Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Rudy Gobert: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Rudy Gobert 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 Rudy Gobert.

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 Rudy Gobert 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 12 points more than Rudy Gobert in his 12 seasons (24.6 points against 12.6), and he also scored a total of 27,929 points more (38,387 vs. 10,458).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.6
+12.0
20
Rudy Gobert 12.6
12

Total Points

Seasons
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387
+27,929
20
Rudy Gobert 10,458
12

Scoring Titles

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2
Scoring leaderScoring leader
+2
Rudy Gobert 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 Rudy Gobert (+12 points per game) and he also scored more points (+4,731).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3
+12.0
18
Rudy Gobert 12.3
9

Total Points

Playoffs
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762
+4,731
18
Rudy Gobert 1,031
9

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

50+ Point Games

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10
+10
Rudy Gobert 0

40+ Point Games

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 70
+70
Rudy Gobert 0

30+ Point Games

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 429
+427
Rudy Gobert 2

20+ Point Games

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,122
+1014
Rudy Gobert 108

10+ Point Games

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,509
+937
Rudy Gobert 572

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,559
+750
Rudy Gobert 809

0 Point Games (games without points)

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1
Rudy Gobert 20
+19

Playoffs

40+ Point Games

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 9
+9
Rudy Gobert 0

30+ Point Games

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 75
+75
Rudy Gobert 0

20+ Point Games

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 169
+163
Rudy Gobert 6

10+ Point Games

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 223
+164
Rudy Gobert 59

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237
+154
Rudy Gobert 83

0 Point Games (games without points)

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0
Rudy Gobert 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:+12.0+5.5+10.9+9.6+5.6+1.1+1.0+8.0+8+731
Rudy Gobert 12.6 4.7 7.2 65.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 3.2 5.0 64.1 12 829

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:+27,929+11,934+22,357+9.6+1+1+5.6+4,060+5,167+8.0+8+731
Rudy Gobert 10,458 3,903 5,950 65.6 0 17 0.0 2,652 4,137 64.1 12 829

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:+12.0+5.4+11.6+10.8+1.2+0.8+13.2+9+153
Rudy Gobert 12.3 4.5 7.1 64.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 3.2 5.2 60.8 9 84

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:+4,731+1,974+3,826+10.8+3+783+980+13.2+9+153
Rudy Gobert 1,031 382 596 64.1 0 1 0.0 267 439 60.8 9 84

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
+26.5
197082
Rudy Gobert 2.3
201445

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Scoring leader31.7
+23.3
1971NBA Champion82
Rudy Gobert 8.4
201582

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Scoring leader34.8
+25.7
197281
Rudy Gobert 9.1
201661

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 30.2
+16.2
197376
Rudy Gobert 14.0
201781

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 27.0
+13.5
197481
Rudy Gobert 13.5
201856

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 30.0
+14.1
197565
Rudy Gobert 15.9
201981

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 27.7
+12.6
197682
Rudy Gobert 15.1
202068

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 26.2
+11.9
197782
Rudy Gobert 14.3
202171

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 25.8
+10.2
197862
Rudy Gobert 15.6
202266

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 23.8
+10.4
197980
Rudy Gobert 13.4
202370

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.8
+10.8
1980NBA Champion82
Rudy Gobert 14.0
202476

Season 12

Points per gameYearGames
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 26.2
+14.2
198180
Rudy Gobert 12.0
202572

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's additional seasons:

* Kareem Abdul-Jabbar played 8 seasons more than Rudy Gobert in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 13 to 20, from 1982 to 1989—he averaged 19.4 points in a total of 625 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 23.9 ppg and his lowest 10.1.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2
+35.2
197010
Rudy Gobert -
DNP
20140

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 26.6
+26.6
1971NBA Champion14
Rudy Gobert -
DNP
20150

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 28.7
+28.7
197211
Rudy Gobert -
DNP
20160

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 22.8
+11.2
19736
Rudy Gobert 11.6
20179

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 32.2
+19.0
197416
Rudy Gobert 13.2
201811

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar -
DNP
19750
Rudy Gobert 11.2
+11.2
20195

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar -
DNP
19760
Rudy Gobert 16.9
+16.9
20207

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.6
+19.9
197711
Rudy Gobert 14.7
202111

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 27.0
+15.0
19783
Rudy Gobert 12.0
20226

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 28.5
+13.5
19798
Rudy Gobert 15.0
20235

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 31.9
+19.8
1980NBA Champion15
Rudy Gobert 12.1
202415

Season 12

Points per gameYearGames
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 26.7
+18.8
19813
Rudy Gobert 7.9
202515

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's additional Playoffs:

* During his 8 additional NBA seasons, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar played in 8 Playoffs and won 4 NBA Championships. In those postseasons he averaged 20.2 points in a total of 140 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 27.1 ppg and his lowest 11.1.

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