Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Chris Bosh Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Chris Bosh and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season / Scoring / Stats / Stats Rankings

Who had the better rookie season? Who had best stats in their 10th season? Who won a championship first? These questions and many others, are answered here.

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar played 20 years in the NBA, 7 more than Chris Bosh, who played 13. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar had the first of his seasons in 1969-70, while Chris Bosh had his rookie season in 2003-04. With that starting point, here you can take a look at each of their seasons side by side and compare how their careers evolved in achievements, awards and championships won, the stats they recorded both in the Regular Season and the Playoffs and how their teams performed in the postseason.

Their Careers

Player		 Total Seasons Playoffs Played NBA Years
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 18 1969-70 to 1988-89
Chris Bosh 13 6 2003-04 to 2015-16

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Chris Bosh
Season 1969-702003-04
Team Milwaukee BucksToronto Raptors
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Defensive Second Team-
Achievement Rookie of the Year-
Achievement All-Rookie First TeamAchievement All-Rookie First Team
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Bucks Lost East Div FinalsDid Not Play
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Rookie Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 82 43.1 28.8 - - 14.5 4.1 - - - 3.5 11.4 22.1 .518 - - - 5.9 9.1 .653
difference:+7+9.6+17.3+7.1+3.1-0.6+7.0+12.6+.059+3.2+5.3+.048
Chris Bosh 75 33.5 11.5 2.5 4.9 7.4 1.0 0.8 1.4 1.4 2.9 4.4 9.5 .459 0.1 0.2 .357 2.7 3.8 .701
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 43.5 35.2 - - 16.8 4.1 - - - 2.5 13.9 24.5 .567 - - - 7.4 10.1 .733
Chris Bosh DNP------ --- ----------

Season 2
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Chris Bosh
Season 1970-712004-05
Team Milwaukee BucksToronto Raptors
Honors & Awards Achievement Finals MVP-
Achievement Season MVP-
Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Defensive Second Team-
Achievement Scoring Leader-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionDid Not Play
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2nd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 82 40.1 31.7 - - 16.0 3.3 - - - 3.2 13.0 22.5 .577 - - - 5.7 8.3 .690
difference:+1+2.9+14.9+7.1+1.4-0.4+7.2+10.1+.106+0.6+1.6+.070
Chris Bosh 81 37.2 16.8 2.4 6.5 8.9 1.9 0.9 1.4 2.3 2.8 5.8 12.4 .471 0.0 0.1 .300 5.1 6.7 .760
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 14 41.2 26.6 - - 17.0 2.5 - - - 3.2 10.9 21.1 .515 - - - 4.9 7.2 .673
Chris Bosh DNP------ --- ----------

Season 3
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Chris Bosh
Season 1971-722005-06
Team Milwaukee BucksToronto Raptors
Honors & Awards Achievement Season MVP-
Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement Scoring Leader-
Achievement All-Star GameAchievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Bucks Lost West Conf FinalsDid Not Play
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3rd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 81 44.2 34.8 - - 16.6 4.6 - - - 2.9 14.3 24.9 .574 - - - 6.2 9.0 .689
difference:+11+4.9+12.3+7.4+2.0-0.1+6.5+9.4+.069+0.6+0.7+.127
Chris Bosh 70 39.3 22.5 2.9 6.3 9.2 2.6 0.7 1.1 2.2 3.0 7.8 15.5 .505 0.0 0.2 .000 6.8 8.3 .816
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11 46.4 28.7 - - 18.2 5.1 - - - 3.2 12.6 28.9 .437 - - - 3.5 4.9 .704
Chris Bosh DNP------ --- ----------

