Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Caleb Swanigan Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Caleb Swanigan 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.

Caleb Swanigan

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
Caleb Swanigan: 2017-18 to 2019-20

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Caleb Swanigan 0

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Caleb Swanigan 3

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Caleb Swanigan 1

All-Star Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 Caleb Swanigan 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Caleb Swanigan 0

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Caleb Swanigan 0

All-NBA First Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 Caleb Swanigan 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 Caleb Swanigan 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5 Caleb Swanigan 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11 Caleb Swanigan 0

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Caleb Swanigan 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Caleb Swanigan 0

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * Caleb Swanigan 0

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Caleb Swanigan 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 Caleb Swanigan 2.3

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Caleb Swanigan 2.9

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Caleb Swanigan 0.7

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * Caleb Swanigan 0.2

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * Caleb Swanigan 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Caleb Swanigan 169

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Caleb Swanigan 218

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Caleb Swanigan 56

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * Caleb Swanigan 14

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * Caleb Swanigan 11

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Caleb Swanigan 75

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Caleb Swanigan .438

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * Caleb Swanigan .118

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Caleb Swanigan .614

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Caleb Swanigan 2.4 (2020)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Caleb Swanigan 3.7 (2020)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Caleb Swanigan 1.1 (2020)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * Caleb Swanigan 0.3 (2019)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * Caleb Swanigan 0.3 (2020)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Caleb Swanigan 3.0

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 Caleb Swanigan 2.0

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Caleb Swanigan 1.0

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * Caleb Swanigan 0.0

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * Caleb Swanigan 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 Caleb Swanigan 3

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 Caleb Swanigan 2

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Caleb Swanigan 1

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * Caleb Swanigan 0

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * Caleb Swanigan 0

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Caleb Swanigan 1

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 Caleb Swanigan .000

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000 * Caleb Swanigan .000

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 Caleb Swanigan .750

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) Caleb Swanigan 3.0 (2018)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) Caleb Swanigan 2.0 (2018)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) Caleb Swanigan 1.0 (2018)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * Caleb Swanigan 0.0 (2018)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * Caleb Swanigan 0.0 (2018)

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.