Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Brian Howard Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Brian Howard 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.

Brian Howard

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
Brian Howard: 1991-92 to 1992-93

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Brian Howard 0

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Brian Howard 2

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Brian Howard 0

All-Star Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 Brian Howard 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Brian Howard 0

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Brian Howard 0

All-NBA First Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 Brian Howard 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 Brian Howard 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5 Brian Howard 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11 Brian Howard 0

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Brian Howard 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Brian Howard 0

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * Brian Howard 0

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Brian Howard 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 Brian Howard 6.0

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Brian Howard 2.8

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Brian Howard 0.9

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * Brian Howard 0.7

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * Brian Howard 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Brian Howard 570

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Brian Howard 263

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Brian Howard 81

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * Brian Howard 66

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * Brian Howard 42

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Brian Howard 95

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Brian Howard .458

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * Brian Howard .222

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Brian Howard .752

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Brian Howard 6.5 (1993)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Brian Howard 3.1 (1993)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Brian Howard 1.0 (1993)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * Brian Howard 0.8 (1993)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * Brian Howard 0.5 (1993)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Brian Howard -

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 Brian Howard -

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Brian Howard -

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * Brian Howard -

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * Brian Howard -

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 Brian Howard -

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 Brian Howard -

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Brian Howard -

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * Brian Howard -

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * Brian Howard -

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Brian Howard 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 Brian Howard -

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000 * Brian Howard -

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 Brian Howard -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) Brian Howard -

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) Brian Howard -

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) Brian Howard -

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * Brian Howard -

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * Brian Howard -

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.