Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Deandre Ayton Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Deandre Ayton 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.

Deandre Ayton

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
Deandre Ayton: 2018-19 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Deandre Ayton 0

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Deandre Ayton 6

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Deandre Ayton 3

All-Star Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 Deandre Ayton 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Deandre Ayton 0

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Deandre Ayton 0

All-NBA First Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 Deandre Ayton 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 Deandre Ayton 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5 Deandre Ayton 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11 Deandre Ayton 0

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Deandre Ayton 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Deandre Ayton 0

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * Deandre Ayton 0

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Deandre Ayton 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 Deandre Ayton 16.7

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Deandre Ayton 10.5

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Deandre Ayton 1.6

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * Deandre Ayton 0.7

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * Deandre Ayton 1.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Deandre Ayton 5,966

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Deandre Ayton 3,761

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Deandre Ayton 585

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * Deandre Ayton 261

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * Deandre Ayton 341

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Deandre Ayton 358

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Deandre Ayton .592

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * Deandre Ayton .244

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Deandre Ayton .761

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Deandre Ayton 18.2 (2020)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Deandre Ayton 11.5 (2020)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Deandre Ayton 1.9 (2020)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * Deandre Ayton 1.0 (2024)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * Deandre Ayton 1.5 (2020)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Deandre Ayton 15.9

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 Deandre Ayton 10.5

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Deandre Ayton 1.3

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * Deandre Ayton 0.6

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * Deandre Ayton 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 Deandre Ayton 714

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 Deandre Ayton 473

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Deandre Ayton 57

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * Deandre Ayton 29

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * Deandre Ayton 41

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Deandre Ayton 45

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 Deandre Ayton .629

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000 * Deandre Ayton .500

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 Deandre Ayton .661

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) Deandre Ayton 17.9 (2022)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) Deandre Ayton 11.8 (2021)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) Deandre Ayton 1.7 (2022)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * Deandre Ayton 0.8 (2021)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * Deandre Ayton 1.1 (2021)

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.