Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Austin Carr Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Austin Carr 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.

Austin Carr

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
Austin Carr: 1971-72 to 1980-81

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Austin Carr 0

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Austin Carr 10

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Austin Carr 3

All-Star Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 Austin Carr 1

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Austin Carr 0

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Austin Carr 0

All-NBA First Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 Austin Carr 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 Austin Carr 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5 Austin Carr 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11 Austin Carr 0

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Austin Carr 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Austin Carr 0

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * Austin Carr 0 *

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Austin Carr 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 Austin Carr 15.4

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Austin Carr 2.9

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Austin Carr 2.8

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * Austin Carr 0.8 *

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * Austin Carr 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Austin Carr 10,473

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Austin Carr 1,990

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Austin Carr 1,878

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * Austin Carr 433 *

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * Austin Carr 66 *

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Austin Carr 682

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Austin Carr .449

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * Austin Carr .154 *

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Austin Carr .804

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Austin Carr 21.9 (1974)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Austin Carr 4.5 (1973)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Austin Carr 3.8 (1974)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * Austin Carr 1.2 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * Austin Carr 0.2 (1978) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Austin Carr 11.8

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 Austin Carr 2.3

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Austin Carr 2.3

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * Austin Carr 0.6 *

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * Austin Carr 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 Austin Carr 212

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 Austin Carr 41

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Austin Carr 41

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * Austin Carr 10 *

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * Austin Carr 5 *

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Austin Carr 18

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 Austin Carr .426

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000 * Austin Carr - *

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 Austin Carr .691

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) Austin Carr 17.5 (1978)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) Austin Carr 4.0 (1978)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) Austin Carr 3.3 (1977)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * Austin Carr 1.0 (1978) *

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * Austin Carr 0.5 (1978) *

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.