Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Ben Kelso Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Ben Kelso 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 Kelso

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
Ben Kelso: 1973-74 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Ben Kelso 0

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Ben Kelso 1

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Ben Kelso 1

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

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Ben Kelso 0

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Ben Kelso 0

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

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

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

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

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Ben Kelso 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Ben Kelso 0

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * Ben Kelso 0

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Ben Kelso 0

* 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 Ben Kelso 1.8

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Ben Kelso 0.7

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Ben Kelso 0.4

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * Ben Kelso 0.3

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * Ben Kelso 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Ben Kelso 85

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Ben Kelso 31

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Ben Kelso 18

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * Ben Kelso 12

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * Ben Kelso 1

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Ben Kelso 46

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Ben Kelso .365

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

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Ben Kelso .682

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Ben Kelso 1.8 (1974)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Ben Kelso 0.7 (1974)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Ben Kelso 0.4 (1974)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * Ben Kelso 0.3 (1974)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * Ben Kelso 0.0 (1974)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Ben Kelso 0.0

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 Ben Kelso 1.0

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Ben Kelso 1.0

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * Ben Kelso 0.0

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * Ben Kelso 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 Ben Kelso 0

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 Ben Kelso 1

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Ben Kelso 1

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * Ben Kelso 0

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * Ben Kelso 0

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Ben Kelso 1

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 Ben Kelso .000

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

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

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) Ben Kelso 0.0 (1974)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) Ben Kelso 1.0 (1974)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) Ben Kelso 1.0 (1974)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * Ben Kelso 0.0 (1974)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * Ben Kelso 0.0 (1974)

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. ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.