Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Phil Jackson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Phil Jackson 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.

Phil Jackson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
Phil Jackson: 1967-68 to 1979-80

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Phil Jackson 2

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Phil Jackson 12

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Phil Jackson 8

All-Star Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 Phil Jackson 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Phil Jackson 0

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Phil Jackson 0 *

All-NBA First Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 Phil Jackson 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 Phil Jackson 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5 Phil Jackson 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11 Phil Jackson 0

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Phil Jackson 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Phil Jackson 0

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * Phil Jackson 0 *

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Phil Jackson 0

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. 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 Phil Jackson 6.7

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Phil Jackson 4.3

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Phil Jackson 1.1

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * Phil Jackson 0.6 *

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * Phil Jackson 0.4 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Phil Jackson 5,428

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Phil Jackson 3,454

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Phil Jackson 898

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * Phil Jackson 281 *

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * Phil Jackson 199 *

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Phil Jackson 807

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Phil Jackson .453

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * Phil Jackson .000 *

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Phil Jackson .736

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Phil Jackson 11.1 (1974)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Phil Jackson 7.7 (1975)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Phil Jackson 1.7 (1975)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * Phil Jackson 1.1 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * Phil Jackson 0.8 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Phil Jackson 7.7

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 Phil Jackson 4.2

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Phil Jackson 0.9

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * Phil Jackson 0.8 *

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * Phil Jackson 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 Phil Jackson 515

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 Phil Jackson 284

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Phil Jackson 63

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * Phil Jackson 18 *

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * Phil Jackson 8 *

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Phil Jackson 67

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 Phil Jackson .458

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000 * Phil Jackson - *

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 Phil Jackson .782

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) Phil Jackson 11.3 (1974)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) Phil Jackson 8.3 (1975)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) Phil Jackson 1.4 (1973)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * Phil Jackson 1.3 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * Phil Jackson 1.0 (1975) *

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.