Season 4
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Chris Bosh
Season 1972-732006-07
Team Milwaukee BucksToronto Raptors
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
-Achievement All-NBA Second Team
Achievement All-Star GameAchievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Bucks Lost West Conf SemisRaptors Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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4th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 76 42.8 30.2 - - 16.1 5.0 - - - 2.7 12.9 23.3 .554 - - - 4.3 6.1 .713
difference:+7+4.3+7.6+5.4+2.5-0.3+5.0+7.4+.058+2.4+2.5+.072
Chris Bosh 69 38.5 22.6 2.7 8.0 10.7 2.5 0.6 1.3 2.6 2.4 7.9 15.9 .496 0.2 0.5 .343 6.7 8.6 .785
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 46.0 22.8 - - 16.2 2.8 - - - 4.3 9.8 23.0 .428 - - - 3.2 5.8 .543
difference:+9.0+5.3+7.2+0.3-1.1+3.8+7.8+.032+2.1+0.5+.299
Chris Bosh 6 37.0 17.5 1.2 7.8 9.0 2.5 0.8 1.8 2.0 3.2 6.0 15.2 .396 0.2 0.8 .200 5.3 6.3 .842

Season 5
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Chris Bosh
Season 1973-742007-08
Team Milwaukee BucksToronto Raptors
Honors & Awards Achievement Season MVP-
Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Defensive First Team-
Achievement All-Star GameAchievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Bucks Lost NBA FinalsRaptors Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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5th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 81 43.8 27.0 3.5 11.0 14.5 4.8 1.4 3.5 - 2.9 11.7 21.7 .539 - - - 3.6 5.2 .702
difference:+14+7.6+4.7+0.9+4.9+5.8+2.2+0.5+2.5-0.6+4.1+6.4+.045+3.4+3.1+.142
Chris Bosh 67 36.2 22.3 2.6 6.1 8.7 2.6 0.9 1.0 2.3 2.3 7.6 15.3 .494 0.1 0.4 .400 7.0 8.3 .844
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16 47.4 32.2 4.2 11.6 15.8 4.9 1.3 2.4 - 2.6 14.0 25.1 .557 - - - 4.2 5.7 .736
difference:+11+7.6+8.2+0.2+6.6+6.8+1.3+0.3+2.0-1.2+5.6+7.3+.085+2.8+2.7+.097
Chris Bosh 5 39.8 24.0 4.0 5.0 9.0 3.6 1.6 0.4 2.6 3.8 8.4 17.8 .472 0.2 1.4 .143 7.0 8.4 .833

Season 6
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Chris Bosh
Season 1974-752008-09
Team Milwaukee BucksToronto Raptors
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Defensive First Team-
Achievement Blocks Leader-
Achievement All-Star GameAchievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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6th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 65 42.3 30.0 3.0 11.0 14.0 4.1 1.0 3.3 - 3.2 12.5 24.4 .513 - - - 5.0 6.6 .763
difference:+12+4.3+7.3+0.2+3.8+4.0+1.6+0.1+2.3-0.7+4.5+8.0+.026+1.5+1.4+.054
Chris Bosh 77 38.0 22.7 2.8 7.2 10.0 2.5 0.9 1.0 2.3 2.5 8.0 16.4 .487 0.2 0.6 .245 6.5 8.0 .817
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Kareem Abdul-Jabbar nor Chris Bosh played in the postseason in their season 6

Season 7
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Chris Bosh
Season 1975-762009-10
Team Los Angeles LakersToronto Raptors
Honors & Awards Achievement Season MVP-
Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Defensive Second Team-
Achievement Rebounds Leader-
Achievement Blocks Leader-
Achievement All-Star GameAchievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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7th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 82 41.2 27.7 3.3 13.5 16.9 5.0 1.5 4.1 - 3.6 11.1 21.1 .529 - - - 5.5 7.8 .703
difference:+12+5.1+3.7+0.4+5.6+6.1+2.6+0.9+3.1-1.2+2.5+4.6+.011+1.2+0.6+.094
Chris Bosh 70 36.1 24.0 2.9 7.9 10.8 2.4 0.6 1.0 2.4 2.4 8.6 16.5 .518 0.1 0.3 .364 6.7 8.4 .797
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Kareem Abdul-Jabbar nor Chris Bosh played in the postseason in their season 7

