Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Steve Downing Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Steve Downing 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.

Steve Downing

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
Steve Downing: 1973-74 to 1974-75

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Steve Downing 1

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Steve Downing 2

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Steve Downing 1

All-Star Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 Steve Downing 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Steve Downing 0

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Steve Downing 0

All-NBA First Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 Steve Downing 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 Steve Downing 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5 Steve Downing 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11 Steve Downing 0

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Steve Downing 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Steve Downing 0

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * Steve Downing 0

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Steve Downing 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 Steve Downing 2.4

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Steve Downing 1.5

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Steve Downing 0.4

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * Steve Downing 0.2

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * Steve Downing 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Steve Downing 64

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Steve Downing 41

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Steve Downing 11

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * Steve Downing 5

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * Steve Downing 0

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Steve Downing 27

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Steve Downing .318

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * Steve Downing - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Steve Downing .550

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Steve Downing 2.7 (1974)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Steve Downing 1.6 (1974)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Steve Downing 0.5 (1974)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * Steve Downing 0.2 (1974)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * Steve Downing 0.0 (1975)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Steve Downing 2.0

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 Steve Downing 2.0

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Steve Downing 0.0

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * Steve Downing 0.0

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * Steve Downing 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 Steve Downing 2

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 Steve Downing 2

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Steve Downing 0

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * Steve Downing 0

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * Steve Downing 0

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Steve Downing 1

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 Steve Downing .500

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000 * Steve Downing - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 Steve Downing -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) Steve Downing 2.0 (1974)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) Steve Downing 2.0 (1974)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) Steve Downing 0.0 (1974)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * Steve Downing 0.0 (1974)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * Steve Downing 0.0 (1974)

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. ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.