Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Barney Cable Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Barney Cable 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.

Barney Cable

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
Barney Cable: 1958-59 to 1963-64

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Barney Cable 0

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Barney Cable 6

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Barney Cable 2

All-Star Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 Barney Cable 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Barney Cable 0

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Barney Cable 0 *

All-NBA First Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 Barney Cable 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 Barney Cable 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5 Barney Cable 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11 Barney Cable 0

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Barney Cable 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Barney Cable 0

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * Barney Cable 0 *

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Barney Cable 0

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. 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 Barney Cable 6.6

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Barney Cable 5.2

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Barney Cable 1.1

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * Barney Cable - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * Barney Cable - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Barney Cable 2,372

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Barney Cable 1,884

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Barney Cable 381

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * Barney Cable - n/a **

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * Barney Cable - n/a **

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Barney Cable 362

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Barney Cable .420

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * Barney Cable - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Barney Cable .665

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Barney Cable 10.9 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Barney Cable 8.4 (1962)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Barney Cable 1.7 (1962)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * Barney Cable - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * Barney Cable - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Barney Cable 6.9

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 Barney Cable 8.1

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Barney Cable 0.7

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * Barney Cable - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * Barney Cable - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 Barney Cable 76

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 Barney Cable 89

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Barney Cable 8

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * Barney Cable - n/a **

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * Barney Cable - n/a **

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Barney Cable 11

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 Barney Cable .392

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000 * Barney Cable - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 Barney Cable .560

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) Barney Cable 7.8 (1961)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) Barney Cable 9.3 (1960)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) Barney Cable 0.9 (1961)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * Barney Cable - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * Barney Cable - n/a **

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. ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.