Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Gary Garland Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Gary Garland 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.

Gary Garland

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
Gary Garland: 1979-80 to 1979-80

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Gary Garland 0

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Gary Garland 1

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Gary Garland 0

All-Star Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 Gary Garland 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Gary Garland 0

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Gary Garland 0

All-NBA First Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 Gary Garland 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 Gary Garland 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5 Gary Garland 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11 Gary Garland 0

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Gary Garland 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Gary Garland 0

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * Gary Garland 0

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Gary Garland 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 Gary Garland 4.3

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Gary Garland 1.8

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Gary Garland 1.9

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * Gary Garland 0.7

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * Gary Garland 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Gary Garland 334

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Gary Garland 138

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Gary Garland 145

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * Gary Garland 54

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * Gary Garland 4

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Gary Garland 78

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Gary Garland .435

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * Gary Garland .316

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Gary Garland .692

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Gary Garland 4.3 (1980)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Gary Garland 1.8 (1980)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Gary Garland 1.9 (1980)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * Gary Garland 0.7 (1980)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * Gary Garland 0.1 (1980)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Gary Garland -

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 Gary Garland -

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Gary Garland -

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * Gary Garland -

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * Gary Garland -

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 Gary Garland -

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 Gary Garland -

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Gary Garland -

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * Gary Garland -

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * Gary Garland -

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Gary Garland 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 Gary Garland -

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000 * Gary Garland -

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 Gary Garland -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) Gary Garland -

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) Gary Garland -

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) Gary Garland -

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * Gary Garland -

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * Gary Garland -

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.