Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Franz Wagner: NBA Rankings Comparison

The ultimate statistical showdown: compare Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Franz Wagner 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 Franz Wagner, with 4 seasons played from 2022 to 2025, 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. Franz Wagner
Total Stats, Rankings Summary

Career Totals
Season Playoffs
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Franz Wagner Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Franz Wagner
Points
2nd
+300th
3rd
+300th
Rebounds
3rd
+300th
6th
+300th
Assists
50th
+300th
32nd
+300th
Steals
112nd
+300th
36th
+300th
Blocks
3rd
+300th
2nd
+300th
Years204182

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Franz Wagner
Per Game Stats, Rankings Summary

Career Per Game
Season Playoffs
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Franz Wagner Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Franz Wagner
Points
20th
--
36th
63rd
Rebounds
25th
--
45th
+300th
Assists
296th
--
296th
109th
Steals
+300th
--
+300th
+300th
Blocks
8th
--
9th
175th

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 Franz Wagner Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points
2nd
+300th
+298 38,387 vs. 5,55232,835
Rebounds
3rd
+300th
+297 17,440 vs. 1,40816,032
Assists
50th
+300th
+250 5,660 vs. 1,0674,593
Steals
112nd
+300th
+188 1,160 vs. 296864
Blocks
3rd
+300th
+297 3,189 vs. 1003,089
Offensive Rebounds
32nd
+300th
+268 2,975 vs. 2822,693
Defensive Rebounds
10th
+300th
+290 9,394 vs. 1,1268,268
Field Goals Made
1st
+300th
+299 15,837 vs. 2,06313,774
Field Goals Attempted
2nd
+300th
+298 28,307 vs. 4,35023,957
3-Pointers Made
+300th
+300th
1 vs. 424423
3-Pointers Attempted
+300th
+300th
18 vs. 1,3171,299
Free Throws Made
13th
+300th
+287 6,712 vs. 1,0025,710
Free Throws Attempted
9th
+300th
+291 9,304 vs. 1,1718,133

Games and Years:

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Franz Wagner Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Games Played
3rd
+300th
1,560 vs. 2911,269
Seasons
7th
+300th
20 vs. 416

Rankings by Points Scored:

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Franz Wagner 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 Franz Wagner Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points
3rd
+300th
+297 5,762 vs. 2615,501
Rebounds
6th
+300th
+294 2,481 vs. 722,409
Assists
32nd
+300th
+268 767 vs. 59708
Steals
36th
+300th
+264 189 vs. 11178
Blocks
2nd
+300th
+298 476 vs. 11465
Offensive Rebounds
9th
+300th
+291 505 vs. 13492
Defensive Rebounds
6th
+300th
+294 1,273 vs. 591,214
Field Goals Made
2nd
+300th
+298 2,356 vs. 932,263
Field Goals Attempted
4th
+300th
+296 4,422 vs. 2184,204
3-Pointers Made
+300th
+300th
0 vs. 1616
3-Pointers Attempted
+300th
+300th
4 vs. 7167
Free Throws Made
12th
+300th
+288 1,050 vs. 59991
Free Throws Attempted
10th
+300th
+290 1,419 vs. 701,349

Games and Years:

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Franz Wagner Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Games Played
5th
+300th
237 vs. 12225
Playoffs
3rd
+300th
18 vs. 216

Rankings by Points Scored:

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Franz Wagner 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 Franz Wagner Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points per game
20th
--
24.61 vs. 19.085.53
Rebounds per game
25th
--
11.18 vs. 4.846.34
Assists per game
296th
--
3.63 vs. 3.670.04
Steals per game
+300th
--
0.94 vs. 1.020.08
Blocks per game
8th
--
2.57 vs. 0.342.23
Offensive Rebounds per game
114th
--
2.40 vs. 0.971.43
Defensive Rebounds per game
27th
--
7.58 vs. 3.873.71
Field Goals Made per game
5th
--
10.15 vs. 7.093.06
Field Goals Attempted per game
29th
--
18.15 vs. 14.953.20
3-Pointers Made per game
+300th
193rd
+107 0.00 vs. 1.461.46
3-Pointers Attempted per game
+300th
--
0.02 vs. 4.534.50
Free Throws Made per game
100th
--
4.30 vs. 3.440.86
Free Throws Attempted per game
76th
--
5.96 vs. 4.021.94

Career Per Game Averages,
Playoffs Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Franz Wagner Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points per game
36th
63rd
27 24.31 vs. 21.752.56
Rebounds per game
45th
+300th
+255 10.47 vs. 6.004.47
Assists per game
296th
109th
187 3.24 vs. 4.921.68
Steals per game
+300th
+300th
0.96 vs. 0.920.05
Blocks per game
9th
175th
166 2.43 vs. 0.921.51
Offensive Rebounds per game
101st
+300th
+199 2.58 vs. 1.081.49
Defensive Rebounds per game
66th
161st
95 6.49 vs. 4.921.58
Field Goals Made per game
14th
79th
65 9.94 vs. 7.752.19
Field Goals Attempted per game
50th
59th
9 18.66 vs. 18.170.49
3-Pointers Made per game
+300th
197th
+103 0.00 vs. 1.331.33
3-Pointers Attempted per game
+300th
43rd
+257 0.03 vs. 5.925.89
Free Throws Made per game
116th
84th
32 4.43 vs. 4.920.49
Free Throws Attempted per game
104th
115th
11 5.99 vs. 5.830.15

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.