Kevin Garnett vs. Slater Martin Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Slater Martin and Kevin Garnett 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

Kevin Garnett

vs.

Slater Martin

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kevin Garnett: 1995-96 to 2015-16
Slater Martin: 1949-50 to 1959-60

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kevin Garnett 1 Slater Martin 5

NBA Seasons Kevin Garnett 21 Slater Martin 11

Playoffs Played Kevin Garnett 14 Slater Martin 11

All-Star Games Kevin Garnett 15 Slater Martin 7

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kevin Garnett 1 Slater Martin 0 *

All-NBA First Team Kevin Garnett 4 Slater Martin 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kevin Garnett 9 Slater Martin 5

All-Defensive 1st Team Kevin Garnett 9 Slater Martin 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kevin Garnett 12 Slater Martin 0

Defensive Player of The Year Kevin Garnett 1 Slater Martin 0 *

Rebounds Leader Kevin Garnett 4 Slater Martin 0 *

* Notes: Season MVP is awarded since 1955-56. Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Defensive Player of The Year is awarded since 1982-83. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kevin Garnett 17.8 Slater Martin 9.8

Rebounds Per Game Kevin Garnett 10.0 Slater Martin 3.4 *

Assists Per Game Kevin Garnett 3.7 Slater Martin 4.2

Steals Per Game Kevin Garnett 1.3 Slater Martin - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kevin Garnett 1.4 Slater Martin - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kevin Garnett 26,071 Slater Martin 7,337

Total Rebounds Kevin Garnett 14,662 Slater Martin 2,302 *

Total Assists Kevin Garnett 5,445 Slater Martin 3,160

Total Steals Kevin Garnett 1,859 Slater Martin - n/a **

Total Blocks Kevin Garnett 2,037 Slater Martin - n/a **

Total Games Kevin Garnett 1,462 Slater Martin 745

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kevin Garnett .497 Slater Martin .364

3-Point Percentage Kevin Garnett .275 Slater Martin - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kevin Garnett .789 Slater Martin .762

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kevin Garnett 24.2 (2004) Slater Martin 13.6 (1955)

Rebounds Per Game Kevin Garnett 13.9 (2004) Slater Martin 4.4 (1957) *

Assists Per Game Kevin Garnett 6.0 (2003) Slater Martin 6.2 (1956)

Steals Per Game Kevin Garnett 1.7 (1998) Slater Martin - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kevin Garnett 2.2 (2004) Slater Martin - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kevin Garnett 18.2 Slater Martin 10.0

Rebounds Per Game Kevin Garnett 10.7 Slater Martin 3.4 *

Assists Per Game Kevin Garnett 3.3 Slater Martin 3.8

Steals Per Game Kevin Garnett 1.2 Slater Martin - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kevin Garnett 1.3 Slater Martin - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kevin Garnett 2,601 Slater Martin 924

Total Rebounds Kevin Garnett 1,534 Slater Martin 270 *

Total Assists Kevin Garnett 471 Slater Martin 354

Total Steals Kevin Garnett 178 Slater Martin - n/a **

Total Blocks Kevin Garnett 186 Slater Martin - n/a **

Total Games Kevin Garnett 143 Slater Martin 92

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kevin Garnett .478 Slater Martin .351

3-Point Percentage Kevin Garnett .273 Slater Martin - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kevin Garnett .789 Slater Martin .715

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kevin Garnett 27.0 (2003) Slater Martin 18.0 (1956)

Rebounds Per Game Kevin Garnett 18.7 (2002) Slater Martin 6.0 (1951) *

Assists Per Game Kevin Garnett 8.8 (2000) Slater Martin 5.0 (1956)

Steals Per Game Kevin Garnett 1.9 (2011) Slater Martin - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kevin Garnett 2.4 (1998) Slater Martin - n/a **

Notes: * Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.