Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Lamar Patterson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Lamar Patterson 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.

Lamar Patterson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
Lamar Patterson: 2015-16 to 2016-17

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Lamar Patterson 0

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Lamar Patterson 2

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Lamar Patterson 1

All-Star Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 Lamar Patterson 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Lamar Patterson 0

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Lamar Patterson 0

All-NBA First Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 Lamar Patterson 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 Lamar Patterson 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5 Lamar Patterson 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11 Lamar Patterson 0

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Lamar Patterson 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Lamar Patterson 0

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * Lamar Patterson 0

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Lamar Patterson 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 Lamar Patterson 2.3

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Lamar Patterson 1.4

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Lamar Patterson 1.1

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * Lamar Patterson 0.3

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * Lamar Patterson 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Lamar Patterson 93

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Lamar Patterson 57

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Lamar Patterson 45

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * Lamar Patterson 10

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * Lamar Patterson 2

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Lamar Patterson 40

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Lamar Patterson .326

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * Lamar Patterson .236

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Lamar Patterson .720

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Lamar Patterson 2.4 (2016)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Lamar Patterson 1.4 (2016)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Lamar Patterson 1.2 (2017)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * Lamar Patterson 0.3 (2016)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * Lamar Patterson 0.1 (2016)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Lamar Patterson 1.5

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 Lamar Patterson 1.3

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Lamar Patterson 0.8

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * Lamar Patterson 0.3

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * Lamar Patterson 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 Lamar Patterson 6

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 Lamar Patterson 5

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Lamar Patterson 3

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * Lamar Patterson 1

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * Lamar Patterson 0

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Lamar Patterson 4

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 Lamar Patterson .286

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000 * Lamar Patterson .333

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 Lamar Patterson 1.000

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) Lamar Patterson 1.5 (2016)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) Lamar Patterson 1.3 (2016)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) Lamar Patterson 0.8 (2016)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * Lamar Patterson 0.3 (2016)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * Lamar Patterson 0.0 (2016)

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.