Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Bill Wennington Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bill Wennington 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 Wennington

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
Bill Wennington: 1985-86 to 1999-00

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Bill Wennington 3

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Bill Wennington 13

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Bill Wennington 8

All-Star Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 Bill Wennington 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Bill Wennington 0

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Bill Wennington 0

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

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

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

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

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Bill Wennington 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Bill Wennington 0

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * Bill Wennington 0

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Bill Wennington 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 Wennington 4.6

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Bill Wennington 3.0

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Bill Wennington 0.6

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * Bill Wennington 0.3

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * Bill Wennington 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Bill Wennington 3,301

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Bill Wennington 2,148

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Bill Wennington 440

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * Bill Wennington 226

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * Bill Wennington 248

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Bill Wennington 720

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Bill Wennington .459

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * Bill Wennington .139

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Bill Wennington .787

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Bill Wennington 7.1 (1994)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Bill Wennington 4.6 (1994)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Bill Wennington 0.9 (1994)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * Bill Wennington 0.6 (1991)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * Bill Wennington 0.8 (1991)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Bill Wennington 2.5

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 Bill Wennington 1.4

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Bill Wennington 0.4

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * Bill Wennington 0.2

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * Bill Wennington 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 Bill Wennington 178

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 Bill Wennington 101

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Bill Wennington 25

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * Bill Wennington 14

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * Bill Wennington 11

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Bill Wennington 70

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 Bill Wennington .459

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000 * Bill Wennington .500

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 Bill Wennington .679

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) Bill Wennington 4.8 (1995)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) Bill Wennington 2.8 (1995)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) Bill Wennington 1.0 (1987)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * Bill Wennington 0.4 (1998)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * Bill Wennington 0.8 (1987)

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.