Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Howie McCarty Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Howie McCarty 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 McCarty

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

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Howie McCarty 0

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Howie McCarty 1

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Howie McCarty 0

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

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Howie McCarty 0 *

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Howie McCarty 0 *

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

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

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

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

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Howie McCarty 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Howie McCarty 0 *

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

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Howie McCarty 0 *

* Notes: Season MVP is awarded since 1955-56. Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Rookie of The Year is awarded since 1952-53. Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.6 Howie McCarty 1.1

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Howie McCarty - n/a **

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Howie McCarty 0.1

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

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

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Howie McCarty 21

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Howie McCarty - n/a **

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Howie McCarty 2

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

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

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Howie McCarty 19

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Howie McCarty .122

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

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Howie McCarty .100

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Howie McCarty 1.1 (1947)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Howie McCarty - n/a **

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Howie McCarty 0.1 (1947)

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

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

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Howie McCarty -

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 Howie McCarty - n/a **

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Howie McCarty -

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

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

Totals Stats

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

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 Howie McCarty - n/a **

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Howie McCarty -

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

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

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Howie McCarty 0

Percentages

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

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

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

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

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

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) Howie McCarty - n/a **

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

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

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * Howie McCarty - 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. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51, this player has no data for the stat.