Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Amen Thompson: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Amen Thompson and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar to determine who has the better numbers. Here you can compare their career totals, points per game, games of 40+ points, 50+, etc. and their year-by-year scoring averages side by side, both in the Regular Season and Playoffs.

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Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is among the NBA's all-time leaders in points and also has one of the highest career averages in league history, and here we compare his scoring stats with those recorded by Amen Thompson.

By taking a look at their career numbers for points, the first conclusion one can arrive at is that Kareem Abdul-Jabbar has better scoring stats than Amen Thompson in averages and totals, both in the regular season and Playoffs. However, we won't stop there and we'll go into detail to analyze what these statistics are made up of, from how many games they had in each threshold (30+ points, 40+, 50+, etc.) to their season-by-season scoring averages.

On this page we compare:

Who has better scoring stats? Career Numbers
Games of 30+ points, 40+, 50+, etc
Shooting Stats
Points Year by Year

Career Numbers
Who has the better scoring stats?

Points in the Regular Season

In his 20 NBA regular seasons played, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar averages 11.6 points more than Amen Thompson in his 3 seasons (24.6 points against 13.0), and he also scored a total of 36,311 points more (38,387 vs. 2,076).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.6
+11.6
20
Amen Thompson 13.0
3

Total Points

Seasons
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387
+36,311
20
Amen Thompson 2,076
3

Scoring Titles

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2
Scoring leaderScoring leader
+2
Amen Thompson 0

Points in the Playoffs

Similar to what happens in the regular season, in the NBA postseason Kareem Abdul-Jabbar has a better career point average than Amen Thompson (+8.6 points per game) and he also scored more points (+5,652).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3
+8.6
18
Amen Thompson 15.7
1

Total Points

Playoffs
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762
+5,652
18
Amen Thompson 110
1

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

50+ Point Games

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10
+10
Amen Thompson 0

40+ Point Games

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 70
+70
Amen Thompson 0

30+ Point Games

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 429
+427
Amen Thompson 2

20+ Point Games

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,122
+1094
Amen Thompson 28

10+ Point Games

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,509
+1405
Amen Thompson 104

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,559
+1401
Amen Thompson 158

0 Point Games (games without points)

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1
Amen Thompson 2
+1

Playoffs

40+ Point Games

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 9
+9
Amen Thompson 0

30+ Point Games

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 75
+75
Amen Thompson 0

20+ Point Games

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 169
+167
Amen Thompson 2

10+ Point Games

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 223
+217
Amen Thompson 6

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237
+230
Amen Thompson 7

0 Point Games (games without points)

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0
Amen Thompson 0

Career Shooting Stats Comparison

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Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.6 10.2 18.1 55.9 * 0.0 * 0.0 * 5.6 4.3 6.0 72.1 20 1,560
difference:+11.6+5.0+8.4+2.2+0.3+1.3+15.6+2.0+2.7+1.5+17+1,400
Amen Thompson 13.0 5.2 9.7 53.8 0.3 1.3 21.2 2.3 3.3 70.6 3 160

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 15,837 28,307 55.9 * 1 * 18 * 5.6 6,712 9,304 72.1 20 1,560
difference:+36,311+15,005+26,760+2.2+43+190+15.6+6,344+8,783+1.5+17+1,400
Amen Thompson 2,076 832 1,547 53.8 44 208 21.2 368 521 70.6 3 160

Notes: Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80.
* = some years in his career didn't have the stat.

Playoffs

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 9.9 18.7 53.3 * 0.0 * 0.0 * 0.0 4.4 6.0 74.0 18 237
difference:+8.6+3.9+6.6+3.9+0.1+0.6+25.0+0.8+0.9+4.6+17+230
Amen Thompson 15.7 6.0 12.1 49.4 0.1 0.6 25.0 3.6 5.1 69.4 1 7

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 2,356 4,422 53.3 * 0 * 4 * 0.0 1,050 1,419 74.0 18 237
difference:+5,652+2,314+4,337+3.9+1+25.0+1,025+1,383+4.6+17+230
Amen Thompson 110 42 85 49.4 1 4 25.0 25 36 69.4 1 7

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

Scoring leader= NBA Scoring Leader
NBA Champion = NBA Champion

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 28.8
+19.3
197082
Amen Thompson 9.5
202462

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Scoring leader31.7
+17.6
1971NBA Champion82
Amen Thompson 14.1
202569

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Scoring leader34.8
+17.1
197281
Amen Thompson 17.7
202629

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's additional seasons:

- Kareem Abdul-Jabbar played 17 seasons more than Amen Thompson in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 4 to 20, from 1973 to 1989—he averaged 23.3 points in a total of 1,315 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 30.2 ppg and his lowest 10.1.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2
+35.2
197010
Amen Thompson -
DNP
20240

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 26.6
+10.9
1971NBA Champion14
Amen Thompson 15.7
20257

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 28.7
+28.7
197211
Amen Thompson -
DNP *
20260
* season in progress

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's additional Playoffs:

- During his 17 additional NBA seasons, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar played in 15 Playoffs and won 5 NBA Championships. In those postseasons he averaged 23.4 points in a total of 202 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 34.6 ppg and his lowest 11.1.

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