Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Austin Rivers Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Austin Rivers 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 Rivers

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
Austin Rivers: 2012-13 to 2022-23

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Austin Rivers 0

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Austin Rivers 11

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Austin Rivers 8

All-Star Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 Austin Rivers 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Austin Rivers 0

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Austin Rivers 0

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

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

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

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

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Austin Rivers 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Austin Rivers 0

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * Austin Rivers 0

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Austin Rivers 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 Rivers 8.5

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Austin Rivers 2.0

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Austin Rivers 2.1

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * Austin Rivers 0.7

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * Austin Rivers 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Austin Rivers 5,996

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Austin Rivers 1,442

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Austin Rivers 1,513

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * Austin Rivers 494

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * Austin Rivers 112

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Austin Rivers 707

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Austin Rivers .419

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * Austin Rivers .349

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Austin Rivers .653

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Austin Rivers 15.1 (2018)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Austin Rivers 2.6 (2020)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Austin Rivers 4.0 (2018)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * Austin Rivers 1.2 (2018)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * Austin Rivers 0.3 (2019)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Austin Rivers 7.1

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 Austin Rivers 1.9

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Austin Rivers 1.4

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

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * Austin Rivers 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 Austin Rivers 457

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 Austin Rivers 124

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Austin Rivers 88

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * Austin Rivers 36

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * Austin Rivers 11

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Austin Rivers 64

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 Austin Rivers .412

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000 * Austin Rivers .357

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 Austin Rivers .727

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) Austin Rivers 10.3 (2016)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) Austin Rivers 2.7 (2017)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) Austin Rivers 2.7 (2016)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * Austin Rivers 1.4 (2022)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * Austin Rivers 0.3 (2017)

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.