Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Derek Strong Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Derek Strong 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.

Derek Strong

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
Derek Strong: 1991-92 to 2000-01

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Derek Strong 0

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Derek Strong 10

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Derek Strong 3

All-Star Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 Derek Strong 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Derek Strong 0

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Derek Strong 0

All-NBA First Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 Derek Strong 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 Derek Strong 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5 Derek Strong 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11 Derek Strong 0

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Derek Strong 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Derek Strong 0

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * Derek Strong 0

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Derek Strong 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 Derek Strong 6.8

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Derek Strong 4.9

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Derek Strong 0.6

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * Derek Strong 0.4

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * Derek Strong 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Derek Strong 3,088

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Derek Strong 2,213

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Derek Strong 291

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * Derek Strong 203

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * Derek Strong 94

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Derek Strong 456

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Derek Strong .430

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * Derek Strong .180

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Derek Strong .786

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Derek Strong 12.7 (1998)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Derek Strong 7.4 (1998)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Derek Strong 1.0 (1992)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * Derek Strong 0.6 (1997)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * Derek Strong 0.4 (1998)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Derek Strong 7.6

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 Derek Strong 7.4

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Derek Strong 0.7

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * Derek Strong 0.6

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * Derek Strong 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 Derek Strong 76

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 Derek Strong 74

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Derek Strong 7

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * Derek Strong 6

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * Derek Strong 3

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Derek Strong 10

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 Derek Strong .481

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000 * Derek Strong .000

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 Derek Strong .727

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) Derek Strong 12.2 (1997)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) Derek Strong 10.0 (1997)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) Derek Strong 0.8 (1997)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * Derek Strong 1.0 (1999)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * Derek Strong 0.4 (1997)

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.