Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs Wilt Chamberlain

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Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Wilt Chamberlain compared on their NBA careers: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar played 14 seasons, 1975-76 to 1988-89, Wilt Chamberlain 5 seasons, 1968-69 to 1972-73. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar averaged 24.6 points a game to Wilt Chamberlain's 30.1. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar won 5 titles, Wilt Chamberlain won 1 title.

Who has the better career numbers?

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar leads in 7 of the 9 lines, Wilt Chamberlain in 2. Bold marks the better figure; playing time — games, minutes, at-bats, innings — is not scored.

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Wilt Chamberlain career per game

1,560	GP	1,045
36.8	MIN	45.8
24.6	PTS	30.1, better
7.9, better	REB	0
3.6	AST	4.4, better
0.7, better	STL	0
2, better	BLK	0
55.9, better	FG%	54
5.6, better	3P%	0
72.1, better	FT%	51.1
59.2, better	TS%	54.7

Career totals

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Wilt Chamberlain career totals

38,387, better	PTS	31,419
12,369, better	REB	0
5,660, better	AST	4,643
1,160, better	STL	0
3,189, better	BLK	0
55.9, better	FG%	54
5.6, better	3P%	0
72.1, better	FT%	51.1
59.2, better	TS%	54.7

How do they compare in the playoffs?

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Wilt Chamberlain postseason

237	GP	160
37.3	MIN	47.2
24.3, better	PTS	22.5
7.5, better	REB	0
3.2	AST	4.2, better
0.8, better	STL	0
2, better	BLK	0
53.3, better	FG%	52.2
0	3P%	0
74, better	FT%	46.5
57.1, better	TS%	52.4

Where each stands all time

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Wilt Chamberlain all-time places

2nd (38,387), better	Points	8th (31,419)
12th (12,369), better	Rebounds	—
49th (5,660), better	Assists	82nd (4,643)
105th (1,160), better	Steals	—
3rd (3,189), better	Blocks	—

Among the NBA players with a career line on file, regular season, counting stats only — the same lists the records pages run on.

Titles and awards

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Wilt Chamberlain titles and awards

5, better	Championships	1
—	All-Star MVP	1, better
—	Rookie of the Year	1, better
9, better	All-NBA First Team	7
5, better	MVP	4
4, better	All-NBA Second Team	3
1	Finals MVP	1
5, better	All-Defensive First Team	2
3, better	All-Defensive Second Team	—

Awards come from the league’s published winner lists; a championship counts a season played for the club that won it.

Season by season

Lined up by career year, not by calendar: each row is the players’ nth season.

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Wilt Chamberlain season by season

1st	1975-76	27.7, better	16.9, better	5.0, better	1968-69	20.5	0	4.5
2nd	1976-77	26.2	13.3, better	3.9	1969-70	27.3, better	0	4.1, better
3rd	1977-78	25.8, better	12.9, better	4.3	1970-71	20.7	0	4.3
4th	1978-79	23.8, better	12.8, better	5.4, better	1971-72	14.8	0	4.0
5th	1979-80	24.8, better	10.8, better	4.5	1972-73	13.2	0	4.5
6th	1980-81	26.2	10.3	3.4	—	—	—	—
7th	1981-82	23.9	8.7	3.0	—	—	—	—
8th	1982-83	21.8	7.5	2.5	—	—	—	—
9th	1983-84	21.5	7.3	2.6	—	—	—	—
10th	1984-85	22.0	7.9	3.2	—	—	—	—
11th	1985-86	23.4	6.1	3.5	—	—	—	—
12th	1986-87	17.5	6.7	2.6	—	—	—	—
13th	1987-88	14.6	6.0	1.7	—	—	—	—
14th	1988-89	10.1	4.5	1.0	—	—	—	—

What the columns mean: PTS · REB · AST