Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Steve Kerr Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Steve Kerr 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.

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, 5 more than Steve Kerr, who played 15. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar had the first of his seasons in 1969-70, while Steve Kerr had his rookie season in 1988-89. 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.

Rookie Season
	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	Steve Kerr
Season	1969-70	1988-89
Team	Milwaukee Bucks	Phoenix Suns
Honors & Awards	All-NBA Second Team	-
	All-Defensive Second Team	-
	Rookie of the Year	-
	All-Rookie First Team	-
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Bucks Lost East Div Finals	Did Not Play

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Rookie Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	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:	+56	+37.1	+26.7			+13.8	+3.2				-3.0	+10.6	+20.3	+.083				+5.7	+8.8	+.014
Steve Kerr	26	6.0	2.1	0.1	0.5	0.7	0.9	0.3	0.0	0.2	0.5	0.8	1.8	.435	0.3	0.7	.471	0.2	0.3	.667
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	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
Steve Kerr	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Season 2
	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	Steve Kerr
Season	1970-71	1989-90
Team	Milwaukee Bucks	Cleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards	Finals MVP	-
	Season MVP	-
	All-NBA First Team	-
	All-Defensive Second Team	-
	Scoring Leader	-
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	NBA Champion	Cavaliers Lost East Conf 1st Rd

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2nd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	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:	+4	+18.8	+25.0			+14.7	+0.1				-2.4	+10.5	+17.0	+.133				+4.9	+7.4	+.173
Steve Kerr	78	21.3	6.7	0.2	1.1	1.3	3.2	0.6	0.1	0.9	0.8	2.5	5.5	.444	0.9	1.8	.507	0.8	0.9	.863
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	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
difference:	+9	+26.6	+25.0			+15.8	+0.5				-2.0	+10.1	+18.3	+.229				+4.9	+7.2
Steve Kerr	5	14.6	1.6	0.2	1.0	1.2	2.0	0.8	0.0	0.4	1.2	0.8	2.8	.286	0.0	0.6	.000	0.0	0.0	-

Season 3
	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	Steve Kerr
Season	1971-72	1990-91
Team	Milwaukee Bucks	Cleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards	Season MVP	-
	All-NBA First Team	-
	Scoring Leader	-
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Bucks Lost West Conf Finals	Did Not Play

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3rd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	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:	+24	+28.3	+30.0			+16.0	+2.3				-2.0	+12.6	+21.0	+.130				+5.4	+8.1	+.160
Steve Kerr	57	15.9	4.8	0.1	0.6	0.6	2.3	0.5	0.1	0.7	0.9	1.7	3.9	.444	0.5	1.1	.452	0.8	0.9	.849
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	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
Steve Kerr	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Season 4
	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	Steve Kerr
Season	1972-73	1991-92
Team	Milwaukee Bucks	Cleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards	All-NBA First Team	-
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Bucks Lost West Conf Semis	Cavaliers Lost East Conf Finals

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4th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	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:	+28	+25.2	+23.6			+14.5	+2.7				-2.1	+10.4	+18.4	+.043				+3.4	+5.0	+.120
Steve Kerr	48	17.6	6.6	0.3	1.3	1.6	2.3	0.6	0.2	0.6	0.6	2.5	4.9	.511	0.7	1.5	.432	0.9	1.1	.833
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	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:	+6	+33.6	+19.1			+15.7	+2.0				-3.3	+8.3	+19.6	+.011				+2.8	+5.4	+.457
Steve Kerr	12	12.4	3.7	0.1	0.4	0.5	0.8	0.4	0.0	0.3	1.0	1.5	3.4	.439	0.3	0.9	.273	0.4	0.4	1.000

Season 5
	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	Steve Kerr
Season	1973-74	1992-93
Team	Milwaukee Bucks	Cleveland Cavaliers, Orlando Magic
Honors & Awards	Season MVP	-
	All-NBA First Team	-
	All-Defensive First Team	-
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Bucks Lost NBA Finals	Did Not Play

