Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. George Karl Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars George Karl 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.

George Karl

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
George Karl: 1976-77 to 1977-78

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 George Karl 0

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 George Karl 2

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 George Karl 1

All-Star Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 George Karl 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 George Karl 0

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 George Karl 0

All-NBA First Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 George Karl 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 George Karl 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5 George Karl 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11 George Karl 0

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 George Karl 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 George Karl 0

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * George Karl 0

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 George Karl 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 George Karl 2.6

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 George Karl 0.7

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 George Karl 1.5

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * George Karl 0.3

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * George Karl 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 George Karl 85

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 George Karl 22

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 George Karl 51

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * George Karl 11

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * George Karl 0

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 George Karl 33

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 George Karl .342

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * George Karl - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 George Karl .705

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) George Karl 2.7 (1977)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) George Karl 1.3 (1978)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) George Karl 1.6 (1977)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * George Karl 0.3 (1977)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * George Karl 0.0 (1978)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 George Karl 0.0

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 George Karl 0.0

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 George Karl 0.0

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * George Karl 0.0

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * George Karl 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 George Karl 0

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 George Karl 0

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 George Karl 0

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * George Karl 0

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * George Karl 0

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 George Karl 1

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 George Karl -

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000 * George Karl - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 George Karl -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) George Karl 0.0 (1977)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) George Karl 0.0 (1977)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) George Karl 0.0 (1977)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * George Karl 0.0 (1977)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * George Karl 0.0 (1977)

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. ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.