Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Kelly Olynyk Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Kelly Olynyk 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.

Kelly Olynyk

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
Kelly Olynyk: 2013-14 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Kelly Olynyk 0

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Kelly Olynyk 11

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Kelly Olynyk 5

All-Star Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 Kelly Olynyk 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Kelly Olynyk 0

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Kelly Olynyk 0

All-NBA First Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 Kelly Olynyk 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 Kelly Olynyk 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5 Kelly Olynyk 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11 Kelly Olynyk 0

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Kelly Olynyk 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Kelly Olynyk 0

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * Kelly Olynyk 0

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Kelly Olynyk 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 Kelly Olynyk 10.3

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Kelly Olynyk 5.2

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Kelly Olynyk 2.4

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * Kelly Olynyk 0.8

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * Kelly Olynyk 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Kelly Olynyk 7,755

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Kelly Olynyk 3,918

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Kelly Olynyk 1,847

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * Kelly Olynyk 598

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * Kelly Olynyk 351

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Kelly Olynyk 756

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Kelly Olynyk .485

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * Kelly Olynyk .369

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Kelly Olynyk .798

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Kelly Olynyk 13.5 (2021)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Kelly Olynyk 7.0 (2021)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Kelly Olynyk 4.4 (2024)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * Kelly Olynyk 1.1 (2021)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * Kelly Olynyk 0.6 (2015)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Kelly Olynyk 7.9

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 Kelly Olynyk 3.5

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Kelly Olynyk 1.6

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * Kelly Olynyk 0.6

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * Kelly Olynyk 0.6

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 Kelly Olynyk 379

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 Kelly Olynyk 168

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Kelly Olynyk 77

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * Kelly Olynyk 27

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * Kelly Olynyk 30

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Kelly Olynyk 48

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 Kelly Olynyk .483

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000 * Kelly Olynyk .347

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 Kelly Olynyk .750

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) Kelly Olynyk 12.8 (2018)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) Kelly Olynyk 4.6 (2020)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) Kelly Olynyk 3.8 (2018)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * Kelly Olynyk 1.4 (2018)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * Kelly Olynyk 1.2 (2018)

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.