Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Lonzo Ball: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Lonzo Ball 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 Lonzo Ball.

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 average and totals in the regular season, and since Lonzo Ball didn't play in the postseason, you could also say that Kareem Abdul-Jabbar has better playoff stats. 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 13.2 points more than Lonzo Ball in his 6 seasons (24.6 points against 11.4), and he also scored a total of 35,125 points more (38,387 vs. 3,262).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.6
+13.2
20
Lonzo Ball 11.4
6

Total Points

Seasons
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387
+35,125
20
Lonzo Ball 3,262
6

Scoring Titles

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2
Scoring leaderScoring leader
+2
Lonzo Ball 0

Points in the Playoffs

Lonzo Ball didn't play in the NBA postseason, so obviously Kareem Abdul-Jabbar has better playoff stats in points per game and total points scored.

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3
+24.3
18
Lonzo Ball 0
0

Total Points

Playoffs
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762
+5,762
18
Lonzo Ball 0
0

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

50+ Point Games

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10
+10
Lonzo Ball 0

40+ Point Games

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 70
+70
Lonzo Ball 0

30+ Point Games

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 429
+427
Lonzo Ball 2

20+ Point Games

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,122
+1095
Lonzo Ball 27

10+ Point Games

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,509
+1348
Lonzo Ball 161

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,559
+1276
Lonzo Ball 283

0 Point Games (games without points)

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1
Lonzo Ball 4
+3

Playoffs

Lonzo Ball didn't play in the NBA postseason, so Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's point thresholds are omited here.

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:+13.2+6.0+7.5+16.2+2.3+6.4+30.6+3.6+4.9+12.2+14+1,273
Lonzo Ball 11.4 4.2 10.6 39.8 2.3 6.4 36.2 0.7 1.1 59.9 6 287

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:+35,125+14,631+25,274+16.2+661+1,810+30.6+6,524+8,990+12.2+14+1,273
Lonzo Ball 3,262 1,206 3,033 39.8 662 1,828 36.2 188 314 59.9 6 287

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:+24.3+9.9+18.7+53.3+4.4+6.0+74.0+18+237
Lonzo Ball DNP - - - - - - - - - 0 0

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:+5,762+2,356+4,422+53.3+4+1,050+1,419+74.0+18+237
Lonzo Ball DNP - - - - - - - - - 0 0

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
+18.6
197082
Lonzo Ball 10.2
201852

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Scoring leader31.7
+21.8
1971NBA Champion82
Lonzo Ball 9.9
201947

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Scoring leader34.8
+23.0
197281
Lonzo Ball 11.8
202063

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 30.2
+15.6
197376
Lonzo Ball 14.6
202155

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 27.0
+14.0
197481
Lonzo Ball 13.0
202235

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 30.0
+22.4
197565
Lonzo Ball 7.6
202535

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's additional seasons:

* Kareem Abdul-Jabbar played 14 seasons more than Lonzo Ball in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 7 to 20, from 1976 to 1989—he averaged 22.1 points in a total of 1,093 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 27.7 ppg and his lowest 10.1.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2
+35.2
197010
Lonzo Ball -
DNP
20180

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 26.6
+26.6
1971NBA Champion14
Lonzo Ball -
DNP
20190

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 28.7
+28.7
197211
Lonzo Ball -
DNP
20200

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 22.8
+22.8
19736
Lonzo Ball -
DNP
20210

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 32.2
+32.2
197416
Lonzo Ball -
DNP
20220

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar -
DNP
19750
Lonzo Ball -
DNP
20250

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's additional Playoffs:

* During his 14 additional NBA seasons, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar played in 13 Playoffs and won 5 NBA Championships. In those postseasons he averaged 22.6 points in a total of 180 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 34.6 ppg and his lowest 11.1.

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