Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs Kobe Bryant

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Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Kobe Bryant compared on their NBA careers: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar played 14 seasons, 1975-76 to 1988-89, Kobe Bryant 20 seasons, 1996-97 to 2015-16. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar averaged 24.6 points a game to Kobe Bryant's 25. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar won 5 titles, Kobe Bryant won 5 titles.

Who has the better career numbers?

Kobe Bryant leads in 5 of the 9 lines, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar in 4. Bold marks the better figure; playing time — games, minutes, at-bats, innings — is not scored.

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Kobe Bryant career per game

1,560	GP	1,346
36.8	MIN	36.1
24.6	PTS	25, better
7.9, better	REB	5.2
3.6	AST	4.7, better
0.7	STL	1.4, better
2, better	BLK	0.5
55.9, better	FG%	44.7
5.6	3P%	32.9, better
72.1	FT%	83.7, better
59.2, better	TS%	55

Career totals

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Kobe Bryant career totals

38,387, better	PTS	33,643
12,369, better	REB	7,047
5,660	AST	6,306, better
1,160	STL	1,944, better
3,189, better	BLK	640
55.9, better	FG%	44.7
5.6	3P%	32.9, better
72.1	FT%	83.7, better
59.2, better	TS%	55

How do they compare in the playoffs?

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Kobe Bryant postseason

237	GP	220
37.3	MIN	39.3
24.3	PTS	25.6, better
7.5, better	REB	5.1
3.2	AST	4.7, better
0.8	STL	1.4, better
2, better	BLK	0.7
53.3, better	FG%	44.8
0	3P%	33.1, better
74	FT%	81.6, better
57.1, better	TS%	54.1

Where each stands all time

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Kobe Bryant all-time places

2nd (38,387), better	Points	4th (33,643)
12th (12,369), better	Rebounds	94th (7,047)
49th (5,660)	Assists	34th (6,306), better
105th (1,160)	Steals	18th (1,944), better
3rd (3,189), better	Blocks	190th (640)
—	3-pointers made	32nd (1,827), better

Among the NBA players with a career line on file, regular season, counting stats only — the same lists the records pages run on.

Titles and awards

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Kobe Bryant titles and awards

5	Championships	5
5, better	MVP	1
9	All-NBA First Team	11, better
5	All-Defensive First Team	8, better
3	All-Defensive Second Team	3
4, better	All-NBA Second Team	2
1	Finals MVP	2, better
—	All-Rookie Second Team	1, better
—	All-NBA Third Team	2, better
—	All-Star MVP	4, better

Awards come from the league’s published winner lists; a championship counts a season played for the club that won it.

Season by season

Lined up by career year, not by calendar: each row is the players’ nth season.

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Kobe Bryant season by season

1st	1975-76	27.7, better	16.9, better	5.0, better	1996-97	7.6	1.9	1.3
2nd	1976-77	26.2, better	13.3, better	3.9, better	1997-98	15.4	3.1	2.5
3rd	1977-78	25.8, better	12.9, better	4.3, better	1998-99	19.9	5.3	3.8
4th	1978-79	23.8, better	12.8, better	5.4, better	1999-00	22.5	6.3	4.9
5th	1979-80	24.8	10.8, better	4.5	2000-01	28.5, better	5.9	5.0, better
6th	1980-81	26.2, better	10.3, better	3.4	2001-02	25.2	5.5	5.5, better
7th	1981-82	23.9	8.7, better	3.0	2002-03	30.0, better	6.9	5.9, better
8th	1982-83	21.8	7.5, better	2.5	2003-04	24.0, better	5.5	5.1, better
9th	1983-84	21.5	7.3, better	2.6	2004-05	27.6, better	5.9	6.0, better
10th	1984-85	22.0	7.9, better	3.2	2005-06	35.4, better	5.3	4.5, better
11th	1985-86	23.4	6.1, better	3.5	2006-07	31.6, better	5.7	5.4, better
12th	1986-87	17.5	6.7, better	2.6	2007-08	28.3, better	6.3	5.4, better
13th	1987-88	14.6	6.0, better	1.7	2008-09	26.8, better	5.2	4.9, better
14th	1988-89	10.1	4.5	1.0	2009-10	27.0, better	5.4, better	5.0, better
15th	—	—	—	—	2010-11	25.3	5.1	4.7
16th	—	—	—	—	2011-12	27.9	5.4	4.6
17th	—	—	—	—	2012-13	27.3	5.6	6.0
18th	—	—	—	—	2013-14	13.8	4.3	6.3
19th	—	—	—	—	2014-15	22.3	5.7	5.6
20th	—	—	—	—	2015-16	17.6	3.7	2.8

What the columns mean: PTS · REB · AST