Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Ruben Garces Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Ruben Garces and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Player Comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season

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

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

NBA Championships and Seasons

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar6
Ruben Garces0
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar20
Ruben Garces1
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar18
Ruben Garces0
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar19
Ruben Garces0

Honors and Awards

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar6
Ruben Garces0
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar2
Ruben Garces0
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar10
Ruben Garces0
All-NBA Teams
(Total Selections)
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar15
Ruben Garces0
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar5
Ruben Garces0
All-Defensive Teams
(Total Selections)
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar11
Ruben Garces0
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar2
Ruben Garces0
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar1
Ruben Garces0
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar4 *
Ruben Garces0
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar1
Ruben Garces0
* Notes: Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.6
Ruben Garces 1.2

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2
Ruben Garces 2.2

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6
Ruben Garces 0.4

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9
*
Ruben Garces 0.2

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6
*
Ruben Garces 0.2

Totals Stats

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387
Ruben Garces 16

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440
Ruben Garces 29

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660
Ruben Garces 5

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160
*
Ruben Garces 3

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189
*
Ruben Garces 2

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560
Ruben Garces 13

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559
Ruben Garces .318

3-Point Percentage
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056
*
Ruben Garces -

Free Throw Percentage
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721
Ruben Garces .250

Best Season (no game minimum)

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8
(1972)
Ruben Garces 1.2
(2001)

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9
(1976)
Ruben Garces 2.2
(2001)

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4
(1979)
Ruben Garces 0.4
(2001)

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7
(1978)
*
Ruben Garces 0.2
(2001)

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1
(1976)
*
Ruben Garces 0.2
(2001)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3
Ruben Garces -

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5
Ruben Garces -

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2
Ruben Garces -

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0
*
Ruben Garces -

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4
*
Ruben Garces -

Totals Stats

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762
Ruben Garces -

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481
Ruben Garces -

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767
Ruben Garces -

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189
*
Ruben Garces -

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476
*
Ruben Garces -

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237
Ruben Garces 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533
Ruben Garces -

3-Point Percentage
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000
*
Ruben Garces -

Free Throw Percentage
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740
Ruben Garces -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2
(1970)
Ruben Garces -

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2
(1972)
Ruben Garces -

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1
(1972)
Ruben Garces -

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7
(1977)
*
Ruben Garces -

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1
(1979)
*
Ruben Garces -

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.