Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Rodney McGruder Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Rodney McGruder 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.

Rodney McGruder

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
Rodney McGruder: 2016-17 to 2022-23

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Rodney McGruder 0

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Rodney McGruder 7

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Rodney McGruder 2

All-Star Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 Rodney McGruder 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Rodney McGruder 0

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Rodney McGruder 0

All-NBA First Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 Rodney McGruder 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 Rodney McGruder 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5 Rodney McGruder 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11 Rodney McGruder 0

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Rodney McGruder 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Rodney McGruder 0

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * Rodney McGruder 0

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Rodney McGruder 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 Rodney McGruder 5.8

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Rodney McGruder 2.8

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Rodney McGruder 1.2

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * Rodney McGruder 0.5

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * Rodney McGruder 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Rodney McGruder 1,825

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Rodney McGruder 884

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Rodney McGruder 381

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * Rodney McGruder 161

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * Rodney McGruder 50

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Rodney McGruder 317

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Rodney McGruder .420

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * Rodney McGruder .360

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Rodney McGruder .672

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Rodney McGruder 7.6 (2019)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Rodney McGruder 3.6 (2019)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Rodney McGruder 1.7 (2019)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * Rodney McGruder 0.6 (2017)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * Rodney McGruder 0.2 (2017)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Rodney McGruder 1.1

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 Rodney McGruder 0.9

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Rodney McGruder 0.2

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * Rodney McGruder 0.0

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * Rodney McGruder 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 Rodney McGruder 10

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 Rodney McGruder 8

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Rodney McGruder 2

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * Rodney McGruder 0

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * Rodney McGruder 0

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Rodney McGruder 9

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 Rodney McGruder .444

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000 * Rodney McGruder .400

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 Rodney McGruder -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) Rodney McGruder 1.6 (2020)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) Rodney McGruder 1.0 (2018)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) Rodney McGruder 0.4 (2020)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * Rodney McGruder 0.0 (2020)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * Rodney McGruder 0.0 (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.