Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. C.J. McCollum Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars C.J. McCollum and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 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

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

vs.

C.J. McCollum

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
C.J. McCollum: 2013-14 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 C.J. McCollum 0

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 C.J. McCollum 11

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 C.J. McCollum 10

All-Star Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 C.J. McCollum 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 C.J. McCollum 0

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 C.J. McCollum 0

All-NBA First Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 C.J. McCollum 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 C.J. McCollum 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5 C.J. McCollum 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11 C.J. McCollum 0

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 C.J. McCollum 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 C.J. McCollum 0

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * C.J. McCollum 0

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 C.J. McCollum 0

* Notes: Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.6 C.J. McCollum 19.5

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 C.J. McCollum 3.6

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 C.J. McCollum 3.8

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * C.J. McCollum 0.9

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * C.J. McCollum 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 C.J. McCollum 14,231

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 C.J. McCollum 2,655

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 C.J. McCollum 2,778

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * C.J. McCollum 658

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * C.J. McCollum 302

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 C.J. McCollum 731

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 C.J. McCollum .454

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * C.J. McCollum .399

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 C.J. McCollum .806

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) C.J. McCollum 23.1 (2021)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) C.J. McCollum 4.4 (2023)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) C.J. McCollum 5.7 (2023)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * C.J. McCollum 1.2 (2016)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * C.J. McCollum 0.6 (2024)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 C.J. McCollum 20.1

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 C.J. McCollum 4.4

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 C.J. McCollum 3.1

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * C.J. McCollum 0.9

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * C.J. McCollum 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 C.J. McCollum 1,344

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 C.J. McCollum 297

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 C.J. McCollum 205

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * C.J. McCollum 57

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * C.J. McCollum 33

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 C.J. McCollum 67

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 C.J. McCollum .433

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000 * C.J. McCollum .368

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 C.J. McCollum .766

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) C.J. McCollum 25.3 (2018)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) C.J. McCollum 6.7 (2022)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) C.J. McCollum 4.8 (2022)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * C.J. McCollum 1.8 (2024)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * C.J. McCollum 0.8 (2022)

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80. Some years in this player's career don't have stats.