Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Bill Cartwright Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bill Cartwright 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.

Bill Cartwright

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
Bill Cartwright: 1979-80 to 1994-95

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Bill Cartwright 3

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Bill Cartwright 15

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Bill Cartwright 10

All-Star Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 Bill Cartwright 1

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Bill Cartwright 0

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Bill Cartwright 0

All-NBA First Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 Bill Cartwright 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 Bill Cartwright 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5 Bill Cartwright 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11 Bill Cartwright 0

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Bill Cartwright 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Bill Cartwright 0

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * Bill Cartwright 0

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Bill Cartwright 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 Bill Cartwright 13.2

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Bill Cartwright 6.3

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Bill Cartwright 1.4

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * Bill Cartwright 0.5

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * Bill Cartwright 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Bill Cartwright 12,713

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Bill Cartwright 6,106

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Bill Cartwright 1,390

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * Bill Cartwright 460

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * Bill Cartwright 668

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Bill Cartwright 963

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Bill Cartwright .525

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * Bill Cartwright .000

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Bill Cartwright .771

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Bill Cartwright 21.7 (1980)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Bill Cartwright 8.9 (1980)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Bill Cartwright 2.5 (1986)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * Bill Cartwright 0.7 (1987)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * Bill Cartwright 1.5 (1983)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Bill Cartwright 8.9

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 Bill Cartwright 5.4

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Bill Cartwright 1.3

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * Bill Cartwright 0.4

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * Bill Cartwright 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 Bill Cartwright 1,100

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 Bill Cartwright 668

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Bill Cartwright 162

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * Bill Cartwright 54

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * Bill Cartwright 57

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Bill Cartwright 124

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 Bill Cartwright .482

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000 * Bill Cartwright -

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 Bill Cartwright .725

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) Bill Cartwright 17.4 (1984)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) Bill Cartwright 8.3 (1984)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) Bill Cartwright 1.9 (1991)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * Bill Cartwright 0.6 (1993)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * Bill Cartwright 1.2 (1984)

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.