Season 8
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Chris Bosh
Season 1976-772010-11
Team Los Angeles LakersMiami Heat
Honors & Awards Achievement Season MVP-
Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Defensive Second Team-
Achievement All-Star GameAchievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Lakers Lost West Conf FinalsHeat Lost NBA Finals
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8th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 82 36.8 26.2 3.2 10.0 13.3 3.9 1.2 3.2 - 3.2 10.8 18.7 .579 - - - 4.6 6.5 .701
difference:+5+0.5+7.5+1.4+3.5+5.0+2.0+0.4+2.6-1.0+4.0+5.0+.083+0.4+0.4+.114
Chris Bosh 77 36.3 18.7 1.8 6.5 8.3 1.9 0.8 0.6 1.8 2.2 6.8 13.7 .496 0.1 0.3 .240 5.0 6.1 .815
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11 42.5 34.6 4.6 13.1 17.7 4.1 1.7 3.5 - 3.8 13.4 22.0 .607 - - - 7.9 10.9 .725
difference:+10+2.8+16.0+2.4+6.9+9.2+3.0+1.0+2.6-1.5+6.8+8.1+.133+2.5+4.2+.089
Chris Bosh 21 39.7 18.6 2.2 6.2 8.5 1.1 0.7 0.9 1.9 2.3 6.6 13.9 .474 0.0 0.2 .000 5.4 6.7 .814

Season 9
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Chris Bosh
Season 1977-782011-12
Team Los Angeles LakersMiami Heat
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Defensive Second Team-
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Lakers Lost West Conf 1st RdNBA Champion NBA Champion
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9th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 62 36.5 25.8 3.0 9.9 12.9 4.3 1.7 3.0 3.4 2.9 10.7 19.4 .550 - - - 4.4 5.6 .783
difference:+5+1.3+7.8+1.4+3.6+5.0+2.5+0.8+2.2-1.3-0.7+3.8+5.2+.063+0.4+0.7+.038
Chris Bosh 57 35.2 18.0 1.6 6.3 7.9 1.8 0.9 0.8 2.1 2.2 6.9 14.2 .487 0.2 0.6 .286 4.0 4.9 .821
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3 44.7 27.0 4.7 9.0 13.7 3.7 0.7 4.0 4.7 4.7 12.7 24.3 .521 - - - 1.7 3.0 .556
difference:+11+13.3+13.0+2.1+3.8+5.9+3.1+0.3+3.0-3.3-3.3+7.5+13.7+.028+1.4+0.7+.271
Chris Bosh 14 31.4 14.0 2.6 5.2 7.8 0.6 0.4 1.0 1.4 1.4 5.2 10.6 .493 0.5 0.9 .538 3.1 3.7 .827

Season 10
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Chris Bosh
Season 1978-792012-13
Team Los Angeles LakersMiami Heat
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Defensive First Team-
Achievement Blocks Leader-
Achievement All-Star GameAchievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Lakers Lost West Conf SemisNBA Champion NBA Champion
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10th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 80 39.5 23.8 2.6 10.2 12.8 5.4 1.0 4.0 3.5 2.9 9.7 16.8 .577 - - - 4.4 5.9 .736
difference:+6+6.3+7.2+0.8+5.2+6.0+3.7+0.1+2.6-1.8-0.6+3.1+4.5+.042+1.1+1.8+.062
Chris Bosh 74 33.2 16.6 1.8 5.0 6.8 1.7 0.9 1.4 1.7 2.3 6.6 12.3 .535 0.3 1.0 .284 3.3 4.1 .798
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 8 45.9 28.5 2.3 10.4 12.6 4.8 1.0 4.1 3.6 3.3 11.0 19.0 .579 - - - 6.5 7.8 .839
difference:+15+13.2+16.4+0.6+4.8+5.3+3.3+2.5-2.4-0.4+6.2+8.6+.121+4.6+5.2+.106
Chris Bosh 23 32.7 12.1 1.7 5.6 7.3 1.5 1.0 1.6 1.2 2.9 4.8 10.4 .458 0.7 1.6 .405 1.9 2.6 .733

