Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Alvan Adams Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Alvan Adams 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.

Alvan Adams

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
Alvan Adams: 1975-76 to 1987-88

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Alvan Adams 0

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Alvan Adams 13

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Alvan Adams 9

All-Star Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 Alvan Adams 1

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Alvan Adams 0

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Alvan Adams 0

All-NBA First Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 Alvan Adams 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 Alvan Adams 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5 Alvan Adams 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11 Alvan Adams 0

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Alvan Adams 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Alvan Adams 0

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * Alvan Adams 0

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Alvan Adams 1

* 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 Alvan Adams 14.1

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Alvan Adams 7.0

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Alvan Adams 4.1

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * Alvan Adams 1.3

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * Alvan Adams 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Alvan Adams 13,910

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Alvan Adams 6,937

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Alvan Adams 4,012

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * Alvan Adams 1,289

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * Alvan Adams 808

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Alvan Adams 988

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Alvan Adams .498

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * Alvan Adams .133 *

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Alvan Adams .788

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Alvan Adams 19.0 (1976)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Alvan Adams 9.2 (1979)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Alvan Adams 5.6 (1976)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * Alvan Adams 1.5 (1976)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * Alvan Adams 1.5 (1976)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Alvan Adams 13.8

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 Alvan Adams 7.5

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Alvan Adams 4.1

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * Alvan Adams 1.1

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * Alvan Adams 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 Alvan Adams 1,076

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 Alvan Adams 588

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Alvan Adams 320

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * Alvan Adams 88

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * Alvan Adams 71

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Alvan Adams 78

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 Alvan Adams .473

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000 * Alvan Adams - *

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 Alvan Adams .766

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) Alvan Adams 17.9 (1976)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) Alvan Adams 10.1 (1976)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) Alvan Adams 5.8 (1980)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * Alvan Adams 2.3 (1985)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * Alvan Adams 1.7 (1983)

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.