Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Amar'e Stoudemire: NBA Rankings Comparison

The ultimate statistical showdown: compare Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Amar'e Stoudemire all-time NBA rankings. Explore their historical standing across total and per-game stats, regular season and playoffs. Who ranks higher?

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season / Stats Rankings

This in-depth analysis goes beyond basic career numbers to provide an unparalleled look at where Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, with a career spanning 20 seasons from 1970 to 1989, and Amar'e Stoudemire, with 14 seasons played from 2003 to 2016, stand among the league's historical elite..

Dive into a meticulous breakdown of their positions in every major statistical category—from scoring and rebounding to assists, steals, and blocks—across both regular season and their entire playoff careers. Our comprehensive tables offer side-by-side rankings, value comparisons, and key differences, ensuring you have all the definitive data to assess their historical impact.

First, review a concise summary of how they rank in NBA history in the main categories (points, rebounds, assists, steals and blocks) for both total and per-game stats, and below, you can then explore in detail all their stats and their historical rankings.

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Amar'e Stoudemire
Total Stats, Rankings Summary

Career Totals
Season Playoffs
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Amar'e Stoudemire Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Amar'e Stoudemire
Points
2nd
128th
3rd
138th
Rebounds
3rd
147th
6th
159th
Assists
50th
+300th
32nd
+300th
Steals
112nd
+300th
36th
241st
Blocks
3rd
94th
2nd
76th
Years20141810

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Amar'e Stoudemire
Per Game Stats, Rankings Summary

Career Per Game
Season Playoffs
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Amar'e Stoudemire Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Amar'e Stoudemire
Points
20th
104th
36th
125th
Rebounds
25th
161st
45th
195th
Assists
296th
+300th
296th
+300th
Steals
+300th
+300th
+300th
+300th
Blocks
8th
118th
9th
89th

Steals, blocks, offensive and defensive rebounds started to be recorded in the 1973-74 season. The 3-point shot was implemented in the 1979-80 season.
* Some years in Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's career don't have data for these stats.

Comparisons on this page:

Their rankings for:
Season Totals - Playoffs Totals /
Season Per Game - Playoffs Per Game

Note: per game rankings include players with a minimum of games played

Career Totals,
Regular Season Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Amar'e Stoudemire Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points
2nd
128th
126 38,387 vs. 15,99422,393
Rebounds
3rd
147th
144 17,440 vs. 6,63210,808
Assists
50th
+300th
+250 5,660 vs. 1,0504,610
Steals
112nd
+300th
+188 1,160 vs. 636524
Blocks
3rd
94th
91 3,189 vs. 1,0542,135
Offensive Rebounds
32nd
109th
77 2,975 vs. 2,029946
Defensive Rebounds
10th
122nd
112 9,394 vs. 4,6034,791
Field Goals Made
1st
141st
140 15,837 vs. 5,9119,926
Field Goals Attempted
2nd
217th
215 28,307 vs. 11,00917,298
3-Pointers Made
+300th
+300th
1 vs. 3029
3-Pointers Attempted
+300th
+300th
18 vs. 127109
Free Throws Made
13th
73rd
60 6,712 vs. 4,1422,570
Free Throws Attempted
9th
71st
62 9,304 vs. 5,4443,860

Games and Years:

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Amar'e Stoudemire Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Games Played
3rd
+300th
1,560 vs. 846714
Seasons
8th
194th
186 20 vs. 146

Rankings by Points Scored:

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Amar'e Stoudemire Rk Diff. Values Diff.
40+ point games
11th
64th
53 70 vs. 1852
50+ point games
11th
76th
65 10 vs. 19
60+ point games
-
-
0 vs. 00

Career Totals,
Playoffs Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Amar'e Stoudemire Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points
3rd
138th
135 5,762 vs. 1,4614,301
Rebounds
6th
159th
153 2,481 vs. 5741,907
Assists
32nd
+300th
+268 767 vs. 64703
Steals
36th
241st
205 189 vs. 63126
Blocks
2nd
76th
74 476 vs. 104372
Offensive Rebounds
9th
88th
79 505 vs. 200305
Defensive Rebounds
6th
148th
142 1,273 vs. 374899
Field Goals Made
2nd
150th
148 2,356 vs. 5221,834
Field Goals Attempted
4th
182nd
178 4,422 vs. 1,0193,403
3-Pointers Made
+300th
+300th
0 vs. 44
3-Pointers Attempted
+300th
+300th
4 vs. 1612
Free Throws Made
12th
74th
62 1,050 vs. 413637
Free Throws Attempted
10th
70th
60 1,419 vs. 551868

Games and Years:

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Amar'e Stoudemire Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Games Played
5th
287th
282 237 vs. 78159
Playoffs
3rd
154th
151 18 vs. 108

Rankings by Points Scored:

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Amar'e Stoudemire Rk Diff. Values Diff.
40+ point games
12th
37th
25 9 vs. 45
50+ point games
-
-
0 vs. 00

Career Per Game Averages,
Regular Season Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Amar'e Stoudemire Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points per game
20th
104th
84 24.61 vs. 18.915.70
Rebounds per game
25th
161st
136 11.18 vs. 7.843.34
Assists per game
296th
+300th
+4 3.63 vs. 1.242.39
Steals per game
+300th
+300th
0.94 vs. 0.750.18
Blocks per game
8th
118th
110 2.57 vs. 1.251.33
Offensive Rebounds per game
115th
115th
0 2.40 vs. 2.400.00
Defensive Rebounds per game
27th
117th
90 7.58 vs. 5.442.14
Field Goals Made per game
5th
122nd
117 10.15 vs. 6.993.16
Field Goals Attempted per game
28th
237th
209 18.15 vs. 13.015.13
3-Pointers Made per game
+300th
+300th
0.00 vs. 0.040.03
3-Pointers Attempted per game
+300th
+300th
0.02 vs. 0.150.13
Free Throws Made per game
100th
60th
40 4.30 vs. 4.900.59
Free Throws Attempted per game
76th
55th
21 5.96 vs. 6.430.47

Career Per Game Averages,
Playoffs Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Amar'e Stoudemire Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points per game
36th
125th
89 24.31 vs. 18.735.58
Rebounds per game
45th
195th
150 10.47 vs. 7.363.11
Assists per game
296th
+300th
+4 3.24 vs. 0.822.42
Steals per game
+300th
+300th
0.96 vs. 0.810.16
Blocks per game
9th
89th
80 2.43 vs. 1.331.10
Offensive Rebounds per game
101st
103rd
2 2.58 vs. 2.560.01
Defensive Rebounds per game
66th
176th
110 6.49 vs. 4.791.70
Field Goals Made per game
14th
151st
137 9.94 vs. 6.693.25
Field Goals Attempted per game
50th
234th
184 18.66 vs. 13.065.59
3-Pointers Made per game
+300th
+300th
0.00 vs. 0.050.05
3-Pointers Attempted per game
+300th
+300th
0.03 vs. 0.210.18
Free Throws Made per game
116th
67th
49 4.43 vs. 5.290.86
Free Throws Attempted per game
104th
49th
55 5.99 vs. 7.061.08

Note: the per game rankings on this page respect the minimums usually applied by the NBA for all-time leaders, 400 games for regular season stats unless the player reached these thresholds before: 10,000 points; 4,000 rebounds; 2,000 assists; 625 steals; 500 blocks; 250 3-pointers made. Also 3 minimum games for the Playoffs are applied.