David Robinson vs Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar leads 6 of 8 career categories against David Robinson, including scoring (24.6 PPG) and rebounding (11.2 RPG). The two never shared an NBA floor — Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's last season was 1988-89, and David Robinson debuted in 1989-90.
The case for David Robinson: per-minute impact (26.2 PER), career value (177.1 Win Shares).
The case for Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: scoring (24.6 PPG), rebounding (11.2 RPG), playmaking (3.6 APG), and 3 more.
PPG
21.124.6
RPG
10.611.2
APG
2.53.6
TS%
58.3%59.2%
PER
26.217.8
Win Shares
177.126.1
games played
9871560
MVPs / All-Star nods
1 MVP · 1 DPOY · 10 All-NBA · 10 AS6 MVP · 2 FMVP · 15 All-NBA · 19 AS
Per Game
| David Robinson | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar | |
|---|---|---|
| G | 987 | 1560 |
| MIN | 34.7 | 35.9 |
| PTS | 21.1 | 24.6 |
| REB | 10.6 | 11.2 |
| AST | 2.5 | 3.6 |
| STL | 1.4 | 0.6 |
| BLK | 3.0 | 1.9 |
| FG% | 51.8 | 55.9 |
| 3P% | 25.0 | 5.6 |
| FT% | 73.6 | 72.2 |
Advanced
| David Robinson | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar | |
|---|---|---|
| PER | 26.2 | 17.8 |
| TS% | 58.3 | 59.2 |
| USG% | 26.4 | 23.1 |
| WS | 177.1 | 26.1 |
| WS/48 | 0.248 | 0.138 |
| BPM | 7.0 | 0.9 |
| VORP | 78.7 | 6.7 |
Accolades
| David Robinson | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar | |
|---|---|---|
| MVP | 1 | 6 |
| Defensive POY | 1 | — |
| All-NBA | 10 | 15 |
| All-Star | 10 | 19 |
| All-Defensive | 8 | 11 |
| Rookie of the Year | 1 | 1 |
| All-Rookie | 1 | 1 |
| Finals MVP | — | 2 |
Career percentiles
Scoring9294
Efficiency8988
Playmaking6678
Rebounding9793
Defense9975
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