Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Thomas Gardner Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Thomas Gardner 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.

Thomas Gardner

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
Thomas Gardner: 2007-08 to 2008-09

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Thomas Gardner 0

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Thomas Gardner 2

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Thomas Gardner 1

All-Star Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 Thomas Gardner 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Thomas Gardner 0

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Thomas Gardner 0

All-NBA First Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 Thomas Gardner 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 Thomas Gardner 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5 Thomas Gardner 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11 Thomas Gardner 0

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Thomas Gardner 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Thomas Gardner 0

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * Thomas Gardner 0

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Thomas Gardner 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 Thomas Gardner 2.3

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Thomas Gardner 0.6

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Thomas Gardner 0.2

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * Thomas Gardner 0.2

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * Thomas Gardner 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Thomas Gardner 45

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Thomas Gardner 11

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Thomas Gardner 3

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * Thomas Gardner 4

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * Thomas Gardner 1

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Thomas Gardner 20

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Thomas Gardner .305

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * Thomas Gardner .200

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Thomas Gardner .333

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Thomas Gardner 5.3 (2008)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Thomas Gardner 1.0 (2008)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Thomas Gardner 0.3 (2008)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * Thomas Gardner 0.3 (2009)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * Thomas Gardner 0.1 (2009)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Thomas Gardner 4.7

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 Thomas Gardner 0.7

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Thomas Gardner 0.7

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * Thomas Gardner 0.3

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * Thomas Gardner 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 Thomas Gardner 14

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 Thomas Gardner 2

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Thomas Gardner 2

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * Thomas Gardner 1

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * Thomas Gardner 0

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Thomas Gardner 3

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 Thomas Gardner .385

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000 * Thomas Gardner .500

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 Thomas Gardner 1.000

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) Thomas Gardner 4.7 (2009)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) Thomas Gardner 0.7 (2009)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) Thomas Gardner 0.7 (2009)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * Thomas Gardner 0.3 (2009)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * Thomas Gardner 0.0 (2009)

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.