Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Chet Holmgren: NBA Rankings Comparison

The ultimate statistical showdown: compare Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Chet Holmgren 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 / Scoring / Stats / 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 Chet Holmgren, with 3 seasons played from 2024 to 2026, 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. Chet Holmgren
Total Stats, Rankings Summary

Career Totals
Season Playoffs
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Chet Holmgren Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Chet Holmgren
Points
2nd
+300th
3rd
+300th
Rebounds
3rd
+300th
6th
+300th
Assists
50th
+300th
32nd
+300th
Steals
112nd
+300th
36th
+300th
Blocks
3rd
+300th
2nd
134th
Years203182

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Chet Holmgren
Per Game Stats, Rankings Summary

Career Per Game
Season Playoffs
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Chet Holmgren Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Chet Holmgren
Points
20th
--
36th
234th
Rebounds
25th
--
45th
132nd
Assists
296th
--
296th
+300th
Steals
+300th
--
+300th
+300th
Blocks
8th
--
9th
18th

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.

Note: the season per game rankings on this page respect the minimums usually applied by the NBA for all-time leaders: 400 games with some exceptions for some stats; for the Playoffs a minimum of 3 games is used.

Comparisons on this page:

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

Career Totals,
Regular Season Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Chet Holmgren Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points
2nd
+300th
+298 38,387 vs. 1,92836,459
Rebounds
3rd
+300th
+297 17,440 vs. 94616,494
Assists
50th
+300th
+250 5,660 vs. 2705,390
Steals
112nd
+300th
+188 1,160 vs. 811,079
Blocks
3rd
+300th
+297 3,189 vs. 2662,923
Offensive Rebounds
32nd
+300th
+268 2,975 vs. 1862,789
Defensive Rebounds
10th
+300th
+290 9,394 vs. 7608,634
Field Goals Made
1st
+300th
+299 15,837 vs. 70115,136
Field Goals Attempted
2nd
+300th
+298 28,307 vs. 1,34526,962
3-Pointers Made
+300th
+300th
1 vs. 183182
3-Pointers Attempted
+300th
+300th
18 vs. 489471
Free Throws Made
13th
+300th
+287 6,712 vs. 3436,369
Free Throws Attempted
9th
+300th
+291 9,304 vs. 4378,867

Games and Years:

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Chet Holmgren Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Games Played
3rd
+300th
1,560 vs. 1181,442
Seasons
8th
+300th
20 vs. 317

Rankings by Points Scored:

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Chet Holmgren Rk Diff. Values Diff.
40+ point games
11th
-
70 vs. 070
50+ point games
11th
-
10 vs. 010
60+ point games
-
-
0 vs. 00

Career Totals,
Playoffs Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Chet Holmgren Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points
3rd
+300th
+297 5,762 vs. 5055,257
Rebounds
6th
+300th
+294 2,481 vs. 2712,210
Assists
32nd
+300th
+268 767 vs. 43724
Steals
36th
+300th
+264 189 vs. 24165
Blocks
2nd
134th
132 476 vs. 68408
Offensive Rebounds
9th
+300th
+291 505 vs. 56449
Defensive Rebounds
6th
296th
290 1,273 vs. 2151,058
Field Goals Made
2nd
+300th
+298 2,356 vs. 1822,174
Field Goals Attempted
4th
+300th
+296 4,422 vs. 3854,037
3-Pointers Made
+300th
+300th
0 vs. 4040
3-Pointers Attempted
+300th
284th
+16 4 vs. 141137
Free Throws Made
12th
+300th
+288 1,050 vs. 101949
Free Throws Attempted
10th
+300th
+290 1,419 vs. 1301,289

Games and Years:

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Chet Holmgren Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Games Played
5th
+300th
237 vs. 33204
Playoffs
3rd
+300th
18 vs. 216

Rankings by Points Scored:

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Chet Holmgren Rk Diff. Values Diff.
40+ point games
12th
-
9 vs. 09
50+ point games
-
-
0 vs. 00

Career Per Game Averages,
Regular Season Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Chet Holmgren Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points per game
20th
--
24.61 vs. 16.348.27
Rebounds per game
25th
--
11.18 vs. 8.023.16
Assists per game
296th
--
3.63 vs. 2.291.34
Steals per game
+300th
--
0.94 vs. 0.690.25
Blocks per game
8th
--
2.57 vs. 2.250.32
Offensive Rebounds per game
115th
--
2.40 vs. 1.580.82
Defensive Rebounds per game
27th
--
7.58 vs. 6.441.14
Field Goals Made per game
5th
--
10.15 vs. 5.944.21
Field Goals Attempted per game
28th
--
18.15 vs. 11.406.75
3-Pointers Made per game
+300th
--
0.00 vs. 1.551.55
3-Pointers Attempted per game
+300th
--
0.02 vs. 4.144.12
Free Throws Made per game
100th
--
4.30 vs. 2.911.40
Free Throws Attempted per game
76th
--
5.96 vs. 3.702.26

Career Per Game Averages,
Playoffs Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Chet Holmgren Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points per game
36th
234th
198 24.31 vs. 15.309.01
Rebounds per game
45th
132nd
87 10.47 vs. 8.212.26
Assists per game
296th
+300th
+4 3.24 vs. 1.301.93
Steals per game
+300th
+300th
0.96 vs. 0.730.24
Blocks per game
9th
18th
9 2.43 vs. 2.060.37
Offensive Rebounds per game
101st
+300th
+199 2.58 vs. 1.700.88
Defensive Rebounds per game
66th
65th
1 6.49 vs. 6.520.02
Field Goals Made per game
14th
259th
245 9.94 vs. 5.524.43
Field Goals Attempted per game
50th
+300th
+250 18.66 vs. 11.676.99
3-Pointers Made per game
+300th
238th
+62 0.00 vs. 1.211.21
3-Pointers Attempted per game
+300th
141st
+159 0.03 vs. 4.274.25
Free Throws Made per game
116th
+300th
+184 4.43 vs. 3.061.37
Free Throws Attempted per game
104th
+300th
+196 5.99 vs. 3.942.05

Note: Even if they don't have the minimum of 400 season games, the players are also included in the all-time rankings in some stats if they reach certain thresholds: 10,000 points; 4,000 rebounds; 2,000 assists; 625 steals; 500 blocks; 250 3-pointers made.