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5th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	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:	+29	+34.5	+24.4	+3.4	+10.2	+13.6	+3.5	+1.2	+3.5		-2.2	+10.7	+19.4	+.105				+3.2	+4.7	+.215
Steve Kerr	52	9.3	2.6	0.1	0.8	0.9	1.3	0.2	0.0	0.5	0.7	1.0	2.3	.434	0.1	0.5	.231	0.4	0.5	.917
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	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
Steve Kerr	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Season 6
	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	Steve Kerr
Season	1974-75	1993-94
Team	Milwaukee Bucks	Chicago Bulls
Honors & Awards	All-Defensive First Team	-
	Blocks Leader	-
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Bulls Lost East Conf Semis

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6th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	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:	+17	+17.5	+21.4	+2.7	+9.7	+12.4	+1.5	+0.1	+3.3		-2.0	+9.0	+17.4	+.016				+4.0	+5.4	+.093
Steve Kerr	82	24.8	8.6	0.3	1.3	1.6	2.6	0.9	0.0	0.7	1.2	3.5	7.0	.497	0.6	1.5	.419	1.0	1.2	.856
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Steve Kerr	10	18.6	3.5	0.2	1.2	1.4	1.0	0.7	0.0	0.1	1.3	1.3	3.6	.361	0.6	1.6	.375	0.3	0.3	1.000

Season 7
	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	Steve Kerr
Season	1975-76	1994-95
Team	Los Angeles Lakers	Chicago Bulls
Honors & Awards	Season MVP	-
	All-NBA First Team	-
	All-Defensive Second Team	-
	Rebounds Leader	-
	Blocks Leader	-
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Bulls Lost East Conf Semis

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7th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	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:		+18.8	+19.5	+3.1	+12.3	+15.4	+3.2	+1.0	+4.1		-2.2	+7.9	+15.1	+.002				+4.7	+6.8	+.075
Steve Kerr	82	22.4	8.2	0.2	1.2	1.5	1.8	0.5	0.0	0.6	1.4	3.2	6.0	.527	1.1	2.1	.524	0.8	1.0	.778
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Steve Kerr	10	19.3	5.1	0.1	0.5	0.6	1.5	0.1	0.0	0.0	1.4	1.9	4.0	.475	0.8	1.9	.421	0.5	0.5	1.000

Season 8
	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	Steve Kerr
Season	1976-77	1995-96
Team	Los Angeles Lakers	Chicago Bulls
Honors & Awards	Season MVP	-
	All-NBA First Team	-
	All-Defensive Second Team	-
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Lakers Lost West Conf Finals	NBA Champion

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8th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	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:		+13.4	+17.8	+2.9	+9.0	+12.0	+1.6	+0.4	+3.2		-1.9	+7.8	+12.8	+.073				+3.6	+5.5	+.228
Steve Kerr	82	23.4	8.4	0.3	1.0	1.3	2.3	0.8	0.0	0.5	1.3	3.0	5.9	.506	1.5	2.9	.515	1.0	1.0	.929
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	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:	+7	+22.7	+27.8	+4.4	+12.3	+16.7	+2.4	+0.9	+3.5		-2.6	+11.2	+17.2	+.159				+6.4	+9.2	+.146
Steve Kerr	18	19.8	6.8	0.2	0.8	1.0	1.7	0.8	0.0	0.7	1.2	2.2	4.8	.448	0.9	2.9	.321	1.5	1.7	.871

Season 9
	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	Steve Kerr
Season	1977-78	1996-97
Team	Los Angeles Lakers	Chicago Bulls
Honors & Awards	All-NBA Second Team	-
	All-Defensive Second Team	-
Playoffs	Lakers Lost West Conf 1st Rd	NBA Champion

