Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Dominique Wilkins: NBA Rankings Comparison

The ultimate statistical showdown: compare Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Dominique Wilkins 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 / Stats Rankings / Games against each other

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 Dominique Wilkins, with 15 seasons played from 1983 to 1999, 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. Dominique Wilkins
Total Stats, Rankings Summary

Career Totals
Season Playoffs
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Dominique Wilkins Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Dominique Wilkins
Points
2nd
16th
3rd
149th
Rebounds
3rd
110th
6th
283rd
Assists
50th
299th
32nd
+300th
Steals
112nd
68th
36th
189th
Blocks
3rd
210th
2nd
280th
Years20151810

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Dominique Wilkins
Per Game Stats, Rankings Summary

Career Per Game
Season Playoffs
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Dominique Wilkins Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Dominique Wilkins
Points
20th
17th
36th
26th
Rebounds
25th
270th
45th
250th
Assists
296th
+300th
296th
+300th
Steals
+300th
158th
+300th
134th
Blocks
8th
+300th
9th
+300th

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 Dominique Wilkins Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points
2nd
16th
14 38,387 vs. 26,66811,719
Rebounds
3rd
110th
107 17,440 vs. 7,16910,271
Assists
50th
299th
249 5,660 vs. 2,6772,983
Steals
112nd
68th
44 1,160 vs. 1,378218
Blocks
3rd
210th
207 3,189 vs. 6422,547
Offensive Rebounds
32nd
33rd
1 2,975 vs. 2,95025
Defensive Rebounds
10th
148th
138 9,394 vs. 4,2195,175
Field Goals Made
1st
17th
16 15,837 vs. 9,9635,874
Field Goals Attempted
2nd
11th
9 28,307 vs. 21,5896,718
3-Pointers Made
+300th
299th
+1 1 vs. 711710
3-Pointers Attempted
+300th
250th
+50 18 vs. 2,2312,213
Free Throws Made
13th
23rd
10 6,712 vs. 6,031681
Free Throws Attempted
9th
30th
21 9,304 vs. 7,4381,866

Games and Years:

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Dominique Wilkins Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Games Played
3rd
105th
102 1,560 vs. 1,074486
Seasons
7th
133rd
126 20 vs. 155

Rankings by Points Scored:

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Dominique Wilkins Rk Diff. Values Diff.
40+ point games
11th
17th
6 70 vs. 5614
50+ point games
11th
17th
6 10 vs. 73
60+ point games
-
-
0 vs. 00

Career Totals,
Playoffs Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Dominique Wilkins Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points
3rd
149th
146 5,762 vs. 1,4234,339
Rebounds
6th
283rd
277 2,481 vs. 3752,106
Assists
32nd
+300th
+268 767 vs. 143624
Steals
36th
189th
153 189 vs. 73116
Blocks
2nd
280th
278 476 vs. 35441
Offensive Rebounds
9th
128th
119 505 vs. 158347
Defensive Rebounds
6th
289th
283 1,273 vs. 2171,056
Field Goals Made
2nd
154th
152 2,356 vs. 5151,841
Field Goals Attempted
4th
137th
133 4,422 vs. 1,2013,221
3-Pointers Made
+300th
+300th
0 vs. 2727
3-Pointers Attempted
+300th
+300th
4 vs. 9692
Free Throws Made
12th
99th
87 1,050 vs. 366684
Free Throws Attempted
10th
114th
104 1,419 vs. 444975

Games and Years:

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Dominique Wilkins Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Games Played
5th
+300th
237 vs. 56181
Playoffs
3rd
154th
151 18 vs. 108

Rankings by Points Scored:

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Dominique Wilkins Rk Diff. Values Diff.
40+ point games
12th
28th
16 9 vs. 54
50+ point games
-
9th
0 vs. 11
60+ point games
-
-
0 vs. 00

Career Per Game Averages,
Regular Season Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Dominique Wilkins Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points per game
20th
17th
3 24.61 vs. 24.830.22
Rebounds per game
25th
270th
245 11.18 vs. 6.684.50
Assists per game
296th
+300th
+4 3.63 vs. 2.491.14
Steals per game
+300th
158th
+142 0.94 vs. 1.280.35
Blocks per game
8th
+300th
+292 2.57 vs. 0.601.98
Offensive Rebounds per game
114th
56th
58 2.40 vs. 2.750.35
Defensive Rebounds per game
27th
+300th
+273 7.58 vs. 3.933.65
Field Goals Made per game
5th
13th
8 10.15 vs. 9.280.88
Field Goals Attempted per game
29th
10th
19 18.15 vs. 20.101.96
3-Pointers Made per game
+300th
+300th
0.00 vs. 0.660.66
3-Pointers Attempted per game
+300th
+300th
0.02 vs. 2.082.05
Free Throws Made per game
100th
31st
69 4.30 vs. 5.621.31
Free Throws Attempted per game
76th
38th
38 5.96 vs. 6.930.96

Career Per Game Averages,
Playoffs Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Dominique Wilkins Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points per game
36th
26th
10 24.31 vs. 25.411.10
Rebounds per game
45th
250th
205 10.47 vs. 6.703.77
Assists per game
296th
+300th
+4 3.24 vs. 2.550.68
Steals per game
+300th
134th
+166 0.96 vs. 1.300.34
Blocks per game
9th
+300th
+291 2.43 vs. 0.631.80
Offensive Rebounds per game
101st
62nd
39 2.58 vs. 2.820.24
Defensive Rebounds per game
66th
298th
232 6.49 vs. 3.882.62
Field Goals Made per game
14th
27th
13 9.94 vs. 9.200.74
Field Goals Attempted per game
50th
13th
37 18.66 vs. 21.452.79
3-Pointers Made per game
+300th
+300th
0.00 vs. 0.480.48
3-Pointers Attempted per game
+300th
+300th
0.03 vs. 1.711.69
Free Throws Made per game
116th
19th
97 4.43 vs. 6.542.11
Free Throws Attempted per game
104th
30th
74 5.99 vs. 7.931.94

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.