Kevin Garnett vs. Alex Groza Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Alex Groza and Kevin Garnett 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

Kevin Garnett

vs.

Alex Groza

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kevin Garnett: 1995-96 to 2015-16
Alex Groza: 1949-50 to 1950-51

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kevin Garnett 1 Alex Groza 0

NBA Seasons Kevin Garnett 21 Alex Groza 2

Playoffs Played Kevin Garnett 14 Alex Groza 2

All-Star Games Kevin Garnett 15 Alex Groza 1

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kevin Garnett 1 Alex Groza 0 *

All-NBA First Team Kevin Garnett 4 Alex Groza 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kevin Garnett 9 Alex Groza 2

All-Defensive 1st Team Kevin Garnett 9 Alex Groza 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kevin Garnett 12 Alex Groza 0

Defensive Player of The Year Kevin Garnett 1 Alex Groza 0 *

Rebounds Leader Kevin Garnett 4 Alex Groza 0 *

* Notes: Season MVP is awarded since 1955-56. Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Defensive Player of The Year is awarded since 1982-83. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kevin Garnett 17.8 Alex Groza 22.5

Rebounds Per Game Kevin Garnett 10.0 Alex Groza 10.7 *

Assists Per Game Kevin Garnett 3.7 Alex Groza 2.4

Steals Per Game Kevin Garnett 1.3 Alex Groza - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kevin Garnett 1.4 Alex Groza - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kevin Garnett 26,071 Alex Groza 2,925

Total Rebounds Kevin Garnett 14,662 Alex Groza 709 *

Total Assists Kevin Garnett 5,445 Alex Groza 318

Total Steals Kevin Garnett 1,859 Alex Groza - n/a **

Total Blocks Kevin Garnett 2,037 Alex Groza - n/a **

Total Games Kevin Garnett 1,462 Alex Groza 130

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kevin Garnett .497 Alex Groza .474

3-Point Percentage Kevin Garnett .275 Alex Groza - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kevin Garnett .789 Alex Groza .756

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kevin Garnett 24.2 (2004) Alex Groza 23.4 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Kevin Garnett 13.9 (2004) Alex Groza 10.7 (1951) *

Assists Per Game Kevin Garnett 6.0 (2003) Alex Groza 2.5 (1950)

Steals Per Game Kevin Garnett 1.7 (1998) Alex Groza - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kevin Garnett 2.2 (2004) Alex Groza - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kevin Garnett 18.2 Alex Groza 26.0

Rebounds Per Game Kevin Garnett 10.7 Alex Groza 14.0 *

Assists Per Game Kevin Garnett 3.3 Alex Groza 1.6

Steals Per Game Kevin Garnett 1.2 Alex Groza - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kevin Garnett 1.3 Alex Groza - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kevin Garnett 2,601 Alex Groza 234

Total Rebounds Kevin Garnett 1,534 Alex Groza 42 *

Total Assists Kevin Garnett 471 Alex Groza 14

Total Steals Kevin Garnett 178 Alex Groza - n/a **

Total Blocks Kevin Garnett 186 Alex Groza - n/a **

Total Games Kevin Garnett 143 Alex Groza 9

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kevin Garnett .478 Alex Groza .544

3-Point Percentage Kevin Garnett .273 Alex Groza - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kevin Garnett .789 Alex Groza .804

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kevin Garnett 27.0 (2003) Alex Groza 32.3 (1951)

Rebounds Per Game Kevin Garnett 18.7 (2002) Alex Groza 14.0 (1951) *

Assists Per Game Kevin Garnett 8.8 (2000) Alex Groza 2.0 (1950)

Steals Per Game Kevin Garnett 1.9 (2011) Alex Groza - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kevin Garnett 2.4 (1998) Alex Groza - n/a **

Notes: * Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.