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9th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	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:	+20	+13.8	+17.7	+2.6	+8.7	+11.3	+2.2	+0.9	+3.0	-2.9	-1.7	+7.7	+13.7	+.017				+3.7	+4.8	+.023
Steve Kerr	82	22.7	8.1	0.4	1.2	1.6	2.1	0.8	0.0	0.5	1.2	3.0	5.7	.533	1.3	2.9	.464	0.7	0.8	.806
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	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:	+16	+26.8	+22.0	+4.5	+8.3	+12.8	+2.6	+0.2	+3.9	-4.3	-3.4	+11.0	+20.2	+.092				+1.0	+2.3	+.373
Steve Kerr	19	17.9	5.0	0.2	0.7	0.9	1.1	0.9	0.1	0.4	1.3	1.7	4.1	.429	0.8	2.2	.381	0.7	0.7	.929

Season 10
	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	Steve Kerr
Season	1978-79	1997-98
Team	Los Angeles Lakers	Chicago Bulls
Honors & Awards	All-NBA Second Team	-
	All-Defensive First Team	-
	Blocks Leader	-
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Lakers Lost West Conf Semis	NBA Champion

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10th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	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:	+30	+17.1	+16.3	+2.3	+8.9	+11.3	+3.5	+0.5	+3.9	-3.0	-1.5	+7.0	+10.8	+.123				+3.5	+4.9	+.182
Steve Kerr	50	22.4	7.5	0.3	1.3	1.5	1.9	0.5	0.1	0.5	1.4	2.7	6.0	.454	1.1	2.6	.438	0.9	1.0	.918
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	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:	+13	+26.1	+23.6	+1.9	+10.0	+11.8	+3.1	+0.7	+4.1	-3.4	-2.1	+9.4	+15.4	+.145				+5.6	+6.8	+.021
Steve Kerr	21	19.8	4.9	0.4	0.4	0.8	1.7	0.3	0.0	0.2	1.2	1.6	3.6	.434	0.9	2.0	.463	0.9	1.0	.818

Season 11
	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	Steve Kerr
Season	1979-80	1998-99
Team	Los Angeles Lakers	San Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards	Season MVP	-
	All-NBA First Team	-
	All-Defensive First Team	-
	Blocks Leader	-
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	NBA Champion	NBA Champion

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11th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	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:	+38	+21.6	+20.4	+2.2	+7.6	+9.8	+3.4	+0.5	+3.3	-3.1	-2.0	+8.7	+12.9	+.213	+0.6	+1.8		+3.7	+5.0	+.121
Steve Kerr	44	16.7	4.4	0.1	0.9	1.0	1.1	0.5	0.1	0.5	0.6	1.5	4.0	.391	0.6	1.8	.313	0.7	0.8	.886
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	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:	+4	+32.5	+29.7	+3.1	+8.2	+11.3	+2.4	+0.9	+3.9	-3.3	-2.9	+12.5	+20.4	+.305	+0.3	+1.2		+5.0	+6.5	+.043
Steve Kerr	11	8.7	2.2	0.3	0.5	0.8	0.7	0.2	0.0	0.4	0.5	0.7	2.7	.267	0.3	1.2	.231	0.5	0.5	.833

Season 12
	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	Steve Kerr
Season	1980-81	1999-00
Team	Los Angeles Lakers	San Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards	All-NBA First Team	-
	All-Defensive First Team	-
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Lakers Lost West Conf 1st Rd	Did Not Play

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12th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	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:	+48	+28.8	+23.4	+2.4	+7.3	+9.7	+3.0	+0.6	+2.9	-2.9	-2.7	+9.5	+15.9	+.142	+0.5	+1.0		+5.0	+6.6	+.052
Steve Kerr	32	8.4	2.8	0.1	0.5	0.6	0.4	0.1	0.0	0.2	0.4	1.0	2.3	.432	0.5	1.0	.516	0.3	0.3	.818
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	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
Steve Kerr	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Season 13
	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	Steve Kerr
Season	1981-82	2000-01
Team	Los Angeles Lakers	San Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	NBA Champion	Spurs Lost West Conf Finals

