Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. George Thompson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars George Thompson 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 Thompson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
George Thompson: 1974-75 to 1974-75

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 George Thompson 0

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 George Thompson 1

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 George Thompson 0

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

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 George Thompson 0

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 George Thompson 0

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

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

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

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

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 George Thompson 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 George Thompson 0

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * George Thompson 0

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 George Thompson 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 Thompson 10.7

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 George Thompson 2.5

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 George Thompson 3.1

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * George Thompson 0.9

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * George Thompson 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 George Thompson 780

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 George Thompson 181

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 George Thompson 225

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * George Thompson 66

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * George Thompson 6

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 George Thompson 73

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 George Thompson .443

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

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 George Thompson .785

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) George Thompson 10.7 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) George Thompson 2.5 (1975)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) George Thompson 3.1 (1975)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * George Thompson 0.9 (1975)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * George Thompson 0.1 (1975)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 George Thompson -

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 George Thompson -

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 George Thompson -

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * George Thompson -

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * George Thompson -

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 George Thompson -

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 George Thompson -

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 George Thompson -

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * George Thompson -

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * George Thompson -

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 George Thompson 0

Percentages

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

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

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

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) George Thompson -

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) George Thompson -

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) George Thompson -

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

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * George Thompson -

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.