Season 11
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Chris Bosh
Season 1979-802013-14
Team Los Angeles LakersMiami Heat
Honors & Awards Achievement Season MVP-
Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Defensive First Team-
Achievement Blocks Leader-
Achievement All-Star GameAchievement All-Star Game
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionHeat Lost NBA Finals
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11th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 82 38.3 24.8 2.3 8.5 10.8 4.5 1.0 3.4 3.6 2.6 10.2 16.9 .604 0.0 0.0 - 4.4 5.8 .765
difference:+3+6.3+8.6+1.1+3.1+4.2+3.4+2.4-2.0-0.2+4.0+4.8+.088+0.9+2.8+1.6+2.4+.055
Chris Bosh 79 32.0 16.2 1.2 5.4 6.6 1.1 1.0 1.0 1.6 2.4 6.2 12.1 .516 0.9 2.8 .339 2.8 3.4 .820
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 41.2 31.9 3.4 8.7 12.1 3.1 1.1 3.9 3.7 3.4 13.2 23.1 .572 0.0 0.0 - 5.5 7.0 .790
difference:+5+6.9+17.0+2.2+4.3+6.5+2.0+0.2+2.9-3.0-0.8+7.4+11.6+.065+1.5+3.7+3.7+4.6+.040
Chris Bosh 20 34.3 14.9 1.2 4.4 5.6 1.1 0.9 1.0 0.7 2.6 5.8 11.5 .507 1.5 3.7 .405 1.8 2.4 .750

Season 12
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Chris Bosh
Season 1980-812014-15
Team Los Angeles LakersMiami Heat
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Defensive First Team-
Achievement All-Star GameAchievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Lakers Lost West Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
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12th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 80 37.2 26.2 2.5 7.8 10.3 3.4 0.7 2.9 3.1 3.1 10.5 18.2 .574 0.0 0.0 - 5.3 6.9 .766
difference:+36+1.8+5.1+1.5+1.8+3.3+1.2+0.2+2.3-0.9-1.5+2.7+1.3+.114+1.4+3.8+1.2+1.6+.006
Chris Bosh 44 35.4 21.1 1.0 6.0 7.0 2.2 0.9 0.6 2.2 1.6 7.8 16.9 .460 1.4 3.8 .375 4.1 5.3 .772
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3 44.7 26.7 4.3 12.3 16.7 4.0 1.0 2.7 3.7 4.7 10.0 21.7 .462 0.0 0.0 - 6.7 9.3 .714
Chris Bosh DNP------ --- ----------

Season 13
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Chris Bosh
Season 1981-822015-16
Team Los Angeles LakersMiami Heat
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star GameAchievement All-Star Game
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionDid Not Play
more >>
13th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 76 35.2 23.9 2.3 6.4 8.7 3.0 0.8 2.7 3.0 2.9 9.9 17.1 .579 0.0 0.0 - 4.1 5.8 .706
difference:+23+1.7+4.8+1.4+0.1+1.3+0.6+0.1+2.1-1.5-1.0+3.1+2.6+.112+1.5+4.2+0.1+0.7+.089
Chris Bosh 53 33.5 19.1 0.9 6.5 7.4 2.4 0.7 0.6 1.5 1.9 6.8 14.5 .467 1.5 4.2 .365 4.0 5.1 .795
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 14 35.2 20.4 2.4 6.1 8.5 3.6 1.0 3.2 2.9 3.2 8.2 15.8 .520 0.0 0.0 - 3.9 6.2 .632
Chris Bosh DNP------ --- ----------

Additional Years

* Kareem Abdul-Jabbar played 7 seasons more than Chris Bosh in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 14 to 20, from 1983 to 1989—Kareem Abdul-Jabbar played in 7 Playoffs and won 3 NBA Championships.

In those 7 extra years over Chris Bosh, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar got these achievements:

Honors & AwardsAchievement 1 Finals MVP
Achievement 2 All-NBA First Team
Achievement 2 All-NBA Second Team
Achievement 1 All-Defensive Second Team
Achievement 7 All-Star Game
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