Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Steve Patterson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Steve Patterson 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 Patterson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
Steve Patterson: 1971-72 to 1975-76

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Steve Patterson 0

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Steve Patterson 5

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Steve Patterson 0

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

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Steve Patterson 0

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Steve Patterson 0

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

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

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

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

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Steve Patterson 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Steve Patterson 0

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * Steve Patterson 0 *

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Steve Patterson 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 Patterson 4.4

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Steve Patterson 4.7

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Steve Patterson 1.3

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * Steve Patterson 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * Steve Patterson 0.4 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Steve Patterson 1,552

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Steve Patterson 1,632

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Steve Patterson 443

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * Steve Patterson 85 *

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * Steve Patterson 94 *

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Steve Patterson 350

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Steve Patterson .403

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

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Steve Patterson .594

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Steve Patterson 7.8 (1974)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Steve Patterson 8.1 (1974)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Steve Patterson 2.2 (1974)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * Steve Patterson 0.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * Steve Patterson 0.8 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Steve Patterson -

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 Steve Patterson -

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Steve Patterson -

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * Steve Patterson - *

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * Steve Patterson - *

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 Steve Patterson -

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

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Steve Patterson -

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * Steve Patterson - *

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * Steve Patterson - *

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Steve Patterson 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 Steve Patterson -

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

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

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) Steve Patterson -

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) Steve Patterson -

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) Steve Patterson -

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * Steve Patterson - *

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * Steve Patterson - *

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.