Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Howie Rader Comparison

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

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
Howie Rader: 1948-49 to 1948-49

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Howie Rader 0

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Howie Rader 1

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Howie Rader 0

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

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Howie Rader 0 *

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Howie Rader 0 *

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

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

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

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

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Howie Rader 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Howie Rader 0 *

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

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Howie Rader 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 Rader 1.3

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

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Howie Rader 1.1

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

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

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Howie Rader 17

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

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Howie Rader 14

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

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

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Howie Rader 13

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Howie Rader .156

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

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Howie Rader .300

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Howie Rader 1.3 (1949)

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

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Howie Rader 1.1 (1949)

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

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

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Howie Rader -

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

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Howie Rader -

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

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

Totals Stats

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

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

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Howie Rader -

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

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

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Howie Rader 0

Percentages

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

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

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

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

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

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

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

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

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