Is Alton Lister Better Than Kareem Abdul-Jabbar? NBA Stats Decide

The career statistics tell a clear story in this C comparison. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar holds the advantage in 7 of 8 key categories, with Points Per Game representing the most decisive gap — a 272.7% difference that separates these two NBA players. This is not a close debate on the numbers.

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's Points Per Game of 24.6 compared to Alton Lister's 6.6 represents a 272.7% advantage — dramatically better than their counterpart in this critical category. Alton Lister falls 42.1% below the career average of 11.4 in this category while Kareem Abdul-Jabbar exceeds it. It is the single most decisive number in this comparison and the clearest statistical argument for Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's edge.

The most competitive category in this matchup is Field Goal %, where Alton Lister posts 51.2% against Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's 55.9% — a gap of just 9.2%. Alton Lister can point to this as evidence that the overall comparison is closer than the final 7-1 tally suggests. In any debate, Field Goal % is the statistical ammunition for the Alton Lister side.

Centers have evolved dramatically across NBA eras — from dominant low-post scorers to modern stretch bigs. Career statistics must be evaluated with positional evolution and era context in mind.

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar wins this head to head comparison decisively — 7 categories to 1. The 272.7% gap in Points Per Game alone makes a compelling case, but the consistency across multiple categories confirms Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's statistical superiority in this NBA career comparison.