Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Zydrunas Ilgauskas Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Zydrunas Ilgauskas 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.

Zydrunas Ilgauskas

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
Zydrunas Ilgauskas: 1997-98 to 2010-11

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Zydrunas Ilgauskas 0

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Zydrunas Ilgauskas 13

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Zydrunas Ilgauskas 7

All-Star Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 Zydrunas Ilgauskas 2

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Zydrunas Ilgauskas 0

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Zydrunas Ilgauskas 0

All-NBA First Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 Zydrunas Ilgauskas 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 Zydrunas Ilgauskas 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5 Zydrunas Ilgauskas 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11 Zydrunas Ilgauskas 0

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Zydrunas Ilgauskas 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Zydrunas Ilgauskas 0

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * Zydrunas Ilgauskas 0

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Zydrunas Ilgauskas 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 Zydrunas Ilgauskas 13.0

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Zydrunas Ilgauskas 7.3

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Zydrunas Ilgauskas 1.1

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * Zydrunas Ilgauskas 0.5

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * Zydrunas Ilgauskas 1.6

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Zydrunas Ilgauskas 10,976

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Zydrunas Ilgauskas 6,191

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Zydrunas Ilgauskas 955

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * Zydrunas Ilgauskas 421

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * Zydrunas Ilgauskas 1,327

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Zydrunas Ilgauskas 843

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Zydrunas Ilgauskas .476

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * Zydrunas Ilgauskas .310

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Zydrunas Ilgauskas .780

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Zydrunas Ilgauskas 17.2 (2003)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Zydrunas Ilgauskas 9.3 (2008)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Zydrunas Ilgauskas 1.6 (2007)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * Zydrunas Ilgauskas 0.8 (1999)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * Zydrunas Ilgauskas 2.5 (2004)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Zydrunas Ilgauskas 10.2

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 Zydrunas Ilgauskas 6.9

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Zydrunas Ilgauskas 0.9

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * Zydrunas Ilgauskas 0.3

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * Zydrunas Ilgauskas 1.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 Zydrunas Ilgauskas 816

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 Zydrunas Ilgauskas 555

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Zydrunas Ilgauskas 73

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * Zydrunas Ilgauskas 26

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * Zydrunas Ilgauskas 85

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Zydrunas Ilgauskas 80

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 Zydrunas Ilgauskas .477

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000 * Zydrunas Ilgauskas .154

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 Zydrunas Ilgauskas .744

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) Zydrunas Ilgauskas 17.3 (1998)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) Zydrunas Ilgauskas 9.7 (2007)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) Zydrunas Ilgauskas 1.6 (2008)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * Zydrunas Ilgauskas 0.5 (1998)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * Zydrunas Ilgauskas 2.1 (2006)

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.