Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Kristaps Porzingis: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Kristaps Porzingis 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 Kristaps Porzingis.

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 Kristaps Porzingis 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 5 points more than Kristaps Porzingis in his 9 seasons (24.6 points against 19.6), and he also scored a total of 28,548 points more (38,387 vs. 9,839).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.6
+5.0
20
Kristaps Porzingis 19.6
9

Total Points

Seasons
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387
+28,548
20
Kristaps Porzingis 9,839
9

Scoring Titles

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2
Scoring leaderScoring leader
+2
Kristaps Porzingis 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 Kristaps Porzingis (+12.4 points per game) and he also scored more points (+5,428).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3
+12.4
18
Kristaps Porzingis 11.9
4

Total Points

Playoffs
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762
+5,428
18
Kristaps Porzingis 334
4

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

50+ Point Games

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10
+10
Kristaps Porzingis 0

40+ Point Games

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 70
+67
Kristaps Porzingis 3

30+ Point Games

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 429
+374
Kristaps Porzingis 55

20+ Point Games

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,122
+883
Kristaps Porzingis 239

10+ Point Games

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,509
+1050
Kristaps Porzingis 459

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,559
+1059
Kristaps Porzingis 500

0 Point Games (games without points)

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1
Kristaps Porzingis 1

Playoffs

40+ Point Games

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 9
+9
Kristaps Porzingis 0

30+ Point Games

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 75
+74
Kristaps Porzingis 1

20+ Point Games

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 169
+164
Kristaps Porzingis 5

10+ Point Games

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 223
+210
Kristaps Porzingis 13

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237
+210
Kristaps Porzingis 27

0 Point Games (games without points)

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0
Kristaps Porzingis 1
+1

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:+5.0+3.3+3.2+9.8+1.9+5.2+31.0+0.3+1.2+10.8+11+1,059
Kristaps Porzingis 19.6 6.9 14.9 46.1 1.9 5.2 36.6 4.0 4.8 82.9 9 501

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:+28,548+12,384+20,821+9.8+949+2,579+31.0+4,729+6,913+10.8+11+1,059
Kristaps Porzingis 9,839 3,453 7,486 46.1 950 2,597 36.6 1,983 2,391 82.9 9 501

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:+12.4+6.0+9.7+10.3+1.1+3.5+31.3+1.3+2.1+5.8+14+209
Kristaps Porzingis 11.9 3.9 9.0 43.0 1.1 3.5 31.3 3.1 3.9 79.8 4 28

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:+5,428+2,248+4,171+10.3+31+95+31.3+963+1,310+5.8+14+209
Kristaps Porzingis 334 108 251 43.0 31 99 31.3 87 109 79.8 4 28

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
+14.5
197082
Kristaps Porzingis 14.3
201672

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Scoring leader31.7
+13.6
1971NBA Champion82
Kristaps Porzingis 18.1
201766

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Scoring leader34.8
+12.1
197281
Kristaps Porzingis 22.7
201848

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 30.2
+9.8
197376
Kristaps Porzingis 20.4
202057

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 27.0
+6.9
197481
Kristaps Porzingis 20.1
202143

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 30.0
+9.8
197565
Kristaps Porzingis 20.2
202251

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 27.7
+4.5
197682
Kristaps Porzingis 23.2
202365

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 26.2
+6.1
197782
Kristaps Porzingis 20.1
2024NBA Champion57

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 25.8
+6.3
197862
Kristaps Porzingis 19.5
202542

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's additional seasons:

* Kareem Abdul-Jabbar played 11 seasons more than Kristaps Porzingis in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 10 to 20, from 1979 to 1989—he averaged 20.9 points in a total of 867 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 26.2 ppg and his lowest 10.1.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2
+35.2
197010
Kristaps Porzingis -
DNP
20160

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 26.6
+26.6
1971NBA Champion14
Kristaps Porzingis -
DNP
20170

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 28.7
+28.7
197211
Kristaps Porzingis -
DNP
20180

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 22.8
19736
Kristaps Porzingis 23.7
+0.9
20203

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 32.2
+19.1
197416
Kristaps Porzingis 13.1
20217

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar -
DNP
19750
Kristaps Porzingis -
DNP
20220

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar -
DNP
19760
Kristaps Porzingis -
DNP
20230

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.6
+22.3
197711
Kristaps Porzingis 12.3
2024NBA Champion7

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 27.0
+19.3
19783
Kristaps Porzingis 7.7
202511

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's additional Playoffs:

* During his 11 additional NBA seasons, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar played in 11 Playoffs and won 5 NBA Championships. In those postseasons he averaged 21.7 points in a total of 166 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 31.9 ppg and his lowest 11.1.

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