Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Paul McPherson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Paul McPherson 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 McPherson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
Paul McPherson: 2000-01 to 2000-01

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Paul McPherson 0

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Paul McPherson 1

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Paul McPherson 0

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

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Paul McPherson 0

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Paul McPherson 0

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

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

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

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

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Paul McPherson 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Paul McPherson 0

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * Paul McPherson 0

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Paul McPherson 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 McPherson 4.8

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Paul McPherson 1.4

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Paul McPherson 0.7

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * Paul McPherson 0.5

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * Paul McPherson 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Paul McPherson 262

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Paul McPherson 79

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Paul McPherson 38

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * Paul McPherson 25

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * Paul McPherson 4

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Paul McPherson 55

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Paul McPherson .505

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * Paul McPherson .167

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Paul McPherson .724

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Paul McPherson 4.8 (2001)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Paul McPherson 1.4 (2001)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Paul McPherson 0.7 (2001)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * Paul McPherson 0.5 (2001)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * Paul McPherson 0.1 (2001)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Paul McPherson -

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 Paul McPherson -

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Paul McPherson -

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * Paul McPherson -

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * Paul McPherson -

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 Paul McPherson -

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 Paul McPherson -

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Paul McPherson -

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * Paul McPherson -

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * Paul McPherson -

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Paul McPherson 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 Paul McPherson -

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

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

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) Paul McPherson -

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) Paul McPherson -

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) Paul McPherson -

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * Paul McPherson -

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * Paul McPherson -

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.