Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Howie Carl Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Howie Carl 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.

Howie Carl

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
Howie Carl: 1961-62 to 1961-62

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Howie Carl 0

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Howie Carl 1

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Howie Carl 0

All-Star Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 Howie Carl 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Howie Carl 0

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Howie Carl 0 *

All-NBA First Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 Howie Carl 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 Howie Carl 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5 Howie Carl 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11 Howie Carl 0

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Howie Carl 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Howie Carl 0

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * Howie Carl 0 *

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Howie Carl 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 Howie Carl 5.5

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Howie Carl 1.3

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Howie Carl 1.8

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * Howie Carl - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * Howie Carl - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Howie Carl 170

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Howie Carl 39

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Howie Carl 57

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * Howie Carl - n/a **

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * Howie Carl - n/a **

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Howie Carl 31

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Howie Carl .333

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * Howie Carl - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Howie Carl .706

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Howie Carl 5.5 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Howie Carl 1.3 (1962)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Howie Carl 1.8 (1962)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * Howie Carl - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * Howie Carl - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Howie Carl -

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 Howie Carl -

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Howie Carl -

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * Howie Carl - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * Howie Carl - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 Howie Carl -

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 Howie Carl -

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Howie Carl -

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * Howie Carl - n/a **

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * Howie Carl - n/a **

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Howie Carl 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 Howie Carl -

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000 * Howie Carl - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 Howie Carl -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) Howie Carl -

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) Howie Carl -

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) Howie Carl -

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * Howie Carl - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * Howie Carl - 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.