Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Lionel Malamed Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Lionel Malamed 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.

Lionel Malamed

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

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Lionel Malamed 0

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Lionel Malamed 1

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Lionel Malamed 0

All-Star Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 Lionel Malamed 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Lionel Malamed 0 *

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Lionel Malamed 0 *

All-NBA First Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 Lionel Malamed 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 Lionel Malamed 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5 Lionel Malamed 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11 Lionel Malamed 0

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Lionel Malamed 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Lionel Malamed 0 *

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * Lionel Malamed 0 *

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Lionel Malamed 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 Lionel Malamed 5.9

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Lionel Malamed - n/a **

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Lionel Malamed 1.4

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * Lionel Malamed - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * Lionel Malamed - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Lionel Malamed 258

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Lionel Malamed - n/a **

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Lionel Malamed 61

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * Lionel Malamed - n/a **

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * Lionel Malamed - n/a **

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Lionel Malamed 44

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Lionel Malamed .334

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * Lionel Malamed - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Lionel Malamed .831

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Lionel Malamed 5.9 (1949)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Lionel Malamed - n/a **

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Lionel Malamed 1.4 (1949)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * Lionel Malamed - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * Lionel Malamed - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Lionel Malamed -

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 Lionel Malamed - n/a **

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Lionel Malamed -

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * Lionel Malamed - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * Lionel Malamed - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 Lionel Malamed -

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 Lionel Malamed - n/a **

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Lionel Malamed -

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * Lionel Malamed - n/a **

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * Lionel Malamed - n/a **

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Lionel Malamed 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 Lionel Malamed -

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000 * Lionel Malamed - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 Lionel Malamed -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) Lionel Malamed -

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) Lionel Malamed - n/a **

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) Lionel Malamed -

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * Lionel Malamed - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * Lionel Malamed - 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.