Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Chris Gatling Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Chris Gatling 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.

Chris Gatling

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
Chris Gatling: 1991-92 to 2001-02

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Chris Gatling 0

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Chris Gatling 11

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Chris Gatling 5

All-Star Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 Chris Gatling 1

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Chris Gatling 0

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Chris Gatling 0

All-NBA First Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 Chris Gatling 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 Chris Gatling 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5 Chris Gatling 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11 Chris Gatling 0

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Chris Gatling 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Chris Gatling 0

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * Chris Gatling 0

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Chris Gatling 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 Chris Gatling 10.3

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Chris Gatling 5.3

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Chris Gatling 0.7

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * Chris Gatling 0.7

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * Chris Gatling 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Chris Gatling 7,232

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Chris Gatling 3,741

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Chris Gatling 461

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * Chris Gatling 464

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * Chris Gatling 375

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Chris Gatling 700

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Chris Gatling .513

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * Chris Gatling .249

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Chris Gatling .660

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Chris Gatling 19.0 (1997)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Chris Gatling 7.9 (1997)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Chris Gatling 0.9 (1998)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * Chris Gatling 1.0 (2000)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * Chris Gatling 0.9 (1995)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Chris Gatling 9.3

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 Chris Gatling 5.3

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Chris Gatling 0.5

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * Chris Gatling 0.6

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * Chris Gatling 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 Chris Gatling 140

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 Chris Gatling 79

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Chris Gatling 7

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * Chris Gatling 9

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * Chris Gatling 13

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Chris Gatling 15

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 Chris Gatling .490

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000 * Chris Gatling -

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 Chris Gatling .623

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) Chris Gatling 15.3 (1998)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) Chris Gatling 8.0 (1996)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) Chris Gatling 1.3 (1994)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * Chris Gatling 0.7 (1998)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * Chris Gatling 2.5 (1992)

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.