Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Richard Jefferson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Richard Jefferson 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.

Richard Jefferson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
Richard Jefferson: 2001-02 to 2017-18

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Richard Jefferson 1

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Richard Jefferson 17

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Richard Jefferson 12

All-Star Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 Richard Jefferson 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Richard Jefferson 0

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Richard Jefferson 0

All-NBA First Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 Richard Jefferson 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 Richard Jefferson 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5 Richard Jefferson 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11 Richard Jefferson 0

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Richard Jefferson 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Richard Jefferson 0

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * Richard Jefferson 0

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Richard Jefferson 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 Richard Jefferson 12.6

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Richard Jefferson 4.0

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Richard Jefferson 2.0

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * Richard Jefferson 0.7

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * Richard Jefferson 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Richard Jefferson 14,904

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Richard Jefferson 4,720

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Richard Jefferson 2,412

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * Richard Jefferson 787

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * Richard Jefferson 347

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Richard Jefferson 1,181

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Richard Jefferson .464

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * Richard Jefferson .376

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Richard Jefferson .768

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Richard Jefferson 22.6 (2008)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Richard Jefferson 7.3 (2005)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Richard Jefferson 4.0 (2005)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * Richard Jefferson 1.1 (2004)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * Richard Jefferson 0.6 (2002)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Richard Jefferson 10.8

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 Richard Jefferson 4.3

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Richard Jefferson 1.7

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * Richard Jefferson 0.6

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * Richard Jefferson 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 Richard Jefferson 1,511

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 Richard Jefferson 608

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Richard Jefferson 241

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * Richard Jefferson 87

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * Richard Jefferson 44

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Richard Jefferson 140

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 Richard Jefferson .473

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000 * Richard Jefferson .325

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 Richard Jefferson .731

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) Richard Jefferson 22.2 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) Richard Jefferson 6.4 (2003)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) Richard Jefferson 4.1 (2006)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * Richard Jefferson 1.3 (2004)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * Richard Jefferson 0.7 (2004)

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.