Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Rasheed Wallace: NBA Rankings Comparison

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

Player comparisons:
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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 Rasheed Wallace, with 16 seasons played from 1996 to 2013, 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. Rasheed Wallace
Total Stats, Rankings Summary

Career Totals
Season Playoffs
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Rasheed Wallace Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Rasheed Wallace
Points
2nd
126th
3rd
50th
Rebounds
3rd
99th
6th
44th
Assists
50th
+300th
32nd
168th
Steals
112nd
138th
36th
60th
Blocks
3rd
43rd
2nd
17th
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Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Rasheed Wallace
Per Game Stats, Rankings Summary

Career Per Game
Season Playoffs
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Rasheed Wallace Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Rasheed Wallace
Points
20th
+300th
36th
+300th
Rebounds
25th
270th
45th
291st
Assists
296th
+300th
296th
+300th
Steals
+300th
+300th
+300th
+300th
Blocks
8th
100th
9th
99th

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 Rasheed Wallace Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points
2nd
126th
124 38,387 vs. 16,00622,381
Rebounds
3rd
99th
96 17,440 vs. 7,40410,036
Assists
50th
+300th
+250 5,660 vs. 1,9943,666
Steals
112nd
138th
26 1,160 vs. 1,09070
Blocks
3rd
43rd
40 3,189 vs. 1,4601,729
Offensive Rebounds
32nd
205th
173 2,975 vs. 1,5781,397
Defensive Rebounds
10th
53rd
43 9,394 vs. 5,8263,568
Field Goals Made
1st
111st
110 15,837 vs. 6,3209,517
Field Goals Attempted
2nd
109th
107 28,307 vs. 13,52914,778
3-Pointers Made
+300th
135th
+165 1 vs. 1,0861,085
3-Pointers Attempted
+300th
111st
+189 18 vs. 3,2283,210
Free Throws Made
13th
+300th
+287 6,712 vs. 2,2804,432
Free Throws Attempted
9th
284th
275 9,304 vs. 3,1626,142

Games and Years:

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Rasheed Wallace Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Games Played
3rd
83rd
80 1,560 vs. 1,109451
Seasons
7th
87th
80 20 vs. 164

Rankings by Points Scored:

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Rasheed Wallace Rk Diff. Values Diff.
40+ point games
11th
+300th
70 vs. 169
50+ point games
11th
-
10 vs. 010
60+ point games
-
-
0 vs. 00

Career Totals,
Playoffs Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Rasheed Wallace Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points
3rd
50th
47 5,762 vs. 2,3843,378
Rebounds
6th
44th
38 2,481 vs. 1,0991,382
Assists
32nd
168th
136 767 vs. 264503
Steals
36th
60th
24 189 vs. 14544
Blocks
2nd
17th
15 476 vs. 225251
Offensive Rebounds
9th
61st
52 505 vs. 236269
Defensive Rebounds
6th
30th
24 1,273 vs. 863410
Field Goals Made
2nd
48th
46 2,356 vs. 9171,439
Field Goals Attempted
4th
42nd
38 4,422 vs. 2,0652,357
3-Pointers Made
+300th
35th
+265 0 vs. 190190
3-Pointers Attempted
+300th
33rd
+267 4 vs. 540536
Free Throws Made
12th
105th
93 1,050 vs. 360690
Free Throws Attempted
10th
88th
78 1,419 vs. 502917

Games and Years:

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Rasheed Wallace Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Games Played
5th
20th
15 237 vs. 17760
Playoffs
3rd
30th
27 18 vs. 144

Rankings by Points Scored:

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Rasheed Wallace 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 Rasheed Wallace Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points per game
20th
+300th
+280 24.61 vs. 14.4310.17
Rebounds per game
25th
270th
245 11.18 vs. 6.684.50
Assists per game
296th
+300th
+4 3.63 vs. 1.801.83
Steals per game
+300th
+300th
0.94 vs. 0.980.05
Blocks per game
8th
100th
92 2.57 vs. 1.321.26
Offensive Rebounds per game
114th
+300th
+186 2.40 vs. 1.420.98
Defensive Rebounds per game
27th
130th
103 7.58 vs. 5.252.33
Field Goals Made per game
5th
277th
272 10.15 vs. 5.704.45
Field Goals Attempted per game
29th
+300th
+271 18.15 vs. 12.205.95
3-Pointers Made per game
+300th
+300th
0.00 vs. 0.980.98
3-Pointers Attempted per game
+300th
280th
+20 0.02 vs. 2.912.89
Free Throws Made per game
100th
+300th
+200 4.30 vs. 2.062.25
Free Throws Attempted per game
76th
+300th
+224 5.96 vs. 2.853.11

Career Per Game Averages,
Playoffs Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Rasheed Wallace Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points per game
36th
+300th
+264 24.31 vs. 13.4710.84
Rebounds per game
45th
291st
246 10.47 vs. 6.214.26
Assists per game
296th
+300th
+4 3.24 vs. 1.491.74
Steals per game
+300th
+300th
0.96 vs. 0.820.15
Blocks per game
9th
99th
90 2.43 vs. 1.271.16
Offensive Rebounds per game
101st
+300th
+199 2.58 vs. 1.331.24
Defensive Rebounds per game
66th
168th
102 6.49 vs. 4.881.62
Field Goals Made per game
14th
+300th
+286 9.94 vs. 5.184.76
Field Goals Attempted per game
50th
+300th
+250 18.66 vs. 11.676.99
3-Pointers Made per game
+300th
289th
+11 0.00 vs. 1.071.07
3-Pointers Attempted per game
+300th
293rd
+7 0.03 vs. 3.053.03
Free Throws Made per game
116th
+300th
+184 4.43 vs. 2.032.40
Free Throws Attempted per game
104th
+300th
+196 5.99 vs. 2.843.15

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.