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13th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	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:	+21	+23.4	+20.6	+2.2	+5.9	+8.1	+2.0	+0.5	+2.7	-2.6	-2.4	+8.7	+14.2	+.158	+0.6	+1.4		+3.8	+5.5	+.227
Steve Kerr	55	11.8	3.3	0.1	0.5	0.6	1.0	0.3	0.0	0.4	0.5	1.2	2.9	.421	0.6	1.4	.429	0.3	0.3	.933
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	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
difference:	+5	+24.1	+17.1	+2.1	+5.4	+7.5	+2.9	+0.6	+3.1	-2.7	-2.3	+6.9	+13.0	+.040	+0.6	+1.7		+3.8	+6.0	+.132
Steve Kerr	9	11.1	3.3	0.3	0.7	1.0	0.7	0.4	0.1	0.2	0.9	1.3	2.8	.480	0.6	1.7	.333	0.1	0.2	.500

Season 14
	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	Steve Kerr
Season	1982-83	2001-02
Team	Los Angeles Lakers	Portland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards	All-NBA Second Team	-
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Lakers Lost NBA Finals	Trail Blazers Lost West Conf 1st Rd

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14th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	79	32.3	21.8	2.1	5.4	7.5	2.5	0.8	2.2	2.5	2.8	9.1	15.5	.588	0.0	0.0	-	3.5	4.7	.749
difference:	+14	+20.4	+17.7	+2.0	+4.6	+6.6	+1.5	+0.6	+2.2	-2.1	-2.0	+7.5	+12.2	+.118	+0.4	+1.0		+2.9	+4.1	+.226
Steve Kerr	65	11.9	4.1	0.1	0.8	0.9	1.0	0.2	0.0	0.4	0.8	1.6	3.3	.470	0.4	1.0	.394	0.6	0.6	.975
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	15	39.2	27.1	1.7	6.0	7.7	2.8	1.1	3.7	3.3	4.1	10.9	19.1	.568	0.0	0.1	.000	5.3	7.1	.755
difference:	+12	+26.2	+20.8	+1.7	+4.7	+6.4	+1.1	+0.8	+3.7	-3.0	-2.1	+8.9	+14.4	+.139	+0.7	+2.6	+.250	+3.6	+5.4	+.245
Steve Kerr	3	13.0	6.3	0.0	1.3	1.3	1.7	0.3	0.0	0.3	2.0	2.0	4.7	.429	0.7	2.7	.250	1.7	1.7	1.000

Season 15
	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	Steve Kerr
Season	1983-84	2002-03
Team	Los Angeles Lakers	San Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards	All-NBA First Team	-
	All-Defensive Second Team	-
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Lakers Lost NBA Finals	NBA Champion

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15th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	80	32.8	21.5	2.1	5.2	7.3	2.6	0.7	1.8	2.8	2.6	9.0	15.5	.578	0.0	0.0	-	3.6	4.9	.723
difference:	+5	+20.1	+17.5	+1.9	+4.6	+6.5	+1.7	+0.3	+1.8	-2.3	-1.9	+7.5	+12.1	+.148	+0.7	+1.7		+3.2	+4.4	+.159
Steve Kerr	75	12.7	4.0	0.2	0.6	0.8	0.9	0.4	0.0	0.5	0.7	1.5	3.4	.430	0.7	1.7	.395	0.4	0.5	.882
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	21	36.5	23.9	2.7	5.6	8.2	3.8	1.1	2.1	2.1	3.4	9.8	17.7	.555	0.0	0.0	-	4.3	5.7	.750
difference:	+11	+32.0	+21.7	+2.6	+5.4	+7.9	+3.2	+1.0	+2.1	-2.0	-2.8	+9.1	+16.6	+.081	+0.5	+0.6		+4.0	+5.3
Steve Kerr	10	4.5	2.2	0.1	0.2	0.3	0.6	0.1	0.0	0.1	0.6	0.7	1.1	.636	0.5	0.6	.833	0.3	0.4	.750

Additional Years
* Kareem Abdul-Jabbar played 5 seasons more than Steve Kerr in the NBA. In that period—his seasons 16 to 20, from 1985 to 1989—Kareem Abdul-Jabbar played in 5 Playoffs and won 3 NBA Championships. In those 5 extra years over Steve Kerr, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar got these achievements:
Honors & Awards	1 Finals MVP 1 All-NBA First Team 1 All-NBA Second Team 5 All-Star Game