Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Matt Thomas Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Matt Thomas 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.

Matt Thomas

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
Matt Thomas: 2019-20 to 2021-22

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Matt Thomas 0

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Matt Thomas 3

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Matt Thomas 2

All-Star Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 Matt Thomas 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Matt Thomas 0

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Matt Thomas 0

All-NBA First Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 Matt Thomas 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 Matt Thomas 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5 Matt Thomas 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11 Matt Thomas 0

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Matt Thomas 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Matt Thomas 0

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * Matt Thomas 0

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Matt Thomas 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 Matt Thomas 4.0

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Matt Thomas 1.2

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Matt Thomas 0.5

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * Matt Thomas 0.2

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * Matt Thomas 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Matt Thomas 502

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Matt Thomas 155

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Matt Thomas 61

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * Matt Thomas 22

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * Matt Thomas 4

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Matt Thomas 126

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Matt Thomas .433

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * Matt Thomas .404

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Matt Thomas .804

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Matt Thomas 4.9 (2020)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Matt Thomas 1.5 (2020)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Matt Thomas 0.5 (2020)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * Matt Thomas 0.2 (2020)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * Matt Thomas 0.1 (2022)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Matt Thomas 2.4

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 Matt Thomas 1.2

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Matt Thomas 0.5

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * Matt Thomas 0.1

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * Matt Thomas 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 Matt Thomas 31

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 Matt Thomas 15

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Matt Thomas 7

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * Matt Thomas 1

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * Matt Thomas 1

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Matt Thomas 13

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 Matt Thomas .565

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000 * Matt Thomas .417

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 Matt Thomas -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) Matt Thomas 3.1 (2020)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) Matt Thomas 1.4 (2020)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) Matt Thomas 0.7 (2020)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * Matt Thomas 0.1 (2020)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * Matt Thomas 0.1 (2020)

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.