Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Mahdi Abdul-Rahman Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Mahdi Abdul-Rahman 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.

Mahdi Abdul-Rahman

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
Mahdi Abdul-Rahman: 1964-65 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Mahdi Abdul-Rahman 0

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Mahdi Abdul-Rahman 10

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Mahdi Abdul-Rahman 7

All-Star Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 Mahdi Abdul-Rahman 1

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Mahdi Abdul-Rahman 0

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Mahdi Abdul-Rahman 0 *

All-NBA First Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 Mahdi Abdul-Rahman 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 Mahdi Abdul-Rahman 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5 Mahdi Abdul-Rahman 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11 Mahdi Abdul-Rahman 0

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Mahdi Abdul-Rahman 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Mahdi Abdul-Rahman 0

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * Mahdi Abdul-Rahman 0 *

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Mahdi Abdul-Rahman 0

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. 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 Mahdi Abdul-Rahman 12.6

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Mahdi Abdul-Rahman 3.0

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Mahdi Abdul-Rahman 4.9

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * Mahdi Abdul-Rahman 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * Mahdi Abdul-Rahman 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Mahdi Abdul-Rahman 9,087

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Mahdi Abdul-Rahman 2,146

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Mahdi Abdul-Rahman 3,555

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * Mahdi Abdul-Rahman 26 *

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * Mahdi Abdul-Rahman 6 *

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Mahdi Abdul-Rahman 724

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Mahdi Abdul-Rahman .441

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * Mahdi Abdul-Rahman - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Mahdi Abdul-Rahman .757

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Mahdi Abdul-Rahman 24.0 (1968)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Mahdi Abdul-Rahman 4.2 (1968)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Mahdi Abdul-Rahman 6.8 (1970)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * Mahdi Abdul-Rahman 0.5 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * Mahdi Abdul-Rahman 0.1 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Mahdi Abdul-Rahman 11.8

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 Mahdi Abdul-Rahman 2.9

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Mahdi Abdul-Rahman 4.2

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * Mahdi Abdul-Rahman - *

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * Mahdi Abdul-Rahman - *

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 Mahdi Abdul-Rahman 685

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 Mahdi Abdul-Rahman 169

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Mahdi Abdul-Rahman 242

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * Mahdi Abdul-Rahman 0 *

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * Mahdi Abdul-Rahman 0 *

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Mahdi Abdul-Rahman 58

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 Mahdi Abdul-Rahman .413

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000 * Mahdi Abdul-Rahman - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 Mahdi Abdul-Rahman .738

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) Mahdi Abdul-Rahman 21.4 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) Mahdi Abdul-Rahman 5.0 (1971)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) Mahdi Abdul-Rahman 7.7 (1970)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * Mahdi Abdul-Rahman - *

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * Mahdi Abdul-Rahman - *

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. ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.