Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Shareef Abdur-Rahim Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Shareef Abdur-Rahim 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.

Shareef Abdur-Rahim

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
Shareef Abdur-Rahim: 1996-97 to 2007-08

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Shareef Abdur-Rahim 0

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Shareef Abdur-Rahim 12

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Shareef Abdur-Rahim 1

All-Star Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 Shareef Abdur-Rahim 1

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Shareef Abdur-Rahim 0

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Shareef Abdur-Rahim 0

All-NBA First Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 Shareef Abdur-Rahim 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 Shareef Abdur-Rahim 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5 Shareef Abdur-Rahim 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11 Shareef Abdur-Rahim 0

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Shareef Abdur-Rahim 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Shareef Abdur-Rahim 0

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * Shareef Abdur-Rahim 0

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Shareef Abdur-Rahim 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 Shareef Abdur-Rahim 18.1

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Shareef Abdur-Rahim 7.5

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Shareef Abdur-Rahim 2.5

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * Shareef Abdur-Rahim 1.0

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * Shareef Abdur-Rahim 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Shareef Abdur-Rahim 15,028

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Shareef Abdur-Rahim 6,239

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Shareef Abdur-Rahim 2,109

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * Shareef Abdur-Rahim 820

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * Shareef Abdur-Rahim 638

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Shareef Abdur-Rahim 830

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Shareef Abdur-Rahim .472

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * Shareef Abdur-Rahim .297

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Shareef Abdur-Rahim .810

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Shareef Abdur-Rahim 23.0 (1999)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Shareef Abdur-Rahim 10.1 (2000)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Shareef Abdur-Rahim 3.4 (1999)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * Shareef Abdur-Rahim 1.4 (1999)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * Shareef Abdur-Rahim 1.1 (1999)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Shareef Abdur-Rahim 9.2

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 Shareef Abdur-Rahim 4.8

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Shareef Abdur-Rahim 1.2

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * Shareef Abdur-Rahim 0.3

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * Shareef Abdur-Rahim 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 Shareef Abdur-Rahim 55

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 Shareef Abdur-Rahim 29

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Shareef Abdur-Rahim 7

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * Shareef Abdur-Rahim 2

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * Shareef Abdur-Rahim 0

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Shareef Abdur-Rahim 6

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 Shareef Abdur-Rahim .535

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000 * Shareef Abdur-Rahim .000

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 Shareef Abdur-Rahim .600

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) Shareef Abdur-Rahim 9.2 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) Shareef Abdur-Rahim 4.8 (2006)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) Shareef Abdur-Rahim 1.2 (2006)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * Shareef Abdur-Rahim 0.3 (2006)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * Shareef Abdur-Rahim 0.0 (2006)

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.