Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Grant Long Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Grant Long 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.

Grant Long

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
Grant Long: 1988-89 to 2002-03

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Grant Long 0

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Grant Long 15

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Grant Long 7

All-Star Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 Grant Long 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Grant Long 0

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Grant Long 0

All-NBA First Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 Grant Long 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 Grant Long 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5 Grant Long 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11 Grant Long 0

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Grant Long 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Grant Long 0

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * Grant Long 0

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Grant Long 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 Grant Long 9.5

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Grant Long 6.1

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Grant Long 1.7

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * Grant Long 1.2

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * Grant Long 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Grant Long 9,518

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Grant Long 6,154

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Grant Long 1,716

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * Grant Long 1,199

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * Grant Long 366

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Grant Long 1,003

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Grant Long .467

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * Grant Long .283

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Grant Long .761

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Grant Long 14.8 (1992)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Grant Long 9.6 (1996)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Grant Long 2.7 (1992)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * Grant Long 1.7 (1992)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * Grant Long 0.6 (1989)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Grant Long 8.9

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 Grant Long 5.8

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Grant Long 1.4

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * Grant Long 1.0

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * Grant Long 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 Grant Long 373

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 Grant Long 243

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Grant Long 59

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * Grant Long 41

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * Grant Long 10

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Grant Long 42

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 Grant Long .411

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000 * Grant Long .200

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 Grant Long .756

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) Grant Long 13.7 (1995)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) Grant Long 11.3 (1995)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) Grant Long 2.8 (1996)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * Grant Long 2.0 (1999)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * Grant Long 0.5 (1994)

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.