Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Guy Rodgers Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Guy Rodgers 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.

Guy Rodgers

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
Guy Rodgers: 1958-59 to 1969-70

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Guy Rodgers 0

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Guy Rodgers 12

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Guy Rodgers 6

All-Star Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 Guy Rodgers 4

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Guy Rodgers 0

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Guy Rodgers 0 *

All-NBA First Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 Guy Rodgers 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 Guy Rodgers 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5 Guy Rodgers 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11 Guy Rodgers 0

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Guy Rodgers 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Guy Rodgers 0

Assists Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0 Guy Rodgers 2

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * Guy Rodgers 0 *

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Guy Rodgers 0

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. 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 Guy Rodgers 11.7

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Guy Rodgers 4.3

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Guy Rodgers 7.8

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * Guy Rodgers - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * Guy Rodgers - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Guy Rodgers 10,415

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Guy Rodgers 3,791

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Guy Rodgers 6,917

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * Guy Rodgers - n/a **

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * Guy Rodgers - n/a **

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Guy Rodgers 892

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Guy Rodgers .378

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * Guy Rodgers - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Guy Rodgers .721

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Guy Rodgers 18.6 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Guy Rodgers 6.5 (1961)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Guy Rodgers 11.2 (1967)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * Guy Rodgers - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * Guy Rodgers - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Guy Rodgers 11.0

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 Guy Rodgers 5.2

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Guy Rodgers 6.2

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * Guy Rodgers - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * Guy Rodgers - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 Guy Rodgers 508

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 Guy Rodgers 237

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Guy Rodgers 286

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * Guy Rodgers - n/a **

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * Guy Rodgers - n/a **

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Guy Rodgers 46

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 Guy Rodgers .350

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000 * Guy Rodgers - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 Guy Rodgers .640

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) Guy Rodgers 17.7 (1961)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) Guy Rodgers 8.6 (1960)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) Guy Rodgers 7.5 (1964)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * Guy Rodgers - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * Guy Rodgers - n/a **

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. ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.