Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Jalen Williams: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Jalen Williams 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 Jalen Williams.

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 Jalen Williams 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 6.5 points more than Jalen Williams in his 3 seasons (24.6 points against 18.1), and he also scored a total of 34,486 points more (38,387 vs. 3,901).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.6
+6.5
20
Jalen Williams 18.1
3

Total Points

Seasons
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387
+34,486
20
Jalen Williams 3,901
3

Scoring Titles

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2
Scoring leaderScoring leader
+2
Jalen Williams 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 Jalen Williams (+3.7 points per game) and he also scored more points (+5,083).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3
+3.7
18
Jalen Williams 20.6
2

Total Points

Playoffs
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762
+5,083
18
Jalen Williams 679
2

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

50+ Point Games

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10
+10
Jalen Williams 0

40+ Point Games

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 70
+69
Jalen Williams 1

30+ Point Games

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 429
+414
Jalen Williams 15

20+ Point Games

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,122
+1028
Jalen Williams 94

10+ Point Games

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,509
+1320
Jalen Williams 189

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,559
+1344
Jalen Williams 215

0 Point Games (games without points)

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1
+1
Jalen Williams 0

Playoffs

40+ Point Games

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 9
+8
Jalen Williams 1

30+ Point Games

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 75
+72
Jalen Williams 3

20+ Point Games

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 169
+152
Jalen Williams 17

10+ Point Games

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 223
+191
Jalen Williams 32

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237
+204
Jalen Williams 33

0 Point Games (games without points)

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0
Jalen Williams 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:+6.5+3.2+4.4+4.7+1.4+3.7+32.6+1.6+2.7+8.2+17+1,345
Jalen Williams 18.1 7.0 13.7 51.3 1.4 3.7 38.2 2.7 3.3 80.3 3 215

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:+34,486+14,322+25,352+4.7+299+768+32.6+6,141+8,593+8.2+17+1,345
Jalen Williams 3,901 1,515 2,955 51.3 300 786 38.2 571 711 80.3 3 215

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:+3.7+2.2+1.9+7.8+1.5+4.7+32.5+0.7+1.3+5.4+16+204
Jalen Williams 20.6 7.7 16.8 45.5 1.5 4.7 32.5 3.7 4.7 79.4 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:+5,083+2,103+3,866+7.8+50+150+32.5+927+1,264+5.4+16+204
Jalen Williams 679 253 556 45.5 50 154 32.5 123 155 79.4 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
+14.7
197082
Jalen Williams 14.1
202375

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Scoring leader31.7
+12.6
1971NBA Champion82
Jalen Williams 19.1
202471

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Scoring leader34.8
+13.2
197281
Jalen Williams 21.6
2025NBA Champion69

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's additional seasons:

* Kareem Abdul-Jabbar played 17 seasons more than Jalen Williams 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
Jalen Williams -
DNP
20230

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 26.6
+7.9
1971NBA Champion14
Jalen Williams 18.7
202410

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 28.7
+7.3
197211
Jalen Williams 21.4
2025NBA Champion23

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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