Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Scottie Pippen: NBA Rankings Comparison

The ultimate statistical showdown: compare Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Scottie Pippen 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 / 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 Scottie Pippen, with 17 seasons played from 1988 to 2004, stand among the league's historical elite..

Dive into a meticulous breakdown of their positions in every major statistical category—from scoring, rebounding and assists to steals, blocks, triple-doubles, and rankings by points thresholds—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. Scottie Pippen
Total Stats, Rankings Summary

Career Totals
Season Playoffs
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Scottie Pippen Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Scottie Pippen
Points
2nd
67th
3rd
19th
Rebounds
3rd
96th
6th
14th
Assists
50th
38th
32nd
11th
Steals
112nd
8th
36th
2nd
Blocks
3rd
113rd
2nd
26th
Years20171816

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Scottie Pippen
Per Game Stats, Rankings Summary

Career Per Game
Season Playoffs
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Scottie Pippen Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Scottie Pippen
Points
20th
217th
36th
161st
Rebounds
25th
295th
45th
170th
Assists
296th
113rd
296th
101st
Steals
+300th
14th
+300th
18th
Blocks
8th
248th
9th
188th

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 Scottie Pippen Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points
2nd
67th
65 38,387 vs. 18,94019,447
Rebounds
3rd
96th
93 17,440 vs. 7,4949,946
Assists
50th
38th
12 5,660 vs. 6,135475
Steals
112nd
8th
104 1,160 vs. 2,3071,147
Blocks
3rd
113rd
110 3,189 vs. 9472,242
Offensive Rebounds
32nd
102nd
70 2,975 vs. 2,068907
Defensive Rebounds
10th
66th
56 9,394 vs. 5,4263,968
Field Goals Made
1st
56th
55 15,837 vs. 7,4208,417
Field Goals Attempted
2nd
60th
58 28,307 vs. 15,70012,607
3-Pointers Made
+300th
180th
+120 1 vs. 978977
3-Pointers Attempted
+300th
140th
+160 18 vs. 3,0022,984
Free Throws Made
13th
159th
146 6,712 vs. 3,1223,590
Free Throws Attempted
9th
121st
112 9,304 vs. 4,4374,867

Games and Years:

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Scottie Pippen Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Games Played
3rd
56th
53 1,560 vs. 1,178382
Seasons
8th
58th
50 20 vs. 173

Triple-Doubles:

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Scottie Pippen Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Triple-Doubles
24th
38th
14 21 vs. 174

Rankings by Points Scored:

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Scottie Pippen Rk Diff. Values Diff.
40+ point games
11th
152nd
141 70 vs. 565
50+ point games
11th
-
10 vs. 010
60+ point games
-
-
0 vs. 00

Career Totals,
Playoffs Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Scottie Pippen Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points
3rd
19th
16 5,762 vs. 3,6422,120
Rebounds
6th
14th
8 2,481 vs. 1,583898
Assists
32nd
11th
21 767 vs. 1,048281
Steals
36th
2nd
34 189 vs. 395206
Blocks
2nd
26th
24 476 vs. 185291
Offensive Rebounds
9th
12th
3 505 vs. 46639
Defensive Rebounds
6th
14th
8 1,273 vs. 1,117156
Field Goals Made
2nd
18th
16 2,356 vs. 1,3351,021
Field Goals Attempted
4th
16th
12 4,422 vs. 3,0091,413
3-Pointers Made
+300th
30th
+270 0 vs. 200200
3-Pointers Attempted
+300th
21st
+279 4 vs. 660656
Free Throws Made
12th
20th
8 1,050 vs. 772278
Free Throws Attempted
10th
17th
7 1,419 vs. 1,067352

Games and Years:

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Scottie Pippen Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Games Played
5th
10th
5 237 vs. 20829
Playoffs
3rd
10th
7 18 vs. 162

Triple-Doubles:

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Scottie Pippen Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Triple-Doubles
38th
13th
25 1 vs. 43

Rankings by Points Scored:

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Scottie Pippen 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 Scottie Pippen Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points per game
20th
217th
197 24.61 vs. 16.088.53
Rebounds per game
25th
295th
270 11.18 vs. 6.364.82
Assists per game
296th
113rd
183 3.63 vs. 5.211.58
Steals per game
+300th
14th
+286 0.94 vs. 1.961.02
Blocks per game
8th
248th
240 2.57 vs. 0.801.77
Offensive Rebounds per game
115th
+300th
+185 2.40 vs. 1.760.65
Defensive Rebounds per game
27th
196th
169 7.58 vs. 4.612.98
Field Goals Made per game
5th
199th
194 10.15 vs. 6.303.85
Field Goals Attempted per game
28th
218th
190 18.15 vs. 13.334.82
3-Pointers Made per game
+300th
+300th
0.00 vs. 0.830.83
3-Pointers Attempted per game
+300th
+300th
0.02 vs. 2.552.53
Free Throws Made per game
100th
+300th
+200 4.30 vs. 2.651.65
Free Throws Attempted per game
76th
+300th
+224 5.96 vs. 3.772.20

Career Per Game Averages,
Playoffs Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Scottie Pippen Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points per game
36th
161st
125 24.31 vs. 17.516.80
Rebounds per game
45th
170th
125 10.47 vs. 7.612.86
Assists per game
296th
101st
195 3.24 vs. 5.041.80
Steals per game
+300th
18th
+282 0.96 vs. 1.900.93
Blocks per game
9th
188th
179 2.43 vs. 0.891.54
Offensive Rebounds per game
101st
163rd
62 2.58 vs. 2.240.34
Defensive Rebounds per game
66th
124th
58 6.49 vs. 5.371.12
Field Goals Made per game
14th
171st
157 9.94 vs. 6.423.52
Field Goals Attempted per game
50th
166th
116 18.66 vs. 14.474.19
3-Pointers Made per game
+300th
+300th
0.00 vs. 0.960.96
3-Pointers Attempted per game
+300th
277th
+23 0.03 vs. 3.173.15
Free Throws Made per game
116th
204th
88 4.43 vs. 3.710.72
Free Throws Attempted per game
104th
177th
73 5.99 vs. 5.130.86

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.