Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Lionel Simmons Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Lionel Simmons 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 Simmons

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
Lionel Simmons: 1990-91 to 1996-97

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Lionel Simmons 0

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Lionel Simmons 7

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Lionel Simmons 1

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

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Lionel Simmons 0

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Lionel Simmons 0

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

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

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

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

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Lionel Simmons 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Lionel Simmons 0

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * Lionel Simmons 0

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Lionel Simmons 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 Lionel Simmons 12.8

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Lionel Simmons 6.2

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Lionel Simmons 3.3

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * Lionel Simmons 1.1

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * Lionel Simmons 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Lionel Simmons 5,833

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Lionel Simmons 2,833

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Lionel Simmons 1,498

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * Lionel Simmons 514

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * Lionel Simmons 361

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Lionel Simmons 454

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Lionel Simmons .433

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * Lionel Simmons .305

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Lionel Simmons .771

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Lionel Simmons 18.0 (1991)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Lionel Simmons 8.8 (1991)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Lionel Simmons 4.5 (1993)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * Lionel Simmons 1.7 (1992)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * Lionel Simmons 1.7 (1992)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Lionel Simmons 9.5

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 Lionel Simmons 3.0

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Lionel Simmons 2.0

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * Lionel Simmons 1.5

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * Lionel Simmons 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 Lionel Simmons 38

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 Lionel Simmons 12

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Lionel Simmons 8

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * Lionel Simmons 6

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * Lionel Simmons 2

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Lionel Simmons 4

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 Lionel Simmons .455

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000 * Lionel Simmons .333

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 Lionel Simmons .714

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) Lionel Simmons 9.5 (1996)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) Lionel Simmons 3.0 (1996)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) Lionel Simmons 2.0 (1996)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * Lionel Simmons 1.5 (1996)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * Lionel Simmons 0.5 (1996)

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.