Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Chet Holmgren: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Chet Holmgren 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 Chet Holmgren.

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 Chet Holmgren 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 8.5 points more than Chet Holmgren in his 2 seasons (24.6 points against 16.1), and he also scored a total of 36,551 points more (38,387 vs. 1,836).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.6
+8.5
20
Chet Holmgren 16.1
2

Total Points

Seasons
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387
+36,551
20
Chet Holmgren 1,836
2

Scoring Titles

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2
Scoring leaderScoring leader
+2
Chet Holmgren 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 Chet Holmgren (+9 points per game) and he also scored more points (+5,257).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3
+9.0
18
Chet Holmgren 15.3
2

Total Points

Playoffs
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762
+5,257
18
Chet Holmgren 505
2

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

50+ Point Games

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10
+10
Chet Holmgren 0

40+ Point Games

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 70
+70
Chet Holmgren 0

30+ Point Games

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 429
+425
Chet Holmgren 4

20+ Point Games

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,122
+1089
Chet Holmgren 33

10+ Point Games

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,509
+1415
Chet Holmgren 94

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,559
+1446
Chet Holmgren 113

0 Point Games (games without points)

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1
Chet Holmgren 1

Playoffs

40+ Point Games

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 9
+9
Chet Holmgren 0

30+ Point Games

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 75
+75
Chet Holmgren 0

20+ Point Games

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 169
+161
Chet Holmgren 8

10+ Point Games

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 223
+195
Chet Holmgren 28

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237
+204
Chet Holmgren 33

0 Point Games (games without points)

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0
Chet Holmgren 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:+8.5+4.3+6.7+4.0+1.5+4.1+31.6+1.5+2.4+5.9+18+1,446
Chet Holmgren 16.1 5.9 11.4 51.9 1.5 4.1 37.2 2.8 3.6 78.0 2 114

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:+36,551+15,165+27,013+4.0+172+447+31.6+6,393+8,895+5.9+18+1,446
Chet Holmgren 1,836 672 1,294 51.9 173 465 37.2 319 409 78.0 2 114

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:+9.0+4.4+7.0+6.0+1.2+4.3+28.4+1.3+2.1+3.7+16+204
Chet Holmgren 15.3 5.5 11.7 47.3 1.2 4.3 28.4 3.1 3.9 77.7 2 33

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:+5,257+2,174+4,037+6.0+40+137+28.4+949+1,289+3.7+16+204
Chet Holmgren 505 182 385 47.3 40 141 28.4 101 130 77.7 2 33

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
+12.3
197082
Chet Holmgren 16.5
202482

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Scoring leader31.7
+16.7
1971NBA Champion82
Chet Holmgren 15.0
2025NBA Champion32

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's additional seasons:

* Kareem Abdul-Jabbar played 18 seasons more than Chet Holmgren in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 3 to 20, from 1972 to 1989—he averaged 23.9 points in a total of 1,396 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 34.8 ppg and his lowest 10.1.

In those 18 extra years over Chet Holmgren, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar won 1 scoring title.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2
+19.6
197010
Chet Holmgren 15.6
202410

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 26.6
+11.4
1971NBA Champion14
Chet Holmgren 15.2
2025NBA Champion23

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's additional Playoffs:

* During his 18 additional NBA seasons, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar played in 16 Playoffs and won 5 NBA Championships. In those postseasons he averaged 23.7 points in a total of 213 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 34.6 ppg and his lowest 11.1.

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