Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Billy Ray Bates Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Billy Ray Bates 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.

Billy Ray Bates

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
Billy Ray Bates: 1979-80 to 1982-83

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Billy Ray Bates 0

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Billy Ray Bates 4

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Billy Ray Bates 2

All-Star Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 Billy Ray Bates 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Billy Ray Bates 0

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Billy Ray Bates 0

All-NBA First Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 Billy Ray Bates 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 Billy Ray Bates 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5 Billy Ray Bates 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11 Billy Ray Bates 0

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Billy Ray Bates 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Billy Ray Bates 0

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * Billy Ray Bates 0

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Billy Ray Bates 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 Billy Ray Bates 11.7

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Billy Ray Bates 1.7

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Billy Ray Bates 1.9

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * Billy Ray Bates 0.8

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * Billy Ray Bates 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Billy Ray Bates 2,197

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Billy Ray Bates 313

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Billy Ray Bates 352

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * Billy Ray Bates 151

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * Billy Ray Bates 16

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Billy Ray Bates 187

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Billy Ray Bates .474

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * Billy Ray Bates .303

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Billy Ray Bates .796

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Billy Ray Bates 13.8 (1981)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Billy Ray Bates 2.0 (1981)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Billy Ray Bates 2.5 (1981)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * Billy Ray Bates 1.1 (1981)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * Billy Ray Bates 0.2 (1983)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Billy Ray Bates 26.7

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 Billy Ray Bates 2.8

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Billy Ray Bates 4.2

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * Billy Ray Bates 1.7

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * Billy Ray Bates 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 Billy Ray Bates 160

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 Billy Ray Bates 17

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Billy Ray Bates 25

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * Billy Ray Bates 10

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * Billy Ray Bates 2

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Billy Ray Bates 6

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 Billy Ray Bates .545

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000 * Billy Ray Bates .375

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 Billy Ray Bates .806

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) Billy Ray Bates 28.3 (1981)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) Billy Ray Bates 3.3 (1980)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) Billy Ray Bates 4.3 (1981)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * Billy Ray Bates 1.7 (1981)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * Billy Ray Bates 0.3 (1981)

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.