Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Marcus Thornton Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Marcus Thornton 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.

Marcus Thornton

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
Marcus Thornton: 2009-10 to 2016-17

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Marcus Thornton 0

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Marcus Thornton 8

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Marcus Thornton 1

All-Star Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 Marcus Thornton 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Marcus Thornton 0

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Marcus Thornton 0

All-NBA First Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 Marcus Thornton 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 Marcus Thornton 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5 Marcus Thornton 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11 Marcus Thornton 0

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Marcus Thornton 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Marcus Thornton 0

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * Marcus Thornton 0

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Marcus Thornton 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 Marcus Thornton 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Marcus Thornton 2.8

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Marcus Thornton 1.4

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * Marcus Thornton 0.8

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * Marcus Thornton 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Marcus Thornton 5,750

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Marcus Thornton 1,348

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Marcus Thornton 676

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * Marcus Thornton 405

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * Marcus Thornton 61

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Marcus Thornton 483

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Marcus Thornton .425

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * Marcus Thornton .358

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Marcus Thornton .830

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Marcus Thornton 18.7 (2012)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Marcus Thornton 3.7 (2012)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Marcus Thornton 1.9 (2012)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * Marcus Thornton 1.4 (2012)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * Marcus Thornton 0.2 (2012)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Marcus Thornton 5.9

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 Marcus Thornton 1.9

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Marcus Thornton 0.1

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * Marcus Thornton 0.2

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * Marcus Thornton 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 Marcus Thornton 59

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 Marcus Thornton 19

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Marcus Thornton 1

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * Marcus Thornton 2

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * Marcus Thornton 1

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Marcus Thornton 10

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 Marcus Thornton .389

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000 * Marcus Thornton .238

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 Marcus Thornton .667

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) Marcus Thornton 5.9 (2014)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) Marcus Thornton 1.9 (2014)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) Marcus Thornton 0.1 (2014)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * Marcus Thornton 0.2 (2014)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * Marcus Thornton 0.1 (2014)

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.