Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Armen Gilliam Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Armen Gilliam and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Who scored more points in his career? Who averaged more points in playoffs? Who won more championships? Who led the season more times? Who won more MVP awards? These questions and many more, are answered here. It includes NBA Championships, seasons, playoffs, awards, statistical data for points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks and percentages.

Head-To-Head Career Comparison

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

vs.

Armen Gilliam

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
Armen Gilliam: 1987-88 to 1999-00

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Armen Gilliam 0

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Armen Gilliam 13

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Armen Gilliam 5

All-Star Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 Armen Gilliam 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Armen Gilliam 0

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Armen Gilliam 0

All-NBA First Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 Armen Gilliam 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 Armen Gilliam 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5 Armen Gilliam 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11 Armen Gilliam 0

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Armen Gilliam 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Armen Gilliam 0

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * Armen Gilliam 0

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Armen Gilliam 0

* Notes: Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.6 Armen Gilliam 13.7

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Armen Gilliam 6.9

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Armen Gilliam 1.2

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * Armen Gilliam 0.7

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * Armen Gilliam 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Armen Gilliam 12,700

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Armen Gilliam 6,401

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Armen Gilliam 1,088

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * Armen Gilliam 676

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * Armen Gilliam 607

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Armen Gilliam 929

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Armen Gilliam .489

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * Armen Gilliam .000

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Armen Gilliam .776

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Armen Gilliam 18.3 (1996)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Armen Gilliam 9.1 (1996)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Armen Gilliam 1.8 (1996)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * Armen Gilliam 1.1 (1988)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * Armen Gilliam 1.1 (1995)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Armen Gilliam 8.9

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 Armen Gilliam 4.6

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Armen Gilliam 0.5

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * Armen Gilliam 0.4

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * Armen Gilliam 0.6

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 Armen Gilliam 302

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 Armen Gilliam 156

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Armen Gilliam 18

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * Armen Gilliam 14

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * Armen Gilliam 20

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Armen Gilliam 34

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 Armen Gilliam .444

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000 * Armen Gilliam .000

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 Armen Gilliam .784

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) Armen Gilliam 16.9 (1991)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) Armen Gilliam 6.5 (1991)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) Armen Gilliam 1.3 (1991)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * Armen Gilliam 0.7 (1999)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * Armen Gilliam 1.8 (1994)

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80. Some years in this player's career don't have stats.