Putting Up Numbers NBA

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs Michael Jordan at the same point in their careers

Through 1,072 games, Michael Jordan leads in points, 32,292 points to 29,377 points.

points through the first N games
Games	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	Michael Jordan
50	1,326	1,394
100	2,943	2,721
250	7,942	8,100
500	15,174	16,289
750	21,630	24,046
1000	27,819	30,809
1250	33,282	—
1500	37,758	—

rebounds through the first N games
Games	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	Michael Jordan
50	748	319
100	1,475	598
250	3,925	1,413
500	7,782	3,140
750	11,162	4,769
1000	13,754	6,217
1250	15,636	—
1500	17,174	—

assists through the first N games
Games	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	Michael Jordan
50	—	273
100	—	534
250	—	1,329
500	—	2,975
750	—	4,320
1000	—	5,351

steals through the first N games
Games	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	Michael Jordan
50	—	122
100	—	233
250	—	682
500	—	1,390
750	—	1,993
1000	—	2,408

blocks through the first N games
Games	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	Michael Jordan
50	—	51
100	—	90
250	—	330
500	—	538
750	—	731
1000	—	858

3-pointers made through the first N games
Games	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	Michael Jordan
50	—	4
100	—	12
250	—	30
500	—	176
750	—	391
1000	—	566

Where the curves met

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar fell behind Michael Jordan at game 142, 4,267 points
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar passed Michael Jordan at game 141, 4,236 points
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar fell behind Michael Jordan at game 138, 4,142 points
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar passed Michael Jordan at game 67, 1,848 points
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar fell behind Michael Jordan at game 34, 874 points