach Norvell Jr. 1.000

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Zach Norvell Jr. 2.0 (2020)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Zach Norvell Jr. 1.2 (2020)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Zach Norvell Jr. 0.6 (2020)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * Zach Norvell Jr. 0.4 (2020)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * Zach Norvell Jr. 0.0 (2020)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Zach Norvell Jr. -

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 Zach Norvell Jr. -

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Zach Norvell Jr. -

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * Zach Norvell Jr. -

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * Zach Norvell Jr. -

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 Zach Norvell Jr. -

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 Zach Norvell Jr. -

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Zach Norvell Jr. -

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * Zach Norvell Jr. -

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * Zach Norvell Jr. -

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Zach Norvell Jr. 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 Zach Norvell Jr. -

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000 * Zach Norvell Jr. -

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 Zach Norvell Jr. -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) Zach Norvell Jr. -

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) Zach Norvell Jr. -

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) Zach Norvell Jr. -

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * Zach Norvell Jr. -

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * Zach Norvell Jr. -

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.