Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Kenny Thomas Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Kenny Thomas 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.

Kenny Thomas

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
Kenny Thomas: 1999-00 to 2009-10

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Kenny Thomas 0

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Kenny Thomas 11

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Kenny Thomas 3

All-Star Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 Kenny Thomas 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Kenny Thomas 0

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Kenny Thomas 0

All-NBA First Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 Kenny Thomas 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 Kenny Thomas 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5 Kenny Thomas 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11 Kenny Thomas 0

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Kenny Thomas 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Kenny Thomas 0

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * Kenny Thomas 0

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Kenny Thomas 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 Kenny Thomas 9.3

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Kenny Thomas 6.9

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Kenny Thomas 1.5

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * Kenny Thomas 0.8

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * Kenny Thomas 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Kenny Thomas 5,876

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Kenny Thomas 4,341

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Kenny Thomas 975

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * Kenny Thomas 527

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * Kenny Thomas 276

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Kenny Thomas 632

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Kenny Thomas .465

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * Kenny Thomas .244

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Kenny Thomas .699

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Kenny Thomas 14.1 (2002)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Kenny Thomas 10.1 (2004)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Kenny Thomas 2.1 (2005)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * Kenny Thomas 1.2 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * Kenny Thomas 0.9 (2002)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Kenny Thomas 9.7

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 Kenny Thomas 8.0

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Kenny Thomas 1.3

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * Kenny Thomas 0.7

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * Kenny Thomas 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 Kenny Thomas 222

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 Kenny Thomas 183

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Kenny Thomas 31

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * Kenny Thomas 17

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * Kenny Thomas 7

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Kenny Thomas 23

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 Kenny Thomas .529

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000 * Kenny Thomas -

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 Kenny Thomas .677

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) Kenny Thomas 12.0 (2005)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) Kenny Thomas 9.3 (2003)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) Kenny Thomas 2.4 (2005)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * Kenny Thomas 0.8 (2006)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * Kenny Thomas 0.4 (2003)

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.