Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Desmond Mason Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Desmond Mason 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.

Desmond Mason

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
Desmond Mason: 2000-01 to 2009-10

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Desmond Mason 0

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Desmond Mason 10

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Desmond Mason 3

All-Star Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 Desmond Mason 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Desmond Mason 0

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Desmond Mason 0

All-NBA First Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 Desmond Mason 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 Desmond Mason 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5 Desmond Mason 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11 Desmond Mason 0

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Desmond Mason 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Desmond Mason 0

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * Desmond Mason 0

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Desmond Mason 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 Desmond Mason 12.1

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Desmond Mason 4.5

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Desmond Mason 1.6

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * Desmond Mason 0.7

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * Desmond Mason 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Desmond Mason 7,767

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Desmond Mason 2,863

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Desmond Mason 1,049

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * Desmond Mason 441

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * Desmond Mason 230

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Desmond Mason 643

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Desmond Mason .449

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * Desmond Mason .260

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Desmond Mason .740

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Desmond Mason 17.2 (2005)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Desmond Mason 6.5 (2003)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Desmond Mason 2.7 (2005)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * Desmond Mason 0.9 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * Desmond Mason 0.8 (2009)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Desmond Mason 13.1

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 Desmond Mason 6.1

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Desmond Mason 1.6

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * Desmond Mason 0.9

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * Desmond Mason 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 Desmond Mason 209

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 Desmond Mason 97

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Desmond Mason 26

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * Desmond Mason 14

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * Desmond Mason 8

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Desmond Mason 16

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 Desmond Mason .414

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000 * Desmond Mason .111

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 Desmond Mason .730

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) Desmond Mason 14.4 (2004)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) Desmond Mason 7.0 (2003)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) Desmond Mason 2.4 (2004)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * Desmond Mason 1.0 (2003)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * Desmond Mason 0.7 (2003)

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.