Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Derrick Favors Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Derrick Favors 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.

Derrick Favors

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
Derrick Favors: 2010-11 to 2021-22

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Derrick Favors 0

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Derrick Favors 12

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Derrick Favors 5

All-Star Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 Derrick Favors 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Derrick Favors 0

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Derrick Favors 0

All-NBA First Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 Derrick Favors 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 Derrick Favors 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5 Derrick Favors 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11 Derrick Favors 0

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Derrick Favors 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Derrick Favors 0

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * Derrick Favors 0

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Derrick Favors 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 Derrick Favors 10.6

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Derrick Favors 7.1

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Derrick Favors 1.1

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * Derrick Favors 0.7

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * Derrick Favors 1.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Derrick Favors 8,354

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Derrick Favors 5,608

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Derrick Favors 851

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * Derrick Favors 577

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * Derrick Favors 939

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Derrick Favors 790

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Derrick Favors .534

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * Derrick Favors .198

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Derrick Favors .663

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Derrick Favors 16.4 (2016)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Derrick Favors 9.8 (2020)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Derrick Favors 1.6 (2020)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * Derrick Favors 1.2 (2016)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * Derrick Favors 1.7 (2013)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Derrick Favors 7.8

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 Derrick Favors 5.7

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Derrick Favors 0.8

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * Derrick Favors 0.6

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * Derrick Favors 1.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 Derrick Favors 328

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 Derrick Favors 238

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Derrick Favors 32

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * Derrick Favors 27

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * Derrick Favors 42

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Derrick Favors 42

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 Derrick Favors .587

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000 * Derrick Favors .250

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 Derrick Favors .549

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) Derrick Favors 11.8 (2019)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) Derrick Favors 9.5 (2012)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) Derrick Favors 1.2 (2018)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * Derrick Favors 1.3 (2012)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * Derrick Favors 1.8 (2019)

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.