Cross-era · careers 1 years apart

David Robinson vs Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

David Robinson 1989-2002 · Center Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1969-1988 · Center

David Robinson (1989-2002) and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (1969-1988) never shared an NBA court — their careers are separated by 1 years, so this is a cross-era comparison, not a head-to-head. On the floor, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar was the higher-volume scorer (24.6 points per game to 21.1); adjusted for era they scored at 2.12× and 2.34× their league average respectively; Kareem Abdul-Jabbar was the more efficient scorer (59.2% true shooting to 58.3%). Kareem Abdul-Jabbar holds the edge on accolades — 6 MVPs, 6 championships, 2 Finals MVPs and the #2 all-time ranking to David Robinson's #24.

Career averages

David RobinsonStatKareem Abdul-Jabbar
21.1 Points / game 24.6
10.6 Rebounds / game 11.2
2.5 Assists / game 3.6
1.4 Steals / game 0.7
3.0 Blocks / game 2.0
51.4% Field goal % 55.9%
13.4% 3-point % 1.7%
73.1% Free throw % 72.7%
58.3% True shooting % 59.2%
987 Games played 1,560

Era-adjusted (× league average of their era)

David RobinsonStatKareem Abdul-Jabbar
2.12× Points vs era avg 2.34×
2.56× Rebounds vs era avg 2.40×
1.09× Assists vs era avg 1.51×

Advanced metrics

Advanced stats aren't available for David Robinson.

Advanced stats weren't tracked in Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's era.

Playoff averages

David RobinsonStatKareem Abdul-Jabbar
18.0 Points / game 24.3
10.6 Rebounds / game 10.5
2.3 Assists / game 3.2
1.2 Steals / game 0.8
2.5 Blocks / game 2.0
49.1% Field goal % 53.0%
2.4% 3-point % 0.0%
68.3% Free throw % 74.2%
123 Playoff games 237

Accolades

David RobinsonStatKareem Abdul-Jabbar
1 MVP awards 6
0 Finals MVP 2
2 Championships 6
10 All-Star selections 18
4 All-NBA 1st Team 10
#24 All-time GOAT rank #2

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