Clyde Drexler vs Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar leads 5 of 8 career categories against Clyde Drexler, including scoring (24.6 PPG) and rebounding (11.2 RPG). Head to head they met 41 times, 8 of them in the playoffs, with Kareem Abdul-Jabbar winning the series 34–7.
The case for Clyde Drexler
playmaking (5.6 APG), per-minute impact (21.4 PER), career value (123.6 Win Shares).
The case for Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
scoring (24.6 PPG), rebounding (11.2 RPG), shooting efficiency (59.2% TS%), and 2 more.
Tale of the tape
20.4PPG24.6
6.1RPG11.2
5.6APG3.6
54.7%TS%59.2%
21.4PER17.8
123.6Win Shares26.1
1086games played1560
Head to Head
| Clyde Drexler | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar | |
|---|---|---|
| 7 | Series wins | 34 |
| 19.6 | PPG | 17.5 |
| 6.3 | RPG | 6.4 |
| 6.6 | APG | 2.4 |
| 41 meetings (8 in the playoffs) · first 1983-84 · last 1988-89 | ||
Per Game
| Clyde Drexler | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar | |
|---|---|---|
| 1086 | G | 1560 |
| 34.6 | MIN | 35.9 |
| 20.4 | PTS | 24.6 |
| 6.1 | REB | 11.2 |
| 5.6 | AST | 3.6 |
| 2.0 | STL | 0.6 |
| 0.7 | BLK | 1.9 |
| 47.2 | FG% | 55.9 |
| 31.8 | 3P% | 5.6 |
| 78.8 | FT% | 72.2 |
Advanced
| Clyde Drexler | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar | |
|---|---|---|
| 21.4 | PER | 17.8 |
| 54.7 | TS% | 59.2 |
| 25.7 | USG% | 23.1 |
| 123.6 | WS | 26.1 |
| 0.177 | WS/48 | 0.138 |
| 5.5 | BPM | 0.9 |
| 63.6 | VORP | 6.7 |
Accolades
| Clyde Drexler | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar | |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | All-NBA | 15 |
| 10 | All-Star | 19 |
| — | MVP | 6 |
| — | Finals MVP | 2 |
| — | All-Defensive | 11 |
| — | Rookie of the Year | 1 |
| — | All-Rookie | 1 |
Career percentiles
90Scoring94
65Efficiency88
90Playmaking78
81Rebounding93
93Defense75
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