Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Yi Jianlian Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Yi Jianlian 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.

Yi Jianlian

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
Yi Jianlian: 2007-08 to 2011-12

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Yi Jianlian 0

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Yi Jianlian 5

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Yi Jianlian 1

All-Star Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 Yi Jianlian 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Yi Jianlian 0

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Yi Jianlian 0

All-NBA First Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 Yi Jianlian 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 Yi Jianlian 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5 Yi Jianlian 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11 Yi Jianlian 0

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Yi Jianlian 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Yi Jianlian 0

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * Yi Jianlian 0

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Yi Jianlian 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 Yi Jianlian 7.9

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Yi Jianlian 4.9

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Yi Jianlian 0.7

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * Yi Jianlian 0.5

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * Yi Jianlian 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Yi Jianlian 2,148

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Yi Jianlian 1,339

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Yi Jianlian 192

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * Yi Jianlian 136

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * Yi Jianlian 184

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Yi Jianlian 272

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Yi Jianlian .404

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * Yi Jianlian .333

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Yi Jianlian .780

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Yi Jianlian 12.0 (2010)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Yi Jianlian 7.2 (2010)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Yi Jianlian 1.0 (2009)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * Yi Jianlian 0.7 (2010)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * Yi Jianlian 1.0 (2010)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Yi Jianlian 2.0

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 Yi Jianlian 2.0

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Yi Jianlian 0.0

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * Yi Jianlian 1.0

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * Yi Jianlian 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 Yi Jianlian 2

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 Yi Jianlian 2

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Yi Jianlian 0

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * Yi Jianlian 1

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * Yi Jianlian 0

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Yi Jianlian 1

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 Yi Jianlian .333

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000 * Yi Jianlian .000

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 Yi Jianlian .000

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) Yi Jianlian 2.0 (2012)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) Yi Jianlian 2.0 (2012)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) Yi Jianlian 0.0 (2012)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * Yi Jianlian 1.0 (2012)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * Yi Jianlian 0.0 (2012)

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.