Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Mark Olberding Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Mark Olberding 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.

Mark Olberding

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
Mark Olberding: 1976-77 to 1986-87

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Mark Olberding 0

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Mark Olberding 11

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Mark Olberding 8

All-Star Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 Mark Olberding 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Mark Olberding 0

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Mark Olberding 0

All-NBA First Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 Mark Olberding 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 Mark Olberding 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5 Mark Olberding 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11 Mark Olberding 0

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Mark Olberding 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Mark Olberding 0

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * Mark Olberding 0

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Mark Olberding 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 Mark Olberding 9.4

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Mark Olberding 5.2

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Mark Olberding 2.5

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * Mark Olberding 0.7

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * Mark Olberding 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Mark Olberding 8,145

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Mark Olberding 4,503

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Mark Olberding 2,190

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * Mark Olberding 573

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * Mark Olberding 235

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Mark Olberding 865

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Mark Olberding .491

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * Mark Olberding .122 *

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Mark Olberding .811

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Mark Olberding 13.8 (1982)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Mark Olberding 6.5 (1982)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Mark Olberding 4.4 (1980)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * Mark Olberding 0.9 (1981)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * Mark Olberding 0.4 (1982)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Mark Olberding 11.1

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 Mark Olberding 5.4

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Mark Olberding 2.8

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * Mark Olberding 0.7

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * Mark Olberding 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 Mark Olberding 521

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 Mark Olberding 255

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Mark Olberding 131

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * Mark Olberding 35

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * Mark Olberding 20

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Mark Olberding 47

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 Mark Olberding .469

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000 * Mark Olberding .250 *

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 Mark Olberding .778

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) Mark Olberding 19.7 (1981)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) Mark Olberding 7.3 (1980)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) Mark Olberding 4.3 (1981)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * Mark Olberding 1.0 (1982)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * Mark Olberding 1.0 (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.