Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Larry Steele Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Larry Steele 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.

Larry Steele

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
Larry Steele: 1971-72 to 1979-80

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Larry Steele 1

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Larry Steele 9

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Larry Steele 3

All-Star Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 Larry Steele 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Larry Steele 0

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Larry Steele 0

All-NBA First Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 Larry Steele 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 Larry Steele 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5 Larry Steele 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11 Larry Steele 0

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Larry Steele 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Larry Steele 0

Steals Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0 * Larry Steele 1 *

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * Larry Steele 0 *

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Larry Steele 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 Larry Steele 8.2

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Larry Steele 2.9

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Larry Steele 2.8

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * Larry Steele 1.8 *

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * Larry Steele 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Larry Steele 5,009

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Larry Steele 1,781

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Larry Steele 1,719

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * Larry Steele 846 *

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * Larry Steele 96 *

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Larry Steele 610

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Larry Steele .483

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * Larry Steele .000 *

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Larry Steele .796

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Larry Steele 10.3 (1977)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Larry Steele 3.9 (1972)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Larry Steele 4.2 (1980)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * Larry Steele 2.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * Larry Steele 0.4 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Larry Steele 6.9

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 Larry Steele 2.4

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Larry Steele 1.4

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * Larry Steele 1.0 *

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * Larry Steele 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 Larry Steele 185

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 Larry Steele 64

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Larry Steele 39

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * Larry Steele 26 *

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * Larry Steele 2 *

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Larry Steele 27

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 Larry Steele .424

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000 * Larry Steele - *

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 Larry Steele .823

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) Larry Steele 13.3 (1979)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) Larry Steele 4.3 (1978)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) Larry Steele 2.3 (1979)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * Larry Steele 3.3 (1979) *

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * Larry Steele 0.3 (1978) *

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.