Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Paul Graham Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Paul Graham 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.

Paul Graham

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
Paul Graham: 1991-92 to 1993-94

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Paul Graham 0

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Paul Graham 3

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Paul Graham 2

All-Star Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 Paul Graham 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Paul Graham 0

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Paul Graham 0

All-NBA First Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 Paul Graham 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 Paul Graham 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5 Paul Graham 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11 Paul Graham 0

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Paul Graham 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Paul Graham 0

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * Paul Graham 0

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Paul Graham 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 Paul Graham 8.4

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Paul Graham 2.4

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Paul Graham 2.0

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * Paul Graham 1.0

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * Paul Graham 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Paul Graham 1,499

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Paul Graham 433

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Paul Graham 352

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * Paul Graham 186

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * Paul Graham 32

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Paul Graham 179

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Paul Graham .448

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * Paul Graham .339

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Paul Graham .739

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Paul Graham 10.1 (1992)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Paul Graham 3.0 (1992)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Paul Graham 2.2 (1992)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * Paul Graham 1.2 (1992)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * Paul Graham 0.3 (1992)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Paul Graham 2.0

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 Paul Graham 1.0

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Paul Graham 0.7

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * Paul Graham 1.3

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * Paul Graham 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 Paul Graham 6

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 Paul Graham 3

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Paul Graham 2

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * Paul Graham 4

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * Paul Graham 0

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Paul Graham 3

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 Paul Graham .300

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000 * Paul Graham .000

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 Paul Graham -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) Paul Graham 2.0 (1994)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) Paul Graham 1.5 (1993)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) Paul Graham 1.0 (1993)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * Paul Graham 2.0 (1993)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * Paul Graham 0.0 (1994)

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.