Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Ben Goldfaden Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Ben Goldfaden 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.

Ben Goldfaden

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
Ben Goldfaden: 1946-47 to 1946-47

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Ben Goldfaden 0

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Ben Goldfaden 1

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Ben Goldfaden 0

All-Star Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 Ben Goldfaden 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Ben Goldfaden 0 *

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Ben Goldfaden 0 *

All-NBA First Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 Ben Goldfaden 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 Ben Goldfaden 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5 Ben Goldfaden 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11 Ben Goldfaden 0

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Ben Goldfaden 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Ben Goldfaden 0 *

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * Ben Goldfaden 0 *

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Ben Goldfaden 0 *

* Notes: Season MVP is awarded since 1955-56. Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Rookie of The Year is awarded since 1952-53. Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.6 Ben Goldfaden 1.0

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Ben Goldfaden - n/a **

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Ben Goldfaden 0.0

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * Ben Goldfaden - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * Ben Goldfaden - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Ben Goldfaden 2

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Ben Goldfaden - n/a **

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Ben Goldfaden 0

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * Ben Goldfaden - n/a **

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * Ben Goldfaden - n/a **

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Ben Goldfaden 2

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Ben Goldfaden .000

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * Ben Goldfaden - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Ben Goldfaden .500

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Ben Goldfaden 1.0 (1947)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Ben Goldfaden - n/a **

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Ben Goldfaden 0.0 (1947)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * Ben Goldfaden - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * Ben Goldfaden - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Ben Goldfaden -

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 Ben Goldfaden - n/a **

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Ben Goldfaden -

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * Ben Goldfaden - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * Ben Goldfaden - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 Ben Goldfaden -

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 Ben Goldfaden - n/a **

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Ben Goldfaden -

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * Ben Goldfaden - n/a **

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * Ben Goldfaden - n/a **

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Ben Goldfaden 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 Ben Goldfaden -

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000 * Ben Goldfaden - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 Ben Goldfaden -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) Ben Goldfaden -

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) Ben Goldfaden - n/a **

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) Ben Goldfaden -

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * Ben Goldfaden - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * Ben Goldfaden - 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. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51, this player has no data for the stat.